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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.

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๐Ÿ• DOMINOโ€™S vs PIZZA HUT UK โ€“ THE FULL MENU SMACKDOWN ๐Ÿ•

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Welcome to the cheesiest battle of them all! ๐ŸŽธ Who rules the UK pizza scene โ€“ Dominoโ€™s or Pizza Hut? Weโ€™ve gone full throttle into the menus, the prices, the deals, and the delicious madness so you donโ€™t have to. Letโ€™s pit the pepperoni princes against each other and find out which pizzeria deserves your hard-earned dough ๐Ÿ’ท๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ŸŽธ DOMINOโ€™S...

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๐Ÿ˜‚ Ahhh the classic Wetherspoons Experienceโ„ข โ€” where the pints are cheap, the foodโ€™s hotter than your exโ€™s rage, and the cutlery occasionally doubles as power tools. A saw to cut your pizza, though?! What is this โ€” a B&Q pop-up kitchen? ๐Ÿชš๐Ÿ•

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Letโ€™s break it downโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ• The Pizza vs The Weaponised Utensil You go in for a โ€œ3 for ยฃ10โ€ deal thinking โ€œTidy! Iโ€™ll have a lovely bite before the pints kick in.โ€What you get is a pizza, a lukewarm side of garlic bread, and a metal object forged in the fires of Mordor to slice it with.Honestly, you shouldn't need...

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๐ŸŽค Kelly Osbourne Goes Nuclear Over Suicide Pact Rumour: โ€œThat Was Bullst!โ€๐Ÿ’ฅ

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โš ๏ธ Trigger Warning: This article discusses false rumours about end-of-life decisions and terminal illness. If this is upsetting or distressing for you, please proceed with care or skip this one entirely. Your mental health matters. ๐Ÿ–ค Welcome to another episode of The Osbournes Unfilteredโ„ข, where the dramaโ€™s as loud as the amps and the comebacks are sharper than Ozzyโ€™s eyeliner...

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OASIS KNEBWORTH 2026: THE COMEBACK OF THE BLOODY CENTURY?! ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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By The Riff Report Blog Hold onto your parkas and fire up the โ€œDefinitely Maybeโ€ vinyl, butt โ€” something seismic might be on the horizon. A photo has exploded across the internet faster than Liam can tweet โ€œPotatoโ€: Liam and Noel Gallagher, side by side, with bold yellow letters declaring:โ€œOASIS KNEBWORTH 2026โ€. Whether itโ€™s fan art, a cryptic tease, or...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ TILL LINDEMANN โ€“ MEINE WELT TOUR 2025 HITS LONDON! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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๐Ÿค˜ The Rammstein Frontman Returns With A Solo Show Thatโ€™ll Set Wembley Ablaze ๐Ÿค˜ Cโ€™mon butt, brace yourself for the loudest, darkest, most flaming November night of your life โ€“ because Till Lindemann is coming to Londonโ€™s OVO Arena Wembley on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, and heโ€™s not pulling any punches. This ainโ€™t your dadโ€™s industrial metal gig โ€“ itโ€™s...

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๐Ÿ–ค MARILYN MANSON IS BACK, MUN โ€“ UK TOUR DATES UNLEASHED! โšฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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October 2025 just got darker... and sexier. Thatโ€™s right, the God of F**k himself โ€“ Marilyn Manson โ€“ is crawling back onto UK soil this spooky season with a full-blown hard rock/metal resurrection tour that promises chaos, controversy, and that delicious dose of industrial filth weโ€™ve all been starving for. So, whatโ€™s occurring? Letโ€™s break it downโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ TOUR KICKS...

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๐ŸŽธ 22 PRIME DAY MUSIC DEALS STILL LIVE (UK)

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Grab 'em before theyโ€™re gone, mun! 1. Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise Cancelling Headphones ๐Ÿ‘‚ "Silence your annoying flatmate and hear every detail like you're in the studio with Bowie."๐Ÿ”— Buy on Amazon UK 2. 1 BY ONE Belt-Drive Turntable with Built-In Speakers ๐ŸŒ€ "Retro vibes, lush sound, and no amp required โ€“ perfect for vinyl virgins and pros alike."๐Ÿ”— Buy on...

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๐ŸŽธ The Ultimate Classic Rock Show Is Touring the UK & Ireland โ€“ And Itโ€™s Pure Rock Heaven ๐Ÿค˜

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๐Ÿ’ฅ Ready for a night of face-melting solos, iconic riffs, and all the anthems you grew up screaming into your hairbrush? The Ultimate Classic Rock Show is officially hitting the road, and itโ€™s bringing the very best of rock royalty with it โ€“ from Metallica to Mรถtley Crรผe, AC/DC to Aerosmith. ๐Ÿฅ Whether you're a leather-clad headbanger or a vinyl-spinning...

