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Hottest Tickets: Your Guide To The Biggest Shows In August 2026
Hi there! Gather round for latest edition of Stereoboard’s monthly gig guide, where we crunch the numbers to give you the inside track on where to be and who to see thanks to our ever-changing Hottest 100 tickets list, which determines its standings by comparing face value ticket prices from more than 50 agents and resellers over a 24 hour period.
Written by: Stereoboard | Date: Thursday, 06 August 2026
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Sex Pistols and Frank Carter's Punk Spirit Still Has Bite
All photos: Depot LIVE
It’s been 50 years since punk exploded on London’s King’s Road and while the anarchy may now come with artisan food stalls and VIP wristbands rather than spit and safety pins, the music still carries plenty of bite. There’s an unmistakable sense of occasion around Cardiff Castle for the return of the Sex Pistols, Britain’s once most-feared band, with their last in the city coming way back in 1976.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 05 August 2026
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Pints, Pills and Poor Choices: The Streets' 'A Grand Don't Come For Free' Is As Real As Ever
All Photos: Depot Live
If you were broke in 2004 but could somehow scrape together enough loose change for a messy night out and a kebab, among other questionable life choices, the story Mike Skinner told of losing £1000 on ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ probably felt less like a concept album and more like a snapshot of your early twenties. Fast forward more than two decades and The Streets are bringing the hedonism, heartbreak and hope contained in their seminal rap opera to Cardiff Castle as part of a nationwide tour, and suddenly the glorious clusterfuck of being young doesn’t feel quite so far away anymore.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
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Creating, Excavating: Rival Sons' Jay Buchanan Goes Off Grid to Make 'Weapons of Beauty'
Photo: Matthew Wignall
For most artists, writing an album in isolation in the Mojave Desert might be considered a form of self-flagellation. But Jay Buchanan isn’t most artists. When Rival Sons’ guitarist and vocalist finally got round to crafting his first solo record, he knew he had to go all in like never before, switching off from the hubbub of a tech-reared society and going off grid.
Written by: Chris Lord | Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
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Hottest Tickets: Your Guide To The Biggest Shows in July 2026
Hi there! Please be seated for the latest edition of Stereoboard’s monthly gig guide, where we host all of the biggest names in live music under one roof, running through who’s hot and who’s even hotter thanks to our ever-changing Hottest 100 tickets list, which determines its standings by comparing face value ticket prices from more than 50 agents and resellers over a 24 hour period.
Written by: Stereoboard | Date: Thursday, 09 July 2026
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Wildlife You Can't Outlast: LIFE On Adventure, Community and 'ABSTRACT / NATURAL'
Photo: Luke Hallett
“It is an oxymoron, isn’t it?” responds Mez Sanders-Green when quizzed by Stereoboard on the title ‘ABSTRACT / NATURAL’. The vocalist of Hull post-punk crew LIFE admits it’s difficult to neatly articulate the nuance underneath the title of their fourth album, explaining that literally anything — from a brick to the Zoom call we’re speaking on — can be interpreted as abstract or natural. “You know nature’s abstract / It goes on and on,” he wails during Buried Giant, a brooding Sprints-esque alt-rock rager.
Written by: Rishi Shah | Date: Monday, 06 July 2026
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Keep The Fight Moving: Downtown Boys on 'Public Luxury' And Creating Community on Tour
Photo: Ebru Yildiz
Victoria Marie turns the camera away from herself, the Zoom window revealing a pile of norteño ballad tapes that belonged to her grandmother. They were one of many sources of inspiration that Downtown Boys’ vocalist and co-founder called on while making their formidable new album ‘Public Luxury’, slotting the folk tradition alongside literary and political figures such as Palestinian activist Leila Khaled, Chinese-American writer R.F. Kuang, Che Guevara and, “anything Sally Rooney, especially Intermezzo,” Marie says.
