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Josh Homme: It's Just As Nice To Headline Download As It Is To Play Bournemouth
Josh Homme admits headlining Download Festival is no different to playing a gig in Bournemouth.The Queens of the Stone Age frontman says fans can expect some "gifts" when they top the bill at the alternative...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 December 2023
Royal Blood Postpone Rest Of UK Tour After Mike Kerr Tests Positive For Covid-19
Royal Blood have postponed the remaining dates of their tour after vocalist Mike Kerr caught COVID-19.The 31-year-old frontman - who is joined by drummer Ben Thatcher, 34, in the rock duo - is unable to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2022
Royal Blood Drop New Single Honeybrains
Royal Blood have released the new song 'Honeybrains', ahead of their UK arena tour.The pop-rock duo - comprising Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher - have given fans a little taste of what they've been working...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 March 2022
Royal Blood To Play First Gig At New Swansea Arena
Royal Blood are set to open a new arena in Swansea on March 8.The pop-rock duo - comprising Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher - will play the first gig at the Swansea Arena in South...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 November 2021
Royal Blood Dream Of Headlining Brighton Stadium
Royal Blood want to play a dream gig at Brighton & Hove Albion's stadium.The 'Trouble's Coming' hitmakers - who formed in the southern English city - love to play hometown shows and drummer Ben Thatcher...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 September 2021
Sheffield's Tramlines Festival 2021 Will Go Ahead As A Government Pilot
Sheffield's Tramlines Festival 2021 will go ahead as part of the third phase of the Government's Events Research Programme.The music extravaganza, which takes place between July 23 and July 25, will feature headline performances from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2021
Royal Blood Aren't Seeking Validation
Royal Blood aren't "seeking any validation" from the release of their new album.The rock duo - which comprises of Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher - insist their new music offering is the "album they've always...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 May 2021
Mike Kerr: Success Created A Lot Of Paranoia For Me
Mike Kerr says success "created a lot of paranoia" for him.The 31-year-old musician - who is one half of rock duo Royal Blood alongside Ben Thatcher - has admitted he would hate to be "can't-go-outside...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 April 2021
Royal Blood Wouldn't 'Exist' If Mike Kerr Hadn't Got Sober
Royal Blood's Mike Kerr says the band wouldn't "exist" if he hadn't got clean.The rock duo - also comprising drummer Ben Thatcher - will return with their third studio album, 'Typhoons', on April 30, their...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2021
Royal Blood To Perform As Avatars At The Bloxy Awards
Royal Blood will perform as avatars at The Bloxy Awards this weekend.The rock duo - comprising Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher - have teamed up with gaming firm Roblox for the “exclusive virtual performance from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 March 2021
Royal Blood Will Return This Week With New Single Trouble
Royal Blood will make a comeback later this week with their new single, 'Trouble'.The rock duo - comprised of Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher - have shared a preview of their stomping new song, which...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2020
Dua Lipa, Chris Martin And More Joining Forces For Charity Foo Fighters Cover
Dua Lipa, Chris Martin and Rita Ora are among a host of stars who are set to record a version of Foo Fighters' 'Times Like These' for charity.The 'Physical' hitmaker, Coldplay frontman and 'Lonely Together'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 April 2020
Royal Blood's Musical Tools
Royal Blood's Mike Kerr doesn't ''consider himself'' a bass player.The 28-year-old singer - who is joined in the duo by drummer Ben Thatcher - may play the bass guitar on stage but he regards his...
By Clive King on 13 November 2017
Five Sets From Glastonbury Festival Well Worth Re-watching
There aren't many weekends of the year that most of the country pray for rain, all except the fortuitous 250,000 people that descend on a farm in Glastonbury as most of the country sit at...
By Adam Holden in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2017
Royal Blood's Surreal Stage Times
Royal Blood think achieving headliner status is ''surreal''.The rock duo topped the bill on the Where It Begins stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Hull last weekend and are high up on the Glastonbury...
