Right now, so many things are out of our control – global events, elections, a health diagnosis, losing a loved one or news you’re waiting on. As individuals, we can feel lonely and disconnected when […]

Deacon Blue are delighted to announce the 2025 release of a brand new studio album – which will be entitled ‘The Great Western Road’, released on 21 March 2025 by Cooking Vinyl – plus two […]

Saxon announce a full Hell, Fire and Steel UK & Ireland Tour which will see the band perform songs from their new album Hell, Fire and Damnation as well as playing their classic album Wheels of Steel in full, from start to […]

Due to phenomenal demand Ireland’s own Keith & Kristyn Getty announce two Belfast SSE Arena shows on Thursday December 19th and Friday December 20th 2024, with more limited floor seating released and on sale this […]

Dutch symphonic metal icons Within Temptation delivered a spellbinding performance at the Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, on November 19th. The concert radiated a fiery intensity while embracing the cold, gothic elegance that defines their sound. As […]

Today – Monday 25th November – Lana Del Rey announces a 2025 UK & Ireland Summer Tour. Following a series of sensational live shows in 2024 – including headline performances at festivals including Coachella, Reading […]

In Episode #202 of The XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar interviews Louisa Roach, the frontwoman of She Drew the Gun, about her new album, Howl. Howl is She Drew The Gun’s fourth album, delving into […]

Gary Barlow has announced details of a brand-new solo tour for INEC Killarney, Waterfront Hall Belfast and 3Olympia Theatre Dublin in April 2025. The Songbook Tour 2025, is set to be a huge celebration of […]

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known globally as Shakira, is the Queen of Latin Music and a multi-dimensional, award-winning artist. She has played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the Latin American and United […]

Following the immense success of his latest album Bitter Sweet Love, multi-Platinum artist James Arthur today releases his highly anticipated new single, “ADHD”. The track marks a deeply personal and introspective moment for the Middlesbrough-born […]

U2 have today shared a new track titled ‘Luckiest Man In The World’ from How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, a collection of ten songs taken from the original recording sessions for ‘How To Dismantle […]

Comedian, actor and podcaster Shane Todd has released his first ever YouTube special with his smash hit sell-out show ‘Mummy’, which launches on Friday 22nd November via YouTube. Shane has recently concluded his biggest tour […]

The captivating melodies and heartfelt lyricism of ‘70s folk-rock never goes out of style, it just needs new practitioners to add their spin to its rich heritage and to take it to contemporary audiences. Bailey […]

Simple Minds have announced further details of their biggest UK headline show since 1991 at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park on Friday 27th June 2025, as part of Glasgow Summer Sessions. The legendary Scottish band return to their hometown with a very […]

On November 22, Stockholm’s pop romantic Azure Blue releases his sixth album, ‘The Night of the Stars’. The album features ten straight-to-the-point pop songs inspired by UK pop like New Order and The Smiths, but […]

Liverpool-based The Wood present their debut ‘Days’ album, released via Riverdream Records. As the world overground traverses life blissfully unaware, The Wood have been holed up in a warehouse basement studio amongst the imposing brick […]

Championed by Noel Gallagher, Pete Doherty, Sam Fender and Louis Tomlinson, Andrew Cushin lived up to the hype with his debut album ‘Waiting For The Rain’, which spent three weeks at #1 on the Official […]

It’s hard to deny the overall power of music to change our moods and opinions in ways nothing else really can. Today we’re highlighting just how powerful it can be and looking at some of […]