Today sees Jamie Webster make his very welcomed return with details of his forthcoming new album Running Round The Sun, set to be released on Fri 4 September 2026 on Modern Sky UK. Coinciding with the news the passionable artist has shared the record's first single, perfectly setting the tone with its infectious choruses and heartfelt delivery. “This album is about trying to make sense of it all,” Webster says. “Life, pressure, expectations, the way things are changing around us and still holding onto who you are through it.” Take a listen to the new single Just Begun below. Webster will head out on a full UK run of tour dates later this year, full details beneath.
Live dates Sat 5 Sep -Southampton, The 1865 Sun 6 Sep -Bristol, O2 Academy 1 Mon 7 Sep -Cardiff, Students Union Wed 9 Sep -London, Electric Ballroom Thu 10 Sep -Birmingham, O2 Institute 1 Fri 11 Sep -Manchester, Academy 1 Sun 13 Sep -Leicester, O2 Academy Tue 15 Sep -Sheffield, Network Thu 17 Sep -Leeds, O2 Academy Fri 18 Sep -Hull, University Union Sat 19 Sep -Newcastle, NX Mon 21 Sep -Dundee, Live House Tue 22 Sep -Glasgow, O2 Academy Wed 23 Sep -Carlisle, The Old Fire Station Fri 29 Sep -Isle of Man, Villa Marina Royal Hall
Manchester's high-flying risers Westside Cowboy have today unveiled details of their debut album It Goes On, out August 21st via Island Records. Coinciding with the announcement the band have shared the record's first single Kick Stones (The Boys) following its debut spin on BBC 6 Music. Perfectly capturing their exuberance, the track bursts into life with a rapidly building pace - loose in feel yet purposeful in execution - as rolling percussion and twanging guitars immediately take hold. Drummer Paddy Murphy notes that the true crux of the song is “as much about how we made it as the lyrics”. “We loved the way it felt to play, but we thought we couldn’t record it like that or people would think we wanted to be a stadium rock band,” bassist/vocalist Aoife Anson O’Connell explains. Instead, they translated it through their own lens, using a live recording of The Velvet Underground’s ‘What Goes On’ as their primary reference point. “We always thought, if we can pull this off it could be really fun,” Paddy details. “Taking this mad, ‘70s rock thing but then having it played by a bunch of scrawny kids.” Take a listen below with the official video shot in collaboration with FC United of Manchester.
It Goes On Artwork
It Goes On Tracklisting
1. Kick Stones (The Boys)
2. Paper Chains
3. Dobro
4. Well Done Kid, You Did It
5. Worried Age
6. Big Wheels
7. Pin Up Boys
8. Coyote
9. Patchwork
10. Take My Leaving As I Love You
11. You Could Have Died There On The Dancefloor
Live Dates 22.05 - Bearded Theory, Derbyshire, UK 24.05 - Neighbourhood, Warrington, UK 13.06 - Rock For People, CZ 21.06 - TRNSMT, Scotland, UK 04.07 - Down the Rabbit Hole, Netherlands 05.07 - Rock Werchter, Belgium 09.07 - Ally Pally Park, London, UK 10.07 - BBK, Bilbao, Spain 18.07 - Bukta, Tromso, Norway 24.07 - Tramlines, Sheffield, UK 25.07 - Latitude, Suffolk, UK 26.07 - Truck, Oxfordshire, UK 31.07 - Watt En Schlick, Dangast, Germany 01.08 - Appletree, Diepholz, Germany 06.08 - Haldern Pop, Haldern, Germany 08.08 - Winterthurer, Winterthurer, Switzerland 12.08 - Paredes De Coura, Paredes, Portugal 14.08 - Oya, Oslo, Norway 15.08 - Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden 21.08 - Green Man, Wales, UK 28.08 - Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK 30.08 - Reading Festival, Reading, UK
Headline Tour
28.10 - Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands 29.10 - Paradiso THT, Amsterdam, Netherlands 30.10 - Helios37, Cologne, Germany 01.11 - Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark 05.11 - Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark 06.11 - Lido, Berlin, Germany 07.11 - Bike Jesus, Prague, Czechia 09.11 - Arci Bellezza, Milan, Italy 10.11 - Exil, Zurich, Switzerland 12.11 - Botanique (Museum), Brussels, Belgium 13.11 - Petit Bain, Paris, France 14.11 - Aeronef, Lille, France 24.11 - St Lukes, Glasgow, UK [SOLD OUT] 25.11 - NUSU, Newcastle, UK 26.11 - Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, UK [SOLD OUT] 27.11 - Irish Centre, Leeds, UK [SOLD OUT] 29.11 - XOYO, Birmingham, UK 30.11 - 1865, Southampton, UK 01.12 - Chalk, Brighton, UK 02.12 - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK 04.12 - Electric Bristol, Bristol, UK 05.12 - Albert Hall, Manchester, UK [SOLD OUT]
