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Grohl resurrects a 1995 punk gem for the band’s big birthday bash Oi oi! If you thought Foo Fighters were just gonna drop a nostalgia single and call it a day for their 30th anniversary, think again, butt! Dave Grohl’s been digging deep into the vault and pulled out a full-throttle punk banger that dates all the way back to...

Hold onto your bucket hats, Britpop disciples – Noel Gallagher has just shut down any last glimmer of hope for an Oasis reunion, and he did it with all the subtlety of a flying tambourine. In a surprise interview that’s got the internet in a spin and Liam probably frothing at the mouth somewhere, Noel declared there’s “no going back.”...

🧨 7 Years Ago Today: Liam Gallagher Set Finsbury Park on Fire 🔥🎸 By The Riff Report – For Those Who Still Live Forever “There are no words to describe that crowd tonight in Finsbury Park … I fucking adore every single 1 of you.” – Liam Gallagher, Twitter, 29 June 2018 Seven years ago today—June 29, 2018—the rock ‘n’...

Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums — A Springsteen Deep Dive 🤠📦 Let’s be honest, butt — most of us struggle to keep one decent playlist hidden from the world without it somehow ending up on shuffle during a BBQ. Bruce Springsteen, meanwhile, managed to squirrel away seven full albums worth of material for decades — and now, in 2025,...

Written in a field somewhere between euphoria and trench foot. 🧼 Rise and Shine… If You Can By Saturday, Glastonbury has fully claimed your soul. You’ve forgotten what “indoors” feels like, you're on your third pair of socks (and second pair of wellies), and your diet is 70% halloumi and 30% glitter. But who cares? The vibes are immaculate. Saturday...

“For a long time, it was Oklahoma and Texas,” says singer Daniel Allen. “But Alabama is the one having this moment.” Step aside, Lone Star and Sooner States — Alabama's kicking boots through the saloon door and planting its flag in the heart of country music. And leading the charge with a whiskey-soaked war cry are The Vegabonds, the Southern...

🤘 UP THE IRONS, LONDON – MAIDEN ARE COMING FOR YOU! The beast is back! Iron Maiden are storming into London Stadium, and every self-respecting Trooper is gearing up for a night of heavy metal majesty, epic solos, pyro madness, and Bruce bloody Dickinson defying the laws of time and space. But before the first scream echoes across Stratford and...

Where to Drink & Eat Before (and After) the Gig 🏟️🍻🍔 Alright, you beautiful mosh gremlins — the Linkin Park reunion is finally landing at Wembley Stadium, and it’s gonna be absolute scenes. Whether you're screaming your lungs out to "Faint", sobbing to "One More Light", or just reliving your emo phase in full force (don’t lie, we see the...

What’s occurring, rockers? Grab a pint, crank the Marshall stacks, and get comfy because we’re about to dive headfirst into one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll sagas of all time. Yep – the Scorpions are turning 60 years old as a band. SIX DECADES! That’s older than colour telly in Wales, mun. 🏴 To celebrate, the Teutonic titans are...

Your Ultimate Guide to the Loudest, Grimiest, and Most Legendary Headbanger Havens in Britain Calling all riff-lovers, leather-wearers, pint-pullers, and circle pit survivors – welcome to the definitive guide to the best rock and metal pubs and clubs in the UK! From iconic venues with decades of sweaty history to under-the-radar dive bars where local legends are born, this is...

C’mon butt! Biffy only went and melted the Pyramid Stage with pure Scottish fury, sweat, and glorious noise. 🏴 🌄 The Calm Before the Biff-Storm It’s Friday night at Glastonbury 2025, and the air’s thick with cider mist, glitter, and the lingering echo of synths from the earlier sets. But anyone worth their rock salt knows the real fireworks haven’t...

It’s the ultimate battle of the bands – a globe-spanning smackdown louder than Lemmy’s motorbike and heavier than a hangover at Bloodstock. One question has divided metalheads for decades… Who’s got the better bands – the UK or the USA? Grab your battle jackets, tune your air guitars, and let’s throw down. It’s time for a good ol’ fashioned Riff-Off!...

Well, c’mon butt… where do we start with this one? Guns N’ Roses rolled into Villa Park like a battered tour bus with three wheels and a flat, and the crowd? Let’s just say half were running for the loos before November Rain had even drizzled. 😅 This show was part of their much-hyped UK tour leg – meant to...

By order of the Prince of Darkness himself… Brum just got a lot louder! Birmingham, brace yourself – Ozzy Osbourne is back in town, and he’s bringing the madness with him. After years of health setbacks and tour delays, the Godfather of Heavy Metal is returning to his roots with a massive hometown comeback gig… and to sweeten the deal?...

Let’s not sugarcoat it: we're not 18 anymore, butt. Our gig days now include phrases like “I need to book annual leave the day after” or “I can’t stand for more than two bands in a row.” 😅 So here’s a spicy idea, fresh from the land of leeks and leather jackets… 💡 Matinee Rock Shows – For the Moshers...