Nashville Stars Saddle Up Again for 2026 UK “Encore Tour”

Celtic rock favourites Skerryvore are marking their 20th anniversary in style with the release of a new live album, Skerryvore XX – Live At Floors Castle, out now. Capturing a landmark moment in their journey from modest beginnings to global stages, the record documents the band’s spectacular anniversary concert at the historic Floors Castle in Roxburghshire, Scotland.

With their sixth studio album Barbara due for release this Friday (22nd August), Nashville chart-toppers Old Dominion have unveiled a final teaser: brand-new single Late Great Heartbreak. A playful, soul-inflected jam, it’s the latest sign that the record will be the band’s most adventurous to date.

London-via-Bristol trio The Jacques are gearing up for the 5th September release of their second album Make Repetition! with a bold new single, Ramona. The shimmering synth-driven track arrives with a playful official video, setting the tone for a record that promises reinvention, resilience, and plenty of surprises.

All Points East kicked off beautifully on 15th August with Gotts Street Park on the West Stage for the best of summer. The Leeds trio have 4.1M followers on Spotify with tunes from their 3 albums appearing on my playlists for years, and as the longest member of my personal lineup list for the day it seemed fitting to start there. Joined by a 4th, the humble lads stepped on stage and addressed the tiny but growing crowd before starting their first sets of instrumentals. I hate the term “vibing” considering it a lazy descriptor but it works for what Gotts Street Park were doing.

Australian indie-rock trailblazers The Temper Trap have announced their long-awaited return to the stage with a run of four headline shows across London, Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles later this year. The tour will mark the band’s first live appearances since re-emerging with new music in 2025, kicking-off with in a UK homecoming at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on 2nd November.

Fresh from a summer that saw them storm Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, dazzle Alexandra Palace Park and shake the foundations of Leeds’ Temple Newsam Park in a euphoric hometown set, Kaiser Chiefs have announced a new 2026 UK tour to keep the party going.

Here in the nice part of West London, it’s all very civilised. The retro eighties chimes of White Lies fill the sky,...

Two decades on from its original release, Road To Rouen — the album that signalled one of the boldest pivots in Supergrass’s career — is getting the deluxe treatment. The 20th Anniversary Edition lands 3rd October 2025 via BMG, bringing with it remastered audio, unheard live cuts, and the first official release of the wistful, previously unreleased studio track Don’t Leave Me Alone, out today.