Gigs & Festivals

“Hello children, mutha is here to save you”: Madonna gatecrashes LA club and debuts some Confessions II tracks

By Beth Simpson published 27 April 26

Plus Olivia Rodrigo plays a Brooklyn open mic night

"I don't know what he gets out of it": The scam promoter who's enraging Scottish techno DJs

By Beth Simpson published 27 April 26

“I've pissed off a lot of people," admits Kieran Wells

Vanessa Carlton explains how her surprise Coachella performance of her biggest hit was almost blown off course

By Ben Rogerson published 22 April 26

Carlton also says that she went through a "bad period" with the song – "it was like a burden to bear"

“Without them, you get silence”: New study suggests young people are increasingly giving up on music because there’s nowhere to play

By Beth Simpson published 22 April 26

The UK has lost 11,000 venues since 2019

“Used to whitewash and normalise Israel’s genocide": Brian Eno and others call for Eurovision boycott

By Beth Simpson published 21 April 26

The event goes ahead in Vienna on May 16

“I’m hoping and praying that some kind soul, will find these items and reach out”: Madonna went Coachella and lost her clothes

By Beth Simpson published 21 April 26

She made guest appearance during Sabrina Carpenter’s set

Sabrina Carpenter sings Like A Prayer with Madonna at Coachella, as cameos abound at Weekend 2

By Ben Rogerson published 20 April 26

Coachella’s second half definitely wasn’t a B-side

David Lee Roth has clarified his creative role in Van Halen (again)

By Ben Rogerson published 16 April 26

“Our stuff is like West Side Story,” he says of the Van Halen back catalogue

Olivia Dean says that her biggest hit “wasn’t supposed to be a single”, and names the Motown legend who inspires her

By Ben Rogerson published 14 April 26

“I think as a performer, she just brought so much joy, and was just so carefree, feminine and powerful”

“Everyone needs some dog love”: Billie Eilish’s 3D concert film contains some unexpected canine chums

By Beth Simpson published 14 April 26

She would like you to see her puppies