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"I could be saving these bands so much money," quips Gareth from indie-leg-ends Los Campesinos! during his chat with Helena Wadia and I about the economics of being a band in 2026.
We natter about merch, the joy of his touring family, Spotify, touring, class, privilege and why thinks someone should check in Ed Sheeran...
By Emma Wilkes with additional reporting and infographics by Sean Adams
Live Nation has created a "climate of fear" in the UK live music industry, according to the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee.
They published a report on Sunday (24th May) indicating that Live Nation - the world's largest live entertainment company - meets the threshold fo...
Last autumn, Maruja offered one of 2025's most electric breakout moments, vaulting between explosive fury, simmering tension and spiritual serenity on their expansive debut album Pain To Power.
Their message, of peace, connection and resistance, has been as vital as their chameleonic sound in which riffs collide with the leaping melodies of a saxophone. It's o...
May feels like the moment where the starting gun is properly fired on festival season. The calendar is bulging this weekend - Sean's at Dot To Dot in Bristol, I'm at Slam Dunk in Hatfield and there's plenty of other big stuff too, from Radio One Big Weekend in Sunderland to Derbyshire's Bearded Theory.
In just a few weeks' time, there'll be an exciting new addition to ...
Before we get into this week's newsletter we wanted to let you know we've just published an 🚨 emergency podcast 🚨 in response to the King's Speech which revealed that Keir Starmer's Labour government have not put a stop to profiteering from tickets by touts.
We caught up with a spokesperson from