British indie icons The Kooks are pleased to announce their return to Belfast at Custom House Square on Saturday 4th July, celebrating 20 years of their generation-defining debut album Inside In / Inside Out as […]
As The Beach Boys mark more than half a century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become […]
Punk titans Sex Pistols, featuring Frank Carter have announced headline shows for summer 2026, marking 50 years of punk. The original members of the Pistols Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock, will be joined […]
The Who are an iconic band with some iconic songs, and one of their most lvoed is the classic Pinball Wizard released in 1969, as part of the rock opera Tommy. Telling the story of […]
After a sprawling 2025 world tour that saw Guns N’ Roses return to Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, the powerhouse rock icons have announced they will hit the road again in the […]
In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Pearce Macca — frontman of Birmingham indie-rockers The Clause, a band whose rise has become one of the most inspiring new stories […]
Visionary artist, producer, and composer Labrinth returns with “IMPLOSION,” a pulse-racing new single that marks the next chapter of his upcoming album, Cosmic Opera: Act I, arriving January 30 via Columbia Records. A thunderous blend […]
The remarkable Lily Allen — whose acclaimed new album West End Girl has become a global sensation with over 150 million streams and a third consecutive Top 5 entry on the UK Albums Chart — […]
After earning 4-star reviews from MOJO, The Times and RnR along with glowing comparisons to David Bowie, Suede and prime ‘70s art rock for their self-titled debut, KillerStar return with the release of their electrifying second album ‘The Afterglow’ on March 20th via High Wire Records. The band today […]
Indie-Rock Legends Ocean Colour Scene Announce Major Irish & UK Tour for 2026 Celebrating 30 Years of Moseley Shoals Ocean Colour Scene will bring the anniversary tour to Belfast’s Ulster Hall on Saturday 14 November […]
The Maccabees’ eagerly anticipated return felt more like a euphoric reunion between long-lost friends rather than a band reuniting for a second chance. Headlining All Points East and Glastonbury’s Park Stage, the band’s sheer joy […]
Imagine this: you pull out your phone, open a chat, and on the other side isn’t a boring bot, but a world-famous vocalist getting ready for a sold-out show. They’re in their dressing room, still […]
Following the chart success of their recent album ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon,’ a sold-out UK tour and an appearance on BBC’s ‘Later…with Jools Holland’, The Divine Comedy round off a tremendous year with an appropriately festive […]
The soundtrack to online games is more than something that’s there to fill in the “dead air”; it’s used as a tool to immerse players in whatever it is they’re doing, whether that’s a slot […]
Multi Grammy-nominated UK rock band IDLES are pleased to announce a return to Belfast for their biggest NI show to date on Wednesday 26th August at Custom House Square, with guests CHALK. Formed in Bristol […]
Originally released in 2005, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s 3rd album, ‘Howl’, was an unexpected curveball from the band’s previous releases. Gone was the guitar-driven, reverb-and-white-noise that characterised their sound, and they embraced folk, blues, and […]
Florence Road have today announced their biggest UK tour yet for May 2026, a 7-date run that begins in Glasgow on 13th May, finishing at London’s KOKO on 21st May. Tickets go on sale at […]
In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Roland Gift — the iconic voice of Fine Young Cannibals and one of the most instantly recognisable singers in British music. With […]
Today, Joshua Burnside announces his new album, It’s Not Going to be Okay and shares his latest single and video, “Moon High,” an arresting and poignant cut from one of modern folk music’s essential artists. […]
Multi-GRAMMY and BRIT Award-winning band Kings of Leon will headline Belsonic at Ormeau Park, Belfast, on Monday, 29th June 2026. Recognized as one of the world’s biggest alternative rock bands of the last 20 years, […]