<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder in Live-performances ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:01:39 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Yes postpone this month's Fragile UK tour as guitarist Steve Howe requires surgery ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/yes-postpone-this-months-fragile-uk-tour-as-guitarist-steve-howe-requires-surgery YGRBr4btw7hb6UZTrhyDT3 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:01:39 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:02:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Masked-up Canadian math rockers Angine de Poitrine announce new EU and UK tour for October ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/masked-up-canadian-math-rockers-angine-de-poitrine-announce-new-eu-and-uk-tour-for-october CJwPSLJsou9rqv7PHZhct6 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:04:10 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:26:54 +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[ “Makes Hieronymus Bosch’s visions of Hell look like a nursery school”: Thrash veterans Kreator bring demons, wicker men and the most fire this side of Parkway Drive to stunning London show ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/kreator-live-review-london-o2-academy-brixton-27-march-2026 o2E2Hj6fauZeDkj4Js4rQH Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:14:04 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:37:59 +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[ Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera declined invitation to perform at band’s final show, claims guitarist Andreas Kisser: “They don’t want to be a part of it” ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/max-iggor-cavalera-declined-opportunity-perform-sepultura-final-show-2026 MuiES5k3nfAkTptCc8bziZ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:18:28 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:42:03 +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[ The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear this week ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/best-new-metal-songs-ice-nine-kills-blue-medusa-neurosis T6Fw2LXx6vguFG4Pdw5RmP Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:41:36 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:11:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sole surviving Moody Blues member Justin Hayward announces UK tour for October ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/sole-surviving-moody-blues-member-justin-hayward-announces-uk-tour-for-october 9dEidms2XPbgF2kfCYJBd3 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:33:44 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:40:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They combine the best parts of Rammstein, Iron Maiden and Ghost". Flame-throwing organs, witch burnings and inflatable pickaxes: Heavy metal's nerdiest subgenre just conquered one of the UK's most iconic arenas ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/powerwolf-wake-up-the-wicked-live-review-wembley-arena jyu9bpJzWjVnMpQV53HQGX Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:30:07 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:40:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jon Anderson announces more UK live shows for September ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/jon-anderson-announces-more-uk-live-shows-for-september uBgGY4J3ehsaHp3q76nLUY Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:32:58 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:33:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce The Veil to headline Aftershock festival 2026; The Offspring, Queens Of The Stone Age, Babymetal and more than 130 other acts also confirmed ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/my-chemical-romance-tool-limp-bizkit-tool-pierce-the-veil-top-2026-aftershock-festival-lineup 9cTd3wKBckndRbSNmScCJm Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale sing Black Sabbath covers at Geezer Butler and Paul Rodgers tribute show this week ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-slipknot-corey-taylor-halestorm-lzzy-hale-sing-black-sabbath-covers-2026 YiWwUUWTvPSaQcLTgBCFL7 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:09:35 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:42:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Is it crazy? It is crazy. And I'm a crazy ****ing guy. Let's go!" An insane looking new event will mix a metal concert with bare knuckle fighting - with the frontman of deathcore heavyweights Slaughter To Prevail set to take part in both ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/slaughter-to-prevail-announce-unique-metal-and-bare-knuckle-fighting-event-blood4blood T23ZXBRaCzCFQ2Dpxh2GPm Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:06:56 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:15:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was no plans to stop it. We were still gonna do it, but Ozzy couldn’t”: Legendary metal touring festival Ozzfest will “absolutely” return in 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/ozzfest-2027-return-confirmed-2026 VZ2w9sFfpno5yYcoZQmNDg Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:26:43 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:33:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Our new setlist is full of hope and energy." Mongolian metal sensations The Hu announce their biggest UK and European tour ever ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/the-hu-announce-uk-european-headline-tour-2026 3CLtMC2FQXHYWCUUBVTiz4 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:21:23 +0000 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:25:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There's no tanks, fantastical swordfights or bloody executions, just sweat, songs and almighty sing-alongs: rock'n'roll at its very best." Foo Fighters return to their punk roots in a very sweaty Manchester club ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/foo-fighters-live-review-manchester-2026 