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        • Echo & The Bunnymen
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          Echo & The Bunnymen Announce Nationwide UK Tour ‘The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen’

          September 15, 2025

          One of the most influential British bands, Echo & The Bunnymen have today announced a major nationwide tour for 2026. ‘The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen 1978-2026’ will celebrate the songs that have […]

          Lewis Capaldi
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          Lewis Capaldi Announces Biggest-Ever UK & Ireland Outdoor Headline Shows for 2026

          September 15, 2025

          After unprecedented demand that saw the biggest ever rush for tickets across both pre-sale and general sale, Lewis Capaldi is blazing through a triumphant 200,000-ticket sold out 17-date UK arena tour – and he shows […]

          Happy Mondays
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          Happy Mondays Announce Belfast & Dublin Shows for April 2026 with Special Guests The Farm

          September 15, 2025

          Ahead of the 35th anniversary of their classic album ‘Pills ‘n’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, the Happy Mondays have confirmed a 22-date tour for March and April 2026. Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, Bez (freaky dancing […]

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          ALBUM REVIEW: The Chameleons - Arctic Moon
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: The Chameleons – Arctic Moon

          September 10, 2025

          After more than two decades without new material, The Chameleons return with Arctic Moon, their fifth album proper, a seven-track collection that feels both timeless and urgently relevant. From the opening moments, it’s clear the […]

          EP REVIEW: Stephen Thomas - The Universal Me
          Album Reviews

          EP REVIEW: Stephen Thomas – The Universal Me

          September 5, 2025

          On his latest EP The Universal Me, West Virginia–born singer-songwriter Stephen Thomas refuses to be boxed in. Blending R&B, pop, country, hip-hop, and alt-rock, he crafts a sound he calls the Universal genre — fluid, […]

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          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N - Esther Yi
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N – Esther Yi

          October 30, 2023

          K-Pop has reached an international audience. This year, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-pop band to headline a major UK festival at Hyde Park. The media’s coverage of BTS member’s enlistment into compulsory military […]

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

          August 29, 2023

          How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […]

        • Classic Albums

          ‘Pop’ at 25: Looking back at the orphan child in U2's discography 2
          Classic Albums

          ‘Pop’ at 26: Looking back at the orphan child in U2’s discography

          March 3, 2022

          In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. There is a prevailing feeling that POP […]

          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran 2
          Album Reviews

          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran

          June 17, 2021

          This week sees the 40th anniversary of Duran Duran’s self-titled debut album. XS Noize looks back on this momentous release from a band that would become the ‘Fab Five’ of the ‘80s. It was December […]

        • Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Pendulum Celebrate "Inertia" with High-Energy London Launch Show Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Pendulum Celebrate “Inertia” with High-Energy London Launch Show

          September 10, 2025

          To mark the release of their new album Inertia, Pendulum’s Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen brought an electrifying DJ set to HERE at Outernet in London on September 5th. The Australian outfit has long been […]

          LIVE REVIEW: The Hives Light Up Nottingham with Explosive Album Launch Show Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: The Hives Light Up Nottingham with Explosive Album Launch Show

          September 2, 2025

          On August 29th, The Hives unleashed their new album The Hives The Hives Forever Forever The Hives — and to mark the occasion, they stormed into Nottingham with a short but blisteringly energetic set. Mixing […]

        • Round Up

          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
          Round Up

          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

          December 22, 2018

          2018 has been an incredible year for albums. The year saw the strongest new acts in decades release their debuts, as well as a number of alternative legends returning to top form. The world of dance […]

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
          Round Up

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

          October 29, 2018

          Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to support […]

        • In Focus

          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square © Bernie McAllister
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square

          August 17, 2025

          Putting the Fast in Belfast 7 once again proved why it has become a staple of the city’s summer music calendar. A packed Custom House Square buzzed with anticipation as fans from across generations gathered […]

