‘‘Sometimes it’s just good to leave the phone in the pocket and just go fucking nuts“ Franz Ferdinand’s lead singer Alex Kapranos said before the band launched into their 2004 hit ‘Take Me Out‘. Franz Ferdinand are a staple of the indie music scene. The Scottish indie rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002, originally consisting of Alex Kapranos (vocals/guitar), Bob Hardy (bass), Nick McCarthy (guitar/keyboards) and Paul Thomson (drums). Kapranos and Hardy remain in the band today, joined by Julian Corrie (keyboards/guitar), Dino Bardot (guitar) and Audrey Tait (drums), who came on board in 2021. The band is currently touring Europe and America on their ‘‘Greater Glasgow North American Cultural Exchange“ tour.

Internationally acclaimed beloved artist and trailblazer Lykke Li today releases her haunting new single ‘Knife In The Heart’, the latest offering from her forthcoming sixth studio album The Afterparty, arriving May 8 via Neon Gold Records/Futures.

Today, the globally recognized powerhouse and genre-bending force Hollywood Undead unleash their relentless new single ‘1x1’, out now via Sumerian Records. Built upon a foundational sample of the iconic riff from Slayer’s ‘Raining Blood’, the track arrives as the band translates the massive momentum of 2025 into an extensive spring and summer festival circuit across North America and Europe.

beabadoobee has officially marked a highly awaited comeback, joining forces with The Marías for a brand-new single titled ‘All I Did Was Dream Of You.’ This evocative track serves as the tangible outcome of a deep-rooted, mutual creative appreciation shared between Maria Zardoya and Bea, and its arrival is celebrated with a visually breathtaking music video. The accompanying film was brought to life through the collaborative vision of co-directors Jake Erland and the Lithuanian filmmaker known as AboveGround, with production taking place on location throughout the city of Vilnius this past January.

Icelandic-Chinese composer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Laufey has been taking the music industry by storm in recent years. Her unique style, a product of her classic training mixed with her love of contemporary pop music, often described as a blend of jazz, pop, and bossanova, has not only allowed her to conquer audiences from widely different generations and musical taste, but also won her the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her sophomore record BEWITCHED in 2024.

Kicking off a short run of six special anniversary shows, this night at The Garage felt less like a routine tour stop and more like a reunion. Anyone who has experienced an Against The Current gig already knows the alchemy that happens when the trio take the stage: part pop spectacle, part cathartic group therapy session. Yet tonight, squeezed into a 600-capacity room in North London, that magic felt more concentrated than ever.

Rising alternative rock band Keo kicked off their Spring 2026 UK & Europe tour in Birmingham on March 5th. The band, formed by brothers Finn (vocals/guitar) and Conor Keogh (bass), along with Oli Spackman (drums) and Jimmy Lanwern (guitar), gained wider attention with the release of their five-song EP ‘Siren‘ in 2025. Although the band has not yet released many songs on Spotify, they have built a strong fan base over the past few years, solidifying their reputation as a powerful live act.

Takedown Festival has officially revealed that the legendary Therapy? will step in as the Friday night headliner for the 2026 edition of the event. This significant update to the roster follows the unfortunate news that Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons have been forced to withdraw from their scheduled performance due to an ongoing medical condition.

BLEACHERS have officially unveiled their latest single, ‘dirty wedding dress.’ This new addition to their catalog is set to appear alongside their previously released track, ‘you and forever,’ on the band’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, everyone for ten minutes. The full-length project is scheduled to arrive on 22 May under the Dirty Hit label.

Who is an Alter Bridge fan? Well the loo queues at the O2 arena may give a hint of the typical demographic. We've got a lot of blokes in the house and by the looks of those aforementioned lines they are sinking the beers at a world record breaking rate, here for a good time and a headbang with their equally as keen WAGS.

mgk (born Colson Baker and formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly) brought the Lost Americana Tour to the The O2 Arena on 5 March 2026, a night that the 17,000 fans in attendance are unlikely to forget anytime soon.

With her distinct blue hair and a Y2K meets modern alt edge, Charlotte Sands has become a fearless force in alt-pop. On her sophomore album, SATELLITE, she sharpens her genre-blurring sound into soaring, diaristic anthems built for cathartic, sold-out show singalongs that feel intensely personal yet universal.