Cardiff quintet Panic Shack are back as they unleash their ferocious new effort, grin & bear it. Marking the bands first new music since the release of their self-titled debut album, which landed in July 2025 via Brace Yourself Records, the track wastes no time with its onslaught of guitars and high octane energy. “This song has had many iterations, seen many a practice room and taken many forms,” explain the band, completed by Meg Fretwell, Romi Lawrence, Emily Smith and Nick Doherty-Williams. “It’s a song that we’ve felt really passionate about getting right but the music was never fully hitting. We reworked it from the start of the year in any spare time we had around working our jobs and gigging (as we almost always do) which really helped to emphasise the songs meaning. It almost made it onto our debut album but it just wasn’t where it needed to be, we felt it didn’t have enough grit - until now. We really clicked with Ross in the studio and are super proud of what the track has become, it sounds massive.” Take a listen with grin & bear it streamingbelow. The track is accompanied by a video, shot during Panic Shack’s recent headline German tour.
Tour Dates May 22nd | Derby, UK - Bearded Theory Festival May 23rd | North Shields, UK - A Stone's Throw Festival May 28th | Brussels, BE - Les Nuits Botanique May 29th | Hellendoorn, NL - Dauwpop Festival Jun 9th | Washington, DC - The Atlantis Jun 10th | Somerville, MA - The Rockwell Jun 12th | Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA Jun 13th | New York, NY - Mercury Lounge Jun 14th | New Kensington, PA - Preserving Underground Jun 16th | Toronto, ON - Hard Luck Bar Jun 18th | Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge Jun 19th | Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest Festival Jun 21st | Denver, CO - Hi-Dive Jun 24th | Portland, OR - Polaris Hall Jun 25th | Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt Jun 26th | Seattle, WA - Baba Yaga Jun 28th | San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop Jun 29th | Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon Jul 2nd | Llangollen, UK - Live at Llangollen # Jul 5th | Ewijk, NL - Down The Rabbit Hole Festival Jul 11th | Halifax, UK - Piece Hall * Jul 26th | Southwold, UK - Latitude Festival Aug 1st | Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Castle * Aug 15th-16th | Winchester, UK - Boomtown Festival Aug 23rd | Crickhowell, UK - Green Man Festival Aug 28th | La Tour-de-peilz, CH - Nox Orae Festival Aug 30th | Lisbon, PT - Meo Kalorama Festival Sep 11th | Dallas, TX - Longhorn Ballroom & Backyard Amphitheater * Sep 12th | Austin, TX - Emo's * Sep 13th | Houston, TX - House of Blues Houston * Sep 15th | Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works * Sep 17th | Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater * Sep 20th | Ottawa, ON - CityFolk Festival Sep 21st | Toronto, ON - HISTORY * Sep 22nd | Montreal, QC - L'Olympia * Sep 24th | Quebec City, QC - L’Anti Sep 25th | Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall Sep 26th | New York, NY - CBGB Festival
Following last year’s standalone single, Anna Karenina, Cigarettes After Sex have today unveiled their brand-new single, Twizzler. Opening with its percussive metronomic beat, the track's hypnotic pull showcases another stellar effort for the band. Take a listen below. Recently, Cigarettes After Sex achieved the Top 200 of most listened to
artists on Spotify. Their track Apocalypse became one of only almost 200
songs to surpass 2 billion streams on the platform. Cry, Sunsetz, and
K., have also each surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. They are now
one of only 11 bands, including the likes of Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC,
Queen, to have four or more songs with over one billion streams.
Will Taylor and Charlie Martin have made their very welcomed return this week under their moniker Hovvdy sharing news of 'Big World', their sixth full-length album, due 14th August via Arts & Crafts. Coinciding with the announcement the band have unveiled the record's lead single, Try Try Try with a Michael Rees-directed video. “The last record felt like such a generous offering: a double-album, deeply personal, you can literally hear me crying on some songs,” says Martin. “With this one, we wanted to take on the challenge of making something more concise and to the point, and give the fans something that feels like a shorter but more exciting ride.” Take a listen to Try Try Try below.