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour

          May 20, 2025

          Legendary Canadian rocker Bryan Adams brought his unstoppable energy to Leeds on May 10th as part of his Roll With the Punches tour — and it was nothing short of a euphoric celebration of life, […]

  • Gigs
        • Hans Zimmer
          Gigs

          Hans Zimmer: The ultimate fan’s guide

          August 27, 2025

          Hans Zimmer, the genius behind Hollywood’s most unforgettable scores, is back on tour with an electrifying live experience to share with his fans. From “Inception” to “Dune”, Zimmer is preparing to transform his soundscapes into […]

          Andrea Bocelli
          Gigs

          The ultimate fans guide to seeing Andrea Bocelli in Amsterdam

          August 21, 2025

          The Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will be at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30, 2026. The show will feature a mix of operatic tracks, pop songs, and classical repertoire. Bocelli is […]

          Eros Ramazzotti
          Gigs

          Eros Ramazzotti: Dates, venues, tickets and more

          August 18, 2025

          To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his breakout single, “Una Storia Importante”, Eros Ramazzotti will be performing live on some of the grandest stages across Europe, Latin America, and North America. Ramazzotti is a world-renowned […]

  • Interviews
        • Asha Maclean
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: Asha Maclean on Her Single “Yoga,” Creative Roots, and Staying True to Herself

          June 25, 2025

          Asha Maclean grew up in a deeply creative household, so it’s little surprise that she emerged as a multitalented artist in her own right. Immersed in music and dance from a young age, she first […]

          DURAN DURAN
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: Roger Taylor on the Rhythm of Duran Duran: Hits, Influences & Life on the Road

          June 19, 2025

          John Kearns talks to Duran Duran –  The Duran Duran European summer tour is now in full swing. The DD truck has already rolled into cities such as Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rome and will continue […]

          Stephen Moore
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: Stephen Moore on Post Death Soundtrack’s New Album & HE IS ME

          June 12, 2025

          Post Death Soundtrack, the musical project of Stephen Moore, recently unveiled his fifth album, IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE, a 30-track collection of songs ranging across the stylistic spectrum, including rock, Gothic rock, […]

  • Podcast
        • Tom Smith
          Podcasts

          Editors’ Tom Smith on Debut Solo Album ‘There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn’t There In The Light’ | XS Noize Podcast #244

          September 9, 2025

          Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | YouTube “I wanted to be less collaborative, a bit more selfish, and make a record that’s a truer representation of the songs I write when I’m alone at the piano or guitar.” […]

          The Milk
          Podcasts

          The Milk’s Rick Nunn on new album ‘Borderlands’: Love, Loss & Cinematic Soul | XS Noize Podcast #243

          September 2, 2025

          Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | YouTube “We wanted Borderlands to sound as big as the emotions inside it — choirs, strings, brass, the whole lot.” – Rick Nunn, The Milk Episode Overview  In Episode #243 of the […]

          John Robb: From The Stone Roses to Oasis — Writing Rock’s Biggest Stories | XS Noize Podcast #242
          Podcasts

          John Robb: From The Stone Roses to Oasis — Writing Rock’s Biggest Stories | XS Noize Podcast #242

          August 27, 2025

          In Episode #242 of the XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar chats with John Robb — musician, journalist, author, broadcaster, and founder of Louder Than War — about his brand-new book Live Forever: The Rise, […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Pentral - Aiming for the Sun 1
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Pentral – Aiming for the Sun

April 15, 2021 XS Noize

Pentral’s new single, Aiming for the Sun is a stunning blast of thrash metal with a hypnotic groove, the Brazilians’ fiercest track yet and firmly establishing them as one of the most exciting metal bands […]

DAPPY announces headline Belfast show at Limelight 1 on Sunday 24th October 2021 2
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DAPPY announces headline Belfast show at Limelight 1 on Sunday 24th October 2021

April 15, 2021 XS Noize

The British 4 x platinum selling chart-topping rapper and singer, Dappy is pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at Limelight 1 on Sunday 24th October 2021. Dappy well known for his time with N-Dubz, […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Brady Grey – Better of Me
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TRACK PREMIERE: Brady Grey – Better of Me

