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Garbage’s Shirley Manson to curate Teenage Cancer Trust gigs for 2027
She takes on the role from The Cure's Robert Smith, who helmed the first series of Royal Albert Hall shows since Roger Daltrey stepped down
Will Richards
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Shambala to become first employee-owned UK festival
“Shambala stands for independence and, in an increasingly commercialised festival scene, we simply could not sell to venture capitalists or the big promotion companies”
Music News
Massive Attack, IDLES, Kneecap and more sign No Music for Genocide open letter boycotting Eurovision
The letter, signed by over 1,000 artists, calls for Israel to be banned from next month's contest in Vienna
Music Features
Meet Aifric, the Galway artist baring a fiery soul
On her first two singles, the poet and playwright turned musician introduces a project both restless and powerful
Music News
See previously unseen footage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in new ‘Love’ video
The track appears in nine new ‘meditative mixes’ by the pair's son Sean for Record Store Day this weekend
TV Features
‘We’ve proved the haters wrong!’: how ‘Saturday Night Live UK’ came to life
Cast members Larry Dean and Celeste Dring and Musical Director Pauli Lovejoy discuss the show’s genesis, its support from elder generations of UK comedians, and what Britishness means in 2026
Music News
LIDO Festival rescheduled and some shows cancelled for 2026 to ‘protect park ground conditions’
A Maribou State show will now take place in August, with CMAT and Bombay Bicycle Club's gigs cancelled.
Music Features
Meet Wesley Joseph, the Walsall polymath releasing a timeless debut album
“I always try and punch above my weight class,” Joseph says as he prepares to unveil his sonically varied and brilliantly ambitious first LP
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Noel Gallagher’s guitar used to write Oasis’ ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ to be auctioned
The acoustic guitar is expected to fetch around £50,000
Music Album Reviews
Holly Humberstone ‘Cruel World’ review: simply sublime songwriting
The singer’s best album yet grapples with the universal feeling of childhood slipping away, transmitted through brilliantly specific vignettes
Music News
BBC got ‘new information’ and ‘acted decisively’ in Scott Mills sacking
It was previously reported that Mills was investigated by police in 2018
Music Live Reviews
Geese live in London: the most electrifying band on the planet
The New Yorkers justify the hype and then some at a show that truly feels like an ‘I was there’ moment
Music Features
Meet Pollyfromthedirt, the masked Darlington artist writing hallucinations of English identity
As he releases new EP ‘The dirt pt. 2’, we get to know a special new songwriter existing on the frayed edges of singer-songwriter music, ambient, hip-hop and beyond
Music Features
How Daniel Blumberg became Hollywood’s most in-demand composer
At home in Hackney, the Oscar-winner explains the immersive process and restless creativity that has made him a go-to collaborator in the film world
Music News
Oasis announce 2025 reunion tour photobook
The book features 1,000 unseen images from photographer Simon Emmett across the enormous Live '25 world tour
Music Album Reviews
Robyn ‘Sexistential’ review: the divine sound of hard-won freedom
While ageing might often come with fears of less, Robyn gives more in every department on her first album in eight years, flipping the script on both her own narrative, as well as those traditionally associated with pop stars her age
Music Features
Rolling Stone UK’s 2026 summer festival guide
Plan a season of live music with Rolling Stone UK’s hand-picked selection of the finest festivals in the UK and Europe
Music News
First names announced for new London venue British Airways ARC
The new 3,800 capacity venue in Olympia will open in June
Music Features
Meet Eaves Wilder, the singer making a 90s-influenced dream world
With only a few existential crises along the way, the London singer turned anger and disillusionment into newfound power on the glorious and deserved second chance of debut album ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
Music News
Radiohead will play 20 shows per year on a different continent from 2027
The news, from guitarist Ed O'Brien, comes after the band did such in Europe late last year