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Mutations Festival completes 2026 line-up with 23 new acts
Hollywood Undead announce 2027 UK and European headline tour
Castle Rat Set Biggest London Headline Show at Electric Ballroom
ArcTanGent 2027 reveals Blood Incantation and Neurosis as headliners
Split Dogs set February 2027 UK headline tour with Bruise Control
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Brighton’s multi-venue Mutations Festival has completed its 2026 bill, with Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, Tara Clerkin Trio, Snayx and DJ Food among the...
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“Bad Waitress have released I Only Like You When I’m Drunk, a jagged new single taken from their forthcoming album In The Hollow, due...
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“Europe and the UK have always been a huge part of Hollywood Undead’s story, and every time we tour there, it’s unforgettable.”
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“We Be The Lord explores disillusionment, power and reflection, exposing the gap between what people in positions of authority claim to represent and what...
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"Marillion signed off their UK tour with a sold-out Eventim Apollo show, spectacular lasers and the Flowing Chords choir. With Haunt the Woods opening...
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“This has been a masterclass in how to play a stadium gig. Any bands about to play their first stadium show could do a...
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“Matt’s lead guitar playing is bang on, Issey is throwing shapes with the bass, and even battling illness The Molotovs look and sound like...
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“For a two-piece, the sheer scale of their live show is still somewhat ridiculous. Tyler Joseph spends most of the set tearing around the...
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“It's about trying to live in a way that reflects your values, knowing that every decision you make affects not only yourself but the...
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“We’re thrilled to welcome formidable US punks Babe Haven to the Hassle roster. They’re powerful, aggressive and outspoken.”
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“Clinging onto ideas that should make me happy but actually make me feel sad, because I wish they were moments that I lived in...
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“Floor Burner is the blueprint for The Family Business Ltd. The whole point is simple: get on the floor and dance.”
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“This new album isn’t about the suffering, it’s about the survival. These songs were born from memories of heartbreak, uncertainty, betrayal, and pain.”
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Haywire’s new record was tracked between Leeds and Toledo, bringing together a tight three-month recording stretch with friends, collaborators and members of NOTHING and...
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“Toying with some imagery in her iconic novel, Frankenstein, I wanted there to be a double entendre within the lyricism.”
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“I’ve not been THIS excited to release a track in years. Too Sensitive feels exactly how all my favourite songs growing up made me...
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“It's about scars, second chances and squeezing every last drop out of the night. If this is the last chance to dance, then we’re...
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“Maybe that’s what The Hollywood Vampires are: a shit-hot bar band. If so, they’re the second best bar band in the world, because everybody...
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“Whilst there are many younger bands around – and this weekend has certainly provided plenty of evidence of that – few of them seem...
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“The stage crew have already told them that they’re out of time, but 999 are old punks and they really don’t care. Clearly punk’s...
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“Proceedings are brought to a close with Hurry Up Harry and its bellowed refrain of ‘we’re going down the pub!’ echoing around the hall."
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“Wisdom, knowledge and facts need to become the guide for the future,” cautions frontman and lyricist Johan Hegg.
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Deftones headline a dusty All Points East as IDLES, Amyl and the Sniffers, Interpol and Mannequin Pussy deliver contrasting festival sets.