Gaeya

Gaeya (Press)

Blending shimmering electronic pop with spiritual undertones and deeply rooted environmental themes, The Lucky Ones arrives as both a rallying cry and a moment of reflection. Built around warm basslines, glowing synth textures and sparse but commanding percussion, the track gradually unfolds into a hypnotic finale inspired by Gaeya’s Nordic heritage, with chant-like vocals adding an almost ritualistic atmosphere.

At its core, the single carries a message of collective responsibility and empowerment. Gaeya uses the track to encourage listeners to reconnect with nature, community and personal agency at a time when global uncertainty and division continue to dominate public discourse.

Describing the song as “a call for hope, courage, and conscious action,” Gaeya explains that The Lucky Ones is about recognising humanity’s shared power to create positive change. Themes of environmental protection, freedom, compassion and integrity run throughout the track, positioning it as one of her most direct and emotionally resonant releases to date.

The new single follows earlier release Higher Ground, another expansive and spiritually driven composition that paired ethereal synth work with tribal-inspired rhythms. Together, the tracks paint a clear picture of the sonic and philosophical direction of Growth, a project centred around transformation, healing and personal evolution.

Produced by Anders Rane, the forthcoming EP sees Gaeya further refining the “Earth Music” aesthetic she has become known for — a genre-blurring fusion of cinematic electronic production, primal vocal work and Nordic mysticism. Drawing equally from ancient traditions and futuristic sound design, Growth aims to bridge past and present while encouraging listeners to engage with both inner and outer change.

The EP also acts as a thematic continuation of Gaeya’s 2021 debut Awakening, which explored the first stages of self-awareness and conscious living. Where that release focused on questioning identity and purpose, Growth appears to embrace the next phase: transformation through action, connection and resilience.

Gaeya

Gaeya (Press)

Beyond music, Gaeya has developed a reputation for creating immersive artistic experiences that blur the line between performance, ritual and activism. Her live shows are designed as transformative spaces rather than traditional concerts, combining atmosphere, visual storytelling and emotional intensity. Over recent years she has toured internationally across Europe, the United States and South Africa while expanding her wider creative projects, including the WE ARE NATURE Festival and the FIND Foundation, which supports rewilding initiatives and Indigenous cultural preservation.

Having collaborated with GRAMMY®-winning songwriter Rob Davis, British electronic duo Kudeta and producer James Bright, Gaeya continues to position herself as one of Sweden’s most distinctive forward-thinking artists — one equally concerned with emotional connection as sonic experimentation.

With Growth arriving next month, The Lucky Ones feels like a statement of intent: introspective, cinematic and deeply human, while refusing to lose sight of optimism.

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Boy George @ Rough Trade East

Boy George @ Rough Trade East (Kalpesh Patel)

Dubbed The Singles Tour, the run promises an evening packed with era-defining hits from the band’s glittering four-decade career, including Karma Chameleon, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Church Of The Poison Mind, Time (Clock Of The Heart), Miss Me Blind and I’ll Tumble 4 Ya.

Fronted by the unmistakable Boy George, Culture Club remain one of the most influential British bands to emerge from the early ‘80s new romantic movement. Their flamboyant visuals, soulful melodies and genre-blurring sound helped reshape mainstream pop culture while simultaneously turning the group into international superstars.

Beginning in Bournemouth on 7th December, the arena trek will travel through Cardiff, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield and Birmingham before culminating with a huge London headline show at The O2 on 19th December.

Joining the band throughout the tour are fellow British pop legends ABC and Haircut 100, making the run a stacked celebration of classic ‘80s British pop.

Culture Club’s legacy remains staggering. Since bursting onto the scene in 1982, the band have sold more than 100 million singles and 50 million albums worldwide, while Boy George himself became one of music’s most recognisable and groundbreaking cultural figures. Their 1984 GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist cemented their global impact, while a string of chart successes on both sides of the Atlantic ensured the band’s songs became woven into the fabric of pop history.

