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Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett fell from the stage just days after drawing criticism from Swifties over a T-shirt he wore on tour. The incident took place during Metallica’s performance of ‘Seek & Destroy’ at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Friday (June 19), when Hammett appeared to fall after a stage cover gave way beneath him near the edge of the stage. Footage shared online showed fans helping the guitarist back up, with Hammett quickly recovering and continuing the song. He later joked about the moment on his Instagram Stories, captioning a clip: “Slip & Destroy.” The fall came after Hammett drew criticism…

It cannot be said that Graham Coxon has spared himself in recent years. His newfound activity with Blur, and the three soundtracks he worked on, not to mention the project The Waeve created together with Rose Elinor Dougall, are pieces of a mosaic as vast as it is lively in its different chromatic shades. We can therefore forgive the English guitarist for having left his solo repertoire in the drawer for twelve long years, which finally comes out under the name of “Castle Park”, ten songs in which the sound of the Sixties – always them, yes – and the…

The Weeknd kicked off the European leg of his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour in Copenhagen this week – watch footage below. The Canadian artist performed the first of two sold-out shows at Parken Stadium on Friday night (June 19), having played two dates at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium earlier this month. ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ has become the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist since its launch in 2022, surpassing $1billion in gross revenue and selling more than 7.5million tickets. Production at the show includes a 40-foot gold sculpture created by Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama, the largest fine-art commission ever created for a live concert production, and the staging…

Welcomed into the attention of the well-deserving Numero, an American label dedicated to the exhumation and repackaging of valuable but forgotten bands, the American Analog Set have undergone a truly honorable treatment, with the re-release in two tranche of their repertoire. If the first collection “New Drifters” included the first albums (1996-99), “Destroy Destroy Destroy” presents their post-2000 production: “Know By Heart” (2001), “Promise Of Love” (2003) and “Set Free” (2005), plus an EP and various songs. This is a golden opportunity to rediscover a silently fundamental band, with an aesthetic as minimalist as it is peculiar, which has evidently…

Claudio Covato he won Musicultura 2026. The 33-year-old Sicilian singer-songwriter, originally from Rosolini (Syracuse), won the title of absolute winner of the XXXVII edition of the Popular and Author Song Festival with the song Chiddu ca but staysung in Sicilian dialect, on the stage of the Sferisterio in Macerata. “I'm confused and very happy, I know it was a difficult choice, the guys here with me are all crazy, thank you”, he said Hatched after the proclamation, decided by the vote of the 4,800 spectators of the two final evenings. The winner will receive the Banca Macerata Prize worth 20…

The mayor of San Antonio has called for Kanye West’s upcoming concert at the city’s Alamodome to be cancelled. READ MORE: Donda 2: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs The rapper, now known as Ye, is currently scheduled to perform at the city-funded venue on July 4, as part of his ongoing but troubled comeback tour. San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has now said she supports cancelling the show, citing Ye’s history of anti-Semitic comments and hate speech. “I support canceling the @kanyewest concert,” Jones wrote on X yesterday (June 20). “Military City USA should not host someone with…

A 51-year-old man fell to their death Saturday during jam band Goose's concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. The concertgoer, who was not identified at press time, fell from an “elevated position” inside the arena to a lower tier. “At approximately 9:51 pm inside Madison Square Garden, officers observed a 51-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive,” the NYPD told the New York Post in a statement. The man was soon transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident remains under investigation, the NYPD added. “We are deeply saddened and heartbroken to learn of the tragic event that…

“Terrestrials” is the eleventh album by Pond, the Australian psych-rock band which, despite having a following of loyal fans, in the world of music mainstream he remains best known for his association with Tame Impala. Kevin Parker was a member of the group in the old days and has collaborated and collaborates in turn with several members, especially Jay Watson, who plays for his live band. The influences are more or less the same, but Pond have followed their own path which has never really distanced them from guitars and never really brought them closer to dancefloor – which obviously…

Marracash go back to where it all began. After celebrating the diamond achievement for Personthe rapper announced the Marra Block Partythe event staged on April 18, 2026 at Barona. Two months after the concert, the budget for the initiative also arrived: according to the Municipality, 6 have been collected 263,500 eurosintended for social projects and redevelopment interventions in the neighborhood where the artist grew up. The Marra Block Party and the link with Barona With the Marra Block Party, Marracash he brought music back to the Barona neighborhood, where he grew up and built part of his artistic identity. The…

The Jacksons have announced a string of UK shows for later this year – see all the dates and ticket information below. Billed as ‘Jackson 5 Live In Concert’, the dates will see original Jackson 5 members Marlon and Jackie Jackson perform in Manchester, Cardiff, Wolverhampton and London this November. The run will begin at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on November 6, before continuing to Utilita Arena Cardiff on November 8 and the Wolverhampton Civic on November 11. It will wrap up at London’s Eventim Apollo on November 13. Support on all dates will come from London funk and disco band Heatwave, who had hits throughout the ’70s and ’80s with tracks including ‘Boogie Nights’…