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Reading and Leeds covered the holiday weekend with lineups that brought Chappell Roan, Hozier, Leigh-Anne, Enter Shikari, Becky Hill, and Travis Scott to both sites among many others.
Each festival staged the same roster on different days, continuing the long-running twin-festival format that drew more than 190,000 fans across Reading’s Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ Bramham Park in England.
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Elvis Costello blasted onto the rock scene in 1977 with his debut album, My Aim Is True, recorded in London with members of the SF Bay Area band Clover.
Soon afterwards he was backed by the band he'd play with for decades, The Attractions, (Steve Nieve on keyboards, Bruce Thomas on bass, and Pete Thomas on drums), where he became the Dylan of the new-wave set with classic LPs in successive years.
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Carly Rae Jepsen and 500 of her luckiest fans celebrated the 10th anniversary of Emotion Tuesday night (8/19), in West Hollywood in a joyous show that even included two live debuts.
The Canadian singer packed the legendary Troubadour on a school night with diehards who screamed every lyric, and turned the floor into an ecstatic dance pit.
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In a few weeks Joe Perry will turn 75 years-old. The Aerosmith guitarist might not know what the future holds for that band, so in the meantime he's doing what he's done since 1979 when he briefly quit the Boston band: take his solo group on the road.
Over the years he has had a variety of frontmen: Ralph Morman (1979–1980), Charlie Farren (1980–1982), Mach Bell (1982–1983), Joe Perry himself (1983–1984, 2018–2019), Hagen Grohe (2009–2010), Gary Cherone (2022).
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The 9:30 Club, arguably Washington, D.C.’s most important rock venue, opened on May 31, 1980, at 930 F Street NW, which is how it got its name.
Founded by entrepreneurs Dody DiSanto and Jon Bowers, the 199-capacity club—with its low ceilings and intimate vibe—quickly became the place for underground and alternative acts to play in the nation’s capital, helping D.C. become a hotbed for punk and new wave for those unwilling to brave New York City.
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Robert Plant and Jimmy Page first met on a summer day much like today in 1968. The 19-year-old singer, with beautiful long locks and an even better voice, was tall (6'1"), slender, engaging, and arrived carrying a small collection of blues and folk records when he knocked on Page’s door in the affluent village of Pangbourne on the River Thames.
Page was five years his elder, but with a baby face, a sincere smile, and a pedigree as one of the go-to studio guitarists in London.
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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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It may not be a scientific fact, but the odds are high that if you are reading articles on this website, you're a giant fan of music, if not a downright nerd.
Same here.
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"When we come back to the Freshwater Amphitheatre it's gonna be great," the ever acerbic Neil Young said at the beginning of the encore at Toronto's Budweiser Stage.
The legendary Canadian rocker was clearly poking fun at the venue on Sunday (8/17) who leased its naming rights to the American beer giant.
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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 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 & 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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