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Bryan Adams and Pat Benatar announce extensive run of US shows
By Fraser Lewry published
The latest leg of Bryan Adams' Roll With The Punches tour will feature the returning Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

Ana Popovic on fixing world craziness, getting Bruce Springsteen's approval and turning funky
By Dave Ling published
Ana Popovic is about to bring her fiery, guitar-laced blues to London

The story of Prince's Purple Rain, this year's viral Stranger Things needle drop
By Nick Hasted published
Prince's Purple Rain was the epic ballad that reclaimed rock for black musicians and is now ingrained in popular culture

What are the best earplugs for concerts in 2026? Here are my top picks as a gig-going regular
By Chris Corfield last updated
Myself and the Louder team have put a number of concert-ready earplugs through their paces to see which are the best choices

The Cure's Robert Smith lines up Wolf Alice, Garbage, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine for Teenage Cancer Trust shows
By Paul Brannigan published
The 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust shows will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall in March

What really happened when the Sex Pistols appeared on the Bill Grundy show
By Jon Bennett last updated
Pistol on Disney+ dramatised the Sex Pistols' appearance on the Bill Grundy Show in December 1976. The truth is even better than the show

"I believe it has the potential to be something very special". Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase. to be adapted for theatre stage
By Jerry Ewing published
New stage adaptation of Steven Wilson's fourth album, Hand. Cannot. Erase. has the musician's full backing

The story of the debauched tour that sent Joe Cocker over the edge
By Max Bell published
The Beatles queued up to give Joe Cocker their songs, but drink, drugs and wild times on the infamous Mad Dogs & Englishmen touring circus almost finished him off
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