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One Direction fans are still reeling from Harry Styles' recently confirmed new album and tour - but the excitement isn't over just yet. Zayn Malik has just announced a double-bill of announcements as well. He recently confirmed his new album, Konnakol, will be released on April 17, 2026. And to celebrate it, he'll be going on tour. The 33-year-old star is due to play four arena concerts across Great Britain this May, with dates scheduled at London's O2 Arena, Manchester's Co-op Live, Birmingham's Utilita Arena and Glasgow's OVO Hydro.Tickets for Zayn's forthcoming tour go on sale later this week. However, there are a number of presale opportunities kicking off beforehand. Below, we've outlined everything supporters need to know about securing tickets, including presale, onsale and VIP d...

Graceland opened its doors to fans for tours 44 years ago, yet many rooms remain closed to the public.The most famous unseen space is the upstairs of the mansion where Elvis Presley died, but some secret spaces have only been witnessed by fans on virtual tours.The Daily Express took part in one previously when on-site archives Angie Marchese took a live-stream camera inside the mysterious laundry room.This spot is located in the basement alongside the TV and pool rooms, which can be visited on the regular tour.When there in person, fans often ask what’s behind an opaque window in the Jungle Room just up the stairs. Well, that’s exactly where the laundry room is located.Before entering the unseen washing space, Angie shared with us: “Every house has a laundry room and recently somebody a...

As one of the most famous classical singers in the world, Andrea Bocelli is often invited to perform at grand public events from the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to the King’s Coronation concert.And now the maestro has done it again in his native Italy, for last night’s 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.The 67-year-old singer performed his encore favourite, Nessun dorma, to close the show with great gusto, as fireworks went off above Milan’s San Siro Stadium.You can watch the incredible footage in the BBC Sport video above, from around 8 minutes in.Meanwhile, Bocelli has posted on Instagram what it felt like to give such a performance.Bocelli wrote: “It has been a profound honour for me to share such a solemn moment of celebration and to be able to offer my contribution to a sporti...

Wolf Alice have continued to explode in popularity over the past few years, and the British rockers have just confirmed their biggest show yet. The band, which is made up of Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Joel Amey and Theo Ellis, will be playing Finsbury Park in London this year. The show, which is due to take place on July 5, 2026, will mark their homecoming after much touring. Here, they'll perform to an approximate 45-50,000 people at once.Tickets for this show were released just a few days ago, and there are still some left. Fans keen to attend this historic show can still do so if they know where to look. Below, we've broken down where tickets can be purchased from now up to the day of the event. Here's the breakdown.Wolf Alice tickets are available right now from a couple of online r...

Following his Elvis movie biopic, Baz Luhrmann has had unprecedented access to unseen footage and audio from 1970s Elvis Presley concert movies, That’s The Way It Is and Elvis on Tour.And now the acclaimed director has put together a brand-new concert documentary that hits IMAX and cinemas later this month.Not only that, but he’s once again teamed up with composer Jamieson Shaw, who put together the Toxic Las Vegas remix of Viva Las Vegas and Britney Spears’ classic track for the biopic soundtrack.This time around, he’s worked on a couple of groovy new singles, which you can listen to below.The first is Wearin’ That Night Life Look, which combines elements of four different Elvis songs into what he and Baz call a “DNA track”. Also, released today is a remix of the gospel classic Oh Happ...

As if Harry Styles wasn't treating his fans enough already: The British icon has just confirmed yet another UK tour date this year. And it's far sooner than one might expect. The Watermelon Sugar singer has announced a one-off gig at Manchester's Co-op Live on March 6, 2026. Eagle-eyed fans would have instantly noticed that - yes - this is the exact same date as the release of his new album, 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.' That's because he'll be playing the new album in full at this monumental gig.And, what's even more exciting is that tickets for this show will be available for no more than £20 each. On top of that, tickets will only be allocated to fans who have "requested" them ahead of time. Below, we've got all the details on how to buy tickets, where to get them, and ho...

A week ago, headlines began appearing suggesting that Sir Brian May didn’t think Queen would tour the US again because it’s too dangerous.However, the guitar legend has now hit back, claiming his words have been “twisted”.His original quote from an interview with the Daily Mail read: “America is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have to take that into account. It’s very sad because I feel like Queen grew up in America and we love it, but it’s not what it was. Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment.”In a new video, the 78-year-old has clarified what he meant and spoken generally about future Queen and Adam Lambert tours.After this, the Queen star spoke on his intentions around future tour plans: “I should just mention, I’ve been misquoted and there’s headlines a...

Making its debut at Stoneleigh Park, situated just outside Coventry, the festival will feature Britain's best-loved farmers, including Clarkson's Farm personalities Kaleb Cooper, Lisa Hogan and Charlie Ireland, stepping away from agricultural duties to take centre stage. Running from May 22 to May 24, the Hawkstone Music Arena — named after Clarkson's beer brand — will showcase performers including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Groove Armada, Blur's Alex James, Sara Cox and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson.Friday: The Launch NightProceedings commence with the Young Farmer DJ Battle, presented by Capital Radio's Chris Stark, where Britain's finest agricultural turntablists will battle for supremacy. The Hot House Flowers and the rock-and-roll dynamism of Rick Parfitt Jnr will follow, before th...

Sir Brian May has reposted a video of a painting shared by President Donald Trump. But it’s not just any painting.The piece of art is of famous MAGA movement commentators and politicians playing in an orchestra conducted by the Commander-in-Chief himself.The sound on the video is blocked for copyright reasons, but the video originally featured Queen's classic track Who Wants To Live Forever, which the guitar legend penned himself.Sir Brian, who recently ruled out a future Queen US tour anytime soon due to the country being “too dangerous”, has asked fans to weigh in on what they think of Trump’s post.Sir Brian captioned the post: “Well, lots of people have sent me this clip , wondering what my reaction will be. It was recently posted using our music (without permission) on something cal...

Florence and the Machine thrilled their fans late last year with the news that they are returning to British stages this February. And, beginning in just a couple of days, the Florence Welch-fronted band will be playing arenas around the country. Beginning at Belfast's SSE Arena, the Dog Days Are Over singers will be venturing to some of the country's biggest and best locations, including London's O2 Arena (twice), Manchester's Co-op Live and Sheffield's Utilita Arena - to name just a few.Tickets for these enormous concerts were released back in September, and considering the band have not performed live for a few years, fans were extremely keen to get their hands on them. As a result, plenty of the show's tickets were sold out. Now, just days away from the tour beginning, those who mis...