What we traditionally describe as ‘festival season’ - read wellies and people saying words like ‘transcendental’ about Glastonbury sets - is still a good few months down the road, presumably nestled behind more wind and rain.

The Vamps have announced dates for their debut UK headline tour.

Try and think of the most evil, decadent thing you can. Chances are, you won’t manage to match the supremely satanic bill put on at the Forum tonight - Behemoth and Cradle Of Filth are in town. May the power of Christ compel you indeed.

Angie Stone will bring her fusion of roots, soul, funk and hip-hop to the UK in April.

Adele's take on Bob Dylan's Make You Feel My Love is the 'perfect love song' due to a series of determining factors, researchers have claimed.

Robbie Williams will release his new single Shine My Shoes on March 24.

Foxes has confirmed a short run of new tour dates for May 2014.

Shreya Ghoshal, the popular Bollywood singer, will return to the UK in May after a successful run of concerts in 2013.

The All-American Rejects have been announced as headliners for Slam Dunk Festival 2014.

Deftones will head to Sonisphere this summer for their only UK date of 2014.

Radiohead have released 'PolyFauna', a new app created in conjunction with Nigel Godrich, Stanley Donwood and digital design house Universal Everything.

Damon Albarn has announced two London headline dates for April and May 2014.

Paul Weller has been confirmed for a major concert at Cardiff Castle on July 24.

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have lined up further dates for their May UK tour, confirming visits to Bristol O2 Academy, Liverpool O2 Academy, Belfast Limelight and Dublin Academy.

Tom Brosseau will return to the UK in April to tour his first solo release in 5 years and his seventh studio album to date, ‘Grass Punks’.

My Chemical Romance are set to release a previously unreleased track, Fake Your Death, on February 17.

As diversions go, †††’ self-titled debut is one that leads to some pretty dark, dangerous territory. The band, Deftones’ Chino Moreno, Shaun Lopez of Far and Chuck Doom, have mixed a heavy cocktail of Depeche Mode synths, bleak imagery and occult leanings, albeit one that is addictive and wonderfully melodic.

Deftones have confirmed that they will be taking a lengthy break for the majority of 2014, before returning next year to record a new album. 

Pusher are set to release their new single Let It Break via Genepool Records on March 17 2014.

Daughtry have added three dates to their March UK and Ireland tour.