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NIRVANA: In Utero: 30th Anniversary (Geffen/UMe) 10/27/23

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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
2023 RESIDENCY

12 Shows at 3 Venues in 3 Boroughs

November 16, 17, 18, 19 at Brooklyn Steel
November 28, 29, 30, December 1 at Terminal 5
December 7, 8, 9, 10 at Knockdown Center

Tickets On Sale to the Public Thursday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET
Information re: Tickets, Pre-Sales and More at youarehere.bowerypresents.com

Following sold out residencies at Brooklyn Steel in 2021 and 2022, LCD Soundsystem has announced its return with an update: The band’s 2023 NYC residency will consist of 12 shows—four nights each at three venues across three boroughs. This year’s LCD Soundsystem residency will begin with the band’s 60th show at Brooklyn Steel on November 16, continuing with three more shows at that venue November 17-19 before moving to NYC’s Terminal 5 November 28-December 1 and concluding with a December 7-10 run at Knockdown Center in Queens.

Tickets for all 12 shows will go on-sale to the general public beginning Thursday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Visit youarehere.bowerypresents.com for pre-sale details and further information.

American Express ® Card Members have access to presale tickets for every date of the LCD Soundsystem 2023 NYC residency before the general public beginning Tuesday, October 10 at 10 a.m. ET for an exclusive 24-hour window. Additionally, Card Members and their guests can enjoy an exclusive bar benefit** and more at the Card Member Only shows on November 19 and 30, and December 7.

LCD Soundsystem 2023 NYC residency dates are as follows:

November 16 — Brooklyn NY — Brooklyn Steel
November 17 — Brooklyn NY — Brooklyn Steel
November 18 — Brooklyn NY — Brooklyn Steel
November 19 — Brooklyn NY — Brooklyn Steel *

November 28 — New York NY — Terminal 5
November 29 — New York NY — Terminal 5
November 30 — New York NY — Terminal 5 *
December 1 — New York NY — Terminal 5

December 7 — Queens NY — Knockdown Center *
December 8 — Queens NY — Knockdown Center
December 9 — Queens NY — Knockdown Center
December 10 — Queens NY — Knockdown Center

* Amex® Card Member Only shows
** Must be 21 and over to consume alcohol. Please drink responsibly.

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ABOUT THE BOWERY PRESENTS
The Bowery Presents, an AEG Presents company, is the leading East Coast concert promoter, whose mission is to bring the best artists to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and beyond while providing an excellent concert experience for both fans and artists. Founded in 2004, The Bowery Presents has been a purveyor of true artist development and consistently strives to work with artists like LCD Soundsystem, Sam Smith, Maggie Rogers, Khruangbin, Tyler Childers, Leon Bridges and Lake Street Dive to grow from performing in intimate clubs to performing in sold-out arenas. As a trusted industry tastemaker, The Bowery Presents produces dynamic entertainment experiences at dozens of venues nationally, presenting thousands of shows annually. For more information, visit www.bowerypresents.com

ABOUT AEG PRESENTS
Combining the power of the live event with a focus on true artist development, AEG Presents is a world leader in the music and entertainment industries. Operating across three continents, the company has an unparalleled commitment to artistry, creativity, and community. Its tentpole festivals and multi-day music events — which include the iconic Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and the legendary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival alongside British Summer Time at Hyde Park, Stagecoach, Hangout Festival, Electric Forest, and Firefly — continue to set the bar for the live music experience. AEG Presents promotes global tours for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, BTS, Kenny Chesney, Paul McCartney, and Katy Perry, in addition to — through its network of clubs, theatres, arenas, stadiums and renowned partner brands such as Goldenvoice, Messina Touring Group, Concerts West, The Bowery Presents, PromoWest Productions, Marshall Arts, Madison House Presents, and Zero Mile Presents — creating and developing an unmatched infrastructure for artist development and audience reach. More information can be found at www.aegpresents.com

FOO FIGHTERS
EVERYTHING OR NOTHING AT ALL TOUR
U.S. STADIUM DATES 2024

Tickets On Sale Friday, October 6 at 10am Local Time
Pre-Sales and Additional Information at foofighters.com

Support Acts to Include Pretenders, The Hives, Mammoth WVH, Amyl and The Sniffers, Alex G and L7

“Grohl and his counterparts—Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee and newly inked drummer Josh Freese—always come wholly alive when they are in concert” — Chicago Sun-Times

With their universally acclaimed 11th album But Here We Are stacking up Best of 2023 So Far accolades and singles “Rescued” and “Under You” cementing the band’s tally of more #1s than any other artist at Rock and Alternative Radio, Foo Fighters have confirmed a massive run of summer 2024 U.S. Stadium dates. The newly announced leg of the Everything or Nothing at All Tour will kick off with the band’s return to New York’s Citi Field for the first time since 2015 for a July 17 and 19 doubleheader and will see Foo Fighters host 12 rock ’n’ roll marathons at 10 stadiums, including a pair of shows August 9 and 11 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

General on sale for tickets begins Friday, October 6 at 10am local time. For pre-sales and further information, please visit foofighters.com.

Foo Fighters’ 2024 stadium dates will mark the band’s biggest U.S. headline shows since the June 2 release of But Here We Are, which has landed on the mid-year best of lists of Alternative Press, Consequence, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, Loudwire and Uproxx among others, while generating some of the most positive critical notes in Foo Fighters history, including:

“Tragedy isn’t necessary to produce transcendent music. But here, it did.” — THE ATLANTIC

“★★★★★ Stunning … a standout, and at times stunning, piece of work … quite possibly their best and most meaningful album.” – GOLDMINE

“Explosive, emotional and inspired… a back-to-basics immediacy and intensity… The undercurrent holding all of ‘But Here We Are’ together is not an idea so much as raw emotion. Grohl’s melodies are as soaring and anthemic as they’ve sounded in years; his vocals are freshly impassioned and heartfelt.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES

“A fantastic record full of riffs and reflection… so catchy and vibrant, so brimming with wild-eyed wonder… Grohl clearly understands that we honor departed loved ones by building new joys we wish they were around to share.” – NPR

“Dave Grohl gives himself over to arena-sized grief, reckoning, and resolve on the band’s most propulsive and purposeful music of the last two decades… offering earnest hope, fond reminiscence, and skyscraping choruses” — PITCHFORK

“One of the strongest albums of the band’s career… reckoning with the conundrums of human existence through the sheer power of music” — SPIN

“Memorable and meaningful” — USA TODAY

“Aching directness and wounded sweetness make a potent combination here… But Here We Are pulses with the sense that the future happened too quickly, and we’re all having to navigate situations and handle emotions we thought we’d get to much later in life. These songs chart the push through denial into the acceptance of the reality of death and the lifetime journey of bereavement.” — VULTURE

Support on the various dates will come from Pretenders, The Hives, Mammoth WVH, Amyl and The Sniffers, Alex G and L7. See below for a full list of dates and details.

FOO FIGHTERS
U.S. STADIUM DATES 2024

Wednesday, July 17 — New York NY — Citi Field *
Friday, July 19 – New York NY — Citi Field #
Sunday, July 21 – Boston MA — Fenway Park #
Tuesday, July 23 – Hershey PA — Hersheypark Stadium #
Thursday, July 25 – Cincinnati OH — Great American Ballpark *
Sunday, July 28 – Minneapolis MN — Target Field **
Saturday, August 3 – Denver CO — Empower Field at Mile High *
Wednesday, August 7 – San Diego CA — Petco Park $
Friday, August 9 – Los Angeles CA — BMO Stadium #
Sunday, August 11 – Los Angeles CA — BMO Stadium %
Thursday, August 16 – Portland OR — Providence Park Soccer Stadium %
Saturday, August 18 – Seattle WA — T-Mobile Park %

* Pretenders & Mammoth WVH Support
** Pretenders & L7 Support
# The Hives & Amyl and The Sniffers Support
$ The Hives & Alex G Support
% Pretenders & Alex G Support

Citi is the official card of the above Foo Fighters shows. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, October 3 at 10am local time until Thursday, October 5 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Foo Fighters wants to give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value. For fans who purchase tickets for the EVERYTHING OR NOTHING AT ALL TOUR and can’t attend, they will have the option to resell their ticket to other fans at the original price paid using a face value ticket exchange, including Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange. Please note, tickets are mobile only and restricted from transfer. This applies to all shows except those in New York and Colorado where Face Value Exchange cannot be mandated. A valid U.S. bank account or debit card is required to sell tickets on the Face Value Exchange. More information on how the Ticketmaster Exchange works is available here.

DEPECHE MODE
“MY FAVOURITE STRANGER”
OFFICIAL VIDEO & VINEGAR HILL SESSIONS BOTH LIVE NOW

North American Dates Resume Tomorrow in Austin TX

Photo Credit: Anton Corbijn

Depeche Mode has revealed two strikingly different visual aspects of “My Favourite Stranger,” another standout from its universally acclaimed Memento Mori (Columbia Records), hailed by Allmusic for its “pulsing menace” that “builds to discomfiting yet alluring levels of anxiety.” First is the Anton Corbijn-directed official music video that premiered September 21, taking viewers on a journey to an unknown destination alongside an enigmatic figure with a surprising secret. Next up is today’s unveiling of “My Favourite Stranger (Vinegar Hill Sessions),” the third in a series of intimate and unique pared back arrangements of Memento Mori tracks recorded live at Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill studios.

On the live front, having kicked off the third leg of the Memento Mori World Tour with a trio of shows at Mexico City’s Foro Sol stadium, Depeche Mode returns to the U.S. tomorrow, September 29, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Following a sold out spring run described as “a death-defying evening” (Los Angeles Times) and “a beautiful, life-affirming display of a band that, 43 years in, still has so much left to give” (Chicago Sun-Times), the tour’s second trek through North America will visit arenas across the continent before wrapping with a mid-December four-night stand in Los Angeles. See below for a full list of dates.

Having sold more than 100 million records and played to more than 35 million fans worldwide, Depeche Mode remains an ever-evolving and singularly influential musical force. Depeche Mode released its critically acclaimed 15th studio album, Memento Mori, on March 24, 2023 alongside the launch of the Memento Mori World Tour, which has since played to well over two million fans and has been extended into 2024 due to overwhelming demand. An indelible inspiration to fans, critics and artists alike, Depeche Mode continues to forge ahead, with the Memento Mori album and tour representing the opening of the newest chapter of a peerless and ongoing legacy.

Full Tour Routing:

09/29/23 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
10/01/23 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
10/04/23 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
10/07/23 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
10/10/23 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
10/12/23 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
10/15/23 – Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
10/19/23 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
10/21/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
10/23/23 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
10/25/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
10/28/23 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
10/31/23 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
11/03/23 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
11/05/23 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
11/08/23 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
11/10/23 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
11/13/23 – Chicago, IL – United Center
11/16/23 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
11/18/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
11/21/23 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
11/24/23 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
11/26/23 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
11/28/23 – Portland, OR – MODA Center
12/01/23 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
12/03/23 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
12/06/23 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
12/08/23 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
12/10/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
12/12/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
12/15/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
12/17/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
01/22/24 – London, UK — O2 Arena
01/24/24 – Birmingham, UK — Utilita Arena
01/27/24 – London, UK – O2 Arena
01/29/24 – Manchester, UK — AO Arena
01/31/24 – Glasgow, UK — OVO Hydro
02/03/24 – Dublin, IE — 3Arena
02/06/24 – Antwerp, BE — Sportpaleis
02/08/24 – Amsterdam, NL — Ziggo Dome
02/10/24 – Copenhagen, DK — Royal Arena
02/13/24 – Berlin, DE — Mercedes-Benz Arena
02/15/24 – Berlin, DE — Mercedes-Benz Arena
02/17/24 – Hamburg, DE — Barclays Arena
02/20/24 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena
02/22/24 – Prague, CZ — O2 Arena
02/24/24 – Prague, CZ — O2 Arena
02/27/24 – Lodz, PL — Atlas Arena
02/29/24 – Lodz, PL — Atlas Arena
03/03/24 – Paris, FR — Accor Arena
03/05/24 – Paris, FR — Accor Arena
03/07/24 – Munich, DE — Olympiahalle
03/12/24 – Madrid, ES — Wizink Center
03/14/24 – Madrid, ES — Wizink Center
03/16/24 – Barcelona, ES — Palau Sant Jordi
03/19/24 – Lisbon, PT — Altice Arena
03/21/24 – Bilbao, ES — BEC
03/23/24 – Torino, IT — Pala Alpitour
03/26/24 – Budapest, HU — MVM Dome
03/28/24 – Milan, IT — Mediolanum Forum
03/30/24 – Milan, IT — Mediolanum Forum
04/03/24 – Cologne, DE — Lanxess Arena
04/05/24 – Cologne, DE — Lanxess Arena
04/08/24 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena

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Everything Looks Closer From Far Away: The Exhibit

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Two Landmark Albums: The Postal Service’s Give Up & Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlanticism

September 29 – October 29, 2023
KEXP Gathering Space, Seattle, WA

Artwork by Simon Marchner

As their wildly successful co-headline tour continues to sell out multiple nights at venues from Madison Square Garden to the Hollywood Bowl, The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie have today announced Everything Looks Closer From Far Away: The Exhibit Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Two Landmark Albums: The Postal Service’s Give Up & Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlanticism, an exclusive exhibit opening September 29th and running through October 29th at the KEXP Gathering Space in Seattle which is open Monday through Friday from 7am-6pm and Saturday through Sunday from 8am-6pm.

