<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder in Concerts-shows ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/concerts-shows Mon, 18 May 2026 02:06:29 +0000 en <![CDATA[ "Four decades of hits and dark treasures." Smashing Pumpkins announce The Rats In The Cage tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/smashing-pumpkins-the-rats-in-the-cage-tour H9rZLGCjWQJuJHVhx2XH2N Mon, 18 May 2026 02:06:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He's stabbed to death by a monochrome clown, who promptly blows himself up." My Chemical Romance headline Thursday night of Sonic Temple with a stunning show for the ages ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/my-chemical-romance-sonic-temple-2026-review ZkDiAjBmCERxXAVqkMR28B Fri, 15 May 2026 16:58:19 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:58:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ritchie Blackmore finally confirms that yes, Christopher Cross really did replace him at a Deep Purple show that one time ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/ritchie-blackmore-confirms-christopher-cross-story mgY8EwegWYeCgagcpfxzei Wed, 13 May 2026 02:44:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey add 40 more dates to mammoth Final Frontier tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/journey-add-40-dates-to-final-frontier-tour NHxRx3i7BvjknpU3M6njXR Tue, 12 May 2026 22:48:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We recorded a river that flows nearby. Some of those sounds are played backwards." Six decades on from the hit that made him a legend, Arthur Brown's world continues to be crazy ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/the-crazy-world-of-arthur-brown-2026-tour-interview X2jAhyb27zGgU5yfKxKEcL Thu, 07 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This is not a band hiding behind legacy; it is one already doing enough to stand without it." Everything that happened at the debut live show by Stanley Simmons ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/stanley-simmons-house-of-blues-san-diego VggG4FqbcgzVS5hT6rGsJ5 Tue, 05 May 2026 22:33:19 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 05:52:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We built this band like a battleship." Five Finger Death Punch announce huge European and UK tour, including biggest ever UK headline show, with Lamb of God and Bleed From Within to support ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/five-finger-death-punch-announce-huge-european-and-uk-tour-including-biggest-ever-uk-headline-show-with-lamb-of-god-and-bleed-from-within-to-support ujUUPRF8zbAJCrYgdzAwNj Tue, 05 May 2026 09:18:33 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 09:34:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "God bless America’s judicial system. It proves that even Metallica can get a fair hearing!" How the world's biggest metal band put on a chaotic gig in a car park - and infuriated politicians, a stadium and half a city in the process ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/metallica-the-story-of-banned-in-philly-free-car-park-gig-1997-reload pDp4BBXkkEwsc3jewprU5X Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:21:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He's jumping up in the air and breathing really heavily, making these animal noises. I'd never seen anything like it." The story of Andrew W.K. and the strangest TV performance in music history ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/andrew-wk-space-nz-jaquie-brown cBH9AgrC2DRh4ZddnsZuX7 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:04:13 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:50:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yes reschedule postponed UK Fragile tour to May 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/yes-reschedule-postponed-uk-fragile-tour-to-may-2027 LzXSZ6xXqvVJGBMTHbCbdK Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:05:12 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:05:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carl Palmer announces An Evening With Emerson, Lake & Palmer shows in England for February 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/carl-palmer-announces-an-evening-with-emerson-lake-and-palmer-shows-for-england-for-february-2027 JEMXogdXtHYq9UCZTc54kG Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:10:16 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ BBC's 2026 Proms season to feature a Prog Prom for the very first time! ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/bbcs-2026-proms-season-to-feature-a-prog-prom-for-the-very-first-time 3dfALcScuyeDR5WfR8jPB5 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:21:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned I was dead." How one final, heartbreaking TV performance marked the end of an era for Alice In Chains - and a swan song for their brilliant but troubled frontman, Layne Staley ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/the-story-of-alice-in-chains-unplugged 9GgcqS3Z6wyhXRDAbfWZHS Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Deep Purple announce US tour with Kansas and Jefferson Starship ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/deep-purple-us-tour-kansas-jefferson-starship Q7HVha8ZTQEHVn9hBnPAaT Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:56:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ "She's skipping, spinning, hollering and slapping the hell out of her frame drum when she’s not riling the crowd up." Mysterious Viking war trance duo Eihwar bring a party like no other to London ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/shes-skipping-spinning-hollering-and-slapping-the-hell-out-of-her-frame-drum-when-shes-not-riling-the-crowd-up-mysterious-viking-war-trance-duo-eihwar-bring-a-party-like-no-other-to-london AN45qGRLG4JQu98TCZFYuN Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:03:27 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:03:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch close-up footage of the brand new singer of extreme metal legends Arch Enemy crushing it at the band's return show in Beijing, China on Friday night ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/watch-close-up-footage-of-the-brand-new-singer-of-extreme-metal-legends-arch-enemy-crushing-it-at-the-bands-return-show-in-beijing-china-on-friday-night tsv4gk4cRLsNByU8mGA3cR Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:16:09 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:16:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rush