This Week’s New Releases: Foo Fighters, The Staves And John Carpenter

There are some big hitters on this week’s list of new releases. Foo Fighters have finally followed up 2017’s ‘Concrete and Gold’, the Staves have put out LP #5, and John Carpenter has released his first non-soundtrack album in five years.

Still in the mood for more? Head below.

Aaron Lee Tasjan – ‘Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!’ (New West)

Black Coffee – ‘Subconsciously’ (Ultra)

Black Country, New Road – ‘For The First Time’ (Ninja Tune)

Deacon Blue – ‘Riding On The Tide Of Love’ (earMUSIC)

Declan O’Rourke – ‘Arrivals’ (Warner/Maiesta Music)

Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – ‘Legacy +’ (Partisan)

Foo Fighters – ‘Medicine At Midnight’ (Columbia)

Jevon – ‘Fell In Love In Brasil’ (WIZRD)

John Carpenter – ‘Lost Themes III: Alive After Death’ (Sacred Bones)

Made Kuti – ‘Fore(E)Ward’ (Partisan)

Marcello Liverani – ‘Shapes – Vol.1’ (Blue Spiral)

Roy Montgomery – ‘Island Of Lost Souls’ (Grapefruit Records)

Sarah Mary Chadwick – ‘Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby’ (Ba Da Bing! Records)

The Staves – ‘Good Woman’ (Atlantic)

Sun June – ‘Somewhere’ (Run For Cover Records)

The Telescopes – ‘Song Of Love and Revolution’ (Tapete Records)

Tele Novella – ‘Merlynn Belle’ (Kill Rock Stars)

Transatlantic – ‘The Absolute Universe: Forevermore (Extended Version)’ and ‘The Absolute Universe: The Breath Of Life (Abridged Version)’ (InsideOut)

The Weather Station – ‘Ignorance’ (Fat Possum)

The Weeknd – ‘The Highlights’ (XO/Republic Record)

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This Week’s New Releases: The Who, Camila Cabello And Liam Payne

In the run-up to Christmas new releases slow down, but there are some big names bringing this year to a close. The Who have put out their first studio record in 13 years, while Camila Cabello has dropped her second and Liam Payne has put out his first solo LP.

Not enough for ya? Take a look below.

Burial – ‘Tunes 2011 – 2019’ (Hyperdub)

Camila Cabello – ‘Romance’ (Syco)

Courtney Barnett – ‘MTV Unplugged Live In Melbourne’ (Marathon Artists)

Czarface – ‘The Odd Czar Against Us’ (Silver Age)

Eric Clapton – ‘ Crossroads Revisited: Selections From The Guitar Festivals (Vinyl Box Set)’ (Rhino)

Foo Fighters – ‘01999925’ EP (Sony)

Gentle Giant – ‘Unburied Treasure (Box Set)’ (Madfish/Burning Shed)

Jack Savoretti – ‘Singing To Strangers (Special Edition)’ (BMG)

Lee “Scratch” Perry – ‘Heavy Rain’ (On-U Sound)

Liam Payne – ‘LP1’ (Capitol)

Mary J. Blige – ‘HERstory, Vol.1’ (Geffen)

Original Cast Of Superhero – ‘Superhero (Original Cast Recording)’ (Sony)

Pitbull – ‘Libertad 548’ (Mr. 305)

Q Money – ‘How U Gon Hate’ (Warner)

Walker Hayes – ‘8Tracks, Vol. 3: Black Sheep’ (Sony)

The Who – ‘Who’ (Polydor)

Yann Tiersen – ‘Portrait’ (Mute)

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This Week’s Top Tickets: Michael Bublé, Rod Stewart, Sheridan Smith, Jack Savoretti, Foo Fighters, Reading And Leeds, Halestorm and more

Michael Bublé, who released ‘Love’ last week, has lined up An Evening With… shows in May and June, while Rod Stewart has added some gigs to his spring and summer tour plans. Foo Fighters have also lined up some pretty big performances, returning in August for open air shows in Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin plus headline sets at Reading and Leeds festivals!