Everything Looks Closer From Far Away is a unique and unprecedented deep dive into the worlds of The Postal Service’s Give Up and Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlanticism, two records that began life as the indie rock soundtrack of 2003 and have since become RIAA Platinum-certified classics celebrated on a current 20th anniversary tour of North American arenas and amphitheaters. Bringing it back to where it all began, the pop cultural time capsule will feature murals, artifacts, large-scale installations, an in-depth timeline of both records and more.

The historic Give Up/Transatlanticism 20th Anniversary Tour will land at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena (right next door to the exhibit) for two sold out shows on October 6 and 7.

Praise for The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie Give Up/Transatlanticism 20th Anniversary Tour

“Dream double bill” – VARIETY

“Peak millennial nostalgia, in the best way” – PITCHFORK

“…bright and cathartic…” – BOSTON GLOBE

THE POSTAL SERVICE // DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Give Up/Transatlanticism
20th Anniversary Tour

SEPTEMBER 2023

26 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
27 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
28 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
30 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater & – SOLD OUT

OCTOBER 2023

1 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre Grand Prairie & – SOLD OUT
3 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre & – SOLD OUT
4 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels & – SOLD OUT
6 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena & – SOLD OUT
7 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena & – SOLD OUT
9 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley & – SOLD OUT
10 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley & – SOLD OUT
11 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley & – SOLD OUT
13 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl & – SOLD OUT
14 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl ^ – SOLD OUT
15 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl % – SOLD OUT
17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl @

# w/ Special Guest Warpaint
& w/ Special Guest The Beths
% w/ Special Guest Built to Spill
@ w/ Special Guest Iron & Wine
^ w/ Special Guest Pedro the Lion

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
THE END IS NERO TOUR
December West Coast Dates Added
Spiritualized Confirmed to Support

“The last hard-’n’-heavy band that matters proved [that rock] isn’t dead yet.”
-The Washington Post

Queens of the Stone Age have announced a run of west coast dates to round out their epic worldwide The End Is Nero tour. Following another run of sold out arenas across the UK & Europe, the band will resume its North American campaign in Phoenix, sweeping through the Southwest before wrapping up 2023 in grand fashion with a December 16 headline at the Kia Forum in its homebase of Los Angeles.

Queens of the Stone Age are pleased to announce Spiritualized will be opening this run of December dates in North America. Led by J Spaceman, Spiritualized are supporting their stunning ninth album, Everything Was Beautiful.

The End is Nero tour is in support of the eighth Queen of the Stone Age studio album, In Times New Roman… recentlyhailed by Variety as “self-produced by band founder Homme and one of his strongest QOTSA lineups ever, is one of the rawest and heaviest albums the band has delivered, and during Saturday’s Queens, New York stop of their The End Is Nero Tour, they proved that sometimes the new material can be a live standout…”

Tickets for the newly announced dates will be on sale Friday, 9/22/23 at 10AM local time. Full routing below – for tickets and info visit https://qotsa.com/tour

Newly announced The End Is Nero dates:

12/05/23 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
12/06/23 – El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre
12/08/23 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
12/09/23 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
12/10/23 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
12/12/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel ABQ
12/15/23 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
12/16/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

Full routing here:

09/19/23 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse***
09/20/23 – Kansas City, MO – Startlight Theatre***
09/22/23 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park***
09/23/23 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park***
09/24/23 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*
09/26/23 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP***
09/27/23 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion***
09/29/23 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre***
09/30/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair***
10/02/23 – Portland, OR – Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum***
10/03/23 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum***
10/04/23 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena***
10/06/23 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium***
10/08/23 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock*
10/14/23 – Guadalajara, MX – Coordenada*
11/04/23 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome**** – SOLD OUT
11/05/23 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal****
11/07/23 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena****
11/08/23 – Frankfurt, DE – Jahrhunderthalle**** – SOLD OUT
11/09/23 – Berlin, DE – Max-Schmeling-Halle**** – SOLD OUT
11/11/23 – Dusseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle**** – SOLD OUT
11/12/23 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis****
11/14/23 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena****
11/15/23 – London, UK – The O2****
11/16/23 – Bournemouth, UK – Bournemouth International Centre
11/18/23 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro****
11/19/23 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena****
11/20/23 – Stockton, UK – Globe Theatre**** – SOLD OUT
11/22/23 – Dublin, IRE – 3Arena****
12/05/23 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
12/06/23 – El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre
12/08/23 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
12/09/23 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
12/10/23 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
12/12/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel ABQ
12/15/23 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
12/16/23– Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

*Festival
** Support from Phantogram and The Armed
*** Support from Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth
**** Support from The Chats and deep tan

In Times New Roman… Villans come …Like Clockwork

METALLICA
“Too Far Gone? (Live from MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ – August 6, 2023)”
Digital Single Out Now
“Too Far Gone?”
Video Directed by Coan “Buddy” Nichols Live Now

Today marks the release of “Too Far Gone? (Live from MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ – August 6, 2023),” a digital single capturing the debut M72 tour performance of the 72 Seasons standout track as played for some 80,000 fans on night two of the tour’s North American opening weekend. Hailed for “its roaring melody” by the OC Register in their review of Metallica’s recent record-breaking weekend at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, “Too Far Gone?” has quickly become a staple of the M72 No Repeat Weekend setlist rotation. Find out for yourself why the song has quickly become a fan favorite by giving “Too Far Gone? (Live from MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ – August 6, 2023)” a listen HERE.

As for the original studio version of “Too Far Gone?”… it’s been reimagined as a music video directed by Coan “Buddy” Nichols (The Original Skateboarder, The Body Corporate, Deathbowl to Downtown, Love Letters to Skateboarding). Through Nichols’ lens, “Too Far Gone?” becomes the score to raw Metallica performance footage intercut with action shots of pro skater Felipe Nunes. The energy levels of the two scenarios feed off one other, resulting in peak after peak of hyperkinetic intensity—plus a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo from Tony Hawk, who premiered the video yesterday at: https://youtu.be/T-6Cx-VxXxI

Metallica recently completed the first North American swing of its M72 World Tour September 9 in Glendale AZ. The band will make a headlining appearance October 8 at Power Trip at the Empire Polo Club in Indio CA, before M72 resumes with its next No Repeat Weekend taking place November 3 and 5 at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis MO.

JENNY LEWIS ANNOUNCES THE JOY’ALL BALL TOUR

WEST COAST SHOWS CONFIRMED FOR NOVEMBER & DECEMBER

VEVO LIVE SESSION FEATURING “CHERRY BABY” NOW LIVE

“Jenny Lewis, it seems, can do it all…Though Lewis shines in stadiums…her superstardom is more apparent up close, a refusal to shrink her charm to fit a venue where guests nearly piled out the door.” – WASHINGTON POST

“Her voice was pristine as ever…in an instant, she could flip to impressive vocal feats, hitting high notes on ‘Red Bull and Hennessy’ that are rarely heard outside of the safety of studios…And the road-ready driving guitar of ‘Love Feel’ felt messier in the best ways, with Lewis fully inhabiting her rock & roll discipleship” – AUSTIN CHRONICLE

“She was a picture of power — a real-life heroine clad in black leather, wind machine touseling her hair.” – AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN

“Jenny Lewis’ Infectious Energy Lights Up New York…From her vibrato in the torchy ‘Acid Tongue’ to some genuine grit during ‘The Next Messiah,’ Lewis’ voice was strong but floated effortlessly over the instrumentation. She seemed especially rejuvenated by the new material, finding a pocket for album tracks like ‘Apples and Oranges’ and ‘Cherry Baby’ that made them sound like old favorites…her music, past and future, left everyone smiling.” – VARIETY

As the tail end of 2023 swiftly approaches, Jenny Lewis shows no signs of slowing down. As if the release of her fifth solo album, Joy’All (Blue Note/Capitol Records), scoring her first #1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart with “Psychos,” hitting the road as support on the Beck and Phoenix co-headline Summer Odyssey tour, in addition to her own headline dates––and now currently on the road for the 20th anniversary Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie co-headline tour––weren’t enough, Lewis is kicking it up a notch with the announcement of the Joy’All Ball Tour–a leg of west coast dates heading into the holiday season.

The new leg of headlining dates will kick off in late November and feature stops along the west coast, including: Ventura (Ventura Music Hall), San Luis Obispo (Fremont Theater), Healdsburg (Little Saint), Eugene (McDonald Theatre), Seattle (Paramount Theatre), Portland (Roseland Theatre), San Francisco (The Warfield), Santa Ana (The Observatory) and Los Angeles (Hollywood Palladium).

General onsale for the Joy’All Ball Tour begins Friday, September 15th at 10am PT, with special guests to be announced. See below for the newly announced dates and head over to https://www.jennylewis.com/#tour to grab your tickets.

Coinciding with the tour news, Jenny has partnered with Vevo to unveil a special live performance of “Cherry Baby” for Vevo Live Sessions, which you can watch now:https://jennylewis.lnk.to/CBVevo

Stay tuned to https://www.jennylewis.com/ for the latest news.

JOY’ALL BALL TOUR DATES

11/27/23 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall
11/28/23 – San Luis Obispo – Fremont Theater
11/29/23 – Healdsburg, CA – Little Saint
12/1/23 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
12/2/23 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
12/3/23 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
12/5/23 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
12/6/23 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
12/8/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

BEASTIE BOYS SQUARE
Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz to Attend Unveiling
Site of Paul’s Boutique Album Cover Photo
Corner of Ludlow & Rivington Streets, Lower East Side NYC
Saturday, September 9, 12:00p to 2:00 pm

In commemoration of the unveiling of Beastie Boys Square and 50 years of Hip-Hop, Mike Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (Adrock), in association with The City of New York and Council Member Chris Marte, will be celebrating in the Lower East Side on September 9 beginning at 12:00 pm. on Rivington Street between Ludlow and Essex Streets. The celebration will go on until 2:00 p.m., and will feature a special guest DJ set by Jon Bless HiFi System, pop-up activations and more.

Diamond and Horovitz will be in attendance for the dedication of Beastie Boys Square, a renaming of the corner of Ludlow and Rivington Streets, the site where the iconic gatefold cover of the band’s sophomore album Paul’s Boutique was shot.

The christening of Beastie Boys Square marks another milestone in Beastie Boys’ decades-long relationship with New York City. Beastie Boys and NYC have been inextricably intertwined since the band was formed at the late Adam “MCA” Yauch’s 17th birthday in uptown Manhattan, quickly becoming a staple of the city’s hardcore punk underground. The relationship grew in depth and complexity as the trio’s debut album Licensed to Ill became the first rap record to hit #1 on the US album chart, reaching an early apex with the 1989 release of Paul’s Boutique. Sorely under-appreciated upon its original release, Paul’s Boutique has since grown dramatically in stature — often referred to as the “Sgt. Pepper’s of hip hop,” certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of 2 million, and appearing on all-time best-of lists including TIME, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, SPIN, and many more.

Paul’s Boutique also carries the distinction of being arguably the Beastie Boys album most steeped in New York culture (despite being recorded in Los Angeles), with lyrical references including the Ramones, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, the Village, Chrystie Street, the D Train, Ed Koch, the Knicks, the Yankees, Shea Stadium, the Palladium, Phil Rizzuto, the Atlantic Antic, the New York Post, El Diario, Bernard Goetz, Broadway, Jazzy Jay, Bad Brains, and more.

Additionally, the ongoing celebration of the 50 years of Hip-Hop includes the cinema debut of the Apple Original Film Beastie Boys Story, directed by Beastie Boys collaborator and Academy Award winner Spike Jonze, at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village with showings on both Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9 at 11:30pm.

And last, but certainly not least, SiriusXM will be relaunching their exclusive Beastie Boys Channel this Thursday, September 7th. Tune in to channel 105 for classics, deep cuts, live recordings and more.

NIRVANA

IN UTERO: 30TH ANNIVERSARY

MULTI-FORMAT REISSUES ARRIVE OCTOBER 27, 2023

FEATURING 53 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS INCLUDING TWO NEVER-BEFORE RELEASED COMPLETE CONCERTS FROM THE IN UTERO TOUR, ALBUM NEWLY REMASTERED FROM ORIGINAL ANALOG STEREO TAPES & MORE

AVAILABLE IN 8LP SUPER DELUXE, 5CD SUPER DELUXE, 1LP + 10”, 2CD DELUXE, & DIGITAL

PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE HERE

To say that Nirvana‘s third and ultimately final studio album In Utero was one of the most impactful records of the modern era would be an understatement. Originally released September 21, 1993, In Utero‘s unadorned sonic rawness was received by critics and fans with equal measures of shock and elation, as Steve Albini‘s recording laid bare every primal nuance of the most confrontational yet vulnerable material Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl would ever record. And with its 1991 predecessor Nevermind having sold some 30 million copies and causing a seismic pop cultural shift, In Utero was essentially the first record Nirvana would make with any expectations from the public. So from the opening quasi-shamble melodics of “Serve The Servants” through the bittersweet closing strains of “All Apologies,” In Utero was the sound of the most incredible yet conflicted musical force of the era at the peak of its powers coming to terms with a generational spokes-band mantle they’d never seen coming—and ultimately surmounting these struggles to make the record they needed to make.

