Bombay Bicycle Club are going to headline LIDO Festival 2026 with a special anniversary performance
Presale tickets become available on 28th January before general sale.
Joyce Manor: “A break did us a lot of good”
Joyce Manor worried a break might make people forget them. Instead, it reset the band and set up a run of bigger tours, bigger co-signs and their tightest songs yet.
Arcane Roots return with intent (and a bigger line-up)
Arcane Roots are back as a five-piece, armed with new single ‘A Wave, Across The Sea’ and festival slots at 2000trees and ArcTanGent. From Iceland studios to “beauty and chaos”, Andrew Groves and Daryl Atkins unpack how time away sharpened the band’s ambition.
Latitude’s 2026 bill is packing a bunch of new talent, including Alessi Rose, Keo and more
Here’s a peek at just a few of the future stars on show.
Lime Garden are charging into their mid twenties with second album, ‘Maybe Not Tonight’
Lime Garden explain how Tuesdays spent writing, crying and screaming became the backbone of their second album.
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DJO and more have joined Lorde’s day of All Points East
Tickets for the festival are now available for purchase online.
ZAYN has announced his fifth studio album, ‘KONNAKOL’
Lead single ‘Die For Me’ drops this Friday via Mercury Records.
Free Throw have announced a new UK and EU tour for 2026
The album ‘Moments Before The Wind’ releases via Wax Bodega in 2026.
Diana Ross and RAYE are going to headline Brighton & Hove Pride’s 35th anniversary
Pre-sale tickets are now available for the two-day celebration.
Bastille and The Wombats have booked a Crystal Palace Bowl show for August
Tickets available to general public from 10am on Friday 6th February.
Manchester Orchestra announce ‘Union Chapel, London, England’ release
Hull to embark on a solo U.S. tour featuring album tracks.
2000trees Festival has revealed new headliners and exclusive performances for 2026
The festival will feature UK exclusives from The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx.
New Issue
The new issue of Dork is available to order now, featuring Chloe Qisha, Madison Beer, Poppy and more
Plus The Cribs! Cavetown! Charli xcx! Loads more!
Baby Queen is back with her new single ‘I Hope You Don’t Remember Me’
The new album will be released later this year via Insanity Records.
Sorry have dropped two new tracks, ‘Billy Elliot’ and ‘Alone in Cologne’
The tour begins next week in Bristol, UK, before heading to Europe.
Peaches is going to headline The Great Escape Spotlight Show in 2026
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on 6th February.
Arlo Parks looks for euphoria with her new single ‘Heaven’, from upcoming album ‘Ambiguous Desire’
The album will be released via Transgressive Records in April.
Witch Post have announced their new EP ‘Butterfly’, and shared single ‘Worry Angel’
The EP will be released via Partisan Records.
Poppy has no interest in proving how metal she is
Poppy is already bracing for the tired authenticity tests - and has zero interest in passing them. Her swaggering new album 'Empty Hands' turns fury into something exhilarating, with tenderness and resolve flickering beneath the blast.
Chloe Qisha is aiming for superstardom, not a slow burn
Chloe Qisha is setting an unhelpful standard for everyone else starting out. Two EPs in, the run rate is basically perfect: big hooks, killer one-liners, zero filler. With stadium support slots on the CV and 'Chloe Qisha 3' loading, she's less "one to watch" and more "get ahead of this now".
In the belly of the whale with Searows
Alec Duckart's Searows first landed as a quiet cult secret: one mic, GarageBand, and a debut ('Guard Dog') that made fragility feel seismic. 'Death in the Business of Whaling' widens the frame - alt-rock and Americana pressure, crashing drums, and a coastal dread that never loosens its grip.
Kid Kapichi hit breaking point, then made ‘Fearless Nature’
Nothing about 'Fearless Nature' came easily. Marked by lineup changes, a creative reset and a year that pushed Jack Wilson to breaking point, Kid Kapichi's fourth album documents the uneasy freedom that comes with starting again.