Tour Dates: 12 June - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion* 13 June - Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann* 16 June - Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway* 17 June - Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway* 17 August - Nijmegen, Netherlands @ De Vereeniging^ 18 August - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso^ 20 August - London, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo^ 21 August - Crickhowell, UK @ Green Man Festival 22 August - Glasgow, Scotland @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall^ 25 August - Antwerp, Deurne @ OLT Rivierenhof^ 26 August - Antwerp, Deurne @ OLT Rivierenhof^ 09 October - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck 10 October - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge 11 October - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall 12 October - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall 14 October - Seattle, WA @ Neumos 15 October - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre 16 October - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater 18 October - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's 19 October - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel 20 October - Los Angeles, CA @ Sid The Cat Auditorium 22 October - San Diego, CA @ Quartyard 23 October - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar 25 October - Ft Worth, TX @ Tulips FTW 26 October - Austin, TX @ Mohawk 04 November - New York, NY @ Webster Hall 05 November - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom 07 November - Northampton, MA @ The Iron Horse 09 November - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern 11 November - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 12 November - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 13 November - Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium 14 November - Detroit, MI @ El Club 16 November - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's 18 November - Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend 19 November - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade - Hell 20 November - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room 21 November - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room
As Wales’ largest independent music, science and arts festival, Green Man has readily been a hot talking point for curating some of the strongest line-ups around. And it doesn't just stop at their music, as 2026's Last Laugh announcement goes to show. Returning once more across the 20th - 23rd August weekend, favourites Joe Lycett, Kerry Godliman and Stewart Lee will be joined by a whole host of comedy favourites, including 39 of the most exciting names in comedy, ranging from household names to fresh, emerging voices. Have a look at the full list of acts announced below.
Green Man 2026 - Comedy Lineup:
Joe
Lycett | Kerry Godliman | Stewart Lee | Bridget Christie | Garth
Marenghi | Josie Long | Jessica Fostekew | Glenn Moore | Tarot
Alex
Kealy | Alexandra Haddow | Amy Mason | Athena Kugblenu | Bella
Humphries | Blank Peng | Chantel Nash | Comedians Pub Games | Daman
Bamrah | Esyllt Seas | Hedluv & Passman | Jack Shep | Jarred
Christmas | King of the Table | May Thompson | Mikey Blogh-Smith |
Muhsin Yesilada | Nicola Mantalios as Zoe | Ozzy Algar | Pravanya Pillay
| Priya Hall | Rajiv Karia | Ray Badran | Rich Wilson | Sam Nicoresti |
Shalaka Kurup | Stuart Laws | The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show |
WiFi Wars | William Stone
Green Man 2026 - Music Lineup: (* Headline)
Thursday 20th August
Mogwai*
| Lime Garden | CVC | Charlotte Church’ Pop Dungeon | Art School
Girlfriend | Curbside Lambsear | Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn | Neve Cariad |
Userband | Kloyd | The Social
Friday 21st August
Wilco*
| Aldous Harding | Baxter Dury | Dry Cleaning | Shame | Getdown
Services | Smerz | Sprints | Westside Cowboy | Tyler Ballgame | ML Buch |
Marie Davidson (Live) | Maria Somerville | Prostitute | ear | Adult DVD
| Ata Kak | Avalon Emerson & The Charm | Lone | Pictish Trail | The
New Eves | Greg Freeman | Hovvdy | Ken Pomeroy | My New Band Believe |
Golomb | Modern Woman | Tony Njoku | thredd | ddwy | dorothy | Little
Grandad | Madra Salach
Saturday 22nd August
Four
Tet* | The Beta Band | Cate Le Bon | Nation of Language | Mannequin
Pussy | Sorry | Daniel Avery (Live) | Haley Heynderickx | Horsegirl |
Ana Frango Elétrico | Insecure Men | Ben UFO | Joanne Robertson | The
Belair Lip Bombs | The Bug Club | Tamikrest | Ulrika Spacek | A Place To
Bury Strangers | Sir Richard Bishop | Sailor Honeymoon | Dame Area |
