The Happy Mondays have confirmed they are getting back together.
The Manchester band have not performed for 19 years but have announced details of an 11 date UK tour in May which includes a show at Manchester Arena.
Frontman, Shaun Ryder told Xfm that the reformation would be happening and admitted that getting the original line up [...]
The Happy Mondays reform for UK tour
30th January 2012RockNess make first line up announcements
26th January 2012Biffy Clyro, Mumford & Sons and Ed Sheeran have been confirmed to play RockNess 2012.
Deadmau5, Wretch 32 and Noah and the Whale have also been added to the line up of the music festival held close to shores of Loch Ness.
Other acts confirmed include Justice, Metronomy, Azealia Banks, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Beardyman.
Rockness 2012 [...]
Noel Gallagher, Miles Kane and Bombay Bicycle Club join Benicassim bill
25th January 2012Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Miles Kane and Bombay Bicycle Club have been added to the Benicassim 2012 line up.
They join The Stone Roses and Florence And The Machine who have been confirmed to headline the festival which takes place between Thursday 12th and Sunday 15th July.
Also confirmed to play the Spanish based festival are [...]
Ladyhawke announces UK tour
24th January 2012Ladyhawke has announced a 13-date UK tour beginning in April.
The singer, whose real name is Pip Brown, will kick off the tour at Brighton’s Komedia venue on 23rd April and will finish at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London on 10th May.
The 32 year-old New Zealander will release her second album, ‘Anxiety’ in March. It will [...]
Big Chill cancelled to “protect the festival”
23rd January 2012The Big Chill festival organiser has defended his decision to cancel the event because of the upcoming Olympics.
Melvin Benn made the decision to cancel Big Chill as he feared it would suffer due to the Olympic Games held in London this summer.
If Big Chill 2012 would have gone ahead, it would have competed with the [...]
