Photography: Hinds, Willie J Healey & SWEAT @ Academy2, Manchester.

When you stick an Australian rock band on a bill with Airbourne, you expect volume, sweat and riffs thick enough to chew on. With Asomvel sadly forced to pull out due to illness, Avalanche were handed an extended set — and they didn’t waste a single extra second of it.

Fresh from winning the BRIT Award Critics’ Choice, Jacob Alon has been announced for a landmark performance on the Waterfront Stage at Latitude Festival 2026 — becoming only the fourth musical artist ever to play the iconic floating platform.

Melbourne indie outfit The Great Emu War Casualties continue the build-up to their debut album Public Sweetheart No.1 with the release of their latest single, Wanna See You.

Global flamenco icons Gipsy Kings featuring founder Tonino Baliardo have unveiled their vibrant new single Historia, the title track from their forthcoming album, due out on 15th May.

Cult favourites Police Dog Hogan have unveiled their rousing new single Go Down Fighting, the latest preview of forthcoming album The Light At The Top Of The Stairs, set for release on 10th April.

Denver outfit DeVotchKa have announced a special five-date UK tour for October 2026, marking 20 years since the release of the beloved indie film Little Miss Sunshine.

The UK’s largest and most immersive outdoor celebration of Country, Americana and Roots returns this summer as The Long Road Festival announces its seventh edition, set for the August Bank Holiday weekend, August 27th–30th 2026. Taking place once again at the picturesque Stanford Hall in Leicestershire, the four-day festival continues to bridge generations of artists — from genre-defining legends to the fresh voices reshaping modern country and Americana.

Just two nights after levelling The Academy Dublin and with Manchester’s O2 Ritz in their sights, Foo Fighters storm the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire for the second of three word-of-mouth, in-person-ticket-only club shows. No pre-sale frenzy. No dynamic pricing warfare. Just queues round the block and 2,000 devotees crammed into the Empire like it’s 1996 again.