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Stacked bills, short sets and stumbling singers: Slayer's first UK gig in six years wasn't perfect, but their set was

Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback

Metal Hammer

Will the Oasis tour boost the British economy?

The reunion tour will kick off at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales tonight

Evening Standard

Add to playlist: ddwy’s blissed-out downtempo and the week’s best new tracks

Drawing on electronica and deep house, the duo’s intimate soundscapes take the listener to Ibiza via Sri Lanka and Wales

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Songwriters ‘missing millions in royalties from more than 100,000 UK gigs’

Artists losing out as PRS for Music has collected cut of ticket sales for shows but does not know setlist

The Guardian - UK

Wet Leg singer says Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury reaction is ‘messed up’

Rhian Teasdale says she feels it is ‘powerful’ for artists to speak up.

Evening Standard

Eighties pop diva Tiffany looks back: ‘I didn’t want to record I Think We’re Alone Now, but my girlfriends loved it’

The US singer on her ‘too sexy’ oufit, living with an alcoholic mother, and the women who inspired her

The Guardian - UK

There will never be another Oasis – British culture, for better and worse, has moved on

We still have cocksure rock stars, but the gobby Gallaghers’ swaggering brand of witty mockery has gone out of style. Did we grow up – or get boring?

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Getting Oasis Tickets Face Issues As UK Watchdog Questions Possible Fraud By Ticketmaster

The CMA is threatening Ticketmaster with legal action over how Oasis reunion tickets were sold. Here's what happened, how fans were affected, and what the investigation could mean.

International Business Times UK

In Pictures: Oasis fans in Cardiff sunshiiine for first reunion tour gig

Mad for it fans descend on the Principality Stadium.

Evening Standard

Why Did Usher Cancel His Australia Tour? Fans Disappointed As Announcement Offered No Explanation

Just weeks after tickets were released for the Australian leg of Usher's world tour, all 12 shows were suddenly pulled in an announcement that provided no explanation as to why.

International Business Times UK

“Then his mic fails and Pete Townshend grabs me from one side and says, ‘Let’s help him'. David Bowie grabs me from the other, and with Alison we went out to sing along": Bob Geldof on how Paul McCartney’s Live Aid performance was almost a disaster

“He was driving up from Sussex, listening to U2 on the radio, and they were so good, he was getting really nervous,” remembers Geldof

MusicRadar

‘The lawsuit was my life. Of course I’m writing about it’: Hard Life – formerly Easy Life – on being sued by easyGroup and starting afresh

When the Leicester band were forced to drop their old name after a legal threats from a certain budget airline, it could have been curtains. But frontman Murray Matravers’s trip to Japan has prompted a bold new outlook – and an upbeat new album

The Guardian - UK

Oasis fans travel from Australia for band’s first gig in 16 years

Oasis will kickstart their long-awaited worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff on Friday.

Evening Standard

"A reintroduction to the artist as his truest self." Kae Tempest's fifth album Self Titled cements his status as one of the most essential voices in UK music

Kae Tempest's follow-up to 2022's acclaimed The Line Is A Curve is another hard-hitting, incisive triumph

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“I spent six months listening only to AC/DC – and it changed my entire approach to songwriting”: How Metallica embraced simplicity – and Mötley Crüe's producer – to create their 30 million selling monster hit

Hiring Bob Rock was one of the smartest moves they ever made

Evening Standard

Oasis resale tickets soar to £3,500 just hours before reunion tour kicks off in Cardiff

Seats for the opening show at the Principality Stadium are being listed for between £265 to £3,555 on StubHub

Guitar World

“Oz said, ‘Let’s just do Free Bird twice. That should take up an hour!’” Zakk Wylde on Tony Iommi’s genius, Black Sabbath’s immeasurable influence – and Ozzy’s unlikely Back to the Beginning demands

Ozzy Osbourne’s longest serving six-string lieutenant on what it means to be one of the family, and what to expect at Black Sabbath's emotional homecoming and farewell concert

Evening Standard

David Bowie as you have NEVER seen him before as V&A offers fans the ultimate FREE backstage pass

Handwritten lyrics, unrealised films and a chance to handle that Ziggy Stardust suit – inside the new David Bowie Centre

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor wants to ‘flip the script’ regarding aging and pop music

The 46-year-old’s new album title Perimenopop is a play on the words perimenopause and pop.

Evening Standard

BBC music boss reportedly steps back from duties after Bob Vylan set decision

Following the incident, the BBC confirmed it would no longer live stream acts it deems ‘high risk’.

The Independent UK

Robbie Williams shares blue plaque message to Oasis ahead of comeback gig

The pop artist wished his former rivals well, commenting: ‘Good luck tonight lads’

Guitar World

“Now it’s coming back and everyone is getting excited about it”: Liam Gallagher’s son thinks guitar music is only now making a return – and the Oasis reunion could be to thank

Gene Gallagher, of indie band Villanelle, says a new era of rock music is here

Guitar World

“Idon’t even think he had a pick. He just heard the tracks once and was ready to go”: Ricky Warwick on welcoming Lita Ford, Charlie Starr and Billy Diffy to vintage guitar nirvana for his new solo album – and the magic of seventh chords

The Thin Lizzy and former Almighty man's Blood Ties is packed with signature chord voicings and guest spots from his friends – and even though Ford only sings on it, she brought her Hamer to the party

Louder

“Many of these workouts sound amazingly contemporary; the mixing and matching of old and new is exemplary”: Tangerine Dream’s From Virgin To Quantum Years: Coventry Cathedral 22

An impressive account of the electronic pioneers’ return to the Midlands half a century after their legendary show

Louder

Every song on Queen's Greatest Hits, ranked from worst to best

Queen's Greatest Hits is the UK’s biggest-selling album of all time, with total worldwide sales of over 25 million copies –but which song is the greatest?

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