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Kid Cudi walks off stage at Rolling Loud after crowd throws objects at him
Kid Cudi walked off during his headline set at Rolling Loud last night after crowd members repeatedly threw items onto the stage. The rapper/singer – real name Scott Mescudi – replaced Kanye West on the bill at the Miami event last weekend (July 17) when Ye simply “decided that he no longer be performing”. It marked the ‘DONDA’ star’s second festival cancellation of 2022, following Coachella. READ MORE: Kid Cudi – ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’ review: an art piece of epic highs and honest lows West and Cudi were previously close friends and collaborators, but have...
U2 to reportedly open new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas
U2 will reportedly be the first act to perform at the new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada when the arena opens next year. Bono and co. will bring a “multi-show residency” to the $1.8billion venue, which is located near The Venetian Resort on the Vegas strip (via Billboard). The dates are said to be non-consecutive and will be spread out over several months. READ MORE: U2 – ‘Songs of Experience’ review The residency would mark U2’s first confirmed live concerts since December 2019, per Setlist.FM. Advertisement As Billboard notes, the new MSG Sphere will boast 160,000 square feet...
Foxing fan goes viral for climbing the ceiling at Ohio show
A Foxing fan has become an internet sensation after he climbed the ceiling at the outfit’s recent Ohio show. The “iconic” moment occurred at Cleveland’s Grog Shop on Monday (July 19), in the midst of the outfit’s North American tour with Greet Death and Home Is Where. However, as seen in fan-shot footage below, it wasn’t just the attendee’s mounting the ceiling that caught people’s attention. The ardent fan proceeded to scuttle along ceiling gear from the middle of the room to end up hovering over the stage. This picture doesn’t quite capture the insanity of the moment. Dude...
Watch Peter Buck and Kim Thayil join The Black Crowes on stage
R.E.M guitarist Peter Buck and Soundgraden‘s Kim Tahyil surprised fans when they joined The Black Crowes on stage at the latter band’s Seattle show earlier this week – watch the performances below. Both revered musicians appeared during the encore at The Black Crowes’ Chateau Ste. show at the Michelle Winery Amphitheatre in Woodinville, Washington, on Wednesday (July 20). Buck came out as a guest for a cover performance of his band’s ‘The One I Love’, sticking around as Thayil came out for the collective to perform a rendition of Velvet Underground‘s ‘Rock And Roll’. Advertisement The Black Crowes posted...
Watch Slipknot kick off their 2022 European tour
Slipknot have had a roaring start to their European tour, kicking off the 11-date run in Romania this week. READ MORE: Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece” Performing on Wednesday July 20 as part of Romexpo in Bucharest – where frontman Corey Taylor donned his new mask – the Iowa outfit’s 16-track setlist (per Blabbermouth) included some of their most revered classics: ‘Spit It Out’, ‘Psychosocial’, ‘Duality’, ‘Wait and Bleed’ and ‘The Devil In I’ among them. A two-song encore comprised of 2002’s ‘People = Shit’ and ‘Surfacing’. Check out the...
Maude Latour shares ethereal new track ‘Probabilities’ ahead of Lollapalooza debut
Maude Latour has dropped a new single, ‘Probabilities’, ahead of her debut appearance at Chicago’s Lollapalooza next weekend. Listen to the euphoric track below. The rising alt-pop star and recent Columbia graduate will be taking the stage at multiple US festivals this year, including Austin City Limits, All Things Go, and Music Midtown before heading out on a headline tour this autumn. View her full tour itinerary below. READ MORE: Lollapalooza 2021 review: Chicago festival makes its raucous return “I’ve been dreaming of playing a festival for my whole life,” Latour told NME a week before the festival. “I feel...
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to perform special DJ set in Ancoats
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is set to DJ at a special show in the city next month. Burnham will hit the decks at the Ramona venue in Ancoats on Wednesday, August 3 as part of its five-week ‘Ramona Radio’ series. READ MORE: In praise of Andy Burnham, the King of the North The Mayor and former Labour MP for Leigh will be spinning “lots of New Order, Manchester classics and 90s summer jams”, according to an official announcement. Advertisement “He swings in for pizza quite a bit so we asked him if he fancied Djing, He said…He’d absolutely love...
Watch The Prodigy pay tribute to Keith Flint with ‘Firestarter’ in London
The Prodigy paid tribute to the late Keith Flint while playing ‘Firestarter’ in London last night (July 21) – check out the fan-shot footage below. Flint died by suicide on March 4, 2019. He was 49 years old. Earlier this month, the surviving members of the band hit the road for their first live tour since the frontman’s death. READ MORE: Keith Flint, 1969-2019: the twisted face of rave, the beating heart of The Prodigy Yesterday, The Prodigy paid tribute to Flint during the first of three consecutive headline dates at the O2 Academy Brixton in south London. Advertisement “He’s...
Marcus Mumford announces 2022 North American tour
Marcus Mumford has announced a North American headline tour for 2022 – tickets will be available from here. The Mumford & Sons frontman will hit the road stateside this autumn in support of his debut solo album ‘(Self-Titled)’, which is due to arrive on September 16 via Island (pre-order here). READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons: “We’ve thought a lot about mortality this year” The tour is set to kick off in Boulder, Colorado on September 19 ahead of further shows in Denver, Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles throughout the rest of that month. In early October,...Recent Posts
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