Boy George @ Rough Trade East

Boy George @ Rough Trade East (Kalpesh Patel)

The announcement arrives as nostalgia-driven arena tours continue to dominate the live calendar, but few acts can boast a catalogue as instantly recognisable or as influential as Culture Club’s. With their vibrant stage presence and timeless hooks still connecting across generations, The Singles Tour looks set to be one of the biggest retro-pop events of the winter.

Tickets go on general sale Friday 29th May at 9:30am.

UK Tour Dates

DECEMBER
7th – Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth
8th – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
10th – AO Arena, Manchester
11th – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
12th – First Direct Arena, Leeds
13th – Utilita Arena, Newcastle
15th – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
17th – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
18th – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
19th – The O2, London

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Good Charlotte

Good Charlotte (Jen Rosenstein)

Fresh from sold-out arena shows across Australia and New Zealand, the Maryland icons are continuing the momentum behind their latest album Motel Du Cap with a string of arena dates across mainland Europe before culminating in massive UK shows at London’s The O2 and Manchester’s Co-op Live. Joining them on the run are fellow pop-punk favourites Yellowcard.

The announcement arrives during a major resurgence for the band, who return to UK stages this weekend to headline the main stage at Slam Dunk Festival. The appearance marks their first UK performance since 2019 and feels particularly fitting given the festival’s celebration of two decades of pop-punk and alternative culture — a scene Good Charlotte helped define in the early 2000s with era-defining anthems like The Anthem and Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous.

Alongside the tour announcement, brothers Joel Madden and Benji Madden have also unveiled a new collaborative capsule collection between The Great Frog and their creative collective Painted Flowers. The limited-edition release blends handcrafted jewellery and fashion with the band’s longstanding visual identity and punk-rooted aesthetic, further underlining the cultural influence Good Charlotte continue to hold nearly three decades into their career.

Released last year, Motel Du Cap saw the band reconnect with the raw emotional honesty and sharp-edged songwriting that first made them global stars, while also pushing their sound into darker and more reflective territory. Produced by Zakk Cervini and former Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish, the album balances introspective lyricism with huge choruses tailor-made for arenas.

The band’s recent live return has only reinforced their enduring connection with audiences. Whether performing on American television, headlining major festivals or revisiting hometown roots through intimate fan events, Good Charlotte continue to bridge nostalgia with renewed creative ambition.

With Slam Dunk this weekend and a major arena tour now locked in, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the band’s biggest years in over a decade.

UK & Ireland Tour Dates

MAY
24th – Slam Dunk Festival South, Hatfield
25th – Slam Dunk Festival North, Leeds

NOVEMBER
19th – The O2, London
20th – Co-op Live, Manchester

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The Script

The Script (Simon Emmett)

The album marks a significant new chapter for the band following the emotional weight of 2024’s Satellites, which saw frontman Danny O’Donoghue navigating the grief surrounding the loss of bandmate Mark Sheehan in 2023. While that record reflected heartbreak and healing, The User’s Guide To Being Human channels renewed purpose, resilience and forward momentum.

Speaking about the project, O’Donoghue describes music as the way he has always processed life’s most defining moments, from childhood struggles to personal loss. That emotional honesty has long been at the core of The Script’s appeal, helping the band become one of the UK and Ireland’s most successful modern rock-pop acts with six UK number one albums, over 14 billion global streams and millions of tickets sold worldwide.

Lead single Man In The Arena arrives with all the hallmarks of a classic Script anthem — soaring hooks, stadium-sized ambition and emotionally charged lyricism. Inspired in part by Theodore Roosevelt’s famous “Man In The Arena” speech, the track celebrates those willing to risk failure by stepping into the spotlight, rather than criticising from the sidelines. Built around a driving R&B groove before exploding into a huge singalong chorus, it feels purpose-built for the arenas the band will soon return to across Europe and beyond.

