<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder in Live-performances ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances Wed, 20 May 2026 07:05:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Warner E. Hodges' band includes members of the Georgia Satellites, Hanoi Rocks, Jason & the Scorchers, and the Bottle Rockets. You should go see them ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/warner-e-hodges-absolutely-tour-interview HjTnpxZXdo9EZuMyemfq3B Wed, 20 May 2026 07:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ These hand-picked music festival essentials are all discounted ahead of Memorial Day - camp in style and save up to 56% on power banks, tents, earplugs, portable speakers & more ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/memorial-day-deals-on-music-festival-essentials VGthNTSyRCtWKjn5jsAtEA Tue, 19 May 2026 13:02:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ A divisive setlist, mind-bending visuals and bass lines so heavy they literally blow up: Tool's Sonic Temple headline set was peak Tool, and we wouldn't have it any other way ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/a-divisive-setlist-mind-bending-visuals-and-bass-lines-so-heavy-they-literally-blow-up-tools-sonic-temple-headline-set-was-peak-tool-and-we-wouldnt-have-it-any-other-way ZeLkeZcDsiz9B4XWpe64sZ Tue, 19 May 2026 12:54:31 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 12:54:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We’re losing Megadeth sooner than we’d have hoped but it’s great to have them so triumphant again." Dave Mustaine's exiting thrashers roll back the years at Sonic Temple ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/were-losing-megadeth-sooner-than-wed-have-hoped-but-its-great-to-have-them-so-triumphant-again-dave-mustaines-exiting-thrashers-roll-back-the-years-at-sonic-temple wZt2CTQc3HehUH7koReAoj Mon, 18 May 2026 20:30:37 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 08:41:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rick Wakeman announces his The Wizard Of Prog - Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour for early 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/rick-wakeman-announces-his-the-wizard-of-prog-ultimate-highlights-concert-tour-for-early-2027 PnwdJCMDqaFz4G8AQpk4AU Mon, 18 May 2026 09:57:44 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:58:02 +0000 <![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[ German thrash metal, British metalcore and American nu metal: all the best bits from Sonic Temple 2026 day 3 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/german-thrash-metal-british-metalcore-and-american-nu-metal-all-the-best-bits-from-sonic-temple-2026-day-3 5pV2ybayk2PtPYGFkJcHMd Sun, 17 May 2026 16:55:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We spot a man in a cowboy hat twirling another on his shoulders like he’s trying out for WWE." Goth metalcore heavyweights Motionless In White smash their headline audition in front of one of Sonic Temple's rowdiest crowds ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/we-spot-a-man-in-a-cowboy-hat-twirling-another-on-his-shoulders-like-hes-trying-out-for-wwe-goth-metalcore-heavyweights-motionless-in-white-smash-their-headline-audition-in-front-of-one-of-sonic-temples-rowdiest-crowds a67FqmogKdZLRNjMqV3ZXL Sun, 17 May 2026 16:43:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ "If you won’t jump to this one, you’re a ****ing knob." Bring Me The Horizon's state of the art Sonic Temple headline set was epic, anthemic and extremely British ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/if-you-wont-jump-to-this-one-youre-a-ing-knob-bring-me-the-horizons-state-of-the-art-sonic-temple-headline-set-was-epic-anthemic-and-extremely-british 3TbpjHZByk55mZXDcyQJBo Sun, 17 May 2026 16:33:30 +0000 Sun, 17 May 2026 16:33:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The most fiendishly flamboyant good time since Ghost”: Green Lung’s first festival headline show cements them as the future of metal ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/green-lung-desertfest-2026-live-review ibcH9CQbuZ7RGPpHGTayZn Sun, 17 May 2026 11:17:58 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 10:29:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Big inflatable willies, nu metal and 80s pop covers - here's what went down on day two of Sonic Temple 2026 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/big-inflatable-willies-nu-metal-and-80s-pop-covers-heres-what-went-down-on-day-two-of-sonic-temple-2026 LgpbzaPDMeg5p26vsGRAu8 Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:38 +0000 Sun, 17 May 2026 16:34:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This is proof positive they’re ready to take on bigger stages and events." They're already one of extreme metal's biggest bands - and with their ferocious Sonic Temple show, Lorna Shore have shown they're not gonna stop there ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/this-is-proof-positive-theyre-ready-to-take-on-bigger-stages-and-events-theyre-already-one-of-extreme-metals-biggest-bands-and-with-their-ferocious-sonic-temple-show-lorna-shore-have-shown-theyre-not-gonna-stop-there 3Wn2NEYfcgKfoBfGYmXWgW Sat, 16 May 2026 15:57:17 +0000 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:57:36 +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[ "Who the f** just threw a phone at my f***in' head?" Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes suffers mild concussion after being stuck by object thrown from crowd ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/oli-sykes-stuck-by-phone-thrown-from-crowd n7aqBd9mZxrCG4hErUCGck Wed, 13 May 2026 01:34:15 +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[ "It's Muppets-level joie de vivre, bodies sailing over shoulders, legs flailing, hands held aloft in triangles. It’s smart. It’s funky. And it really rocks." Viral sensations Angine de Poitrine dazzle, confuse and delight at debut London show ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/angine-de-poitrine-live-review-london-electric-ballroom-2026 HR7tx5ZU7ceVVs5FC45veV Tue, 12 May 2026 12:31:39 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 09:47:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fancy trying a European festival this year? Here's five reasons to hit Mad Cool 2026 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/five-reasons-mad-cool-2026 7tF5aUBdnPnJsMQu28yLvR Tue, 12 May 2026 05:45:00 +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[ Todd Rundgren announces four UK dates for his Damned If I Do fan favourites tour in September ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/todd-rundgren-announces-four-uk-dates-for-his-damned-if-i-do-fan-favourites-tour-in-september 7dD9QWiiixUDjhUNXYMEHW Tue, 05 May 2026 11:10:43 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:11:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There were nights when everything felt like it might collapse." Inside Thailand's passionate but criminally ignored metal scene, from alley bars to open air festivals ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/there-were-nights-when-everything-felt-like-it-might-collapse-inside-thailands-passionate-but-criminally-ignored-metal-scene-from-alley-bars-to-open-air-festivals pRi3qB6KD6T7SvxETcgaeP Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:44 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:01:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m just looking forward to seeing you all again." Devin Townsend announces return to live performance after enforced hiatus ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/im-just-looking-forward-to-seeing-you-all-again-devin-townsend-announces-return-to-live-performance-after-enforced-hiatus dNwBNJSTYboEezBdHdig4j Tue, 05 May 2026 09:59:22 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 10:06:15 +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[ "Welcome to the carnival of sin." Corpse-painted nuns, sparklers and songs about sex: controversial metallers Dogma return to the UK ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/dogma-wolverhampton-2026 J4FVca2ytDPiUyZ2zXaPHJ Fri, 01 May 2026 13:27:49 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 14:53:21 +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[ Slam Dunk festival director steps down in wake of sexual assault allegation ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/slam-dunk-festival-director-steps-down-in-wake-of-sexual-assault-allegation zANqzAKnBY9S3qEGuBY9RE Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +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[ “Something we never could have imagined when this all began”: Songs by melodic death metal pioneers In Flames, At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity to be performed by Gothenburg orchestra ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/gothenburg-orchestra-to-perform-in-flames-at-the-gates-dark-tranquillity-songs-2026 HPrQuhvQH7VERtSeVLwPVm Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:58:46 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:12:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Porcupine Tree offshoot Voyage 35 unveil full band line-up ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/porcupine-tree-offshoot-voyage-35-unveil-full-band-line-up VNZz4oMm4GeqN4jPqy9fkn Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:49:04 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:30 +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've got a couple of ideas I've been working on for quite some time": Fred Durst wants to set up an alternative to Coachella for musicians who aren't invited to Coachella ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/fred-durst-alternative-to-coachella icExyEf5wyww76U7Vi25aZ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:23:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was like Lord Of The Flies. You could vaguely hear music and there were giant mud puddles with naked people writhing around”: Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and 350,000 mud-caked people – the chaotic story of the biggest US music festival of the 1990s ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/woodstock-94-story-of-festival-nine-inch-nails-red-hot-chili-peppers LMpNWv9yS3oMK4ewRxYZFo Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:41:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch R&B superstar Thundercat play bass for his former band, thrash metal hellraisers Suicidal Tendencies, at Coachella last weekend ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/thundercat-plays-bass-suicidal-tendencies-2026 WR5gVYCS6YywnVHgyvFjtW Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:04:50 +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[ How to watch the Coachella 2026 livestream: Iggy Pop, Wet Leg, Turnstile, David Byrne, Die Spitz, Interpol & Nine Inch Nails' set with Boys Noize just some of this weekend's highlights ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/how-to-watch-coachella-2026 AzUq4RqaTcViKUhsy7XMvd Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:57:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I am your Rat Queen! We're on a mission to defend the realm from those who seek to destroy it." Watch one of the most hyped young bands in heavy metal battle on stage as Castle Rat slay a brilliant new live set ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/i-am-your-rat-queen-were-on-a-mission-to-defend-the-realm-from-those-who-seek-to-destroy-it-watch-one-of-the-most-hyped-young-bands-in-heavy-metal-battle-on-stage-as-castle-rat-slay-a-brilliant-new-live-set cdhLYokviQeQ2XtgPR2V4K Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:14:01 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:14:21 +0000 <![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