debut new live line-up with powerful rendition of Finding My Way at the Junos ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/watch-rush-debut-new-live-line-up-with-powerful-rendition-of-finding-my-way-at-the-junos uKGKTdbeAT2mYCCvaYTiKS Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:30:16 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:47:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He bought a retired police sniffer dog because he kept forgetting where he'd hidden hisdrugs." Quireboys frontman Spike is currently on an unplugged tour - and he's telling some wild stories ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/spike-off-the-record-stories-from-a-life-in-rock-n-roll-interview Jy4ypri8yCxZH3azesszuB Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bryan Adams and Pat Benatar announce extensive run of US shows ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/bryan-adams-roll-with-the-punches-2026 H8udi9pHAoWLwRBF49mMR4 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:40:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Open your mind. Wear what you want, sing what you want to sing, be what you want to be. Be happy." Ana Popovic on fixing the craziness in the world, getting Bruce Springsteen's approval and turning funky ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/ana-popovic-tour-interview-2026 YmFApbsSN6iGwcA7BnkHEQ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:15:10 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:16:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Purple Rain is like Stairway To Heaven. It's non-religious, but people feel reverent about it": The story of Prince's Purple Rain, this year's viral Stranger Things needle drop ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/prince-purple-rain kzZcRRkPzBXxrLJsNaNKb7 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:25:32 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:52:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I wanted to make it a truly unforgettable, unmissable week, a run of shows to dream about." The Cure's Robert Smith lines up Wolf Alice, Garbage, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine and more for Teenage Cancer Trust shows ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/the-cure-robert-smith-teenage-cancer-trust-shows-2026 T8CCD7eFxYjLcpLTujt46 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I believe it has the potential to be something very special". Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase. to be adapted for theatre stage ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/i-believe-it-has-the-potential-to-be-something-very-special-steven-wilsons-hand-cannot-erase-to-be-adapted-for-stage 8VMNNPMCciSGYEmxxqwaHg Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:11:53 +0000 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:16:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The bank robber seemed like a nice bloke. Said he had all my albums": The story of the wild tour that sent Joe Cocker over the edge ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/joe-cocker-mad-dogs-englishmen 6JX3q52FwTPhDzKEbbuxvR Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The anthems are unloaded with the speed of a machine gun but the accuracy of a sniper”: What happened when Killswitch Engage brought one of the year’s biggest metal lineups to Wembley Arena ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/killswitch-engage-live-review-london-wembley-arena-october-2025 FrzUz5jEAGnbbC4gBVpWcV Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:26:55 +0000 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:11:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I split my forehead open. He said, 'Can you squeeze it and make it bleed some more? It looks great on the telly.'" Crazed fans, blood, burnout and mummies: the story of Iron Maiden's epic World Slavery tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/the-story-of-iron-maiden-world-slavery-tour 9qz6h5mBwrsNRiXFD5rBeG Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:42:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nine classic deep cuts Iron Maiden need to dust off for their 2026 Run For Your Lives shows ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/nine-deep-cuts-iron-maiden-should-play-run-for-your-lives-2026 MXQYCjaRrwnWRECjKWWbmV Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:49:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eagles add six more shows to record-breaking residency at Sphere in Las Vegas ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/eagles-sphere-las-vegas 6BQZ3tJ79D52E9LPoYqYN9 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:44:56 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2026 21:59:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We’re not just into camels and palm trees." 20 years ago, Amine Hamma was arrested for playing death metal. Now he’s helping build Morocco’s metal scene ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/how-the-tricinty-festival-is-helping-put-moroccan-metal-on-the-map tpCA27CiP7ujfEQ59VmCJh Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Entire Genesis 1973 Bataclan show made available online ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/entire-genesis-1973-bataclan-show-made-available-online jQtFr47JewBZnvQM6hx3yD Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:04:31 +0000 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:26:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Time seemed to stand still to the unmistakable sound of fights breaking out": What happened when The Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd played Knebworth ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/knebworth-76-rolling-stones-lynyrd-skynyrd zFUVE9MsBHE4mSvbiSA3xM Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:31:40 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:31:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When gangsters hustled me, I showed no fear because I was unaware of what was going on": What happens when you buy one of the UK's most iconic venues for £1 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/brixton-calling 5F1NqN8wQvTcQjRAVSdJCg Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:15:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:13:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's not until Ozzy's actually there, thanking fans and getting tearful, that it sinks in." Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/black-sabbath-ozzy-osbourne-back-to-the-beginning-review qrFpZyrRD3u4VP4BP8hxqX Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:09:46 +0000 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:10:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Red Arrows, mosh pits and goth kings: our 8 favourite moments from Glastonbury 2025 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/red-arrows-mosh-pits-and-goth-kings-our-8-favourite-moments-from-glastonbury-2025 6kTm6aE7f7RCMYkPhwvW9D Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:41:25 +0000 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:36:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A homecoming for the ages”: Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/iron-maiden-london-stadium-june-28-2025-run-for-your-lives-tour-review TtdYk9JdfghaE788zgZdFB Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:51:43 +0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:31:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to watch the Isle of Wight festival 2025: Catch live sets, highlights and more from anywhere ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/how-to-watch-the-isle-of-wight-festival LRKrCgA3hhEY2v6Yjm6mYj Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:47:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney covering The Beatles onstage in Liverpool last night ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/bruce-springsteen-joined-by-paul-mccartney-liverpool-gig-watch kYTEyTSpytwvjJy9ChhxUZ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 08:13:24 +0000 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The biggest tour in the history of deathcore? Slaughter To Prevail announce 2026 European tour with Suicide Silence, Dying Fetus and reforming Annotations Of An Autopsy ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/slaughter-to-prevail-announce-grizzly-2026-europe-tour x9Cna9vV4WAXZ5hw2P5nH4 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:01:28 +0000 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:04:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An essential live experience for the modern metalhead, equal to anything you’d see from KISS, AC/DC or Rammstein.” Babymetal’s biggest ever UK headline show at London's O2 Arena proves they’re future festival headliners ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/babymetal-o2-arena-review-2025 auYZtoPswFhPFBDzLUV5rC Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:38:23 +0000 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:53:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "An Iron Maiden gig quite unlike any other we've seen." The first night of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour packs big surprises, lashings of nostalgia and a state-of-the-art new show ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/iron-maiden-run-for-your-lives-tour-revew PUrATeYBjUNHV3gQzapYmh Wed, 28 May 2025 11:35:52 +0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:32:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ LA's hottest young alt. rock/shoegaze band Rocket announce UK and European tour, release new single One Million ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/rocket-announce-uk-and-european-tour-release-single-one-million LmXhmGpzFQbwP4bXodNTS6 Mon, 19 May 2025 23:07:19 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:18:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This is not a war zone...this is a System Of A Down concert!" Have you seen this crazy footage from System Of A Down's South American tour?! ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/system-of-a-down-south-american-footage NLef48irzysbTMizJJzekB Mon, 19 May 2025 15:11:40 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It was like seeing the future." The band who took Sleep Token on their first US tour recall hearing them for the first time ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/sleep-tokens-first-us-tour-recalled-by-issues-bassist-skyler-acord 8HJT8raoFTk4D65JWnVPqn Fri, 16 May 2025 11:57:48 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Texan psych-Americana band Lord Buffalo forced to cancel European tour after Mexican drummer Yamal Said is "forcibly removed" from flight by US Customs and Border Protection officers ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/lord-buffalo-cancel-european-tour-after-drummer-forcibly-removed-from-flight 46sXH4eYD7vEKoPoiQRQne Wed, 14 May 2025 17:05:02 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jean-Michel Jarre announces first European tour in nine years ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/jean-michel-jarre-announces-first-european-tour-for-nine-years ztjuD3ATSrPB3NS52mid2U Wed, 14 May 2025 11:25:07 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The time is right for us to divert our full attention towards the next chapter of Bullet For My Valentine." Matt Tuck explains why the Poisoned Ascendancy tour is ending and Matt Heafy urges everyone to calm down ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-defend-posioned-ascendancy-tour-end S9qod2emqcnjVc6Uk8jhCF Wed, 14 May 2025 10:08:24 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “No respect for us or our crew”: Trivium allege the Poisoned Ascendancy “world tour” is ending early due to co-headliners Bullet For My Valentine ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/trivium-allege-bullet-for-my-valentine-ending-poisoned-ascendancy-tour-prematurely-2025 q5ExFdy5z2PqxFAui3NPC4 Tue, 13 May 2025 15:31:02 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Public Service Broadcasting to perform The Last Flight at the Barbican in November ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/public-service-broadcasting-to-perform-the-last-flight-at-the-barbican-in-november DPb3vCxZHtnkPeyjoZADVC Tue, 13 May 2025 12:33:49 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Olivia Rodrigo reveals bill for huge BST Hyde Park headline show in London, with hotly-tipped emerging artists Florence Road, Aziya and Flowerovlove joining The Last Dinner Party, Girl in Red and more ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-bst-hyde-park-bill Njv4FhHZFkAWjrYzfA5KsT Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:10 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Punk legends the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter add dates to North American tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/sex-pistols-featuring-frank-carter-add-dates-to-north-american-tour szk25K8kQViw8Usj3CUxe4 Mon, 12 May 2025 17:29:00 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:13 +0000