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From massive tour announcements and festival line-ups to surprise singles, new albums, band reunions and everything happening across the music world, we'll keep you firmly in the loop.

Expect breaking music news, tour dates, festival updates, album and single announcements, band news, line-up changes, music videos and stories from across the rock and metal community.

We'll cover the biggest names in the business while making plenty of room for independent, unsigned and grassroots artists, venues and festivals deserving more attention.

Being proudly Welsh, we'll also keep a close eye on music news from across Cymru, championing Welsh bands, venues, promoters and the people keeping our scene loud. ๐Ÿ‰

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๐ŸŽญ CHOP SUEY & SLIP-NOT IN CARDIFF โ€“ THE ULTIMATE NU-METAL TRIBUTE SHOWDOWN! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Date: Saturday 8th November 2025Venue: The Globe, CardiffTickets: doppelgang3r.comPresented by: Divergent PromotionsSupport: The Violent InzidentTagline: The Ultimate Nu-Metal Tribute Showdown! ๐Ÿ’ฅ Calling all maggots and SOAD-heads โ€“ this is not your average tribute gig. It's a full-blown face-melter of a night, and it's heading straight for Cardiff this November. On Saturday the 8th, The Globe will be ground zero for...

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๐Ÿœ๏ธ Burning Man Exodus 2025: The Great Dusty Traffic Jam Heard Round the World ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ’จ

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If you thought getting out of Download Festival was a nightmareโ€ฆ buckle up, buttercup. Because Burning Man just dropped the ultimate mic-drop in exit chaos โ€” a 10-hour traffic jam across the Nevada desert that looked like something straight out of Mad Max: Beyond Gridlock. ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ”ฅ Yes, thatโ€™s ten whole hours of crawling at 0.5mph while being sandblasted by desert...

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Back In The Daytime โ€“ Chris Moyles Brings the Party to Swanseaโ€™s Patti Pavilion!

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Date: Saturday 13th September 2025 Time: 3:00PM โ€“ 9:00PM Location: Patti Pavilion, Swansea, SA1 4PQ Ticket Link: Grab your tickets before it sells out! For those who still party like itโ€™s 1999โ€ฆ but need to be in bed by 10. ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ˜ด Are you over 30? Do you still fancy a wild night out but canโ€™t hack the 2am kebab queue...

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Night-ish โ€“ The UKโ€™s Symphonic Tribute to Nightwish Thatโ€™ll Leave You Screaming โ€œYESS MUN!โ€ ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ–ค๐ŸŽป

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Ever wished you could witness the sweeping majesty of Nightwish without hopping a plane to Finland? Dream no more, butt โ€“ because Night-ish is here to cast their spell across UK stages, and theyโ€™re bringing epic vocals, orchestral grandeur, and proper symphonic power metal magic with โ€˜em. ๐Ÿง›โ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ”ฅ Who Are Night-ish? Hailing from the misty isles of the UK (probably...

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๐ŸŽธ The Big Indie Fest: Indie Anthems, Chaos & Nostalgia on Tour ๐ŸŽค

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Grab your bucket hats and strap on your dancing shoes, butt โ€“ The Big Indie Fest has landed, and itโ€™s an absolute belter! From the moment the first chord rings out, youโ€™re transported into an indie rock time machine. Weโ€™re talking a UK-wide tribute tour celebrating the most iconic indie bands ever. Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The 1975, Coldplay, Blur, The...

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๐ŸŽค ALL TIME LOW ARE BACK โ€“ โ€œEVERYONEโ€™S TALKING!โ€ UK TOUR 2026 ANNOUNCED ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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Pop punk legends All Time Low have officially dropped the dates for the UK leg of their massive 2026 โ€œEveryoneโ€™s Talking!โ€ world tour โ€“ and yes, we are screaming. Get ready to dust off your skinny jeans, grab your best eyeliner, and scream every word to โ€œDear Maria, Count Me Inโ€ because All Time Low are heading back to UK...

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AEROSMITH TEASE ONE LAST GIG: JOE PERRY DANGLES THE CARROT ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽค

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"Dream Onโ€? More like dreamโ€™s not dead, butt! ๐Ÿ–ค In a twist juicier than a backstage bottle of Jack, Joe Perry has dropped the kind of tease that makes Aerosmith fans sweat more than a July mosh pit at Fenway. On SiriusXMโ€™s Trunk Nation, Perry casually dropped a ticking time bomb of hope: โ€œWeโ€™re talking about itโ€ฆ I know thereโ€™s...

