Metallica – M72 World TourPrincipality Stadium, CardiffSunday 28th June 2026Support: Gojira + Knocked Loose Cardiff has seen plenty of carnage over the years. Rugby madness. Six Nations chaos. Hen parties armed with inflatable objects. Pints flying down St Mary Street like they’ve got somewhere important to be. But on Sunday night, the Welsh capital belonged […]
Hellfest has gone full heavy metal cathedral, butt. The legendary French festival has unveiled a towering new statue of Ozzy Osbourne at its 2026 edition, giving the late Prince of Darkness the kind of tribute only the world of metal could possibly deliver: massive, emotional, slightly terrifying, gloriously dramatic, and absolutely dripping in riff-powered mythology. […]
Cardiff, brace yourself. Metallica are in town — and the Principality Stadium is about to sound like the gates of Valhalla being kicked open by four very loud men in black. Tonight, the mighty Metallica bring their colossal M72 World Tour to the Principality Stadium, and Wales is ready for a full-blown riff invasion. We’re […]
Metallica didn’t just play Glasgow. They stormed it, battered it with riffs, set the place glowing, and walked out with an attendance record tucked under one arm like a backstage laminate. On Thursday 25th June 2026, the mighty Metallica rolled into Barclays Hampden Park as part of their monster M72 World Tour, bringing with them […]
Cardiff has seen some wild nights, butt — rugby heartbreak, rain that arrives sideways, and enough Caroline Street post-gig carnage to fill a Netflix documentary — but Metallica dropping a surprise cover of Tom Jones’ “Delilah” inside the Principality Stadium? That’s a proper Welsh “DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?” moment. According to the viral post doing […]
Well then, butt — here’s one to rattle the fillings and wake up the neighbours. The Fell have announced their debut UK tour for December 2026, and it looks like Britain is about to get a proper dose of modern rock thunder just in time for the festive season. Forget sleigh bells — this December, […]
Captain Kirk recruits Mikkey Dee for a metal mission that sounds absolutely bonkers… and we are fully strapped in Just when you think the world of heavy metal has run out of ways to surprise us, William Shatner has kicked down the door, pointed dramatically at the nearest Marshall stack, and decided he’s going full […]
Dave Grohl And The Stadium Rock Machine Roll Into Liverpool For Two Massive Nights Foo Fighters fans, sound the alarm, cancel your sensible plans, and start stretching those vocal cords — because final tickets were released for the band’s opening Liverpool show at Anfield, giving fans one last shot at joining the stadium-sized chaos. The […]
Deep Purple fans, gather round the campfire, crack open the imaginary tour bus fridge, and prepare for some proper rock ’n’ roll storytelling — because Ian Gillan is heading out on the road in 2027 for a huge UK spoken word tour. The legendary Deep Purple vocalist has announced The Talking Gib’rish Tour, a 24-date […]
Well then. Just when you think Iron Maiden have seen everything across five decades of galloping basslines, giant Eddies, air-raid vocals and crowds screaming like they’ve just been handed a free pint, Paris goes and throws a power cut into the setlist. Iron Maiden’s huge show at Paris La Défense Arena on Monday 22 June […]
Cardiff’s summer gig season has been absolutely stacked this year, with Blackweir Fields turning into one of the biggest open-air music spots in Wales. From goth legends to soul powerhouses, pop giants, party chaos and a cancelled rock icon moment, here’s the Riff Report-friendly rundown of what went down — or was meant to go […]
Some rock stars get gold discs. Some get sold-out arenas. Some get tribute acts in pubs where the guitarist looks nothing like Slash but absolutely believes he does. But the real legends? The ones who changed music, rattled windows, inspired generations and made parents across the world shout, “Turn that racket down!”? They get turned […]
When it comes to constantly evolving without ever losing their identity, few bands do it better than Skunk Anansie. Three decades after first exploding onto the British rock scene, the legendary four-piece have once again shown why they remain one of the most fearless and creative bands in rock music. Their latest release sees them […]
Heavy metal fans, prepare for take-off because British metal legends Saxon have just announced something absolutely massive. Not only are the veterans of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal heading back out on the road for the UK and Ireland leg of their brand-new Gods of Thunder World Tour, but they’re also bringing back […]
South Wales Alternative Rockers Return With Their Strongest Material Yet On The April Tapes There’s something special about bands that aren’t chasing trends. No TikTok gimmicks. No manufactured image. No desperate attempts to reinvent the wheel. Just a group of mates getting together and making the kind of music they genuinely love. That’s exactly what […]