April 15, 2021 Randall Radic

Minneapolis indie-folk singer-songwriter Brady Grey introduces a brand-new song, “Better of Me,” a track from his forthcoming album, Three Crows, slated for release this year. Recorded and produced by Brady in his basement, Three Crows […]

SEATBELTS share video for new single 'Keep Your Mind On The Feeling' - Watch Now!
New Music

SEATBELTS share video for new single ‘Keep Your Mind On The Feeling’ – Watch Now!

April 14, 2021 XS Noize

Seatbelts release ‘Keep Your Mind On The Feeling’, the second single is taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Welcome Simplicity’. “The modern world is a dizzying place. Trying to stay focused can be like spinning plates. […]

OSCAR LANG shares his new single 'Stuck' & announces his debut album 'Chew The Scenery' 2
New Music

OSCAR LANG shares his new single ‘Stuck’ & announces his debut album ‘Chew The Scenery’

April 14, 2021 XS Noize

London based artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Oscar Lang has shared his brand new single ‘Stuck’ and announced his debut album Chew The Scenery – out 16 July on Dirty Hit. Produced by Rich Turvey (The […]

INTERVIEW: Chris Brokaw on The Martha's Vineyard Ferries & his past, present and future 1
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INTERVIEW: Chris Brokaw on The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries & his past, present and future

April 14, 2021 Dan Volohov

Recently, The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries released “Suns Out, Guns Out” – their newest LP and the first in eight years. Dan Volohov sits down with the drummer of  The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries, founder of Codeine […]

DERMOT KENNEDY announces biggest outdoor headline show in UK at Sounds Of The City 2021
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DERMOT KENNEDY announces biggest outdoor headline show in UK at Sounds Of The City 2021

April 14, 2021 XS Noize

Dermot Kennedy has announced his biggest outdoor headline show in the UK as part of the renowned concert series Sounds Of The City at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester for Tuesday 21st September 2021. Dermot is a […]

VAN MORRISON shares new single ‘Only A Song’ from ‘Latest Record Project: Volume 1’
New Music

VAN MORRISON releases animated video for ‘Only A Song’ – Watch Now!

April 14, 2021 XS Noize

Van Morrison’s upcoming double-album ‘Latest Record Project: Volume 1’ is set to be his 42nd studio set, but its lead single ‘Only A Song’ demonstrates that his distinctive flair for timeless blues, R&B, jazz and […]

VIDEO PREMIERE: Ida Mae - Road To Avalon
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Ida Mae – Road To Avalon

April 14, 2021 XS Noize

After the rapturous response, they received for the album’s lead single and title-track ‘Click Click Domino’ earlier this year, which was supported by WONDERLAND, Rolling Stone, CLASH ‘Track of the Day’, NME Radio, American Songwriter […]

MICK JAGGER unveils surprise new song ‘EAZY SLEAZY’ with DAVE GROHL - Watch Video!
New Music

MICK JAGGER unveils surprise new song ‘EAZY SLEAZY’ with DAVE GROHL – Watch Video!

April 13, 2021 XS Noize

Mick Jagger today unveils an exciting surprise for his fans worldwide in the form of the instant release of a track titled ‘Eazy Sleazy.’ The hard-rocking tune written by Mick in lockdown features Jagger on […]

WATCH the first ever performance of JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO LENNON’S legendary anthem 'Give Peace A Chance'
New Music

WATCH the first ever performance of JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO LENNON’S legendary anthem ‘Give Peace A Chance’

April 13, 2021 XS Noize

Before famously recording their legendary pacifist anthem “Give Peace A Chance” at their Bed-In for Peace at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on May 31st, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono rehearsed an early […]

TEENAGE FANCLUB share new video for 'In Our Dreams' from new album 'Endless Arcade' out 30th April
Gigs

