U2 are returning to stadiums in 2027 with Carnaval De Luz Presents: The Greatest Show On Earth, a major world tour that will see Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. reunite on stage for their first stadium dates since 2019. The newly announced UK and European leg includes two nights at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Wolf Alice joining the band as special guests across the European dates.

Luvcat is marking the first anniversary of her debut album, Vicious Delicious, with the premiere of a full-length live concert film capturing her recent intimate performance at The Box Soho. The film will be available exclusively on YouTube for 48 hours from 6pm GMT on Halloween, Saturday 31st October 2026.

Nottingham trio GIRLBAND! are preparing to throw open the doors to their debut self-titled album, GIRLBAND!, arriving on 13th November 2026. To celebrate the release, the band will take their infectious house-party spirit on the road for a series of intimate UK in-store appearances, bringing fans together for a run of special events across the country.

Blancmange are set to revisit the formative years of their influential synth-pop career with the reissue of their first three studio albums: Happy Families (1982), Mange Tout (1984) and Believe You Me (1985). All three records will be re-released by London Records on 4th December 2026, across LP and CD formats, with restored artwork and a range of additional material.

The sold-out final night of The Jim Jones All Stars’ I’m On Fire tour brings the band to London’s legendary Scala to promote their album Cat Fight. Before the headliners take the stage, however, there is a night of rock ’n’ roll, psychedelic noise and soul-fuelled mayhem to get through, beginning with the legendary Camden Cat, Daniel Jeanrenaud.

Shed Seven continue their remarkable resurgence with the release of new single Let The Good Times Roll, the latest preview of their forthcoming seventh studio album, Shed Seven, due out on 8th January 2027 via Cooking Vinyl. The band have also confirmed that their biggest-ever headline show, at York’s LNER Community Stadium on 29th May 2027, has sold out.

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GRAMMY® and Emmy® Award-winning singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Emily Bear has released her new single, God Forbid A Girl Gets Used To This, marking her first solo artist release in almost a decade and her debut on Sony Music Masterworks.