Sheridan Smith has confirmed additional shows around her previously announced date at London’s O2 Arena on March 30, Jack Savoretti will support the release of his new album, ‘Singing To Strangers’, with May dates and Halestorm will be joined by In The Moment and New Years Day for their step up to arenas in November. Head below for more.

Michael Bublé

The Canadian vocalist will return next summer for An Evening With… shows at arenas in Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Dublin, Belfast and London, where he’ll play two nights at the O2 Arena, between May 20 and June 9. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on November 23.

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Rod Stewart

The legendary vocalist will hit the road throughout spring and summer, supporting his new album, ‘Blood Red Roses’, with stops now confirmed in Nottingham, Newcastle Sheffield and Brighton. Tickets are on sale at 10am on November 23. Head here for pre-sale tickets (photo: Sean Hansford).

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Sheridan Smith

Prior to her already confirmed show at London’s O2 Arena on March 30 (on sale now), the actress, singer and theatre star will head to Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchester and Hull between March 21 and 28. Tickets go on sale at 9am on March 23.

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Jack Savoretti

The singer-songwriter will accompany the release of his new album, ‘Singing To Strangers’, with shows in Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester and London in May, prior to a June night at Westonbirt Arboretum as part of the Forest Live series. Tickets are on sale at 9am on November 23.

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Foo Fighters

The Seattle rockers will return in August for huge shows at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park, Belfast’s Boucher Road Playing Fields on August 19 as part of Belfast Vital and the RDS Arena in Dublin on August 21. They’ll also headline Reading and Leeds. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on November 23.

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Reading and Leeds

The headliners for this year are Foo Fighters, the 1975, Twenty One Pilots and Post Malone, while also set to appear are Bastille, the Distillers, Not3s, Sundara Karma, Denis Sulta, the Amazons, Yungblud, Juice Wrld, Pale Waves, Camelphat, Hayley Kiyoko, Bowling For Soup, Blossoms, Billie Eilish, Stefflon Don, Pvris, Crucast and G Flip. Many more acts are to be announced over the coming months. Weekend tickets go on sale at 9am on November 23.

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Halestorm

The Nashville-based band will bring their Vicious tour to Glasgow, Nottingham, Cardiff and London, where they’ll play the Alexandra Palace, between November 24 and 28. Support will come from In This Moment and New Years Day, with the latter opening the shows. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on November 23.

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Also announced this week:

The Chemical Brothers, Weezer, Noel Gallagher, This Is Tomorrow festival, Blue Planet II Live in Concert, the Proclaimers, Kraftwerk, Bluedot Festival, AJ Tracey, Troye Sivan, Nina Nesbitt, Craig David, Black Coffee, Bill Burr, Yxng Bane, Tower of Power, Joe and Keyshia Cole, Led Zeppelin Masters, Tom Williams, Men At Work, the Blinders, Therapy? Blood Youth, Peter, Bjorn and John, the Messthetics, Larkin Poe, Set It Off and more. Head here for more information and to find your tickets.

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On This Day In Music: Oasis Hit #1 With (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?

On January 14, 1996 Oasis started a six week run at #1 on the UK album chart with their second LP, (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?. Today is also the birthday of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and guitarist Zakk Wylde, of Black Label Society, among others. Happy birthday both!

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On This Day In Music: Foo Fighters Have Nothing Left To Lose

On November 2, 1999 Foo Fighters released their third album, ‘There Is Nothing Left To Lose’. Led by the single Learn To Fly, the record marked the debut of drummer Taylor Hawkins behind the kit.

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Tour Of The Week: Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters will return to the UK in summer 2018. Foo Fighters tickets are on sale now, prices start at £39.50 plus booking fees.

