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“I lock eyes with the people in the crowd who are having the best time — then I have the best time,” bassist Todd Morse tells me before the show. Judging by the atmosphere inside the O2, he could’ve locked eyes with anyone. From the moment the lights dropped, the crowd was primed, loud, and fully up for it. And the second the band launched into 'Come Out and Play,' the room was prepared to make the most of their Friday night.The early set of tracks came fast and loud, with hits like 'All I Want' and 'Want You Bad' sending the floor bouncing. By the time 'Let the Bad Times Roll' and 'Staring at the Sun' played, it was already obvious we were in for a fun ride. “I’m here for all this energy right here,” Dexter grinned.  The Offspring know exactly what they’re there to do and their blend o...

Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor have given brand new interviews in the weekly official YouTube series, Queen: The Greatest.The latest episode marks Bohemian Rhapsody’s 50th anniversary by continuing to cover the band’s lead up to their most iconic anthem.And now the guitarist and drummer reflect on another track from their 1975 studio album, A Night the Opera.In fact the track turns out to be Queen’s longest song at 8 minutes and 21 seconds, exceeding Bohemian Rhapsody by 2 minutes and 22 seconds.Penned by Sir Brian after a dream about the Noah’s Ark flood, The Prophet’s Song also expresses the rock star's fears about humanity and its lack of empathy.Sir Brian candidly confessed: “I have a massive insecurity about meself as a songwriter. I think I only occasionally hit it. And with The P...

Deep Purple are one of the most iconic and recognisable rock bands of the 20th century. And the British stars have just confirmed they'll be going on tour in the UK next year, playing some enormous venues. The band, which first formed in 1968, will be playing five enormous arenas around the country in November 2026, and they've got some huge names joining them as well.Deep Purple, which is made up of Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Don Airey and Simon McBride, will be joined on tour by Mammoth and Jayler. Once on tour, the rockers will be hitting Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London. While the shows are almost a year away, tickets are about to be released, and we've got all the details fans need below.Deep Purple tickets will be released on general onsale from Frid...

Since shooting to fame as an X Factor finalist, Talia has become a regular collaborator of Sir Brian May. And now their latest track is a Christmas anthem called Praise Your Name, featuring the singer’s powerful vocals, an iconic solo by the Queen guitarist and an award-winning Catholic Gospel Choir. Sir Brian May spoke exclusively with Daily Express about the new single, which is already No 1 on the Gospel and Christian Top 100 chart.The 78-year-old rocker shared: “It’s the most epic Christmas single ever! We've been making it for about 18 months. We narrowly missed last Christmas, so we had a little chance to work on it since then. It's great. I'm really very fond of it. It's much more religious than I usually go for, but I figure everybody is okay with religion at Christmas time, bec...

The Royal Mint has unveiled that Queen singer Freddie Mercury is set to be immortalised on a collectable UK coin, depicting him mid-performance. The late star’s sister, Kashmira Bulsara, has visited the Royal Mint to strike the very first one.An announcement read: “The collectible coin captures Mercury mid-performance at the height of his powers, showcasing the flamboyant frontman in full flow with his signature inscribed alongside his portrait. The design’s intricate details tell the story of Mercury's extraordinary talent through carefully crafted design elements. Freddie’s legendary four-octave vocal range is represented by a musical stave that runs around the edge of the coin, spanning from bass to treble notes. The studded armband edge design draws inspiration from his iconic Live ...

Kings of Leon were last seen in London performing at the annual BST Hyde Park festival, but next year, they have different plans. The iconic rock band that brought us massive hits as Sex on Fire, Use Somebody, On Call and Closer (to name just a few) is going on tour in the UK in 2026. And they're playing some of the biggest locations of their career.Kings of Leon have confirmed three shows in July 2026; one at Glasgow's Bellahouston Park, another at Manchester's Goliath arena Co-op Live and a final gig at Leeds' First Direct Bank Arena. These shows will see the Tennessee band performing their biggest hits to upwards of 20,000 people per night. Tickets for these gigs will be released at the end of the week, but there is one massive presale event before then. Below, we've broken down ever...

Living legend Jane McDonald has just confirmed two mighty pieces of information: She will be going on a huge tour in 2026. And it's all to celebrate her newly announced album Living the Dream, which is due to be released in Spring 2026.The 62-year-old icon will be embarking on a 19-date tour across the UK from August 28, 2026, through to September 26, 2026. During this adventure, she'll be playing some massive venues, including The London Palladium, Birmingham's Utilita Arena, Manchester's AO Arena, and plenty more. Tickets will be released this week, with one major presale before then. Below, we've got all the details fans need.Jane McDonald presale tickets can be purchased from Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 10am. These presale tickets will be exclusively available to fans who have p...

After a decade of touring and four full-length albums, The Hunna have finally had the chance to slow down enough to take a breath. In that space, the Watford trio - made up of Ryan Potter, Jack Metcalfe and Daniel Dorney - have gained a fresh sense of independence and pride, now captured in their first-ever EP. blue transitions, a self-produced and ‘emotionally mature’ collection of songs touching on the theme of transformation, and made free from label deadlines, marks a reset that unintentionally mirrors the band’s own evolution. I spoke to frontman Ryan Potter about how producing their latest release builds on everything they’ve learnt over the years.“When we first started putting it together we started seeing blue everywhere,” Ryan says looking down at his T-shirt when I ask if wear...

Sir Brian May confessed he “doesn’t know how long he’s got left” and said he is now “treasuring time with family” after half a century of touring. The Queen legend sat down with the Daily Express during the launch of his new book Islands in Infinity: Galaxies 3-D – which views astrophysics through a three-dimensional stereoscopic lens.During the interview, Sir Brian, 78, confessed he is “not talking about touring at the moment” with his fellow bandmates and Adam Lambert. He said: “I'm certainly not talking about touring because I've done 50 years of it, and I'm treasuring my time with the family at the moment and time to be able to do things like this, the astrophysics side of my life.“To be able to do stuff with animals and basically spend time with my grandchildren and my animals. So ...

Dan Whitlam had the Roundhouse hanging onto his every last word, so much so that fans forgot to dance. Poetry isn't for everyone and I'm still not convinced it's for me, but introduce music and Dan Whitlam nails the ever-growing UK spoken word genre. Viral clips of the London-based artist speaking vulnerably to a camera on a train in the capital must have found their way into my Instagram algorithm last year. Immediately I opened Spotify to see if there was more where that came from. Indeed, there was not quite enough to fill a headline show at The Roundhouse – or so I thought.Whitlam filled the stage with not just a band but a revolving door of collaborators, Sophie Faith and Tamzene among them, singing their part in his relatively young discography stretching only as far back as 2022....