Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Weeknd and Playboi Carti’s Timeless gamble

The Weeknd and Playboi Carti debuted their collaboration Timeless before it was even finished. The duo decided to perform...

Latest Posts

The Darkness reveal how they ‘blagged’ their Christmas hit

The Darkness have admitted their festive anthem Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) was written on the fly after a drunken...

Serge Pizzorno swapped hedonism for running when he became Kasabian’s frontman

Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno swapped late-night drinking for early morning runs when he became the frontman of the band. Following...

Slade guitarist Dave Hill teams up with Noddy Holder’s son to make first ever solo album

Slade guitarist Dave Hill has joined forces with former bandmate Noddy Holder's son on his debut solo album. The 79-year-old...

Sabrina Carpenter fell on a cactus while shooting her ‘ambitious’ Manchild music video

Sabrina Carpenter fell on a cactus and hurt herself while filming the music video for Manchild. The promo is...

Johnny Marr announces hometown show in Manchester

Johnny Marr has announced a hometown show.
The former Smiths star will play Manchester’s Albert Hall on September 4 after a summer of festivals and UK shows.
The 55-year-old musician recently wowed fans with a surprise appearance during The Killers’ headline set at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend, where they played a rendition of hit Smiths song ‘This Charming Man’.
And this summer he’s set to appear at a host of festivals in the UK and Europe, including Tramlines, Truck, Nile Rodgers’ Meltdown, Roskilde, Mad Cool, Rock En Seine, Edinburgh Summer Sessions.
Marr recently released new single ‘Armatopia’, which followed the release of his acclaimed 2018 LP ‘Call The Comet’.
Speaking about the track, which he has labelled "Eco-Disco", he said: "’Armatopia’ is the odd state we find the ecology and ourselves in today. "Have those in control made people feel like there’s only one thing left they can do? ‘We’re smoking till we burn out’, so we dance and party. It’s Eco-Disco for 2019."
Meanwhile, Marr – who was the guitarist and co-songwriter for The Smiths – recently admitted he wants to reunite with Bernard Sumner to make music together "in the future".
The ‘Easy Money’ singer teamed up with the New Order and Joy Division rocker in the 90s to form alternative dance supergroup Electronic, and has now said he’d love to get back in the studio with Bernard, as well as New Order’s other members Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert.
He said: "I think me and Bernard will probably do something again in the future, Maybe I’d like to rope Stephen Morris in at some point.
"Stephen’s always been one of my favourite musicians – not just because he’s from Manchester, but no one’s ever managed to play like him, before or since. Also, I really rate Gillian too. So maybe I’ll just join New Order … on bass."

Johnny Marr’s 2019 tour dates are:
July 5 – Roskilde, Denmark, Roskilde Festival
July 12 – Lisbon, Portugal, Nos Alive
July 13 – Madrid, Spain, Mad Cool Festival
July 19 – Norwich, Waterfront
July 20 – Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
July 26 – Cheshire, Carfest North
July 27 – Oxford, Truck Festival
July 28 – Birmingham, Inner City Live
July 31 – Hull, The Welly Club
August 1 – Middlesborough, Middlesbrough Empire
August 2 – Inverness, Belladrum
August 8 – London, Nile Rodgers’ Meltdown Festival
August 10 – Edinburgh, Edinburgh Summer Sessions
August 13 – Budapest, Hungary, Sziget Festival
August 14 – Belgrade, Belgrade Beer Fest
August 17 – Netherland, Lowlands Festival
August 18 – Hasselt, Belgium, Pukkelpop
August 22 – Charleville-Mézières, France, Cabaret Vert
August 23 – Paris, France, Rock En Seine
August 25 – Turin, Italy, Today’s Festival
September 4 – Manchester, Albert Hall

Latest Posts

The Darkness reveal how they ‘blagged’ their Christmas hit

The Darkness have admitted their festive anthem Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) was written on the fly after a drunken...

Serge Pizzorno swapped hedonism for running when he became Kasabian’s frontman

Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno swapped late-night drinking for early morning runs when he became the frontman of the band. Following...

Slade guitarist Dave Hill teams up with Noddy Holder’s son to make first ever solo album

Slade guitarist Dave Hill has joined forces with former bandmate Noddy Holder's son on his debut solo album. The 79-year-old...

Sabrina Carpenter fell on a cactus while shooting her ‘ambitious’ Manchild music video

Sabrina Carpenter fell on a cactus and hurt herself while filming the music video for Manchild. The promo is...

Don't Miss

Ozzy Osbourne posthumously honoured with Birmingham’s Lord Mayor’s Award

Ozzy Osbourne was posthumously honoured with Birmingham's Lord Mayor's Award on Wednesday (03.12.25). The award, one of the city’s...

Steve Cropper, Booker T and the MG’s guitarist, dies aged 84

Legendary guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve Cropper, who helped shape the Stax Records sound, has passed away at 84.

Ellie Goulding brings forward album release date

Ellie Goulding has brought forward the release of her next album. The Destiny singer had been planning to put...

Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar announces UK, Ireland and Europe tour for 2026

Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar will tour the UK, Ireland and Europe in 2026. The alt-rock band - which was...

McFly star Tom Fletcher wants his kids to enjoy ‘normal’ childhood

Tom Fletcher wants his children his have the "normal" childhood he never experienced. The McFly singer - who recently...

Stay in touch

To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.