Fred Durst crowned “Sexiest Festival Voice in the UK” and we are absolutely not OK Move over, Olivia Rodrigo. Step aside, Sabrina Carpenter. And Chappell Roan? Sorry love, but it’s time to pass the crown to a backwards cap-wearing, dad-vibing, nu-metal legend. Yep, Fred bloody Durst of Limp Bizkit has just been declared the owner […]
Hold onto your flower crowns and bass drops, ravers – because Tomorrowland 2025 has just gone full Firestarter… and not in a good way. 🔥😳 Mere days before Belgium’s dance-music mega-fest was due to kick off, the main stage – a literal temple of lasers, LEDs, and lunacy – was engulfed in flames. I mean, […]
It’s all kicking off, butt. Not just metaphorically. Literally. On stage. In real life. With legal papers flying faster than drumsticks in a tantrum. The legendary alt-rock circus that is Jane’s Addiction has officially exploded into Lawsuit: The Musical. 💥📜 🤹♂️ What’s Occurring? Just when you thought things couldn’t get more Jane’s Addiction-y… they’ve gone […]
From snarling riffs to that signature growl – “YEAH!” – James Hetfield has been Metallica’s fearless frontman, rhythm machine, and emotional core for over four decades. But beyond the stage dives, flames, and fist-pumping anthems, Papa Het is full of surprises. 🐍🎸 So grab your snake pit pass, light a flaming skull candle, and dive […]
By @theriffreportuk | The Riff Report Blog Well, that’s not the kind of jet airliner anyone wanted, mun… 🛩️💨 In what might be the most rock ‘n’ roll meets doomsday statement we’ve seen this year, the legendary Steve Miller Band have cancelled their entire 2025 summer tour, citing what basically amounts to Mother Nature going […]
Call the accountant, the calculator, and your nan’s savings jar — Bruce Springsteen has officially completed the most successful tour of his career, and he’s done it in style (and in Sterling). The final show of The Land Of Hope And Dreams Tour took place on July 3rd, 2025, at the iconic San Siro Stadium […]
Let’s face it — being called a “one hit wonder” is like getting invited to a wild party… and then being chucked out before the second round of shots. 🤷♂️ Some bands deserved better. Some bands peaked too soon. And some bands just vanished into the leather-clad mist, leaving behind one glorious banger that still […]
Right then, Mac fans – dust off your velvet shawls, brew a witchy cuppa, and clutch your vinyl tightly, because Stevie Nicks and Lindsey bloody Buckingham are up to something… and it’s very cryptic 👀. After years of silence colder than a Welsh hillside in February, the iconic pair have suddenly started completing each other’s […]
The Legend vs The Livestream 📺🤠 At Glastonbury 2025, just as the Pyramid Stage was poised to become a time machine back to the golden era of folk rock, Neil Young did the most Neil Young thing imaginable — he blocked the BBC from livestreaming his set. 📢 “At the artist’s request, we won’t be […]
By someone who thought “Championship” meant “first place” – oops Swansea City has just gone full West Coast, mun. 🏴➡️🌴 In a move that sounds like a fever dream you’d have after too many Brains beers and a late-night Netflix hip-hop doc, Snoop Dogg – yes, that Snoop, the D-O-double-Gizzle – has officially joined Swansea […]
Grab your bucket hats and your waterproofs, butt – it’s about to get biblical. The Met Office has slapped a yellow thunderstorm warning over Manchester for 21 hours straight, just as tens of thousands of Oasis fans prepare to descend on Heaton Park for the band’s final two reunion dates. Because of course it is. […]
“Lights will guide you home… and also expose your alleged affair to 75,000 people and the entire internet.” 😬 Welcome to one of the strangest CEO statements of the year — and no, it’s not about profits, layoffs, or tech gone rogue. This one’s about a Coldplay concert, a very public PDA moment, and a […]
What’s occurring, blues lovers? It’s time to don your shades, crank the soul, and hop in the Bluesmobile, because The Blues Brothers are staging one hell of a comeback – and they’re not doing it quietly. 😎🎩🚓 🎶 THE LOST ALBUM: RARE & RAW BLUES GOLD Hold onto your pork pie hats, because we’re finally […]
“Some might say… you’re spending too much on Oasis CDs.”We say: pipe down, Karen – it includes a chance to see them at Wembley in 2025. 😎 🎟️ What’s All This Then? Amazon.co.uk is shifting five new “Complete Studio Album Collection” box sets of Oasis’ studio back catalogue – and if you grab one, you’re […]
Bots, Dynamic Pricing & Broken Dreams – Is It Time the UK Government Stepped In? You wake up early. Your heart’s racing. Laptop on, phone in one hand, coffee in the other. Ten minutes to go. The queue opens. You’re in! You’re… 14,267th in line. 😩 Welcome to the absolute farce that is buying tickets […]