In Utero went on to mark Nirvana’s first #1 debut on the Billboard 200 and has since been certified 6x platinum in the United States.

Geffen/UMe commemorates the 30^th anniversary of In Utero with several multi-format reissues, arriving on October 27, 2023. Configurations include a limited-edition 8LP Super Deluxe box set, 5CD Super Deluxe box set, 1 LP + 10” edition, 2CD Deluxe edition, and a Digital Super Deluxe edition.

Pre-order/Pre-save Nirvana – In Utero: 30^th Anniversary HERE.

The three Super Deluxe Edition releases comprise a total of 72 tracks with 53 previously unreleased tracks. Among the unreleased material, two full In Utero-era concerts, namely Live In Los Angeles (1993) and the band’s final Seattle performance, Live In Seattle(1994), are included in addition to six bonus live tracks from Rome, Springfield, and New York. Seattle producer and engineer Jack Endino—who helmed the band’s 1988 debut Bleach—reconstructed the live tracks from stereo soundboard tapes for this year’s reissue. Additionally, In Utero’s original twelve songs, along with five bonus tracks and B-sides, have been newly remastered from the original analog master stereo tapes by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Services—who assisted Albini as the only other engineer at the original sessions.

Check out the full tracklisting below.

The physical Super Deluxe Edition box sets also boast a removable front-cover acrylic panel with the album’s iconic Angel; a 48-page hardcover book with unreleased photos; a 20-page newly designed fanzine; a Los Angeles tour poster lithograph by hot rod artist Coop; replicas of the 1993 record store promo Angel mobile, three gig fliers, two ticket stubs for Los Angeles and Seattle, an All-Access tour laminate, and four cloth sticky tour backstage passes: Press, Photo, After Show, and Local Crew.

Available exclusively at online stores at uDiscovermusic.com and SoundofVinyl.com and limited to 3000 units worldwide, fans who buy either Super Deluxe Edition will receive a Nirvana acrylic stand to display their angel-on-acrylic panel included in both boxset configurations.

Nirvana recorded In Utero over the course of six days in February 1993 at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, MN with Albini. Retrospectively, Pitchfork rated it a rare perfect score of “10.0” and wrote, “In Utero is the sort of painful shock that, paradoxically, reinstills the empowering sensation of feeling alive.” Upon its arrival back in 1993, David Fricke wrote in Rolling Stone, “In Utero is a lot of things—brilliant, corrosive, enraged and thoughtful, most of them all at once. But more than anything, it’s a triumph of the will.”

Be on the lookout for more news about In Utero: 30^THAnniversary Edition very soon.

For more Nirvana, visit www.nirvana.com.

ABOUT NIRVANA:

Formed by friends Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, Nirvana emerged from Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. The band’s full-length debut Bleach was recorded in 30 hours for $606.17 and released in 1988 on Sub Pop, soon becoming the biggest seller in the label’s history. Joined by drummer Dave Grohl, the trio delivered Nevermind in 1991, peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200, going RIAA Diamond in the United States, and moving over 30 million copies worldwide as “one of the best-selling albums of all-time,” according to Soundscan. The 1993 follow-up In Utero bowed at #1 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified platinum in 10 countries and gold in 9 more. The Nirvana catalog is also highlighted in the U.S. by the newly Diamond-certified single “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” platinum Incesticide[1992], 8x-platinum MTV Unplugged in New York [1994], and platinum From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah [1996]. Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® during its first year of eligibility in 2014. Beyond selling a total of 75 million records globally, the band has collected 1 American Music Award, 1 BRIT Award, 7 MTV VMA Awards, and 2 GRAMMY® Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY® Award in 2023. Standing out as one of the most-streamed rock bands of the modern era, Nirvana’s music has endured through generations and eras at an unmatched level of influence.

IN UTERO: 30^TH ANNIVERSARY (8-LP SUPER DELUXE)

The 8LP Super Deluxe features 180-gram pressings of the album + 5 B-sides & bonus tracks newly remastered from 96kHz 24-bit transfers of the original analog master tapes, 2 complete concerts from Los Angeles ’93 & Seattle ‘94 plus 6 bonus live songs from the tour – 72 total tracks – 53 unreleased tracks. Bonus items: an Angel-on-acrylic panel; 48-pg book with unreleased photos; new 20-pg fanzine; LA gig poster litho; 2 ticket stubs; replicas of the promo Angel mobile, 3 gig flyers, all-access tour laminate & 4 backstage passes.

LP 1
IN UTERO
Original Album Remastered

SIDE 1

1. Serve The Servants
2. Scentless Apprentice
3. Heart-Shaped Box
4. Rape Me
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
6. Dumb

SIDE 2

1. Very Ape
2. Milk It
3. Pennyroyal Tea
4. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
5. tourette’s
6. All Apologies

LP 2:
BONUS TRACKS & B-SIDES
Remastered

SIDE 1

1. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
2. Marigold
3. Sappy
4. Moist Vagina
5. I Hate Myself And Want To Die

BONUS LIVE 1993/1994

SIDE 2

1. Serve The Servants (Live in Rome)*
2. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Rome)*
3. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Rome)*
4. Very Ape (Live in Rome)*
5. Milk It (Live in Springfield)*
6. tourette’s (Live in New York)*

LP 3-5
LIVE IN LOS ANGELES
Great Western Forum – December 30, 1993

SIDE 1

1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter*
2. Drain You*
3. Breed*
4. Serve The Servants*

SIDE 2

1. Come As You Are*
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit*
3. Sliver*
4. Dumb*

SIDE 3

1. In Bloom*
2. About A Girl*
3. Lithium*
4. Pennyroyal Tea*

SIDE 4

1. School*
2. Polly*
3. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle*
4. Rape Me*
5. Territorial Pissings*

SIDE 5

1. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam*
2. The Man Who Sold The World*
3. All Apologies*
4. On A Plain*

SIDE 6

1. Heart-Shaped Box
2. Blew*
3. Feedback Jam*

LP 6-8
LIVE IN SEATTLE
Seattle Center Arena – January 7, 1994

SIDE 1

1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter*
2. Drain You*
3. Breed*
4. Serve The Servants*

SIDE 2

1. Come As You Are*
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit*
3. Sliver*
4. Dumb*

SIDE 3

1. In Bloom*
2. About A Girl*
3. Lithium*
4. Pennyroyal Tea*

SIDE 4

1. School*
2. Polly*
3. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle*
4. Milk It
5. Rape Me*

SIDE 5

1. Territorial Pissings*
2. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam*
3. The Man Who Sold The World*
4. All Apologies*

SIDE 6

1. On A Plain*
2. Scentless Apprentice*
3. Heart-Shaped Box*
4. Blew*

* Previously unreleased

IN UTERO: 30^TH ANNIVERSARY (5-CD SUPER DELUXE)

The 5CD Super Deluxe features the album + 5 B-sides & bonus tracks newly remastered from 96kHz 24-bit transfers of the original analog master tapes, 2 complete concerts from Los Angeles ’93 & Seattle ‘94 plus 6 bonus live songs from the tour – 72 total tracks – 53 unreleased tracks. Bonus items: an angel-on-acrylic panel; 48-pg book with unreleased photos; new 20-pg fanzine; LA gig poster litho; 2 ticket stubs; replicas of the promo angel mobile, 3 gig flyers, all-access tour laminate & 4 backstage passes.

CD 1
IN UTERO
Original Album Remastered

1. Serve The Servants
2. Scentless Apprentice
3. Heart-Shaped Box
4. Rape Me
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
6. Dumb
7. Very Ape
8. Milk It
9. Pennyroyal Tea
10. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
11. tourette’s
12. All Apologies

BONUS TRACKS & B-SIDES
Remastered

13. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
14. Marigold
15. Sappy
16. Moist Vagina
17. I Hate Myself And Want To Die

CD 2 & 3
LIVE IN LOS ANGELES
Great Western Forum – December 30, 1993

CD 2

CD 3

1. School*
2. Polly*
3. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle*
4. Rape Me*
5. Territorial Pissings*
6. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam*
7. The Man Who Sold The World*
8. All Apologies*
9. On A Plain*
10. Heart-Shaped Box
11. Blew*
12. Feedback Jam*

CD 4 & 5
LIVE IN SEATTLE
Seattle Center Arena – January 7, 1994

CD 4

CD 5

1. School*
2. Polly*
3. Frances Farmer Will Haver Her Revenge On Seattle*
4. Milk It
5. Rape Me*
6. Territorial Pissings*
7. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam*
8. The Man Who Sold The World*
9. All Apologies*
10. On A Plain*
11. Scentless Apprentice*
12. Heart-Shaped Box*
13. Blew*

BONUS LIVE 1993/1994

14. Serve The Servants (Live in Rome)*
15. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Rome)*
16. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Rome)*
17. Very Ape (Live in Rome)*
18. Milk It (Live in Springfield)*
19. tourette’s (Live in New York)*

* Previously unreleased

IN UTERO: 30^TH ANNIVERSARY (2-cd deluxe edition)

The 2CD Deluxe Edition features the album newly remastered from 96kHz 24-bit transfers of the original analog master tapes plus 14 previously unreleased live tracks from the ‘93/’94 In Utero tour. Each song on In Utero is represented with a live performance from Los Angeles, Springfield, Rome, New York & Seattle plus two cover songs widely played throughout the tour: The Vaselines’ “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam” & David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold The World.” Housed in a softpak with newly designed 20-pg booklet.

CD 1
IN UTERO
Original Album Remastered

CD 2
LIVE 1993/1994

1. Serve The Servants (Live in Rome)*
2. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Rome)*
3. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Rome)*
4. Rape Me (Live in Seattle)*
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (Live in Seattle)*
6. Dumb (Live in Los Angeles)*
7. Very Ape (Live in Rome)*
8. Milk It (Live in Springfield)*
9. Pennyroyal Tea (Live in Los Angeles)*
10. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live in Los Angeles)*
11. tourette’s (Live in New York)*
12. All Apologies (Live in Los Angeles)*
13. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam (Live in Seattle)*
14. The Man Who Sold The World (Live in Seattle)*

* Previously unreleased

IN UTERO: 30^TH ANNIVERSARY (LIMITED EDITION 1LP + 10 INCH)

Pressed on 180-gram vinyl plus 5 B-sides & bonus tracks pressed on a 10-inch, all tracks have been newly remastered from 96kHz 24-bit transfers of the original analog tapes by original album engineer Bob Weston. Original album artwork has been expanded to a premium tip-on gatefold jacket for the first time with new 10-inch jacket art.

IN UTERO Remastered – Side A:

1. Serve The Servants
2. Scentless Apprentice
3. Heart-Shaped Box
4. Rape Me
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
6. Dumb

IN UTERO Remastered – Side B:

1. Very Ape
2. Milk It
3. Pennyroyal Tea
4. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
5. tourette’s
6. All Apologies

BONUS 10-INCH – Side A:

1. Gallons Of Rubbing Alchohol Flow Through The Strip
2. Marigold

BONUS 10-INCH – Side B:

1. Sappy
2. Moist Vagina
3. I Hate Myself And Want To Die

IN UTERO: 30^TH ANNIVERSARY (DIGITAL SUPER DELUXE)

DISC 1
IN UTERO
Original Album Remastered

BONUS TRACKS & B-SIDES
Remastered

13. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
14. Marigold
15. Sappy
16. Moist Vagina
17. I Hate Myself And Want To Die

DISC 2
LIVE IN LOS ANGELES
Great Western Forum – December 30, 1993

1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter*
2. Drain You*
3. Breed*
4. Serve The Servants*
5. Come As You Are*
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit*
7. Sliver*
8. Dumb*
9. In Bloom*
10. About A Girl*
11. Lithium*
12. Pennyroyal Tea*
13. School*
14. Polly*
15. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle*
16. Rape Me*
17. Territorial Pissings*
18. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam*
19. The Man Who Sold The World*
20. All Apologies*
21. On A Plain*
22. Heart-Shaped Box
23. Blew*
24. Feedback Jam*

DISC 3
LIVE IN SEATTLE
Seattle Center Arena – January 7, 1994

1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter*
2. Drain You*
3. Breed*
4. Serve The Servants*
5. Come As You Are*
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit*
7. Sliver*
8. Dumb*
9. In Bloom*
10. About A Girl*
11. Lithium*
12. Pennyroyal Tea*
13. School*
14. Polly*
15. Frances Farmer Will Haver Her Revenge On Seattle*
16. Milk It
17. Rape Me*
18. Territorial Pissings*
19. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam*
20. The Man Who Sold The World*
21. All Apologies*
22. On A Plain*
23. Scentless Apprentice*
24. Heart-Shaped Box*
25. Blew*

BONUS LIVE 1993/1994

26. Serve The Servants (Live in Rome)*
27. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Rome)*
28. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Rome)*
29. Very Ape (Live in Rome)*
30. Milk It (Live in Springfield)*
31. tourette’s (Live in New York)*

* Previously unreleased

DANGER MOUSE & JEMINI

“Born Again” Single OUT NOW
Born Again – Album Out Tomorrow

Celebrated producer and musician Danger Mouse and talented New York rapper Jemini (aka Jemini The Gifted One) have released shimmering single, “Born Again” – listen here.

