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The Cure’s Robert Smith teases more live shows and new songs for 2027

Robert Smith has confirmed that The Cure will return to the stage next year, with the frontman hinting that their next run of concerts will feature plenty of new material.

Interpol announce intimate London show following Olympia cancellations

Interpol have confirmed a new London headline show for 4 December, giving fans a chance to catch the band in the capital after their previously scheduled Olympia Grand Hall performances were cancelled.

Pixies Release Four Rare Recordings, Including Steve Albini’s Early Version of ‘Dig for Fire’

Four archival tracks offer a closer look at the band’s recording sessions between 1987 and 1991, including songs that took very different routes before finding their way to listeners.

Robert Plant & Saving Grace Announce Five-Date UK and Ireland Tour for Summer 2027

Robert Plant is heading back out on the road with Saving Grace, announcing a five-date UK and Ireland run for June 2027 under the title Root & Branch.

Artist Feature

Princess Goes: “We’re Not Afraid to Go Down the Wrong Road”

The New York trio have spent eight years making music on their own terms. As they prepare to release their fourth album, ‘3’, drummer Peter Yanowitz reflects on creative freedom, unexpected discoveries in the studio and a band none of them anticipated building.

Live Review

Allie X Brings Dark Pop and Technicolour to KOKO

There was plenty of colour inside KOKO on Thursday night. The audience brought a youthful energy and a real sense of individuality, an interesting contrast to the darker aesthetic of the evening’s headline act. Allie X’s gothic-leaning approach to pop, with its theatrical presentation, electronic textures and infectious melodies, gave the evening a distinct identity.

Album Review

Editors, Surface, Echo & Sound: Finding warmth in familiar territory

Editors find warmth in familiar territory on Surface, Echo & Sound, with strong melodies and a more organic sound.

Album Review

Queens of the Stone Age, Perfecth: The sound of letting go

Queens of the Stone Age have always understood that a great rock song needs more than a great riff. Their best work has a peculiar tension to it, with grooves that feel slightly unstable, guitars that threaten to turn ugly and Josh Homme’s dry delivery keeping everything just shy of collapse. On Perfecth, the band test what happens when that tension comes from somewhere other than volume.

Live Review

TOMORA at the Roundhouse: When Two Musical Worlds Collide

At 9pm sharp, a robotic voice addressed the Roundhouse crowd. TOMORA would like to welcome everyone on an adventure, it announced, before declaring the venue a safe space and beginning a countdown. Pink neon illuminated the stage. Thirty seconds later, the adventure began.

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada photographed at Electric Brixton, London, on 23 October 2026.

Angine de Poitrine

Angine de Poitrine photographed at Troxy, London, on 19 October 2026.

LP

3 November 2026 · O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

LP has built a career on a voice that’s instantly recognisable, pairing raw emotion with a sound that moves between alternative rock, pop and Americana. Best known to many for the global success of Lost on You, the American singer-songwriter has a catalogue that goes well beyond that breakthrough, with a live presence that puts the focus firmly on the songs and the voice behind them.

Korn

4 November 2026 · The O2, London

Korn’s influence on heavy music is difficult to overstate. Three decades after their self-titled debut helped shape nu metal, they remain a formidable live act. Pairing them with Architects and Youth Code makes this one of November’s strongest bills for anyone drawn to the heavier end of alternative music.

Papa Roach

8 November 2026 · The O2, London

Papa Roach have managed to keep their place in alternative rock without relying solely on nostalgia. Their Rise of the Roach tour brings together a headliner with a deep catalogue and two contemporary acts worth watching, making this a strong pick for fans of modern heavy music.

The Courteeners

14 November 2026 · Alexandra Palace, London

Twenty years is a significant milestone for any band, particularly one whose songs have become part of the soundtrack to nights out, festivals and packed venues across Britain. The Courteeners have built their reputation on direct, guitar-led indie and crowds that know every word. The Lathums make a fitting addition to the bill.

Muse

15 November 2026 · The O2, London

Muse have never been a band to think small. Their combination of heavy guitars, electronic elements and ambitious arrangements has made them one of Britain’s biggest rock acts, with a live show to match. Dead Poet Society add a contemporary alternative-rock edge to an already compelling bill.

Shinedown

19 November 2026 · OVO Arena Wembley, London

Three bands with different approaches to rock make this a particularly strong bill. Shinedown bring the scale and hooks of American hard rock, Coheed and Cambria add their progressive arrangements and expansive songwriting, while Those Damn Crows represent the current strength of the Welsh rock scene.

The Wallflowers

20 November 2026 · O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

An album performed in full can reveal things that a greatest-hits set doesn’t. The Wallflowers’ Bringing Down the Horse remains a defining record of 1990s alternative rock, and hearing it alongside Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark makes this a particularly unusual proposition for a live show.

Fontaines D.C.

27 November 2026 · The O2, London

Fontaines D.C. are having the kind of moment that takes a band from the alternative circuit into the mainstream without losing what made them compelling in the first place. Their fifth album, Dopamine Chamber, has just topped the UK and Irish charts, following the international breakthrough of Romance. With their entire UK arena tour sold out and stadium-sized shows already lined up for 2027, the Dublin five-piece are operating on a different scale from the band who first emerged from the city’s post-punk scene. This is a chance to catch them at a pivotal point in that rise.

The Prodigy

Paramore

Guns N' Roses

Iron Maiden

Korn

Behemoth

Liam Gallagher

Muse

Billy Gibbons — ZZ Top

Blink-182

Coheed and Cambria

Depeche Mode

Garbage