The new album was written and recorded in Los Angeles’ Topanga Canyon alongside longtime collaborators Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner and Jimbo Barry — the same creative team behind some of the band’s biggest hits including Hall Of Fame, Breakeven and The Man Who Can’t Be Moved. The resulting record promises a balance of emotional vulnerability and widescreen pop-rock ambition, something The Script have mastered throughout their career.

Alongside the album announcement comes confirmation of a huge UK and European arena tour beginning this autumn, with extensive dates across Ireland, England and Scotland before continuing into mainland Europe, Asia and Australia in 2027. The band will also spend much of this summer performing to enormous stadium crowds as special guests for Take That and Luke Combs.

The Script @ BST Hyde Park 2023

Danny O'Donoghue of The Script performs on stage on Day 5 of American Express Presents BST Hyde Park on July 1, 2023 in London, United, Kingdom. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/Shutterstock)

With a catalogue already packed full of era-defining anthems and a new record centred around what it means to stay human through life’s chaos, The Script appear ready to begin another major chapter.

UK & Ireland Tour Dates

OCTOBER
30th – 3Arena, Dublin
31st – 3Arena, Dublin

NOVEMBER
2nd – SSE Arena, Belfast
5th – Utilita Arena, Newcastle
6th – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
7th – Co-op Live, Manchester
9th – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
10th – First Direct Arena, Leeds
12th – P&J Live, Aberdeen
13th – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
14th – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
16th – International Centre, Bournemouth
17th – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
19th – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

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Skerryvore

Skerryvore (Jeff Holmes)

Packed with soaring choruses, pounding folk-rock energy and unmistakably Scottish spirit, the track captures everything that has kept the Tartan Army believing through decades of disappointment. Built around themes of unity, resilience and national pride, Never Stopped Dreaming feels tailor-made for packed pubs, fan zones and late-night singalongs from Glasgow to Boston.

Opening with references to Scotland’s last appearance at the tournament in France ‘98 before turning its attention to this summer’s journey stateside, the song taps directly into the emotional release surrounding the national team’s long-awaited return to football’s biggest stage. With fiddle-driven melodies, euphoric hooks and the band’s trademark Celtic rock sound, it arrives as both a celebration and a statement of belief.

Speaking about the track, vocalist Alec Dalglish describes it as a tribute to the unwavering loyalty of Scottish supporters who kept turning up despite years outside the global spotlight. That sense of communal identity has long been central to Skerryvore’s music, and Never Stopped Dreaming channels it into something destined to become a terrace favourite.

The release lands ahead of a special World Cup warm-up party at Barrowland Ballroom, where the band will help send supporters off in style before Scotland begin their campaign against Haiti. The event also supports Street Soccer Scotland, with proceeds helping fund programmes designed to support disadvantaged communities through football.

Skerryvore’s connection to Scotland’s live music scene has only strengthened over the past two decades. Renowned for explosive festival performances and emotionally charged hometown shows, the band have evolved from grassroots favourites into one of the country’s defining modern folk-rock acts. Their 2023 album Tempus marked a commercial breakthrough, while last year’s huge 20th anniversary celebration at Floors Castle cemented their reputation as one of Scotland’s premier live bands.

With World Cup fever building and supporters preparing to descend on North America in huge numbers, Never Stopped Dreaming arrives at exactly the right moment — a heartfelt anthem for a fanbase that never lost faith.

Upcoming UK Live Dates:

MAY
24th – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
30th – The Gathering, Inverness

JULY / AUGUST
3rd – New Forest Folk Festival, Plaitford
16th – Corran Halls, Oban
25th – EDF, Benbecula
30th July – 1st August – Belladrum Festival, Inverness-shire

AUGUST
8th – Party At The Palace, Linlithgow
20th – 23rd – Beautiful Days Festival, Devon
22nd – Heather On The Hill, Edinburgh
23rd – Beautiful Days Festival, Exeter

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