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Dork’s Here Comes Your Jan @ 100 Club – Night 2: Friday takes over
Night 2 of Here Comes Your Jan 2026 lands on a Friday at the 100 Club, with Pack Of Animals, Fletchr Fletchr and Pencil stepping up to take control.February 4, 2026 | By Jamie Muir
Dork’s Here Comes Your Jan @ 100 Club – Night 1: January doesn’t stand a chance
Night 1 of Here Comes Your Jan 2026 lands at the 100 Club with ugly ozo, Ellis-D and Alien Chicks.February 4, 2026 | By Jamie Muir
Rockaway Beach 2026 turns Butlins into a three-day party with guitars
Between the January freeze and the constant stage-hopping, this year’s Rockaway still finds room for disco fizz (Home Counties), pill-punk fireworks (GANS), dancefloor detonations (Adult DVD) and a headline finish that underlines English Teacher’s rise.January 6, 2026 | By Jamie Muir
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Check out Brogeal’s Teenage Kicks playlist, feat. Wolf Alice, Black Sabbath, Palma Violets and more
Brogeal take us through the music that meant the most to them during their teenage years.
A day in the life of… Stella Donnelly
This month, we nab Stella Donnelly to spy on 24 hours in her life.
Jenny On Holiday is back with pop feelings and a hot drink
She’s one half of Let’s Eat Grandma, but Jenny On Holiday is all Jenny, bottling those high-highs and low-lows into pop songs that hit fast and linger.
Joyce Manor: “A break did us a lot of good”
Joyce Manor worried a break might make people forget them. Instead, it reset the band and set up a run of bigger tours, bigger co-signs and their tightest songs yet.
Pem is writing songs in the garden, obviously
Pem is juggling touring, gardening, chatting, and writing a novel, somehow. She also has a new EP, ‘other ways of landing’, and it starts with a tiny oak seedling in a crack in the paving.
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Reneé Rapp: “The bad things that happen to me, I’m literally just going to turn them into something good”
Only one track deep, and everyone’s talking about Picture Parlour. Maybe it’s time they shut up and listened.
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girl in red: “This album definitely feels like a risk”
As she returns for her second album, girl in red’s Marie Ulven is embracing joy and self-discovery.
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Confidence Man: “Bigger, faster, ravier, euphoric”
Confidence Man are hitting peak chaos, and they’re inviting you along for the ride.
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Biig Piig: The Biig time
From lo-fi beats to expansive alt-pop: Biig Piig reflects on her journey to icon status and her new mixtape ‘Bubblegum’, filled with personal growth and genre-blending experimentation.
Hatchie – Liquorice
This is Hatchie at her most relaxed, and arguably, her most Hatchie.
Hannah Jadagu – Describe
'Describe' isn't just a step forward, it's the sound of an artist finding joy in her own evolution.
bar italia – Some Like It Hot
They're pulling from indie and post-punk, and bending it into shapes that feel smart and totally current.
Militarie Gun – God Save The Gun
Militarie Gun find themselves in a rarefied country.
Conan Gray: “I made the album with the intention of wanting to surprise people”
Conan Gray is embracing vibrant new horizons as he meets his prime pop potential with ‘Found Heaven’.
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aespa: Better Things
With their new English-language single ‘Better Things’ imminent, aespa are set to take over the world - both real and virtual.
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Caity Baser: “I’m not a Taylor Swift just yet; one day, I will be”
With her new mixtape ‘Still Learning’, Caity Baser is embracing the crazy side of pop. From hyperactive chaos to introspective brilliance, her path to Main Pop Character looks set.
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Knocked Loose have unleashed a masterpiece with ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’
Knocked Loose's just-dropped third full-length is a testament to their growth and dedication, and it's already shaping up to be one of 2024's most essential albums.
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Blossoms: “Some people think it might be a stupid idea…”
A stolen gorilla. A dancefloor-slaying fifth album. And a love for the ridiculous. Blossoms are back, and they’ve brought Gary with them.