“Born Again” is a bouncy-yet-bittersweet hip-hop track inspired by redemption and overcoming adversity; the single follows the swaggering “Brooklyn Bazquiat” and is the title track of the duo’s second album.

Danger Mouse & Jemini’s Born Again album was recorded back in 2004, yet has remained unreleased for nearly two decades now. This previously unheard and long-delayed record will finally be made available tomorrow (25th August) via Lex Records. The release coincides with the twentieth anniversary of Danger Mouse & Jemini’s 2003 debut LP – and Danger Mouse’s first official release on a record label – hip-hop cult classic, Ghetto Pop Life.

Read more about the backstory to Born Again here.

“Born Again is everything you could hope for and more with Danger Mouse laying down a varying display of his talents while Jemini’s verses are delivered with pure passion.” – GLIDE MAGAZINE

“The track opens the door to a hip-hop era long gone.” – CONSEQUENCE (on “Brooklyn Bazquiat”)

“It’s a bold, confident, boom bap song with a fun flute loop and the hook plays off the same Slick Rick interpolation as Biggie’s ‘Hypnotize.’” – BROOKLYN VEGAN (on “Brooklyn Bazquiat”)

Danger Mouse & Jemini Born Again tracklist:

01. All I
02. Locked Up
03. Me
04. Knuckle Sandwich II
05. Born Again
06. Brooklyn Bazquiat
07. Walk the Walk
08. Where You From
09. Dear Poppa
10. World Music

GHOST DEVOTIONAL POP-UP
Confess Your Sins at the GRAMMY Museum August 21 through September 17

As Ghost’s September 11-12 headline stand at the Kia Forum looms ever closer, the GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles has unveiled the Ghost Devotional Pop-Up. As the faithful await the return of Papa Emeritus IV and co. to the City of Angels, they are invited to enter the hand crafted, custom built confession booth and bare their souls about why they think Ghost are the best rock band in the world! Make amends and leave atoned, with a souvenir photo of the experience.

The Ghost Devotional Pop-Up was designed and fabricated by Justin Ware of Creativeware (Beastie Boys Exhibit at Orange County Museum of Art) and built by carpenter/welder Greg S. Gilday (The Mandalorian, Tenet, Westworld). The custom created structure will be accompanied by a museum installation displaying Papa Emeritus III’s outfit worn at the 2015 GRAMMYs® —the year Ghost took the Best Metal Performance award for “Cirice” from the band’s third album, Meliora.

The Ghost Devotional Pop Up will be open to GRAMMY Museum visitors through September 17. Ghost’s RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023 continues through September 12–remaining dates as follows:

08/23/23 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
08/24/23 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
08/25/23 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
08/27/23 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
08/29/23 – Simpsonville, SC – CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
08/30/23 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
08/31/23 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/02/23 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
09/03/23 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
09/05/23 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
09/07/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
09/08/23 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
09/11/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
09/12/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

ABOUT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM

The GRAMMY Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and exploring music from yesterday and today to inspire the music of tomorrow through exhibits, education, grants, preservation initiatives, and public programming. Paying tribute to our collective musical heritage, the Museum values and celebrates the dynamic connection in people’s diverse backgrounds and music’s many genres, telling stories that inspire us, and creative expression that leads change in our industry.For more information, visit www.grammymuseum.org, “like” the GRAMMY Museum on Facebook, and follow @GRAMMYMuseum on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

ABOUT GHOST:

GHOST continues to elevate and reaffirm its status as one of the world’s most celebrated creative forces. Accumulating well over a billion streams, the GRAMMY-winning Swedish theatrical rock band continues to bring the “euphoric spectacle” (ROLLING STONE) of its live shows to ever-growing and increasingly impassioned crowds, headlining arena tours including sold out shows from the Forum in Los Angeles and Barclays Center in New York to London’s O2 Arena and Stockholm’s Avicii Arena. In March 2022, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reported in a Calendar cover story that Ghost had “conquered metal and the charts” when its fifth album IMPERA debuted at #1 in a sweep of the U.S. album charts, entering the BILLBOARD 200 at #2 and bowing at #1 in the band’s native Sweden as well as Germany and Finland, while cracking the top 5 in the UK (#2), Netherlands (#2), Belgium (#2), Canada (#3), Australia (#3), France (#5), Ireland (#5), and more. Produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace — and featuring “Spillways”—hailed as a “sweetly constructed rock tune” by THE NEW YORK TIMES and recently reimagined with Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, the #7 YouTube trending GRAMMY-nominated “Call Me Little Sunshine,” and Active Rock #1 radio single “Hunter’s Moon” — IMPERA finds Ghost transported centuries forward from the Black Plague era of its previous album, 2018 Best Rock Album GRAMMY nominee Prequelle—or as ROLLING STONE put it, “Ghost predicted the pandemic, Now the metal band is foretelling the fall of empires.” The result is the most ambitious and lyrically incisive entry in the Ghost canon: Over the course of IMPERA’s 12-song cycle, empires rise and fall, would-be messiahs ply their hype (financial and spiritual alike), prophecies are foretold as the skies fill with celestial bodies divine and man-made… All in all, the most current and topical Ghost subject matter to date is set against a hypnotic and darkly colorful melodic backdrop making IMPERA a listen like no other — yet unmistakably, quintessentially Ghost. Ghost closed out 2022 by cracking the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, with the RIAA gold-certified “Mary on a Cross.” Earlier this year, in the wake of IMPERA winning Favorite Rock Album at the American Music Awards and Best Rock Album of the Year at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, Ghost unveiled PHANTOMIME, a five-song covers EP intended from the start to follow IMPERA. A diverse and spellbinding sampling of Ghost’s musical DNA, PHANTOMIME is comprised of covers of classics and deep cuts by Television, Genesis, The Stranglers, Iron Maiden and Tina Turner. PHANTOMIME pays tribute in equal measure to every one of these unique influences while stamping them all with Ghost’s undeniable sonic signature. Currently, Ghost is in the midst of a triumphant return to North America, in the form of its RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023, making stops in more than two dozen cities before its two-night finale the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on September 11th and 12th.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

“Negative Space”

New Video Directed by Liam Lynch

The End Is Nero North American Tour Kicks Off Tonight in Detroit

Inaugural Queens Colosseum Pre-Show Bacchanal to Descend Upon Toronto

Queens of the Stone continue to prove themselves “a band reaching the peak of their powers” (NME). Following a triumphant reign over some of the UK and Europe’s most hallowed festival grounds including “officially one of the most-watched Glasto sets ever – Josh Homme and co. pulled a huge crowd and unleashed pure chaotic joy” (Kerrang), Queens of the Stone Age are back with the latest audiovisual odyssey from their international chart-topping opus In Times New Roman… a brand new video for “Negative Space.” As with previous videos from this campaign, “Negative Space” was created by, starring and directed by Liam Lynch, who states:

“Acceptance is lonely, messy, and tough, especially when it’s all that is left. This video takes place between the end and a beginning. It’s the desperate and lost, message-in-a-bottle emotions that are tossed out and let float away. No action required.”

Prepare to dodge some cosmic debris and take a trip to “Negative Space” here.

In the wake of In Times New Roman… achieving global domination — including #1s in four countries, top 3 positions in six more and a sweep of US #1s across the Vinyl, Independent, Alternative, Digital, Rock and Hard Music Album Sales charts — Queens of the Stone Age kick off the extensive North American leg of their The End Is Nero tour tonight at Detroit’s Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill with special guests The Armed and Phantogram. With several shows already sold out, Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore will continue to span the globe through the end of 2023. To get your tickets now go to https://qotsa.com/tour/

Queens of the Stone Agealso extend a formal invite to their inaugural Queens Colosseum pre-show party experience, taking place August 4th in Toronto at Budweiser Stage — ahead of the band’s headlining show. Fans are encouraged to “Dance Like No One is Surviving,” as they immerse themselves in a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience a Queens of the Stone Age curated extravaganza including an exclusive merchandise line, burlesque dancers, local vendors featuring everything from books to records to oddities and art, live silk-screen printing, vintage clothing and more. The Queens Colosseum event starts at 4PM and runs through the start of the show, with access available to ticket purchasers only.

More information — and future Queens Colosseum events — can be found at https://qotsa.com/news/

… and don’t forget your toga!

In Times New Roman… Villains come … Like Clockwork

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
The End Is Nero

08/03/23 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill**
08/04/23 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage**
08/05/23 Pittsburgh, PA – Stake AE Outdoors**
08/07/23 Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater**
08/08/23 Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann**
08/09/23 Washington, DC – The Anthem** – SOLD OUT
08/11/23 Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena**
08/12/23 Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium **
08/14/23 Washington, DC – The Anthem**
08/15/23 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater**
08/16/23 Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit**- SOLD OUT
08/18/23 Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre**- SOLD OUT
08/19/23 Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater**

09/09/23 Sao Paolo, BR – The Town*
09/16/23 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest*
09/17/23 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory***
09/19/23 Omaha, NE – Steelhouse***
09/20/23 Kansas City, MO – Startlight Theatre***
09/22/23 Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park***
09/23/23 St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park***
09/24/23 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*
09/26/23 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP***
09/27/23 Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion***
09/29/23 Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre***
09/30/23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair***

10/02/23 Portland, OR – Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum***
10/03/23 Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum***
10/04/23 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena***
10/06/23 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium***
10/08/23 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock*
10/14/23 Guadalajara, MX – Coordenada*

11/04/23 Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome**** – SOLD OUT
11/05/23 Luxembourg – Rockhal****
11/07/23 Paris – Accor Arena****
11/08/23 Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle**** – SOLD OUT
11/09/23 Berlin – Max-Schmeling-Halle**** – SOLD OUT
11/11/23 Dusseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle**** – SOLD OUT
11/12/23 Antwerp – Sportpaleis****
11/14/23 Manchester – AO Arena****
11/15/23 London – The O2****
11/18/23 Glasgow – OVO Hydro****
11/19/23 Birmingham – Resorts World Arena****
11/20/23 Stockton – Globe Theatre**** – SOLD OUT
11/22/23 Dublin – 3Arena****

*Festival
** Support from Phantogram and The Armed
*** Support from Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth
**** Support from The Chats and deep tan

METALLICA, PANTHEON MEDIA & POPCULT
Present
THE METALLICA REPORT
Weekly Podcast Featuring News, Updates, Exclusive Features and Surprises from Metallica HQ and Beyond

Today marks the debut episode of The Metallica Report, a new podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things Metallica. Broadcasting directly from the band’s Northern California headquarters, The Metallica Report will be hosted by two of the closest members of the Metallica family: Steffan Chirazi, whose history with Metallica spans from covering the band as journalist in the ‘80s to his current role as editor of the band’s online mag, So What!, and Renée Richardson, Director of Philanthropy for the band’s All Within My Hands foundation, and well-known Bay Area radio personality.

Each episode of The Metallica Report will feature Steffan and Renée keeping listeners informed with the latest news and updates from Metallica HQ, as well as dispatches from the road as the M72 Tour continues to make its way around the world. The Report’s mini-features will offer exclusive behind the scenes news and interviews with the likes of the touring crew, poster and T-shirt artists, fans, and even James, Lars, Kirk and Robert themselves.

In addition to the most inside and up to date Metallica news, The Metallica Report will be taking requests: Listeners are encouraged to submit questions, and Steffan and Renée will do their best to offer answers every Wednesday.

The Metallica Report is produced and distributed by Pantheon Media and reunites the Metallica team with co-producers PopCult, with whom they worked on 2021’s The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1.

“PopCult is excited to be working again with Metallica to expand their podcast footprint and to launch our first partnership with Pantheon,” says PopCult partner Lars Murray. “Metallica and their global community are inexhaustible sources of interesting news and stories. The Metallica Report will be a ‘must-listen’ for longtime fans, as well as folks who might be diving in for the first time.”

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Metallica to produce a weekly news podcast that will give fans an inside look at the band’s world,” says Christian Swain, CEO of Pantheon Media. “The Metallica Report represents an exciting new chapter for Pantheon, as we continue to push the boundaries of audio entertainment with our partner PopCult. Metallica’s standing as one of the most influential bands in music history, along with their commitment to their global community of fans, makes them the perfect partner for us.”

Subscribe to The Metallica Report wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, or go to metallica.lnk.to/TheMetallicaReport. To submit listener questions, go to metallica.com/podcasts. For everything else, go to Metallica.com.