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๐ŸŽป๐Ÿ”ฅ THE ROCK ORCHESTRA: ARENA OF FIRE โ€“ CARDIFF IS ABOUT TO BURN! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽป

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๐Ÿ“ Utilita Arena Cardiff | ๐Ÿ—“ October 10, 2025 | ๐Ÿ’€ Classical Mayhem Incoming Cardiff, brace yourself. On October 10th, the mighty Rock Orchestra is crashing into town with their Arena of Fire tour โ€” and itโ€™s going to be absolutely off its classical rocker, mun! ๐Ÿงจ Expect shredding violins, exploding timpani, and a mosh-friendly symphony covering the titans of...

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๐Ÿฐ Cardiff Castle โ€“ A Summer of Sound, Sun & Singing Your Head Off

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The Ultimate Guide to Gigs at Cardiff Castle 2025๐Ÿ’ฅ Line-ups โ€ข Tickets โ€ข Food & Drink โ€ข Travel Tips โ€ข Where to Stay โ€ข How to Get Home ๐Ÿ’ฅ From synth legends to reggae icons, rock ballads to disco lasers, Cardiff Castle has become the place to see iconic bands with the Welsh skyline as your backdrop. Here's the ultimate...

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๐ŸŽธ Every Musician Whoโ€™s Officially Been a Member of Pearl Jam

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A Grunge Family Tree So Twisted, Even Vedder Canโ€™t Untangle It Letโ€™s be honest: Pearl Jam has had more drummers than Spinal Tap had explosions. But through all the lineup drama, exploding grunge fame, and anti-commercial chaos, they've stood tall โ€” flannel flying and fingers flying over fretboards. ๐Ÿ’ฅ Whether you jumped on the Ten train, found them through Yield,...

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๐Ÿ›ณ๏ธ Mediterranea Metal Cruise โ€“ All Aboard the Ship of Shredders! โš“๐Ÿค˜

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๐ŸŽถ Epic Destinations. Pure Metal. Floating Chaos. ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿค˜ โ€œNo other festival gives you thisโ€”a metal journey through volcanic islands, crushing riffs, and epic sunsets.โ€ And you know what? THEY MEAN IT. Forget muddy fields and soggy tents โ€“ this is your chance to mosh in a hot tub and scream into the wind with your horns up high. ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ...

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Sh*t Shirt Day at UK Music Festivals: The Loud, Proud, and Questionably Stylish Tradition ๐ŸŽฝ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿป

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Ah, Sht Shirt Day โ€“ the unofficial national holiday for fashion crimes and festival chaos. If youโ€™ve ever wandered through a UK music festival and found yourself temporarily blinded by a bloke in a neon flamingo button-up or a woman in a shirt that looks like it was made from your nanโ€™s curtainsโ€ฆ congrats! Youโ€™ve survived Sht Shirt Day. But...

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๐ŸŽธ BST HYDE PARK โ€“ WHAT IS IT, WHERE IS IT, AND HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

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Welcome to BST Hyde Park โ€“ or British Summer Time Hyde Park, if youโ€™re feeling fancy. Itโ€™s Londonโ€™s loudest, lushest, and most poshly porta-looโ€™d music experience. Forget tents and trench foot โ€“ this is festival chic in the heart of the city. ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŽถ ๐ŸŽค What Is BST Hyde Park? BST isnโ€™t your standard mud-splattered field rave. Itโ€™s a multi-day concert...

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๐ŸŽธ NEIL YOUNG @ BST HYDE PARK โ€“ THE PLUG, THE POWER, THE PROTEST ๐Ÿคฏ๐ŸŒณ

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โ€œKeep on rockinโ€™ in theโ€ฆ wait, what dโ€™you mean itโ€™s 10:30?!โ€ ๐Ÿ“Location: BST Hyde Park, London๐Ÿ“… Date: July 13, 2025โฐ Time Neil wanted to stop: 11:00pmโ›” Time he was forced to stop: 10:30pm ON. THE. DOT.๐ŸŽค Headliner: Neil flaming Young๐ŸŽธ Backing band: Crazy Horse (and they were absolutely galloping) ๐ŸŒŸ THE VIBES BEFORE THE SWITCH GOT FLIPPED Picture it: the...

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