James Ellis Ford | Ora Cogan | Prewn | Seamus Fogarty | Jessica Winter |
Another Country $$$$ | Turnspit | Bathing Suits | Big Long Sun | casual
smart | Iona Zajac | Marsy | Ribbon Skirt | Dutty Disco
Sunday 23rd August
Wolf
Alice* | Cat Power | Sparks | Wednesday | Anna Calvi | The Beths |
Fcukers | Tricky | Scientist | Everything Is Recorded | Roni Size |
Panic Shack |The Tubs | Way Dynamic | Dove Ellis | Lael Neale | Flock of
Dimes | Cut Worms | Decius (live) | Automatic | Mötrik | Snuggle | The
Gentle Good | Jennifer Walton | DJ Flight | Tracey | Tony Bontana |
Eaves Wilder | The Cindys | Dermot Henry | Mên An Tol | The Itch | Zach
Thompson | Deptford Northern Soul Club | Spit Hood
Sydney duo Pamela. have this week unveiled their glistening new single Better Than Before. Taken from their forthcoming debut EP It’s Nice To See You Here, out July 10th, the track deals with the recent aftermath of a breakup, all through its sweetened vocals and energising melodies. “It’s a heartbreak song,” they explain “but not the collapse - the exhale after, when it all starts to feel lighter.” Take a listen below.
Making their very welcomed return, South London's Fat Dog have this week unveiled their bold new single, Go Fuck Urself. Co-produced by Joe Love with Oli Bayston (mary in the junkyard, Kelly Lee Owens, Alexis Taylor), the track's brazen call to action is delivered through an infectious synth line and a catchy-as-hell chorus. Take a watch below with the Nine Screens (Dylan Coates and Travis Barton) directed clip that sees the band take to the wrestling ring to deliver their scripture. Fat Dog have recently announced a full run of UK dates, complementing their largest ever shows supporting the Foo Fighters at 3 European arena dates, Kneecap at their Crystal Palace show and a summer of festivals including End of the Road, Dour, Reeperbahn, Bearded Theory.
Upcoming live dates
Wed 13th May - Nuits Sonores, Lyon, FR Sat 16th May – Get Together, Sheffield, UK Sat 23rd May – Shindig Festival, Malmesbury, UK Sun 24th May – Bearded Theory, Derbyshire, UK Sat 30th May – Dauwpop Festival, Hellendorn, NL Sun 31st May - Ekko, Utrecht, NL
Sat 6th June - Beau Weekend, Nimes, FR Sun 14th June - Kesärauha Festival, Turku, FI Sun 21st June - Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, NL Mon 22nd June - In Music Festival, Zagreb, HR Sat 27th June – Crystal Palace Park, London, UK (supporting Kneecap)
Weds 1st July – Olympiastadion, Berlin, DE (supporting Foo Fighters) Fri 3rd July – Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AT (supporting Foo Fighters) Sun 5th July – Ippodromo Snai La Maura, Milan, IT (supporting Foo Fighters) Fri 10th July - Pohoda Festival, Trenčín, SL Sat 11th July – Décibulles Festival, Neuve-Église, Alsace, FR Sun 12th July - Chauffeer Dans La Noirceur, Normandy, FR Fri 17th July - Rock Herk, Herk-de-Stag, BE Sat 18th July - Dour Festival, Dour, BE Thurs 23rd July – SEI Festival, Brindisi, IT Fri 24th July – TV Spenta, Siena, IT Sat 25th July - Deershed, Topcliffe, UK
Sat 8th August - Pop Messe, Brno, CZ Sat 29th August – Rock’n’Roll Circus, Sheffield, UK
Sat 5th September – End of the Road Festival, Larmer Tree Gardens, UK 17th – 19th September – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, DE
Sat 24th October – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK Thu 29th October – De Roma, Antwerp, BE Fri 30th October – Tivoli, Utrecht, NL Sat 31st October – Elysee Montmarte, Paris, FR Mon 1st November – Stereolux, Nantes FR Tue 3rd November – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR Wed 4th November – Die Kantine, Cologne, DE Fri 6th November – Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, DE Sat 7th November – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK Sat 14th November – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK Wed 18th November – Whelans, Dublin, IE Thu 19th November – Whelans, Dublin, IE Tue 24th November – Depot, Cardiff, UK Wed 25th November – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK Thu 26th November – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK Fri 27th November – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK Sat 28th November – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK Thu 3rd December – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
With the longlist whittled down to Glasshouse Red Spider Mite, Kiosk, The Slow Country, Tall Child and Cyn Cwsg, Green Man, Wales’ largest music, arts and science festival have today revealed details of the seventeenth year of the Green Man Rising Final, presented by BBC 6 Music’s Huw Stephens at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff on 2nd June.