About Pantheon Media
Pantheon’s podcasts deepen the connection between fans and the music they love with authentic, powerful storytelling. Starting with one original podcast in 2015 Rock and Roll Archaeology, Pantheon has become the world’s largest music and culture podcast network. In 2022 Pantheon created and produced the award-winning Basic!podcast for SiriusXM, and now has over 100 shows that inform and delight music fans around the world. www.pantheonpodcasts.com

About PopCult
PopCult is an audio-first production company that develops and produces music-driven podcasts and screen properties. PopCult partners with music rightsholders to create narrative, news, and franchise shows around their music, making additional connections with fans and bringing new listeners to the podcast medium. Among PopCult’s best- known podcasts are The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1; The Disney Hits Podcast; A Shaw Thing: Tommy Shaw; and The Rhino Records Podcast.

About Steffan Chirazi
The editor of Metallica’s So What! Magazine, Steffan Chirazi has been writing about—and working with—the band since 1984. He has also written for many publications worldwide, including Kerrang! and the San Francisco Chronicle, interviewed literally hundreds of stars from David Bowie to Kurt Cobain, and provides a continual chronicle of Lars, James, Kirk, Rob and Metallica since the days of Ride The Lightning. Chirazi has also worked with Sirius XM on their Mandatory Metallica channel as a producer and host, and does the same with a weekly podcast on his beloved English soccer team Tottenham Hotspur titled The Game Is About Glory.

About Renée Richardson
Renée Richardson is the Director of Philanthropy for Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands. While this is her most significant professional achievement to date, Renée also has a long history on the airwaves in San Francisco. Renée’s radio career began in the late 90s as Renée Rotten on KITS/LIVE 105, and a few years later, she rebranded as Renée Richardson and joined the KFOG Morning Show. Her 17 years as a “Foghead” were spent as an on-air announcer, music programmer, and she cultivated the Bay Area’s music scene as assistant producer of the KFOG Local Scene series. After an unexpected showing of the door by Cumulus Media in 2016, Renée prioritized philanthropy. She spent three incredible years as Director of Development for Blue Bear School of Music, a 501(c)(3) music school in San Francisco, while also working with “Irish” Greg McQuaid to create Renée & Irish Greg’s Pop-Up Show, an immersive live and in-person podcast featuring music, conversation, and a fundraising element for various NPOs. When the call came, she was positioned perfectly to take on her new role with Metallica’s foundation. Renée is a Missouri School of Auction trained auctioneer and a voice actor best known for her role as a Chevron talking car. She lives with her husband, Mike, and a toothless chihuahua named Rocco.

THE POSTAL SERVICE / DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE CO-HEADLINE TOUR ADDS INTIMATE DATE AT CHICAGO’S SALT SHED SEPTEMBER 23

Transatlanticism Certified Platinum

Band-Exclusive Version of Transatlanticism Available Now

Additional Support Acts Lauren Mayberry & Pedro the Lion Added

A month shy of kicking off their historic co-headline run, The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie announce the tour’s last date to be added, to take place at Chicago’s Salt Shed on September 23. The largely sold out tour will witness both bands playing many of North America’s most prestigious stages, including two nights at Madison Square Garden and three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. For complete details and ticket information, please visit https://giveuptransatlanticismtour.com/.

Presented by Jam & Riot Fest, the Salt Shed stop is a special encore performance to follow both bands’ highly anticipated Riot Fest sets. Special guests Lauren Mayberry and Pedro the Lion will be joining the tour for the East Coast leg and Santa Barbara date respectively. Request your tickets now through Monday, 7/31 at 12pm ET. On Wednesday, 8/2, ticket sales will be processed, and fans will be notified. Submit your ticket requests + learn more at https://thepostalservicedeathcabforcutie.shop.ticketstoday.com/

The tour commemorates the 20th anniversaries of The Postal Service’s RIAA Platinum-certified Give Up (Sub Pop) and Death Cab for Cutie’s recently RIAA Platinum-certified LP Transatlanticism (Barsuk). Speaking of Death Cab for Cutie’s classic fourth album, fans can order the new band-exclusive variant of Transatlanticism here: https://store.deathcabforcutie.com/.

Transatlanticism also received a special 20th Anniversary Edition release via Vinyl Me Please (in partnership with Barsuk). Released as June’s VMP Essentials Record of the Month, the pressing instantly sold out. The Postal Service recently announced the physical release of the live album documenting their unforgettable 2013 tour, Everything Will Change, which will be available on 2xLP + CD on September 8th, 2023, through Sub Pop.

THE POSTAL SERVICE // DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE

SEPTEMBER 2023

5 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ! – SOLD OUT
6 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ! – SOLD OUT
8 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena ! – SOLD OUT
9 – Kingston, RI – The Ryan Center ! – SOLD OUT
10 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl ! – SOLD OUT
12 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall ! – SOLD OUT
13 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall ! – SOLD OUT
14 – Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion ! – SOLD OUT
16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
17 – Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater # – SOLD OUT
19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden # – SOLD OUT
20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden # – SOLD OUT
21 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center # – SOLD OUT
23 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
24 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory # – SOLD OUT
26 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
27 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
28 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
30 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater & – SOLD OUT

OCTOBER 2023

! w/ Special Guest Lauren Mayberry
# w/ Special Guest Warpaint
& w/ Special Guest The Beths
% w/ Special Guest Built to Spill
@ w/ Special Guest Iron & Wine
^ w/ Special Guest Pedro the Lion

BECK & PHOENIX
“ODYSSEY”
INSTRUMENTAL VERSION AVAILABLE NOW VIA DSPs
LIMITED EDITION COLOR VINYL 7” OUT AUGUST 1st

Beck and Phoenix will mark the kick-off of their hotly anticipated Summer Odyssey tour with the physical release of their collaborative sun-splashed banger, “Odyssey.” On August 1st, the same day they co-headline Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, the Beck and Phoenix collaborative single hailed by UPROXX as “an empowered, shimmering anthem” and by FLOOD as “a joyful slice of hedonistic disco-pop” will be released as a limited edition yellow vinyl 7-inch single featuring the newly digitally released “Odyssey (Instrumental)” on its B-side.

The “Odyssey”/“Odyssey (Instrumental)” 7” will be available from the Beck, Phoenix and Capitol Records online stores, select retailers, and of course at venues throughout the Summer Odyssey tour. “Odyssey (Instrumental)” is available today across digital platforms.

Three minutes and 47 seconds of sheer audio bliss, “Odyssey” is written, produced and performed by Beck and Phoenix, and mixed by Serban Ghenea. Beck and Thomas Mars nimbly trade lead vocals on the song’s verses, with the full cast joining to create the irresistible earworms of its choruses and each “Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah” singalong refrain. The result is two unmistakable sonic signatures combining to create something beyond the sum of its parts.

“Odyssey” is the spontaneous and perfect theme song for Beck and Phoenix’s eagerly anticipated co-headline Summer Odyssey tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 19-city run kicks off on Tuesday, August 1st in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena, with stops including the Kia Forum in Los Angeles and both artists’ headlining return to New York’s Madison Square Garden, before wrapping up September 10th in Columbia, MD at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The tour will feature an array of support artists described by Beck and Mars as a “class of ’23” lineup, featuring Japanese Breakfast, Jenny Lewis, and Weyes Blood on select dates with Sir Chloe.

BECK & PHOENIX
SUMMER ODYSSEY 2023 TOUR

Tue Aug 01 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena ^#
Thu Aug 03 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^#
Sat Aug 05 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion ^#
Mon Aug 07 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum ^#
Tue Aug 08 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena +#
Wed Aug 09 – Orange County, CA – OC Fair*
Fri Aug 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center +#
Sat Aug 12 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena +#
Tue Aug 15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre +#
Wed Aug 16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre +#
Fri Aug 18 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP ~#
Sun Aug 20 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ~#
Mon Aug 21 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion ~#
Tue Aug 22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ~#
Thu Aug 31 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion #
Sat Sep 02 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre ~#
Sun Sep 03 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage ~#
Tue Sep 05 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ~#
Wed Sep 06 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater ~#
Fri Sep 08 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann ~#
Sat Sep 09 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden ~
Sun Sep 10 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion ~#

Support Key
^ Jenny Lewis
+ Japanese Breakfast
~ Weyes Blood
# Sir Chloe
* Fair Date

Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez

blur

THE NEW ALBUM IS HERE

The Ballad of Darren

OUT NOW!

LISTEN HERE

Photo Credit: Reuben Bastienne-Lewis

EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL PERFORMANCE OF NEW ALBUM
‘blur present The Ballad of Darren’
July 25th, 2023 – 9pm BST
Livestream Tickets Available Here

Less than 6 months since Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree first came back together at Damon’s studio in West London to discuss the possibility of recording a new blur album, the band’s highly-anticipated new studio album The Ballad of Darren is released today on Parlophone/Warner. Listen here.

The Ballad of Darren is blur’s ninth studio album – their first in 8 years and produced by James Ford – comprising 10 new tracks recorded at Studio 13 in London and Devon in spring this year. The May 18th album announcement came as a huge surprise to fans, coinciding with a tiny yet epic show at Colchester Arts Centre and the release of a brand new track ‘The Narcissist’, as well as the reveal of an already iconic album cover featuring an image by celebrated British photographer Martin Parr CBE which has put Scotland’s Gourock Outdoor Pool well and truly on the map.

The release of The Ballad of Darren follows a triumphant weekend of music and joy at Wembley Stadium on July 8th and 9th, two extraordinary and hugely emotional shows which captured “…a sense of momentousness [Financial Times ★★★★★]” and “…fizzed with the vibrant energy of a band in their prime [Evening Standard ★★★★★].

Next week sees the band back on stage in London for something completely different: a very special global performance of the new album, live streamed via Driift from London’s Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Tuesday July 25th 2023 at 9pm BST. Titled ‘blur present The Ballad of Darren’, the performance will be the first and only time the band will play the complete album live from start to finish, allowing fans around the world to experience the new record together as part of an intimate one-off music event. Tickets and information here.

The band is on the road for the rest of the year with a tour which will take blur from Europe to Japan and back to South America.

Complete list of tour dates here:

07/22/23 – Lucca Summer Festival, ITALY
07/25/23 – Global Livestream from London, UK
08/08/23 – Lokerse Feesten, Lokeren, BELGIUM
08/10/23 – Øyafestivalen, Oslo, NORWAY
08/11/23 – Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
08/13/23 – Flow Festival, Helsinki, FINLAND
08/19/23 – Summer Sonic 2023, Tokyo, JAPAN
08/20/23 – Summer Sonic 2023, Osaka, JAPAN
08/31/23 – Kalorama Festival, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
11/18/23 – Capital Corona Festival, Mexico City, MEXICO
11/21/23 – Movistar Arena, Bogotá, COLOMBIA
11/24-25/23 – Fauna Primavera Fest, Santiago, CHILE
11/26/23 – Primavera Sound, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

For tickets and information visit www.blur.co.uk

Praise for The Ballad of Darren

“The Britpop legends are back with an enjoyable, heartfelt, and contemplative record” — CONSEQUENCE

“Blur have knocked it out of the park… a must have for Blur fans… an album that can stand alongside their best work” – GOLDMINE ★★★★★

“The prettiest and tightest of their nine albums, elegantly arranged with lush harmonies, baroque flourishes…” — PITCHFORK

“A reclamation of a core Blur ethos mostly unheard for decades… An intimate sense of celebration” – STEREOGUM

“A brilliant, brave, and perhaps most importantly, truly creative album just when it was least expected… exceptional” – UNDER THE RADAR

“This is Blur’s simplest and most direct full-length release–it’s light on sonic flourishes as it nails the basics… ace songwriting and impressive economy.” – WALL STREET JOURNAL Download album artwork and band press photos here.

About The Ballad of Darren

The Ballad of Darren is blur’s first album in 8 years comprising 10 new tracks was released on 21st July 2023 on Parlophone/Warner. Produced by James Ford and recorded at Studio 13, London and Devon, The Ballad of Darren is the band’s ninth studio album, their first since the chart-topping The Magic Whip in 2015, with artwork featuring an image by British photographer Martin Parr CBE.

The Ballad of Darren track listing is: The Ballad, St Charles Square, Barbaric, Russian Strings, The Everglades (For Leonard), The Narcissist, Goodbye Albert, Far Away Island, Avalon and The Heights

The Ballad of Darren is available as a Digital Download & Stream (10 tracks as above); Standard CD (10 tracks) and Deluxe CD (12 tracks, w. expanded packaging), Standard Vinyl LP – 12” heavyweight black vinyl; and – exclusive to blur.co.uk – Deluxe Vinyl pressed on 12″ clear vinyl with black swirls, in a gatefold sleeve, with poster, bonus 7” vinyl, album CD (12 tracks) and integrated booklet, including exclusive handwritten notes, sketches and lyrics; and Cassette (10 tracks).

