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Reggae-metal icons Skindred are having the time of their lives (Image: Supplied) The unstoppable heavy metal, punk rock, reggae soundsystem known as Skindred are having a wild year. The band may have been tearing up stages for a quarter of a century, but this year the Newport trio are reaching …

Robbie Williams has been confirmed as the first headliner of Lytham Festival 2027. The festival, which takes place annually at Lytham St Annes, is a five-day event with separate headliners and major artists peppered throughout. Now, for 2027, former Take That icon Robbie Williams will be heading up the celebrations. …

Bruno Mars has finally arrived in the UK. The American singer, best known for such major songs as ’24K Magic’ and ‘Uptown Funk’ walked through the doors of Wembley Stadium over the weekend to kick off his residency spot. Here, he’ll be playing a total of six shows at the …

Dua Lipa (Image: Getty Images for ABA) British pop music has become “too posh”, with state educated children having little opportunity to smash the charts like previous working class superstars such as Oasis, Black Sabbath and Status Quo. That was the warning as a plan to supercharge the £8bn industry …

Terry Hall of The Specials performs on stage at The Roundhouse (Image: Redferns via Getty Images) Just days after Terry Hall died, he appeared to his close friend and bandmate Lynval Golding in a vision. “I was with my cousin, Alvin, in Jamaica when I suddenly saw Terry,” the Specials …

Jay-Z confirmed he will be returning to the UK later this year. The American rapper, 56, who has sold more than 140 million records worldwide, has not performed in Great Britain since 2017. What’s more, he’s due to play one of London’s most popular and prestigious venues: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. …

Reading & Leeds Festival are just a matter of weeks away, at this point, but the annual weekender has just confirmed some major upgrades to the proceedings. The festival, which this year is being sponsored by Pepsi MAX, has announced new plans for a “completely revamped” stage layout. This will …

One of America’s most iconic, best-known, and talented singer-songwriters, James Taylor, is on his way to the UK. The Sweet Baby James star will be playing four enormous gigs around the country, having begun earlier this week. On his list of massive shows are Edinburgh, Halifax and Scarborough. The 78-year-old …

A standard Glastonbury Festival ticket could hit £795 by 2036 if price rises keep going, new analysis has warned. Data experts at PlayCasino calculated that the cost of a full-weekend ticket has climbed fast enough since 2016 to put Britain’s best-known festival on course for a much bigger bill within …

DJ Adriano Desire helped design the new three minute track (Image: PinPep) A poll of 2,000 people who describe themselves as serious music fans found 70% listen to the same tracks and artists on repeat. As a result, they listen to their favourite song 343 times a year on average …