The rock giants will play two shows at the London Stadium and another at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium in June, following up the release of their ‘Concrete and Gold’ LP.

The band recently put out a new track, Soldier, as part of the 7″ For Planned Parenthood collection, which also features contributions from Sleater-Kinney, Bon Iver, Björk, Feist, Sharon Van Etten and St. Vincent.

Foo Fighters Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Tue June 19 2018 – MANCHESTER Etihad Stadium
Fri June 22 2018 – LONDON Stadium Olympic Park
Sat June 23 2018 – LONDON Stadium Olympic Park

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The Pick Of Friday’s Tickets: Foo Fighters, Bryan Adams, Bruno Mars, British Summer Time Hyde Park, Gary Barlow, Seal, Paul Heaton And Jacqui Abbott

FOO FIGHTERS

The rock giants will play two shows at the London Stadium and another at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium in June, following up the recent release of their ‘Concrete and Gold’ LP. Tickets go on sale at 9am on October 20, prices start at £39.50 plus fees.

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BRYAN ADAMS

The Canadian pop-rocker will support his upcoming album, ‘Ultimate’, with shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle and London, where he’ll play the SSE Arena Wembley and the O2, in May. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on October 20, priced £37.50/£39.50 plus booking fees.

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BRUNO MARS

Bruno Mars will top the bill at London’s Hyde Park on July 14 as part of the British Summer Time series, with Khalid set to open. Tickets are on general sale at 9am on October 20, priced £65.95 plus fees.

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GARY BARLOW

The Take That member, who released his new book, A Better Me, this week, has lined up over 30 dates across the UK and Ireland between April 16 and June 9. Tickets go on sale at 10am on October 20, prices start at £35.00 plus fees.

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SEAL

The vocalist, who is set to release ‘Standards’ on November 10, will call in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gateshead, Manchester, Brighton, Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham and London in February. Tickets are on sale at 10am on October 20, priced from £32.50 plus booking fees.

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PAUL HEATON AND JACQUI ABBOTT

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, who kick off a tour of the UK and Ireland later this week, have confirmed Forest Live shows at Delamere Forest, Thetford Forest, Westonbirt Arboretum, Bedgebury Pinetum, Sherwood Pines, Dalby Forest and Cannock Chase in June. Billy Bragg is set to open.
Tickets are on sale at 9am on October 20, priced £33.50 plus fees.

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Top Tours This Week: Bruno Mars, Bryan Adams, Foo Fighters, Gary Barlow, Seal, Paul Heaton And Jacqui Abbott, Levellers, Walk The Moon, Tonight Alive and more…

In addition to announcements by Foo Fighters, Gary Barlow and Seal last week, we have more big ticket news to reveal. Bruno Mars has been announced as the second headliner of the British Summer Time series at Hyde Park in London, Bryan Adams is set to return to the UK in the spring, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have announced shows as part of Forest Live, Levellers will support a new acoustic record with unplugged dates in February and March, Walk The Moon have announced plans to tour the UK in April and Tonight Alive have announced they will accompany their new LP, ‘Underworld’, with a UK tour in March. Check out the rest of our pick of this week’s tour news below:

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars will top the bill at London’s Hyde Park on July 14 as part of the British Summer Time series, with Khalid set to open.
Tickets are on sale at 9am on October 20.
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Bryan Adams

The Canadian pop-rocker will support his new album ‘Ultimate’ with shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle and London, where he’ll play the SSE Arena Wembley and the O2, in May.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on October 20.
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Foo Fighters

The rock giants will play two shows at the London Stadium and another at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium in June, following up the release of their ‘Concrete and Gold’ LP.
Tickets are on sale at 9am on October 20.
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Gary Barlow

The Take That member, who is set to release his new book, A Better Me, next week, has lined up 34 dates across the UK and Ireland between April 16 and June 9.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on October 20.
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Seal