‘blur present The Ballad of Darren’ – Live Stream Broadcast Times:

Live: Tuesday 25 July 9.00pm BST
Rebroadcast #1: Tuesday 25 July 8.00pm EDT
Rebroadcast #2: Tuesday 25 July 8.00pm PDT
Rebroadcast #3: Wednesday 26 July 8.00pm AEST
On Demand: Wednesday 26 July at 1.00pm BST – Friday 28 July at 1.00pm BST

Livestream ticket prices are: USD: $17.00 / Euro: €15.75 / Australia: AUD25.00 / Argentina (Peso): ARS 2,720.00 / Brazil (Real): BRL 50.00 / Chile (Peso): CLP 8,320.00 / Mexico (Peso): MXN 176.00 / Colombia (Peso): COP 42,800.000 / Peru (Sol): PEN 37.50

All tickets subject to booking fee. Tickets grant access to the livestream, all rebroadcasts, and to the 2-day On-Demand viewing period.

About blur

Since announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, blur went on to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with six successive UK #1 albums Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999), Think Tank (2003) and The Magic Whip (2015) and a string of Top 10 singles, including two No 1s with “Country House” and “Beetlebum”, helping to propel the band to mass popularity at home and abroad. One of the biggest British bands of the last three decades, blur have released eight studio albums and collected ten NME Awards, six Q Awards, five BRIT Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and played live to thousands of devoted fans across the globe. The band’s new studio album titled The Ballad of Darren will be released on July 21st 2023.

* Colchester is the hometown of blur bandmembers Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree, with Damon and Graham first meeting as teenagers at Stanway School. Graham later introduced Dave to both Damon and bassist Alex James. The band’s debut album Leisure was released in 1991.

PAUL McCARTNEY & PAUL MULDOON ANNOUNCE NEW PODCAST

McCARTNEY: A LIFE IN LYRICS FROM PUSHKIN INDUSTRIES AND IHEARTPODCASTS

The podcast, which follows the #1 bestseller The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, debuts September 20, with each episode focusing on one song in McCartney’s iconic catalog – from early Beatles to his solo work.

Paul McCartney is teaming up once again with poet Paul Muldoon, his collaborator on the #1 bestseller The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present. This time, McCartney will invite listeners into his creative process with a new podcast co-produced by Pushkin Industries and iHeartPodcasts, out September 20, 2023.

McCartney: A Life in Lyrics is a combination master class, memoir, and improvised journey with one of the most beloved figures in popular music, where each episode focuses on one song from McCartney’s iconic catalog – spanning early Beatles through his solo work.

The podcast offers listeners an unrivaled opportunity to sit in on conversations between McCartney and Muldoon where they dissect the people, experiences, and art that inspired McCartney’s songwriting. The stories are richly interwoven with contemporary music and soundscapes, providing a revelatory and entertaining window into a true creative genius.

“When we listened back to the tapes, we realized there was something very special happening in these conversations,” Muldoon explains in the prologue episode, out now. “It was McCartney unfiltered.”

Season 1 features 12 episodes that include timeless favorites like “Eleanor Rigby,” “Back in the USSR,” “Let It Be,” “When Winter Comes,” “Penny Lane,” “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” “Here Today,” “Live and Let Die,” “Magical Mystery Tour,” “Jenny Wren,” “Too Many People,” and “Helter Skelter.” Superfans can binge all of the first season immediately at release with a Pushkin+ subscription. Season 2 will follow with an additional 12 episodes in February of 2024.

McCartney and Muldoon have previously collaborated with great success in the #1 New York Times bestseller The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, which provided the genesis of more than 50 hours of recorded conversations. The Lyrics will be released in paperback on November 7, 2023 with additional new chapters.

“Paul McCartney is one of the most groundbreaking, gifted artists of all time, and his songs have elevated and given meaning to so many moments in so many of our lives – so the chance to launch a podcast that tells the stories behind those songs … it’s a once-in-a-lifetime project,” said Conal Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group. “‘McCartney: A Life in Lyrics’ will be a first-hand, first-of-its-kind account of his creative process – that has shaped and inspired multiple generations across the globe. We simply could not be more excited to partner with Sir McCartney, Paul Muldoon, executive producer Malcolm Gladwell and Pushkin Industries to bring these stories to listeners everywhere.”

New episodes of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics will be released weekly starting September 20, 2023 on iHeartRadio, Apple, Spotify, and wherever podcasts are available. Pushkin+ subscribers will be able to binge the entire season on the very first day. McCartney: A Life in Lyrics will be distributed by iHeartPodcasts.

ABOUT PAUL McCARTNEY
Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. Since writing his first song at 14, McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. He now lives in England.

Paul’s output has been impossibly prolific and singularly influential crossing many different genres. Paul changed the world forever with The Beatles before going on to continue to push boundaries and make music history with his group Wings and as a solo artist. His most recent solo (and 18th) studio album McCartney III secured the UK Album Chart’s festive Number 1 spot in 2020, furthering his lead as the UK’s most successful album act of all time.

In November 2021 Paul released his book, THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present, recounting his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career – from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. The LYRICS hit Number One on the New York Times Best Seller list, and was named the 2021 Book Of The Year by Barnes & Noble.

An 18-time Grammy winner and recipient of The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards, McCartney’s list of international accolades reads like no other as well as being recognised for decades of philanthropic activities.

Equally renowned for his live performances as he is for his song-writing Paul set the world record for largest paying concert attendance – 184,000 people – in Rio De Janerio in 1990. A freeman of The City Of Liverpool and Lead Patron of The Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts, Paul McCartney was appointed Fellow of The Royal College of Music in 1995 by The Prince Of Wales. In 1996 Paul McCartney was knighted by H.M. The Queen for his services to music, and in 2017 he was made a Companion Of Honor in the Queen’s Birthday Honors list.

ABOUT PAUL MULDOON
Paul Muldoon is an Irish poet and professor of poetry, as well as an editor, critic, playwright, lyricist and translator. He has also published smaller collections, works of criticism, opera libretti, books for children, song lyrics and radio and television drama. Muldoon served as Professor of Poetry at Oxford University from 1999 to 2004 and as poetry editor of The New Yorker from 2007 to 2017. He has taught at Princeton University since 1987 and currently occupies the Howard G.B. Clark ’21 chair in the Humanities.

ABOUT PUSHKIN INDUSTRIES
Pushkin Industries is an audio production company co-founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg in 2018. Pushkin has produced numerous shows that have broken into the top 10 on Apple Podcasts, including Gladwell’s hugely successful Revisionist History, Against the Rules, The Happiness Lab, Broken Record, Cautionary Tales, The Last Archive, Deep Cover and Lost Hills. Our podcast hosts include Michael Lewis, Jill Lepore, Rick Rubin, Maya Shankar, Tim Harford, Laurie Santos, Ibram X. Kendi and many more. Pushkin’s original audiobooks include the New York Times audio bestsellers Fauci by Michael Specter and The Bomber Mafia and Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Pushkin is dedicated to producing audio in any format that challenges listeners, encourages their curiosity, and inspires joy. Visit pushkin.fm, where you can purchase our audiobooks and then listen on your podcast player of choice.

ABOUT IHEARTMEDIA
iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, reaching over 90% of Americans every month, and has a portfolio of unmatched consumer brands and industry-leading events. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined; has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand; and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.

Paul McCartney

Unprecedented Exhibition Offers Firsthand Look into The Height of Beatlemania

— More than 250 photographs from Paul McCartney’s personal archive will be on display—

Paul McCartney (English, b. 1942)
Paul McCartney, self portrait, London 1963-4
Photograph
©1963-4 Paul McCartney

The Chrysler Museum of Art will present Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm from December 5, 2023 – April 7, 2024. Traveling from the National Portrait Gallery in London to Norfolk, the Chrysler Museum of Art will be the first venue in the United States to host this major exhibition, burnishing the Chrysler’s reputation as an institution committed to the presentation of the diverse histories of photography through exhibitions and the permanent collection.

Captured by McCartney using his own Pentax Camera, the exhibition features more than 250 photographs taken between November 1963 and February 1964, illuminating the period in which The Beatles became international superstars. The photographs were rediscovered in McCartney’s personal archive in 2020. McCartney describes this collection as “the eyes of the storm,” chronologically documenting the experiences of the band on their travels beginning in November 1963 at the height of Beatlemania and culminating with photographs taken in February 1964 during the final days of the band’s first triumphant trip to America. Most of these photographs have never been made into prints, existing as negatives and contact sheets for 60 years until now. The exhibition is accompanied by a best-selling book of the same name.

“What struck me about these images, beyond their obvious historical value, was McCartney’s sensitivity to his subjects,” said Erik Neil, Macon and Joan Brock Director of the Chrysler Museum of Art. “The empathy that is at the center of his music is equally evident in his photographs.”

With these photographs, visitors can witness the dawn of the “British Invasion” that fundamentally transformed Rock and Roll music and American society. The exhibition also captures McCartney’s interest in the visual arts, with his photos reflecting the aesthetic and culture of the moment. McCartney’s style was influenced by photographers he worked with who embraced ‘snapshot’ photography, leading him to develop a uniquely down-to-earth approach that was gritty and imperfect. They depict different environments McCartney and the Beatles experienced, such as driving through streets with screaming fans, as well as personal encounters with press photographers and individuals, among others.

“Looking at these photos now, decades after they were taken, I find there’s a sort of innocence about them,” said Paul McCartney. “Everything was new to us at this point. But I like to think I wouldn’t take them any differently today. They now bring back so many stories, a flood of special memories, which is one of the many reasons I love them all, and know that they will always fire my imagination.”

Chrysler Museum members will have the opportunity to participate in a special member event to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles’ appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 2024. Additional programming and details will be released this fall. The exhibition will be on view from December 5, 2023 – April 7, 2024. The Chrysler Museum of Art is free and open to the public Tuesday–Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, noon–5 pm.

This exhibition is supported by the Horace W. Goldsmith Special Exhibitions Endowment. Exhibition curated by Paul McCartney with Sarah Brown on behalf of MPL Communications Limited and Rosie Broadley for the National Portrait Gallery, London, and presented by the Chrysler Museum of Art.

About The Chrysler Museum of Art

The Chrysler Museum of Art is one of America’s most distinguished mid-sized art museums, with a nationally recognized collection of more than 30,000 objects, including one of the great glass collections in America. The core of the Chrysler’s collection comes from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., an avid art collector who donated thousands of objects from his private collection to the Museum. The Museum has growing collections in many areas and mounts an ambitious schedule of visiting exhibitions and educational programs each season. The Chrysler has also been recognized nationally for its unique commitment to hospitality with its innovative gallery host program.

The Perry Glass Studio is a state-of-the-art facility on the Museum’s campus. The studio offers programming for aspiring and master artists alike in a variety of processes including glassblowing, fusing, flameworking, coldworking and neon.

In addition, the Chrysler Museum of Art administers the Moses Myers House, a historic house in downtown Norfolk, as well as the Jean Outland Chrysler Library. For more information on the Chrysler Museum of Art, visit chrysler.org.

About the National Portrait Gallery

Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery tells the story of Britain through portraits, using art to bring history to life and explore living today. From global icons to unsung heroes, our Collection is filled with the stories that have shaped and continue to shape a nation. We celebrate the power of portraiture and offer encounters with some of the world’s greatest and most exciting new artists, promoting engagement with portraiture in all media to a wide- ranging public by conserving, growing, and sharing the world’s largest collection of portraits.

The Gallery in St Martin’s Place, London, reopened on June 22, 2023, following an extensive redevelopment project, which has transformed the Gallery, including a complete refurbishment of the building and a new learning center. www.npg.org.uk

For more information, interview assistance, or a high-resolution image suitable for publication, please contact Jordan Fontenot at The Meridian Group at (757) 340-7425 or jordanf@themeridiangroup.com.

NEW TRAILER REVEALED FOR ‘METALLICA: M72 WORLD TOUR LIVE FROM
ARLINGTON, TX – A TWO NIGHT EVENT’ FROM TEXAS’ AT&T STADIUM

METALLICA & TRAFALGAR RELEASING TO LIVE BROADCAST AUGUST 18 & 20CONCERTS TO THE U.S., CANADA, MEXICO & SELECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES AT 9:15 P.M. EDT / 6:15 P.M. PDT WITH ENCORE SCREENINGS ON AUGUST 19 & 21

CONCERT BROADCASTS COMING TO CINEMAS IN 50-PLUS COUNTRIES
THROUGHOUT EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, ASIA, AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST OCEANIA ON AUGUST 19 & 21

TICKETS ON SALE NOW WORLDWIDE AT METALLICA.FILM

View the New Event Trailer HERE

Metallica and Trafalgar Releasing have revealed a brand-new event trailer for the upcoming Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX – A Two Night Event, featuring footage captured throughout the band’s European tour stops this summer.

Presented in cinemas worldwide, this unprecedented global theatrical event brings Metallica’s M72 World Tour live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, to the big screen live in cinemas in the U.S., Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela on Friday, August 18 and Sunday, August 20 at 9:15 p.m. EDT / 6:15 PM PDT with encore showings on August 19 (Friday’s concert) and August 21 (Sunday’s concert) at 9:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. PDT. Movie audiences in all other exhibiting countries, including throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania, will view the concerts on August 19 (Friday’s concert) and August 21 (Sunday’s concert) as best suited for local time zones. For the most detailed exhibition times and dates by location, visit metallica.film.

