The Conservative party have issued a denial after it was suggested that an online video shows their leader, David Cameron, partying at a rave in 1988.
The video, first flagged up on Viceland.com and entitled ‘Acid House Sunrise 1988 Part 4′, shows a man who strongly resembles the politician attending an outdoor rave sporting long hair, clearly enjoying himself to the full.
However, a spokesperson for the party has “categorically denied” that Cameron features in the video.
Elbow are set to play a show at the Manchester MEN Arena on September 18 and then “disappear” from the live scene until they finish their next album.
The band see the event as a special homecoming show that has extra poignancy as the venue is located within a mile of Blueprint Studios, where they recorded their hugely successful latest album ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’.
“It’ll be the biggest show we’ve done,” Garvey said. “Then we’ll disappear for a couple of years to work on a new record.”
Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday (May 1).
Pearl Jam have announced a four-date European tour.
The band will play shows in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands this summer.
The dates are:
Rotterdam Ahoy (August 13)
Berlin Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide (15)
Manchester MEN Arena (17)
London England 02 Arena (18)
Hot Chip have recorded a one-off video for ‘Over And Over’, featuring members of the Skylight homeless program.
The band are set to play a secret hidden gig in aid of homeless charity Crisis on May 5, and have shown their support to the charity by teaming up with Skylight for the new video.
The Kooks have announced details of two gigs in the cultural beacons of Margate and Bournemouth.
The Brighton band will play at the Margate Winter Gardens on July 16 and at the Bournemouth Opera House on July 17.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, April 24 at 10am.
Check the ‘Resources’ section for a review of the Kooks tearing up Central Park last summer.
The legends Hot Chip have confirmed the new album will follow a more mellow route than 2008’s ‘Made In The Dark’.
Joe Goddard told BBC 6music that the band’s new material were “end of the night tunes”, commenting: “We’re stepping things down a bit because we want to make this next album quite simple, gentle, focused. Just ten or 11 tracks of really excellent pop songs that hopefully will become timeless classics.
He continued: “They’ll be club tunes but not the really banging ones. We just felt like we wanted to focus on trying to write some really strong pop songs, rather than making hard, aggressive dance floor tracks that have bits of songs bolted onto them.”
The big man is set to play a club show at the Proud Gallery venue in Camden on May 13th.
He will be headlining the Trekstock event, which raises money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The Cuban Brothers, DJ Yoda and Dan Green Peace and friends will also perform at the bash.
Massive Attack are to tour the UK for the first time in three years in September.
The band, who are currently writing their new album, will call at the following venues:
London Brixton 02 Academy (September 17, 18)
Sheffield 02 Academy (21)
Birmingham 02 Academy (22)
Leeds 02 Academy (24)
Manchester Apollo (26)
Glasgow 02 Academy (28)
Newcastle 02 Academy (30)
Leicester De Montfort Hall (October 2)
Swindon Oasis (3)
Tickets go on sale on Friday at 9am.
It includes the following songs:
‘The Rose’/ ‘Intro’
‘Breed’
‘Drain You’
‘Aneurysm’
‘School’
‘Sliver’
‘In Bloom’
‘Come As You Are’
‘Lithium’
‘About A Girl’
‘Tourette’s’
‘Polly’
‘Lounge Act’
‘More Than A Feeling’/'Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘On A Plain’
‘Negative Creep’
‘Been A Son’
‘All Apologies’
‘Blew’
‘Dumb’
‘Stay Away’
‘Spank Thru’
‘Love Buzz’
‘The Money Will Roll Right In’
‘D-7′
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘The Star Spangled Banner’
‘Life Takes No Prisoners’ is released on May 4.
Beyonce will play a free concert at the London O2 Arena on November 15. 13,000 tickets will be given to competition winners via the chewing gum company Trident.
Fans simply have to buy packets of Trident gum and enter the last four digits of the barcode into a weekly draw at Tridentunwrapped.co.uk. Exactly 1,000 tickets for the gig will be given away every week.
Beyonce’s UK tour starts next month:
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (May 22)
Birmingham National Indoor Arena (23)
London The O2 Arena (25, 26)
Manchester Evening News Arena (27)
Liverpool Echo Arena (June 6)
Sheffield Arena (7)
London O2 Arena (8, 9)
London O2 Arena, Trident competition gig (November 15)