The vocalist will support his new album, ‘Standards’, out on November 10, with shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gateshead, Manchester, Brighton, Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham and London in February.
Tickets are on sale at 10am on October 20.
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Paul Heaton And Jacqui Abbott

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, who kick off a tour of the UK and Ireland later this week, have announced Forest Live shows at Delamere Forest, Thetford Forest, Westonbirt Arboretum, Bedgebury Pinetum, Sherwood Pines, Dalby Forest and Cannock Chase in June. Billy Bragg is set to open.
Tickets are on sale at 9am on October 20.
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Levellers

The band will accompany the release of their unplugged LP, ‘We The Collective’, with February shows in Wrexham, Preston, Buxton, Cheltenham, Yeovil, York, Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Cambridge, Leicester, Bexhill On Sea, Winchester and London, where they’ll play the Roundhouse. Support comes from Ginger Wildheart on all dates except London.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on October 20.
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Walk The Moon

The Cincinnati pop-rock quartet will return at the start of April for shows at the O2 Ritz in Manchester, Stylus in Leeds, Birmingham’s O2 Institute, O2 Academy Bristol, Norwich’s Waterfront Theatre, Glasgow’s O2 ABC and the O2 Forum in London.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on October 20, prices start at £18.00/£21.00 plus booking fees.
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Tonight Alive

Tonight Alive will tour the UK in March next year, following up the release of their new album, ‘Underworld’, which arrives on January 12 through Hopeless Records.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on October 20.
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Also announced this week, so far

Cliff Richard, Khalid, James and Ola, Nathan Carter, Bon Iver, Majid Jordan, Tom Chaplin, Nick Hayward, The Dunwells, The Wytches, Calexico, The Hunna, Amanda Palmer, Elder Island, The Pale White, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Turbowolf, Willie J Healey, As It Is, Sofi Tukker, Idlewild, Country to Country, Grumpy Old Women, Jocelyn Brown, Samantha Fish, Blind Pilot, The Magic Gang, Colter Wall, Belly, Spring King, High Tyde, Hannah Trigwell, Gengahr, Ella Mai, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Pale Seas, 36 Crazyfists and more.

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This Week’s New Releases: Foo Fighters, Ringo Starr And Sløtface

This week is just as nuts as the last. The new Foo Fighters album is finally here, Ringo Starr has released his new record, which features Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter, Don Was and Gary Nicholson, among others, and Norweigian quartet Sløtface have put out their debut LP.

Not enough for ya? Fear not, there’s plenty more to check out below.

Angus & Julia Stone – ‘Snow’ (PIAS)

Arcane Roots – ‘Melancholia Hymns’ (Easy Life Records)

Ariel Pink – ‘Dedicated To Bobby Jameson’ (Mexican Summer)

Deer Tick – ‘Deer Tick Vol. 1’ (Partisan Records)

Deer Tick – ‘Deer Tick Vol. 2’ (Partisan Records)

Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton – ‘Choir Of The Mind’ (Last Gang)

Foo Fighters – ‘Concrete and Gold’ (RCA/Columbia)

Frightened Rabbit – ‘Recorded Songs’ EP

Galantis – ‘The Aviary’ (Warner)

Gary Numan – ‘Savage: Songs From A Broken World’ (BMG)

Hundred Waters – ‘Communicating’ (!K7 Records)

Kiran Leonard – ‘Derevaun Seraun’ (Moshi Moshi)

Lee Ranaldo – ‘Electric Trim’ (Mute)

Michael Nau – ‘The Load’ EP (Full Time Hobby)

Prophets Of Rage – ‘Prophets Of Rage’ (Caroline)

Ringo Starr – ‘Give More Love’ (UMC)

Rostam – ‘Half-Light’ (Nonesuch)

Seaway – ‘Vacation’ (Pure Noise Records)

Sløtface – ‘Try Not To Freak Out’ (Propeller Recordings)