Written by: Laura Johnson | Date: Thursday, 02 July 2026
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Alter Bridge's Blackbird Festival is a Triumph For Loud, Unapologetic Heavy Music
Photos: DEPOT
With the post-Download blues well and truly shaken off, riff-worshippers turned their attention to the next major event in the 2026 rock and metal calendar: a huge, heavy weekend in the Welsh capital, beginning with Alter Bridge’s inaugural Blackbird Festival at Cardiff Castle.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
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Karol, Ariana and You: The Best Tours In The Second Half of 2026
Summer is here! You want to be outside, among people, sipping something cold while it's hot. You also want some tunes, right? Luckily for you, we’ve pulled together details of some of the most hotly-anticipated tours set to hit the UK and Ireland in the second half of 2026 to give you just that and more, with some arena crackers to come once the leaves turn.
Written by: Stereoboard | Date: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
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Hot Hot Hot: The Cure Underline Their Legendary Rep at Baking Cardiff Show
It’s hot. All day, Cardiff has been burning up in the mother of all heatwaves, but respite arrives in the form of The Cure’s headline set to kick off this summer’s Blackweir Live series. The calming serenity of songs such as Pictures of You and The Last Day of Summer offer more of a balm than a portable fan or a 99 ever could.
Written by: James Palaczky | Date: Friday, 26 June 2026
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Squeeze on 'Trixies', Their Biggest Ever Tour and the Importance of Grassroots Venues
Photo: Dean Chalkley
Squeeze co-founder and lead singer Glenn Tilbrook has spoken of his excitement at joining hundreds of artists in celebrating the role of grassroots venues as part of Everywhere At Once, which will run between June 26 and 28. The UK-wide live music event will bring festival season directly to more than 400 grassroots music venues across the country, with some 2000 artists performing, representing the full spectrum of the country’s music scene.
Written by: Jeremy Blackmore | Date: Tuesday, 23 June 2026
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Bruises, Beers and Bands: The Five Best Sets At Download 2026
Photo: Leora Bermeister
The dust has settled on Download 2026 after thousands upon thousands of metalheads from all walks of life descended upon the promised land of Donington Park to soak up the best acts the world of heavy music has to offer.
Written by: James Palaczky | Date: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
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Hottest Tickets: Your Guide To The Biggest Shows in June 2026
Hi there! Welcome once again to Stereoboard’s monthly gig guide, where we pull together the movers and shakers on the live scene for a one-stop guide to all things noisy, fun and sun-dappled over the coming weeks. Head below for generational pop runs, teen icons and a star with real staying power who’s made it their business to dominate our Hottest 100 Tickets list for weeks and weeks and weeks.
Written by: Stereoboard | Date: Friday, 05 June 2026
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Baby Steps to Giant Leaps: Pool Kids On Their Busy Year of UK Shows
Spirits are high when Pool Kids congregate in the coffee bar at the front of Archive, a spot in Leeds adorned with fairy lights, ahead of the third show of a UK tour. Nothing, not even the fact that it’s rained every day since the start of the year, can dampen their mood. “It feels authentic!” exclaims guitarist Andy Anaya.
Written by: Emma Wilkes | Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
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Dizzying Fun: Angine de Poitrine Back Up The Hype at Debut London Show
Photo: Constantin Monfilliette
Imagine Primus doing all the drugs in the world while binge-watching every episode of The Muppet Show, and you can begin to picture how weird Angine de Poitrine are. The Québécois pairing went viral out of nowhere thanks to a KEXP live session earlier this year, with people being instantly captivated by whatever the hell it was they were watching. The questions were countless: who are they? Why are they dressed like that? And why do they have the most phallic noses this side of Michael Gove’s Spitting Image puppet?
Written by: Matt Mills | Date: Thursday, 14 May 2026
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Hottest Tickets: Your Guide To The Biggest Shows in May 2026
Hello! Welcome to Stereoboard’s new monthly gig guide, where we’ll give you the lowdown on all things loud and live over the next few weeks, from massive names kicking off long-awaited tours to hidden gems, ticket deals and the artists who are being searched for non-stop on our ever-changing Hottest 100 Tickets list, which ranks events listed on our site right now, based on click stats over the preceding 24 hours.
Written by: Stereoboard | Date: Friday, 01 May 2026
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