jwvm79izq8BAr7HaZdNiZJ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:54:59 +0000 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:24:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I was looking to retire. It's not gonna happen if this keeps happening." One of modern metal's most influential bands just reunited, just over five years after the death of their beloved frontman ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/watch-children-of-bodom-play-first-gig-in-seven-years pB8oVjCJY7V6Dm9KibKYnb Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:07:12 +0000 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:09:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iron Maiden announce final two gigs before stepping away from the live stage until 2028 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/iron-maiden-announce-japan-gigs-final-2026-shows LBxrzPjFrsFiP5byPQV6T3 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:51:25 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:54:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We’re jamming, so it’s possible..." Rush discuss the possibility of new music as they announce second shows in Manchester and Glasgow ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/were-jamming-so-its-possible-rush-discuss-the-possibility-of-new-music-as-they-announce-another-manchester-show 6ZbUExTvjWoPRbcehG6A9V Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:56:11 +0000 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:31:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Tool, Babymetal, Alice Cooper, Halestorm and almost 200 more bands to play huge Louder Than Life 2026 lineup ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/iron-maiden-my-chemical-romance-limp-bizkit-tool-babymetal-alice-cooper-halestorm-and-almost-200-more-bands-to-play-huge-louder-than-life-2026-lineup tWWQ8LotmJhGkidtYyTQaX Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:24:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We can’t wait to get back to all these cities we haven’t played in so long." Prog legends Rush announce first European and UK live dates for 13 years ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/we-cant-wait-to-get-back-to-all-these-cities-we-havent-played-in-so-long-prog-legends-rush-announce-first-european-and-uk-live-dates-for-13-years eYFPBMHwP8GkeEu3q3z3sY Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:01:42 +0000 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:03:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith brought a mega-famous friend to guest on a classic Maiden anthem at a gig in London last night ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/adrian-smith-bruce-dickinson-richie-kotzen-iron-maiden-wasted-years-live j6RW2fojLZcdrkrw75HJe6 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:26:49 +0000 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:47:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He's singing and screaming his guts out in the middle of the field. I can't understand a word he's saying but I feel every syllable of it." This is what it's like at Thailand's biggest metal festival, Rock Alarm ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/hes-singing-and-screaming-his-guts-out-in-the-middle-of-the-field-i-cant-understand-a-word-hes-saying-but-i-feel-every-syllable-of-it-this-is-what-its-like-at-thailands-biggest-metal-festival-rock-alarm C3egjU952DJgCGZpJuX8m4 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:35:44 +0000 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:00:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ "In 2026, there's no better celebration of all that's heroic and daft and delightful about hard rock than The Darkness." The Darkness in Auckland, New Zealand - live review ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-darkness-power-station-auckland vtqY67NcqUemR9GKLVFsQe Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:45:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:53:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Something groundbreaking for our fans”: Iron Maiden turn only 2026 UK show into its own festival, including acts featuring band’s former members ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/iron-maiden-announce-eddfest-festival-2026 MirjzBNkzxqEkj3YcHASCM Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:25:30 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:29:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair – the cavalry is coming!" Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band announce Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/bruce-springsteen-land-of-hope-and-dreams-american-tour KMakQaEsxzUuFjYTQDHjon Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:53:52 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:55:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jon Anderson announces September UK tour dates ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/jon-anderson-announces-september-uk-tour-dates mzL3TuNGDiw4ofoVTRsAL6 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:57:27 +0000 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "His spirit will be around." A beloved, long-lost cult prog metal band have announced their first shows in 16 years - and you can hear their first rehearsals together ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/hear-nevermores-first-rehearsals-in-16-years eQoyiPcu5DxerxmNEkDPwB Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:24:51 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:40:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steven Wilson announces two Royal Albert Hall dates in October, his only live shows this year ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/steven-wilson-announces-two-royal-albert-hall-dates-in-october-his-only-live-shows-this-year 4TvniKJBri3sGq2fXCaYYU Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:52:19 +0000 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:52:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's as if overnight the