Continually supporting emerging talent, the festival continues to run their Green Man Rising competition which sees hundreds of band's apply for the chance to play at the festival, earning the top prize of the coveted Mountain Stage opening slot at Green Man 2026, a week’s studio time at Prah Recordings and a physical vinyl release with Dinked Edition. Runners-up will also secure a slot on the Green Man Rising Stage, which has previously hosted the likes of BRIT Award winners The Last Dinner Party, Mercury Prize-winners English Teacher and some recent favourites including Westside Cowboy, Silver Gore, Adult DVD and Keo.
Fiona Stewart, Green Man Managing Director and owner, said: "Launching talent is at the heart of Green Man and our incredible 5 finalists were chosen from a record breaking number of acts. When Rising was launched 18 years ago we could never have imagined how many artists have been supported in their early careers. Our industry panel will choose which band will open the Mountain Stage at Green Man 2026!"
Free tickets available now via Dice for the live final which takes place June 2nd at Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach.
The full list of band's and artists announced can be found below, with
plenty more to come with more acts, surprises and news landing soon.
Four
Tet | Wolf Alice | Wilco | Mogwai | Cat Power | The Beta Band | Sparks |
Aldous Harding | Baxter Dury | Dry Cleaning | Wednesday | Cate Le Bon |
Anna Calvi | Nation of Language | Shame | Mannequin Pussy | The Beths |
Fcukers | Tricky | Getdown Services | Sprints | Daniel Avery (Live) |
Smerz | Sorry | Horsegirl | Westside Cowboy | Way Dynamic | Lime Garden |
Marie Davidson | Scientist | Roni Size | Avalon Emerson & The
Charm | ML Buch | Dove Ellis | Haley Heynderickx | Everything Is
Recorded | Ana Frango Elétrico | Pr0stitute | Joanne Robertson | Adult
DVD | Tamikrest | Ear | Ata Kak | A Place To Bury Strangers | Panic
Shack | Tyler Ballgame | Charlotte Church’s Pop Dungeon | Ben UFO | Lone
| The Belair Lip Bombs | The Bug Club | Insecure Men | Maria Somerville
| Møtrik | Ulrika Spacek | Pictish Trail | The Tubs | Lael Neale | Sir
Richard Bishop | Automatic | The New Eves | Greg Freeman | Hovvdy |
Sailor Honeymoon | Cut Worms | Ken Pomeroy | Ora Cogan | Decius | CVC |
Art School Girlfriend | Flock of Dimes | Snuggle | Dame Area | Prewn |
My New Band Believe | DJ Flight | James Ellis Ford | Modern Woman |
Jennifer Walton | Seamus Fogarty | Userband |Golomb | The Gentle Good |
Eaves Wilder | Jessica Winter | Tracey | Tony Njoku | thredd | ddwy |
Tony Bontana | Another Country $$$$ | Kloyd | Curbside Lambsear |
Turnspit | Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn | Neve Cariad | Spit Hood | The Social |
Dutty Disco | Deptford Northern Soul Club | Bathing Suits | Big Long
Sun | Casual Smart | Dermot Henry | dorothy | Iona Zajac | little
grandad | Madra Salach | Marsy | Mên An Tol | Ribbon Skirt | The Cindys |
The Itch | Zach Thompson
Today sees North London born and raised artist jo from school share her debut single Chicken. Released via Chess Club Records, the track depicts the unwavering emotions that hit when dealing with a close breakup. Speaking of her first release, jo from school explains: “‘Chicken’ represents fear, shame and embarrassment. It’s about leaving a person and a time behind. ‘Chickening’ is about cowardice, but is also a reference to the beautiful & cheap ‘chicken’ wine my friends and I love dearly. The lyrics of Chicken sound themselves quickly. Usually I'm more meticulous on my choices and phrasings but this time the process was to let me say whatever I needed to get out.” Take a listen below.
jo from school Live: Tuesday 9th June - The 100 Club, London
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