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NINE INCH NAILS UNLEASH โ€œAS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BEโ€ FROM TRON: ARES โ€” A SONIC STORM ACROSS THE GRID โšก๐Ÿ–ค

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Hold onto your leather trench coats and plug into the mainframe, because Nine Inch Nails are officially back from the void, and theyโ€™ve come armed with a new track that hits harder than a digitised freight train! On July 17, Reznor and Ross dropped "As Alive As You Need Me To Be", the lead single from the upcoming TRON: Ares...

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๐ŸŽค BEZ IN TENBY: THE NINE LIVES OF A HAPPY MONDAY โ€“ IN CONVERSATION TOUR 2025 ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ‹

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Alright, cโ€™mon butt โ€“ ready for a night of absolute chaos, comedy, and classic Madchester tales? Because BEZ โ€“ the maraca-shaking legend of Happy Mondays, the madman behind the moves, the bee-saving, Big Brother-winning, rave-era icon โ€“ is coming to Tenby for one night only! ๐Ÿ”ฅ And trust us... itโ€™s gonna be BUZZINโ€™ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ“ De Valence Pavilion, Tenby ๐Ÿ—“...

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Friday 17th October 2025 โ€“ De Valence Pavilion, Tenby

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Hold onto your hats โ€“ and your T-shirts โ€“ because SKINDRED are storming the seaside and dragging their mighty Detour tour to Tenby! Thatโ€™s right, the UKโ€™s most genre-bending, pit-starting, shirt-spinning legends are bringing their trademark chaos to the De Valence Pavilion on Friday 17th October 2025, and itโ€™s shaping up to be the loudest thing to hit Pembrokeshire since...

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๐ŸŽถ THE MAC ARE BAC! FLEETWOOD BAC HIT CARMARTHEN IN 2026 โ€“ GET YOUR TICKETS, MUN! ๐Ÿ–คโœจ

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๐Ÿ“ Where?The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen, Wales ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿ“… When?Saturday 4th April 2026 โ€“ mark it in your calendars, carve it into your vinyl, tattoo it on your forehead (OK, maybe not that far) ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐ŸŽค Who Are Fleetwood Bac? Theyโ€™re not just any tribute band, theyโ€™re THE tribute band. Fleetwood Bac were the first Fleetwood Mac tribute act to properly...

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๐ŸŽค โ€œThis One Goes to Elevenโ€ฆ Levels of Awkwardโ€ โ€“ Spinal Tap and REO Speedwagon Crash the Coldplay Meme Party ๐ŸŽธ

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Well butt, the internet's at it again โ€“ and this time itโ€™s roped in Spinal Tap and REO Speedwagon for a bit of cheeky chaos. ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ It all started with a painfully awkward moment at Coldplayโ€™s recent gig at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Picture this: the Kiss Cam sweeps over the crowd and lands on a couple. Instead of smooching...

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๐Ÿ’€20 Rock Stars Who Went Broke โ€“ Rock ‘n’ Roll Riches to Rags

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When you picture a rock star, you see the penthouse, not the pawn shop. ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ’ฐBut behind the flashy guitars, private jets, and champagne-soaked hotel rooms, thereโ€™s often a mountain of unpaid taxes, dodgy managers, and spending habits that make a Vegas stag do look tame. Hereโ€™s a list of 20 rock legends who once had it allโ€ฆ and then spectacularly...

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๐ŸŽค RHIANNON โ€“ THE FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE BAND LIVE IN SWANSEA ๐ŸŽค

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A Night of Mystical Mac Magic at The Bunkhouse โ€“ Friday 29 August 2025 ๐Ÿ“ The Bunkhouse Bar & Music Venue, Swansea, SA1 3DJ๐Ÿ•˜ Doors: 9:00PM๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets: ยฃ12 advance / ยฃ15 on the door โœจ Fleetwood Mac Fans, This Oneโ€™s For You! โœจ If youโ€™ve ever danced barefoot in your kitchen to Gypsy or screamed โ€œYou can go your own...

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