TEENAGE FANCLUB share new video for ‘In Our Dreams’ from new album ‘Endless Arcade’ out 30th April

April 13, 2021 XS Noize

Today, Teenage Fanclub share a final preview of their highly-anticipated album with a new song and video. “In Our Dreams”, written by the band’s Raymond McGinley, is the fifth single off Endless Arcade, out 30th […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Low Island - If You Could Have It All Again
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Low Island – If You Could Have It All Again

April 13, 2021 Kieran Brennan

Low Island deliver well-realized electronic music accompanied by haunting beautiful melodies on their latest album If You Could Have It All Again. The music is ambient, well-produced by Jamie Jay and intricately dense with some […]

IMELDA MAY announces 'Made To Love' April 2022 UK tour
Gigs

IMELDA MAY announces ‘Made To Love’ April 2022 UK tour

April 13, 2021 XS Noize

Globally revered Irish artist Imelda May has today announced her first major UK tour in over five years in support of her highly anticipated new album ‘11 Past The Hour’. Tickets for the 2022 tour […]

IRON MAIDEN announce headline show at Belfast’s Belsonic in Ormeau Park on Monday, June 13th 2022 1
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IRON MAIDEN announce headline show at Belfast’s Belsonic in Ormeau Park on Monday, June 13th 2022

April 13, 2021 XS Noize

IRON MAIDEN will return to Northern Ireland next year to headline Belfast’s Belsonic in Ormeau Park on Monday, June 13th 2022 with their ‘The Legacy Of The Beast Tour’. Maiden will bring ‘The Legacy Of […]

VIDEO PREMIERE: Marcus O'Neill - Come On Don't Give It Up 2
Video Premiere

VIDEO PREMIERE: Marcus O’Neill – Come On Don’t Give It Up

April 12, 2021 XS Noize

‘Come On Don’t Give It Up’ is the first single taken from Marcus O’Neill’s forthcoming album – ‘Blue Moon In The Room’. XS Noize is pleased to exclusively premiere the video today! Marcus O’Neill is […]

PROUD MARY announce September tour celebrating 20th anniversary of their debut album & 2020's 'Songs From Catalina'
Gigs

PROUD MARY announce September tour celebrating 20th anniversary of their debut album & 2020’s ‘Songs From Catalina’

April 12, 2021 XS Noize

Following the release of last year’s ‘Songs From Catalina, Proud Mary’s first album in seven years, the band are pleased to announce they will undertake a UK tour in September. The tour will be a […]

GOO GOO DOLLS announce surprise extended play 'EP 21' - Released Friday, April 16th 1
New Music

GOO GOO DOLLS announce surprise extended play ‘EP 21’ – Released Friday, April 16th

April 12, 2021 XS Noize

Goo Goo Dolls have announced a surprise extended play titled EP 21, arriving this Friday, April 16th via Warner Records. Produced by frontman John Rzeznik and recorded during the pandemic, the release features stripped-back versions […]

Orbital's PAUL HARTNOLL and controversial poet and performance artist MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG announce lockdown inspired album 'The Virus Diaries'
New Music

Orbital’s PAUL HARTNOLL and controversial poet and performance artist MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG announce lockdown inspired album ‘The Virus Diaries’

April 12, 2021 XS Noize

Paul Hartnoll – one half of ground-breaking electronic dance music duo Orbital – and controversial poet and performance artist Murray Lachlan Young announce their lockdown-inspired musical collusion album as “Hartnoll & Young”. Capturing the covid […]

THE LIBERTINES announce a fifteen-date Christmas jaunt across the UK in November and December 1
Gigs

THE LIBERTINES announce a fifteen-date Christmas jaunt across the UK in November and December

April 12, 2021 XS Noize

GIDDY UP A DING-DONG TOUR 15 UK SHOWS (NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021) The Libertines are pleased as punch to announce a fifteen-date Christmas jaunt across the UK in November and December, including two shows at London’s O2 […]

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