View the new event trailer HERE. View the official event trailer HERE.

The worldwide cinematic event presents Metallica fans with a unique opportunity to experience – or relive – the band’s acclaimed M72 World Tour. A special event t-shirt created by the band to mark the occasion can be purchased from https://metallica.lnk.to/LiveInCinemasTShirtTr

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX – A Two Night Event will see the band playing two nights with two completely different setlists, with songs from across the group’s 40+ year career, ranging from 1983’s debut Kill ‘Em All to 2023’s new release 72 Seasons. You won’t see the same song twice for a total of over 30 songs across both nights.

The M72 tour features a bold new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed Metallica Snake Pit to center stage so that fans will have a complete 360 view of the show. With a state-of-the-art multi-camera set up, you will feel like you’re right in the middle of the action, no matter where you are in the world.

This is a two-night event. Get your tickets for both nights to enjoy the full experience.

Hailed as “some of the deepest, hardest-hitting music of their career” (Rolling Stone), Metallica’s 72 Seasons was released April 14 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield and Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track 72 Seasons is Metallica’s first full length collection of new material since 2016’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. For album orders and further information, go to https://www.metallica.com/store/72-seasons/.

About Metallica

Formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, Metallica has become one of the most influential and successful rock bands in history, selling nearly 120 million albums worldwide and generating more than 15 billion streams while playing to millions of fans on all seven continents. Metallica’s catalog of multi-platinum studio albums includes Kill ‘Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, … And Justice for All, Metallica (commonly referred to as The Black Album), Load, Reload, St. Anger, Death Magnetic, Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, and the new 72 Seasons, released April 14, 2023, on the band’s own Blackened Recordings label. Metallica’s awards and accolades include nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, multiple MTV Video Music Awards, a 2009 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Sweden’s Polar Music Prize. In 2017, Metallica established the All Within My Hands Foundation to give back to communities that have supported the band. To date, All Within My Hands’ collective efforts have raised nearly $12 million – providing $5.9 million in grants to career and technical education programs, over $2.5 million to combat food insecurity, and more than $3.3 million to disaster relief efforts.

About Trafalgar Releasing Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than 13,000 locations in 132 countries worldwide. A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, Trafalgar Releasing’s worldwide operations include production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution of live or pre-recorded content to cinemas led by an international team of specialists. Featuring live concerts, music documentaries, world-class opera, award-winning theatre, and more from leading names in entertainment such as BTS, Metallica, Oasis, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, George Michael, Twenty One Pilots, the Royal Opera House and others, Trafalgar Releasing has repeatedly shattered event cinema box office records, most recently with BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas which grossed more than $50M at the global box office. Information about Trafalgar Releasing can be found at trafalgar-releasing.com.

For event assets, visit https://spaces.hightail.com/space/0TIirU5CNJ

blur

present

The Ballad of Darren

THE ONLY FULL ALBUM PERFORMANCE
LIVE FROM LONDON’S ICONIC
EVENTIM APOLLO, HAMMERSMITH

PLUS

EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL LIVESTREAM
Thursday July 25th, 2023
9 – 10pm BST

LIVESTREAM TICKETS ON SALE NOW
PHYSICAL TICKETS ON SALE JULY 18th

After an epic weekend which saw blur perform to over 150,000 fans across two truly unforgettable Wembley Stadium shows, the band today announced a very special global performance of their highly-anticipated new album The Ballad of Darren – live streamed via Driift from London’s Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Thursday, July 25th, 2023 at 9pm BST. For tickets and information here.

The one hour show – titled ‘blur present The Ballad of Darren’ – is the first and only time the band will play the complete album live from start to finish. The performance will allow fans around the world to experience the new record – together, live – with this intimate one-off event, streamed live from London.

Eight years since their chart-topping album The Magic Whip (2015), blur burst out of the traps in May with an already legendary performance at the tiny Colchester Arts Centre in Essex; the announcement of a brand new album; and the release of “The Narcissist“, racking up over 12m global streams – and counting – with a song which THE GUARDIAN (4/5 stars) describes as sounding like “…Blur have never been away”. Last week, they dropped follow up “St. Charles Square“, a track with “… a sense of gleeful invention that recalls their early days… a terrific piece of music.” (CLASH), driving a fever of excitement amongst fans ahead of the release of The Ballad of Darren in less than two weeks, on July 21st on Parlophone/Warner.

Produced by Driift, the fully-live one-hour performance of The Ballad of Darren will be streamed worldwide at 9.00pm London-time (BST), before being rebroadcast three more times to allow fans around the world to watch at time more convenient for their timezone. Following that, the show will also be available to watch On Demand for another 2 days, timings as follows:

Live: Tuesday, July 25th 9.00pm BST
Rebroadcast #1: Tuesday, July 25th 8.00pm EDT
Rebroadcast #2: Tuesday, July 25th 8.00pm PDT
Rebroadcast #3: Wednesday, July 26th 8.00pm AEST
On Demand: Wednesday, July 26th at 1.00pm BST – Friday, July 28th at 1.00pm BST

Ticket Information:

Livestream Tickets are on sale now here.

Physical tickets will go on sale on Tuesday July 18th – 10am BST for fans who have pre-ordered the album. To receive your access code for the ticket sale, pre-order The Ballad of Darren from blur’s official European store here.

Tickets are priced as follows: Hammersmith Apollo show + booking fees; Livestream $17. Tickets and information here.

Download album artwork and band press photos here.

NOTES FOR EDITORS

‘blur present The Ballad of Darren’ – Live Stream Broadcast Times:

Live: Tuesday, July 25th 9.00pm BST
Rebroadcast #1: Tuesday, July 25th 8.00pm EDT
Rebroadcast #2: Tuesday, July 25th 8.00pm PDT
Rebroadcast #3: Wednesday, July 26th 8.00pm AEST
On Demand: Wednesday, July 26th at 1.00pm BST – Friday, July 28th at 1.00pm BST

All tickets subject to booking fee. Tickets grant access to the livestream, all rebroadcasts, and to the 2-day On-Demand viewing period.

About The Ballad of Darren

blur will release their first album in 8 years, titled The Ballad of Darren and comprising 10 new tracks, on July 21st on Parlophone/Warner. Produced by James Ford and recorded at Studio 13, London and Devon, The Ballad of Darren is the band’s ninth studio album, their first since the chart-topping The Magic Whip in 2015, with artwork featuring an image by British photographer Martin Parr.

The Ballad of Darren will be available as a Digital Download & Stream (10 tracks as above); Standard CD (10 tracks) and Deluxe CD (12 tracks, w. expanded packaging), Standard Vinyl LP – 12” heavyweight black vinyl; and – exclusive to blur.co.uk – Deluxe Vinyl pressed on 12″ clear vinyl with black swirls, in a gatefold sleeve, with poster, bonus 7” vinyl, album CD (12 tracks) and integrated booklet, including exclusive handwritten notes, sketches and lyrics; and Cassette (10 tracks).

Pre-order The Ballad of Darren here.

About blur

www.blur.co.uk

Depeche Mode Announce Additional European Shows in Winter 2024

With over two million tickets sold to date on the Memento Mori Tour, and following sold-out shows across North America and Europe, Depeche Mode announce additional European tour dates in 2024

Winter leg of the Memento Mori Tour kicks off January 22 at the O2 Arena in London, UK

“Dave Gahan is a mic-spinning, limb-bending, theatrical marvel as the band gallop through decades’ worth of hits” –The Guardian

“Electronica’s most enduring band”– The Telegraph

“Time continues to prove Depeche Mode one of the most influential and visionary groups in pop-music history”– Chicago Tribune

“This is theatre at its best, without a doubt”– The Irish Independent

Depeche Mode will bring the Memento Mori Tour back to Europe in 2024!

Following stadium and arena shows across Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the US this summer and fall, Depeche Mode today announced 29 new European dates which will extend the tour into 2024. Even more fans will now have a chance to experience the raw, emotive power of the Memento Mori Tour, hailed by Rolling Stone as “a stunning celebration of life and music.”

These new European tour dates begin January 22, 2024 at London’s O2 Arena and finish April 5th after multiple nights at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Along the way on the 22-city tour the band will also play multiple nights at Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Arena, Paris’ Accor Arena, Madrid’s Wizink Center, Milan’s Mediolanum Forum, and more. With over two million tickets already sold, the 110-date Memento Mori Tour is on track to be one of Depeche Mode’s largest to date, as well as one of the largest worldwide tours of 2023.

Having sold more than 100 million records and played to more than 35 million fans worldwide, Depeche Mode remains an ever-evolving and singularly influential musical force. Depeche Mode released their critically acclaimed 15th studio album, Memento Mori, on March 24, 2023 alongside the launch of the Memento Mori tour, with the first single “Ghosts Again” being hailed as “hypnotic” (Rolling Stone) and “a gorgeous, haunting song” (Revolver). An indelible inspiration to fans, critics and artists alike, Depeche Mode continues to forge ahead, with the Memento Mori album and tour representing the opening of the newest chapter of a peerless and ongoing legacy.

On the Memento Mori Tour, Depeche Mode have once again partnered with luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot to support the band’s charity efforts. Around the tour, Hublot and Depeche Mode will be supporting Conservation Collective, a global network of foundations promoting grassroots environmental initiatives, with a special focus on projects aiming to tackle plastic pollution, waste management, and environmental cleanups. In addition, Depeche Mode will be working with Live Nation’s Green Nation team to reduce the use of single use plastics, improve recycling, and reduce food and other waste on tour and at the venues. For more details on this partnership and these programs, please visit hublot.depechemode.com.

Winter 2024 European Shows – Just Announced

January 22 — London, UK — O2 Arena
January 24 — Birmingham, UK — Utilita Arena
January 29 — Manchester, UK — AO Arena
January 31 — Glasgow, UK — OVO Hydro
February 3 — Dublin, IE — 3Arena
February 6 — Antwerp, BE — Sportpaleis
February 8 — Amsterdam, NL — Ziggo Dome
February 10 — Copenhagen, DK — Royal Arena
February 13 — Berlin, DE — Mercedes-Benz Arena
February 15 — Berlin, DE — Mercedes-Benz Arena
February 17 — Hamburg, DE — Barclays Arena
February 22 — Prague, CZ — O2 Arena
February 24 — Prague, CZ — O2 Arena
February 27 — Lodz, PL — Atlas Arena
February 29 — Lodz, PL — Atlas Arena
March 3 — Paris, FR — Accor Arena
March 5 — Paris, FR — Accor Arena
March 7 — Munich, DE — Olympiahalle
March 12 — Madrid, ES — Wizink Center
March 14 — Madrid, ES — Wizink Center
March 16 — Barcelona, ES — Palau Sant Jordi
March 19 — Lisbon, PT — Altice Arena
March 21 — Bilbao, ES — BEC
March 23 — Torino, IT — Pala Alpitour
March 26 — Budapest, HU — MVM Dome
March 28 — Milan, IT — Mediolanum Forum
March 30 — Milan, IT — Mediolanum Forum
April 3 — Cologne, DE — Lanxess Arena
April 5 — Cologne, DE — Lanxess Arena

For a full listing of tour dates, on-sale times and ticket information, please visit depechemode.com.

GHOST

“STAY (FEATURING PATRICK WILSON)”

DIGITAL SINGLE OUT NOW

CHECK OUT THE VISUALIZER HERE

Featured in Final Scene and End Credits of Insidious: The Red Door in Theaters Now

Lightning strikes twice in multiple realms of the world of Ghost today, Friday July 7: With the release of their cover of Shakespears Sister’s 1992 Brit Award-winning single “Stay” (featuring Patrick Wilson), Sweden’s foremost theatrical rock purveyors not only mark their second outing scoring the grand finale of a major motion picture (the first being “Hunter’s Moon” in 2021’s Halloween Kills), but also their latest single to feature a once in a lifetime duet between Tobias Forge and a very special guest (following the release of “Spillways” featuring Joe Elliott of Def Leppard earlier this year).

As for exactly how Ghost’s “Stay (featuring Patrick Wilson)” came into being, the story begins with actor, director and Tony-nominated singer Wilson’s avowed Ghost fandom. Having seen the band live twice in 2022 alone, he met up with Forge while at work on his directorial debut, Insidious: The Red Door, and already contemplating ways to involve Ghost in the film. Additionally inspired by the Joe Elliott version of “Spillways” from Ghost’s international #1 album IMPERA (Loma Vista recordings), Wilson reached back out to Forge. As fate would have it, Forge had been working on a version of Shakespears Sister’s “Stay” — a #1 hit in 1992 in his native Sweden — and the rest is history: Wilson’s classically trained Broadway bona fides proved a perfect foil for Forge’s sweetly sinister performance, resulting in a stunning duet and the perfect haunting ballad to close Insidious: The Red Door.