By Clive King on 02 June 2017
Pharrell Williams For Mtv Emas Performance
Pharrell Williams will perform at the 2015 MTV EMAs.The 'Happy' hitmaker is the first act to be confirmed for the annual European Music Awards, which will be broadcast live from the Mediolanum Forum in Milan,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 October 2015
Foo Fighters Announce Return To UK With Three September Shows
Foo Fighters have announced they'll be returning to the UK in September, just months after Dave Grohl’s broken leg forced the band to cancel arena shows and pull out of their Glastonbury headlining slot. The...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 13 July 2015
Bonnaroo 2015 Is Here! Here's What The Rest Of The Weekend Has In Store
Bonnaroo is in full swing and while we've seen some pretty impressive acts so far, the musical forecast shows things are not going to get quieter anytime soon. One of America's biggest and most diverse...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2015
Fka Twigs, Wild Beasts, Royal Blood Up For Ivor Novello Awards
Critically acclaimed artists FKA Twigs, Wild Beasts and Royal Blood have been nominated for Ivor Novello awards. Chart toppers including Sam Smith and Clean Bandit were also recognised for the prizes, which reward achievements in...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 April 2015
Lars Ulrich Performs With Royal Blood
The veteran drummer took over from Royal Blood star Ben Thatcher for a rendition of Out Of The Black at the end of the group's show at the city's Slim's venue. Thatcher...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2015
Bonnaroo 2015: More Thrills Added To The Summer Line-up
More additions have been announced for Bonnaroo 2015 as the June event draws ever closer. D'angelo & The Vanguard, Kacey Musgraves and Songhoy Blues join an already stellar line-up for this 10-stage bonanza, while the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2015
Ed Sheeran And Sam Smith Win At Brit Awards
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith were the big winners at the Brit Awards. The annual music industry spectacular rewarded the two biggest-selling artists of last year by bestowing two trophies on each on Wednesday night...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2015
So What Can We Expect From Tonight's Brit Awards?
Tonight Britain’s finest musical stars (plus a few from across the pond) will gather in London’s O2 for the annual Brit Awards ceremony. With Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Madonna all set to perform, this...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2015
Royal Blood Turned Down Chance To Perform On 'Band Aid 30' Record
Chart-topping British rock stars Royal Blood have revealed that they were asked to appear on last year’s Band Aid 30 record for charity, but that they turned the opportunity down when they were told that...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 24 February 2015
Royal Blood, Kasabian & Jamie T Multiple Winners At Nme Awards In London
Royal Blood, Kasabian and Jamie T were among the big winners at Wednesday night's (18Feb15) NME Awards with Austin, Texas in London.Royal Blood, who opened the show at the O2 Academy Brixton with a performance,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 February 2015
Suede Honoured At Nme Awards 2015
Suede are ''honoured'' to be handed the Godlike Genius Award at the NME Awards 2015.The legendary Britpop band are to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Blondie, Noel Gallagher and Dave Grohl in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 February 2015
Alt-j, The Libertines And The Jesus And Mary Chain Among Best Kept Secret 2015 First Announcements
The Netherlands' Best Kept Secret Festival won't be a secret for long if they keep introducing stellar acts such as this each year! The first line-up announcement includes alt-j, The Libertines and Noel Gallagher's High...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 10 February 2015
Brit Awards 2015 Nominations Announced: Sam Smith, George Ezra And Royal Blood Are Major Contenders
The 2015 Brit Award nominations have finally been announced with, it seems, a few surprises alongside the obvious candidates. There's no prizes for guessing who's come out on top for this year's list of award-winning...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 January 2015
From Steely Dan To Raekwon And Ghostface Killah: Who's Been Announced For Coachella 2015?
It's that time of year again as the full line-up announcement for Coachella 2015 arrives following some spectacular headliners: AC/DC, Jack White and Drake will all top the bills at the two-weekend event in April.Well...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2015
Kasabian Receive Eight Nme Awards Nominations
As if we didn’t know it already, it’s been a very good year for Kasabian. In addition to a chart-topping album and a headline performance at Glastonbury, the group have been nominated for an impressive...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 18 December 2014
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