world decided Deftones were the most culturally important band since Nirvana." Alternative metal's original baddies get hot and heavy as they kick off their UK tour in Birmingham ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/deftones-live-review-birmingham-2026 K5JyyGzcxtdXmLapxmctiG Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:24:38 +0000 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Gandalf is rocking out to dwarven metal while the guitarist from Anthrax commandeers soft serve ice cream." Mosh pits in hot tubs and stage dives over the sea: what it's like on the world's biggest heavy metal cruise ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/anthrax-paradise-lost-eluveitie-triumph-at-70000-tons-of-metal-2026 B5xQKJgepdkkwMsMZoJ5ZN Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:12:44 +0000 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:26:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We invited our families along, not thinking how it would be for them. When we came off, my sister was crying." How a teen pop duo earned the respect of Slipknot and Rage Against The Machine by getting bottled off stage by furious rock fans ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/the-story-of-daphne-and-celeste-at-reading-festival U53pgt3KG8EKkfP6xdvuxb Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:22:49 +0000 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:23:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Limp Bizkit, Bad Omens, Papa Roach, Gojira, Poppy, plus more than 50 other bands announced for Inkcarceration Festival 2026 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/inkcarceration-featuring-bad-omens-papa-roach-limp-bizkit-poppy-2026 gbjN2h9nbg8fZKNpDys9eD Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I had to stick my head in the low bins - it got blown off when Bill Ward was hammering the kick drum." Alex Van Halen praises the impact of seeing Black Sabbath for the first time ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/alex-van-halen-on-seeing-black-sabbath-the-first-time YgL9YMK9Z3KodiyxdWXeEU Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:18:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Asia, Caravan, Focus and more lined up for huge new prog cruise taking place this summer ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/rick-wakeman-steve-hackett-asia-caravan-focus-and-more-lined-up-for-huge-new-prog-cruise-taking-place-this-summer PLUMRXhUGCQ32vnaoXJoN5 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:50:10 +0000 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:46:35 +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[ Slipknot tore Europe a new one during their tour this summer – this pro-shot footage from a Spanish festival proves it ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/slipknot-release-resurrection-fest-2025-full-footage-pro-shot Ms3Xc5LhNKmcTy44Lg4i4Y Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:30:18 +0000 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:10:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch fiery pro-shot footage of Gojira playing Olympic anthem Ah! Ça Ira! live at Bloodstock festival this summer ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/gojira-release-pro-shot-live-footage-ah-ca-ira-bloodstock-2025 mw4wXJQgevm7x6hmDnFWwb Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:32:37 +0000 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:40:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Orb announce live performance of Metallic Spheres with Saucerful Of Secrets musicians in August ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/the-orb-announce-live-performance-of-metallic-spheres-with-saucerful-of-secrets-musicians-in-august 5sNJqZBVMuShkZAQJ8e86i Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:40:03 +0000 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:43:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Just when you think you've seen everything, he torches a baby doll and swings it overhead." Chainsaws, meat cleavers and killer clowns: horror-obsessed metalcore mob Ice Nine Kills' first UK arena tour makes GWAR look like Sesame Street ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/ice-nine-kills-a-work-of-art-live-review-nottingham 9jwgYATvpN2uWUpRRBRwi9 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:45:18 +0000 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:22:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ King Crimson affiliates BEAT announce one-off London show for June ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/king-crimson-affiliates-beat-announce-one-off-london-show-for-june K2qJV97eLKxb2bZjvBmfcd Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:57:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Tonight is less about nostalgia than a reaffirmation of the importance of resistance, of protest, of a refusal to be silenced." Primal Scream revisit the politically-charged XTRMNTR, 25 years on ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/primal-scream-xtrmntr-25 5pLDcwtA7drCWUEudbck2G Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:29:52 +0000 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:58:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A diverse, daring and deeply emotional lineup!" Soen and The Ocean announced as headliners for next year's Be Prog! My Friend ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/beprog-2026 gCSBWtFB4eDX5N6dY7FVA7 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:06:05 +0000 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:58:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They're this generation's Iron Maiden." Canons, gas masks, castles and hellfire: power metal's biggest band Sabaton just conquered the UK's biggest arena ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/sabaton-legendary-live-review-manchester wMcVyijzjHgMcmziwvqt4i Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:19:43 +0000 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:24:27 +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