Swimming Tapes – ‘Soft Sea Blue’ EP (Hand In Hive/B3SCI)

Wyclef Jean – ‘Carnival III: The Rise And Fall Of A Refugee’ (Sony)

Yusuf Cat Stevens – ‘The Laughing Apple’ (Decca)

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Top Tours This Week: Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Nick Mulvey, The Horrors, Mark Lanegan, Logic, Mr. Big and more…

As the dust settles on another great festival at Worthy Farm, it’s Glastonbury headliners Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran who dominate the headlines again with Dave Grohl and co. confirming a huge show at London’s O2 Arena as part of the venue’s 10th birthday celebrations this September, while the loop pedal extraordinaire has lined up stadium shows across the UK and Europe in summer 2018.

Ed Sheeran

The singer-songwriter, who released ‘÷’ in March, has confirmed stadium shows in the UK and Ireland, including performances at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, Hampden Park in Glasgow, Newcastle’s St James’ Park, Wembley Stadium in London and Cardiff’s Principality Stadium during May and June 2018. He also plays dates across Europe, calling in Amsterdam, Werchter, Paris, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Berlin, Essen, Hamburg, Munich, Zurich, Vienna and Warsaw between June 28 and August 11.
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Tickets are on general sale on July 8 at 9am for the Irish dates and 10am for the UK shows.


Foo Fighters

The Seattle rockers will play London’s O2 Arena on September 19 as part of the venue’s 10th birthday celebrations, following up the release of their new album, ‘Concrete and Gold’, which arrives on September 15.
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O2 Priority tickets go on sale at 12pm today, June 28, while general sale begins at 4pm. Prices start at £55.00 plus booking fees.


Nick Mulvey

Mulvey will celebrate the release of his new album, ‘Wake Up Now’, which is due to arrive on September 8, with shows in Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Exeter, Bristol, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bournemouth, Cambridge, London and Bexhill-on-Sea.
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Tickets are on sale at 9am on June 30, priced £17.50/£24.50 plus fees.


The Horrors

The band will follow the release of their new album, ‘V’, out on September 22, with shows across the UK and Europe, including stops in Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Brighton and London, where they’ll play KOKO on October 29. The band also have a previously confirmed headline London show at Omeara in the diary for July 11.
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Tickets are on general sale at 10am on June 30, prices start at £17.50/£18.50 plus fees.


Mark Lanegan

The former Screaming Trees frontman is set to play shows in Bristol, Norwich, Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Liverpool, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Leeds, Oxford, Southampton, Brighton and London between November 27 and December 12.
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Tickets are on general sale at 9am on June 30, prices start at £22.50/£25.00 plus fees


Logic

The Maryland hip-hop artist, who released ‘Everybody’ in May, will call at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on October 31, Manchester Academy the following day and the O2 Academy Birmingham on November 2 as part of his Everybody’s Tour.
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Tickets are on general sale at 9am on June 30, prices start at £19.50/£25.00 plus fees.


Mr. Big

The rockers will bring their first UK tour in over six years to Nottingham’s Rock City, Newcastle’s Northumbria Institute, London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Manchester Academy, Glasgow’s O2 ABC and the Wulfrun Hall  in Wolverhampton between November 16 and 23.
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Tickets are on general sale at 10am on June 30, priced £27.50/£29.50 plus fees.


Also announced this week, so far

The Temperance Movement, Paolo Nutini, Peter Kay, Alter Bridge, Passion Pusher, David Ramirez, Lisa and Lena, Sully Erna, G DRAGON, Turnover, William the Conqueror, Dead Kennedys, Beoga, Defeater, Culture Abuse, X Ambassadors, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, Moulettes, Alma, Will Heard, Jarrod Dickenson, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Tom Speight, Yellow Days, The Modern Strangers, Juanita Stein, Girl Ray, Roddy Woomble, Childhood, Sundara Karma, Run The Jewels and more!

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