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Setlist Insider: Enter Shikari

Setlist Insider: Enter Shikari

Rou Reynolds and Rory Clewlow from Enter Shikari stopped by the Setlist offices recently to chat with our very own Bree Wilde.

The musicians chatted about shows they remembered, and some details that had slipped their minds until some of their setlists refreshed their memories.

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Ethel Cain Kicks Off Willoughby Tucker Tour w/ Live Debuts

Ethel Cain Kicks Off Willoughby Tucker Tour w/ Live Debuts

Ethel Cain kicked off the Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour last Tuesday (8/12) at Seattle’s legendary Paramount Theatre where she live debuted most of her new album and even one from her Perverts EP.

She opened with “Willoughby’s Theme,” “Janie,” “Fuck Me Eyes,” “Nettles,” and “Willoughby’s Interlude,” immersing the audience in her album’s ethereal mood.

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Charli XCX Wraps Up Brat Tour

Charli XCX Wraps Up Brat Tour

Charli XCX wrapped up her headlining tour for her breakout album Brat on Friday (8/15) at the One Universe Festival in Gwacheon-si, South Korea.

She spiked the football with a farewell message to the crowd, officially closing out a 42-date run that took the world by storm and staked her claim not only Comic Sans MS but bright lime green (#B6FF00), both of which are not, officially/unofficially brat.

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King Gizzard Wraps North American Tour With 3-Hour Rock Set

King Gizzard Wraps North American Tour With 3-Hour Rock Set

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard closed the Field of Vision 2025 festival in Buena Vista, Colorado, Sunday (8/17) with a three-hour set that highlighted both their acoustic and electric sides and their ability to cross dress. 

The wildly entertaining  and versatile Australian band, known for many things including marathon performances, hit the stage of the final night of the weekend-long event.

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Big Freedia, Vampire Weekend Thrill at Outside Lands

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The 17th edition of Outside Lands, the sprawling music festival held in the natural paradise of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, was another smashing success.

Opening night featured inspired sets by Doechii and then later Doja Cat, but there were dozens of others who gave their all beneath the fog.

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Setlist Insider: Gavin Rossdale of Bush

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Gavin Rossdale dropped by the Setlist offices recently to peruse the site for what appears to be his first time. Clearly the man has been busy.

Last month the charming Londoner and frontman of Bush released the band's 10th studio album, I Beat Loneliness, via earMUSIC. The record, which includes singles like “60 Ways to Forget People” and “The Land of Milk and Honey,” is confessional, sensitive and courageously revealing. It also rocks as hard as you'd expect. 

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Jonas Brothers Bring Out Demi Lovato For 20th Anniversary Tour

Jonas Brothers Bring Out Demi Lovato For 20th Anniversary Tour

Opening their JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown Tour the Jonas Brothers turned the enormous New Jersey stage into a 20-year victory lap that began in quaint malls. 

Fast forward two decades and the trio sold out MetLife Stadium, home of the NFL Giants and Jets where the fans shared in the celebration as the guys relived the nostalgia with hits like “Lovebug,” “Burnin’ Up” and “Sucker” with new jams “No Time to Talk” and “Love Me to Heaven.” 

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