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Coming like a ghost town: The UK has lost a quarter of its clubs and late night venues since 2020
By Will Simpson published
Towns are becoming “night-time deserts” warns Night Time Industries Association

Forwards Festival 2025 review: Orbital, Barry Can’t Swim, Olivia Dean, Jorja Smith and more
By Si Truss, Ben Rogerson published
Nia Archives was drafted in after the US star’s late withdrawal

What’s on Josh Homme’s to-do list when Queens Of The Stone Age play Sheffield next week?
By Will Simpson published
You might see him lurking around High Green

The Who are forced to postpone Philly date on final US tour due to “illness”
By Will Simpson published
Though it’s not known who exactly is ill

“We tried it as a laugh and now it’s our standard setup”: The secret sauce behind Sleep Token’s live drum sound
By Daniel Griffiths published
Because delivering drums for one of rock’s hottest acts requires the breaking of more than a few rules

“We didn’t want a clone”: Bruce Dickinson on why Maiden chose a drummer with a different feel
By Will Simpson published
Plus singer isn’t keen on The Sphere

EDM DJ Gryffin on the moment he learned he’d been duped into performing with a fake Justin Bieber
By Ben Rogerson published
Dylan Desclos managed to trick his way into The Wynn nightclub in Las Vegas and then got on stage

“My legs had turned to jelly”: Noel Gallagher on 'grossly underestimating' the comeback tour, and Liam
By Will Groves published
“It’s great just to be back with Bonehead and Liam and just be doing it again"
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