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Sam Fender review – cathartic songs delivered with passion and a humble presence

Even when the entire crowd of 23,000 are bellowing his ‘whoah-oh-ohs’, understated Fender quips ‘got some singers here, haven’t we?’ as if performing in a local boozer

The Guardian - UK

Sam Fender fans vent over 'numberless queue' as they race to nab pre-sale tickets

Fans who pre-ordered his album, People Watching, before Monday received special codes for access to the pre-sale

Evening Standard

Elmiene, Myles Smith and Good Neighbours mark first all-male Brits Rising Star shortlist since 2015

Winner will be announced next month ahead of the main ceremony at London’s O2 Arena in March

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Elmiene, Good Neighbours and Myles Smith make up all-male Brits Rising Star shortlist

The last male artist to win the prize, which tips British acts for pop success, was Sam Fender in 2019

The Guardian - UK

Indie, R&B and folk musicians up for Brits Rising Star prize

Since Sam Fender in 2019, the last five awards have been won by female acts, with the 2025 shortlist featuring an all-male line-up.

Evening Standard

Sam Fender announces three huge stadium headline shows to promote new album ‘People Watching’

In a record booking that overtakes The Rolling Stones, Sam Fender has announced three huge stadium headline shows for next summer in support of his forthcoming new album ‘People Watching’.

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Sam Fender set to release new album People Watching in February

Sam Fender has shared the tracklisting and released date for his eagerly awaited third studio album.

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How to get tickets as Sam Fender announces London dates and stadium shows for 2025

He’ll be playing London and Newcastle before setting off on a 2025 tour of Europe

Evening Standard

Sam Fender shares album update

Sam Fender's third album has been recorded and mastered.

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Glastonbury confirms who will headline Pyramid Stage in 2025

Olivia Rodrigo and The 1975 will be coming to the fore alongside golden oldies Neil Young and Rod Stewart

Evening Standard

"The impact and influence of music artists like The Beatles, Oasis and others from the north of England have had on the music industry in decades past is redoubtable" – so why are young northern musicians less supported than the rest of the UK?

A new report highlights a north / south divide emerging

MusicRadar

“An absolutely genius video presentation”: New video for Mark Knopfler’s all-star Guitar Heroes charity single reveals who played what on the 50-guitarist-strong instrumental epic

The cleverly put together clip picks apart the many pieces of the nine-minute track, putting the spotlight on the track's A-list contributors

Guitar World

“Brian May did an entire section, about a dozen guitar harmonies:” Mark Knopfler’s all-star Guitar Heroes charity single, Going Home, is released – but who played what?

Featuring over 50 A-list guitarists, the expanded Local Hero theme opens with Jeff Beck's final solo, has Joan Armatrading rocking on electric and May going harmony mad to raise money for teen cancer charities

MusicRadar

"I think what we’ve had is an embarrassment of riches, really" – Mark Knopfler announces all-star charity band with over 60 members with Gilmour, Ringo, Jeff Beck, Sting, Clapton and Brian May all onboard

They've recorded a new version of Knopfler's Going Home: Theme From Local Hero

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’d take a mediocre album rather than nothing!’: the new music readers want to hear in 2024

Guardian readers are longing for returns by artists from Ariana Grande to Archie Shepp –and even possibly Kate Bush?

MusicRadar

"People are having big songs, but big artists are not coming through" – former Columbia Records UK boss on the outlook for breaking into the mainstream

Ferdy Unger-Hamilton was Columbia Music UK president and has worked with some of the industry's biggest success stories since the '90s

The Guardian - UK

Indie band the Last Dinner Party win Brit awards’ Rising Star category

Award previously won by the likes of Adele and Sam Fender tips new artists for success

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Hayley Squires’s cultural highlights

The Bafta-nominated British actor on the book that broke her heart, a gig to remember with 50,000 Geordies, and Daniel Kaluuya’s new film

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Reading and Leeds festival review – Billie Eilish and the Killers thrill at bucket-hatted blowout

The post-GCSE audience is suitably boisterous at a festival that is keeping its remit admirably broad, from Foals’ intense rock to Bicep’s beautiful techno

The Independent UK

Reading Festival review, day two: The Killers deliver one of the great Reading headline sets

Despite a guest drummer who struggles to keep up, The Killers are back to full bombastic pelt and slaying harder by the minute

The Independent UK

Reading Festival 2023 review, day one: Foals give us that Friday fever, with help from Yard Act and Wet Leg

On one of Reading’s strongest opening days in years, no one drops the ball

Evening Standard

Leeds Festival 2023: Set times and how to watch acts on TV

It’s set to rain a little this weekend so don’t forget your wellies and raincoats

Evening Standard

Reading Festival 2023: Set times and how to watch acts on TV

Reading Festival 2023 will see the likes of Billie Eilish, Foals and The 1975 take to the main stage

Evening Standard

Holly Humberstone: ‘I feel like it’s a race to be successful as soon as I can’

With a Brit award and millions of streams to her name already, singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone is on her way to stratospheric success. Ahead of the release of her new single, she tells Alexandra Jones about learning to get out of her head and enjoy the ride

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Newcastle's Paul Dummett heads to new city centre bar as Magpies contract extended

Long serving Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett was among guests at the launch of a new bar in the city

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