Or to hear it told in Patrick Wilson’s own words:

“It was Joe Bishara, our Insidious composer and resident Lipstick Demon who first got me into Ghost about 10 years ago. Joe knew I liked metal… but he also knew I liked melody. What can I say? I’m a child of the ‘80s… when soaring voices and blazing guitars were played at every dance, every fast food parking lot, and every day in my house. Ghost had the right blend of metal, melody, and an unforgettable image. This coming from a guy who collected Kiss cards in the ’70s… so I know good rock branding and imagery when I see it!

Ghost, for me, is one of the most unique rock bands out there. Tobias’ sense of melody is only matched by his storytelling. The blistering imagery of him and the band is unlike any other. The balance of dark lyrics with soaring (and dare I say… angelic) melodies, make listening to them a different experience than any other band out there. At least that’s what it does for me.

So clearly, when I wanted a band that embodied the spirit of Insidious lore, I knew where to look first. ‘Stay’ is such a hauntingly beautiful tune to end my film with, because the dark lyrics juxtaposed against the sweeping melody (written by Dave Stewart) are a great bookend to my film. Singing on it, alongside Tobias, was an absolute thrill. I wanted the tune to feel like it was Josh Lambert (my character) singing… and then being tempted by the devil (the lipstick demon)… in this case, sung by the brilliant Tobias Forge. Tobias’ tone is a sharp contrast to mine, and his new arrangement of the song is faithful yet fresh. It was an honor to be featured on the tune, and I can’t thank Tobias and the Ghost crew, especially Tim Bickford and Kristen Mulderig, for making this happen.

Ghost is the perfect blend of theatricality met with musical mastery. Tobias is at the top of his game and I’m thrilled to have him on the soundtrack, and honored to sing alongside him.”

Ghost’s “Stay (featuring Patrick Wilson)” is available now across digital platforms. For further information including the dates of Ghost’s upcoming Re-Imperatour U.S.A., go to https://ghost-official.com/

BECK

“Thinking About You”/”Old Man”

Limited Color Vinyl 7”

To Be Released July 7

Available for Pre-Order Now at Beck.com & the Capitol Records Online Store

Beck invites you to celebrate the eve of his birthday with the gift of a physical release of two acclaimed performances previously available only as digital singles. Available for pre-order now at Beck.com and the Capitol Records Online Store, and in the singles bin at your favorite indie shop tomorrow, July 7, “Thinking About You”/”Old Man” (Capitol) will be issued as a limited edition golden-brown vinyl 7” single in a picture sleeve sporting the artwork for each song.

Originally released February of this year, “Thinking About You” was the first new original Beck song to be released since his GRAMMY-winning Hyperspace album. A sublime ballad in the tradition of classics Morning Phase and Sea Change—and incidentally recorded in the very same room as the latter—“Thinking About You” features Beck’s wistful vocal and acoustic guitar tones accompanied by Blake Mills (guitar, mandolin), Justin Meldal Johnsen (bass) and Roger Manning (keyboards). “Thinking About You” has been lauded by Consequence as “heart-wrenching” and SPIN as “beautifully sad,” while American Songwriter raved “The song is stripped bare to reveal Beck’s roots as the mellow, moody songsmith that made listeners fall in love with him in the 1990s.”

Beck’s cover of Neil Young’s “Old Man” was originally released as a digital single in September 2022. Described by Paste as “a faithful cover of an untouchable track… impressive” and accompanied by a moving performance video rendered in stark black and white, Beck’s version of “Old Man” went on to be nominated for Best Rock Performance at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

For information on all things Beck, including his “Odyssey” collaboration and Summer Odyssey tour with Phoenix, the Beck-directed video for “Thinking About You” and more, go to Beck.com.

PAUL McCARTNEY
THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present
OUT IN PAPERBACK NOVEMBER 7th

On November 7, 2023, a one-volume edition of THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present will be published in paperback, featuring additional commentaries on iconic songs spanning Paul McCartney’s unparalleled musical career

The #1 New York Times bestselling book to be released in paperback with seven new song commentaries from our greatest living songwriter, including:

Bluebird
Day Tripper
English Tea
Every Night
Hello Goodbye
Magical Mystery Tour
Step Inside Love

When THE LYRICS published in 2021 to worldwide acclaim, it was heralded as a one-of-a-kind self-portrait of McCartney, earning Book of the Year by Barnes & Noble and Waterstones, and winning a British Book Award. Critics revelled in “how deeply he is steeped in literary history and how much his output as a songwriter has in common with the works of the likes of Dickens and Shakespeare” (New York Times Book Review).

Finally in paperback, it further celebrates the breadth of that creative life and musical genius, covering sixty-six years through 161 songs—from early days in Liverpool, the global pop cultural domination of The Beatles, the ‘70s radio gold of Wings, and Paul’s prolific and still peaking solo career. A veritable road map to the way artists write and think about music, THE LYRICS “is like standing in a master chef’s kitchen as he prepares a dish, adding a dash of this and a spoonful of that and talking to us so winningly” (Washington Post).

Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, THE LYRICS establishes definitive texts of these songs for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what Paul thinks of them now. Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from McCartney’s personal archive – drafts, letters, photographs – never seen before the 2021 publication, making this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

The seven new song commentaries elaborate more on these themes, whether mulling over the romantic yearning in Vera Lynn’s “We’ll Meet Again” (Bluebird), the playful double entendres meant to trip up BBC censors (Day Tripper), the call and response power of a song (Every Night), the challenge and pleasure of writing for other performers (Step Inside Love), and the unlikely experience of serenading astronauts (English Tea). These first-person accounts give special context to lyrics beloved by generations of fans, and show how McCartney (and his contemporaries) were influenced as much by the musical Gigi as Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline, the carnival atmosphere of Blackpool as the polyrhythms of a Lagos recording studio.

With a personal foreword by McCartney and edited and introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, THE LYRICS is the definitive literary chronicle of one of musical history’s most enduring treasures.

Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. In June 2023 he published a collection of his photography, 1964: Eyes of the Storm, in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Since writing his first song at 14, McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. He lives in England.

Paul Muldoon is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of fourteen full-length collections of poetry, including the recent collection Howdie-Skelp.

“More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I’ve always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I’ve learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life” – Paul McCartney, The Lyrics

“Based on conversations I had with Paul McCartney over a five year period, these commentaries are as close to an autobiography as we may ever come. His insights into his own artistic process confirm a notion at which we had but guessed — that Paul McCartney is a major literary figure who draws upon, and extends, the long tradition of poetry in English” – Paul Muldoon

A selection of publicity-cleared images are available upon request
To view a trailer for The Lyrics, go here

US product information:

THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present
Paul McCartney, edited with an introduction by Paul Muldoon
ISBN: 9781324094098
Liveright Publishing
$30
One volume paperback
624 pages

Full list of songs included in The Lyrics (new commentaries noted with *):

All My Loving
And I Love Her
Another Day
Arrow Through Me
Average Person

Back in the U.S.S.R
Band on the Run
Birthday
Blackbird
Bluebird*

Café on the Left Bank
Calico Skies
Can’t Buy Me Love
Carry That Weight
Check My Machine
Come and Get It
Coming Up
Confidante
Cook of the House
Country Dreamer

A Day in the Life
Day Tripper*
Dear Friend
Despite Repeated Warnings
Distractions
Do It Now
Dress Me Up as a Robber
Drive My Car

Eat at Home
Ebony and Ivory
Eight Days a Week
Eleanor Rigby
The End
English Tea*
Every Night*

Fixing a Hole
The Fool on the Hill
For No One
From Me to You

Get Back
Getting Closer
Ghosts of the Past Left Behind
Girls’ School
Give Ireland Back to the Irish
Golden Earth Girl
Golden Slumbers
Good Day Sunshine
Goodbye
Got to Get You Into My Life
Great Day

A Hard Day’s Night
Helen Wheels
Hello Goodbye*
Helter Skelter
Her Majesty
Here, There and Everywhere
Here Today
Hey Jude
Hi, Hi, Hi
Honey Pie
Hope of Deliverance
House of Wax

I Don’t Know
I Lost My Little Girl
I Saw Her Standing There
I Wanna Be Your Man
I Want to Hold Your Hand
I Will
I’ll Follow the Sun
I’ll Get You
I’m Carrying
I’m Down
In Spite of All the Danger
I’ve Got a Feeling

Jenny Wren
Jet
Junior’s Farm
Junk

The Kiss of VenusLady Madonna
Let Em In
Let It Be
Let Me Roll It
Live and Let Die
London Town
The Long and Winding Road
Love Me Do
Lovely Rita

Magical Mystery Tour*
Magneto and Titanium Man
Martha My Dear
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Maybe I’m Amazed
Michelle
Mother Nature’s Son
Mrs. Vandebilt
Mull of Kintyre
My Love
My Valentine

Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
No More Lonely Nights
The Note You Never Wrote
Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Oh Woman, Oh Why
Old Siam, Sir
On My Way to Work
Once Upon a Long Ago
Only Mama Knows
The Other Me

Paperback Writer
Penny Lane
Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
Pipes of Peace
Please Please Me
Pretty Boys
Pretty Little Head
Put It There

Rocky RaccoonSan Ferry Anne
Say Say Say
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
She Loves You
She’s a Woman
She’s Given Up Talking
She’s Leaving Home
Silly Love Songs
Simple as That
Single Pigeon
Somedays
Spirits of Ancient Egypt
Step Inside Love*

Teddy Boy
Tell Me Who He Is
Temporary Secretary
Things We Said Today
Ticket to Ride
Too Many People
Too Much Rain
Tug of War
Two of Us

Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

Venus and Mars/Rock Show/Venus and Mars – Reprise

Warm and Beautiful
Waterfalls
We All Stand Together
We Can Work It Out
We Got Married
When I’m Sixty-Four
When Winter Comes
Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?
With a Little Help From My Friends
Women and Wives
The World Tonight
The World You’re Coming Into

Yellow Submarine
Yesterday
You Never Give Me Your Money
You Tell Me
Your Mother Should Know

For further information, please contact Peter Miller, V.P., Senior Director of Publicity, Liveright Publishing, at 212-790-7259 or pmiller@wwnorton.com

blur

BRAND NEW TRACK – OUT NOW

“St. Charles Square”
WATCH VIDEO HERE

BRAND NEW ALBUM
The Ballad of Darren
OUT JULY 21st 2023

ONE WEEK UNTIL BLUR TAKE WEMBLEY STADIUM!

SATURDAY JULY 8th & SUNDAY JULY 9th

With Support from Sleaford Mods, Self Esteem, Jockstrap, Paul Weller and The Selecter

LAST REMAINING TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Photo Credit: Reuben Bastienne-Lewis

WATCH ALBUM TEASER HERE

With just over a week to go until blur take the stage for two unmissable shows at Wembley Stadium, the band today dropped “St. Charles Square”, the latest track to be released from their highly-anticipated brand new album The Ballad of Darren, out July 21st on Parlophone / Warner.

“I fucked up, I’m not the first to do it.” – St. Charles Square

The opening line of “St. Charles Square” is already firmly established as a crowd favorite, with audiences enthusiastically roaring along with Damon Albarn as the band blaze their new songs across Europe this summer. The song’s chorus recalls the discordant art-pop swagger of earlier work and sees Albarn queasily exclaim “cause there’s something down here, and it’s living under the floorboards” encircled by backing vocals that compound the sense of encroaching peril and a quintessentially marauding guitar turn from Graham Coxon.

Damon Albarn said of the track – “St. Charles Square is a place where the ghosts of monsters can be found.”

Eight years since their chart-topping album The Magic Whip (2015), blur made a surprise return 6 weeks ago with the release of “The Narcissist”, racking up over 10m global streams – and counting – with a song which The Guardian (4/5 stars) describes as sounding like “…Blur have never been away”. Blur were most definitely back the moment Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree burst onto the stage for an electric live return at their first warm-up and first-ever show at Colchester Arts Centre in Essex on May 19th. With further shows in Eastbourne, Wolverhampton and Newcastle and now on the road in Europe, blur will have already performed their iconic and much-loved songs – along with new tracks “The Narcissist’”and “St. Charles Square” – to more than 2 million ecstatic fans across Europe by the time they take stage for their first-ever Wembley Stadium shows in London in just over a week.

The band will welcome old friend and special guest Phil Daniels for a very special guest appearance on both nights at Wembley Stadium, with Sleaford Mods joining the line-up for the sold-out Saturday July 8th along with critically acclaimed English singer-songwriter and Mercury Prize nominee Self Esteem and London-based electro-pop duo Jockstrap. Sunday July 9th will see Paul Weller and The Selecter open for blur, with DJs Steve Davis and John Doran & Kavus Torabi also set to entertain the crowds at what promises to be two unmissable summer nights in the capital.

The band’s headline show on Saturday July 8th at Wembley Stadium sold out in minutes, with a second and final show added for Sunday July 9th. Last remaining tickets available via Ticketmaster.

Download album artwork and band press photos here.

Press enquiries, contact:
Steve Martin: steve@nastylittleman.com
Michele Hug: michele@nastylittleman.com
Rick Gershon: Rick.Gershon@warnerrecords.com

About The Ballad of Darren

blur will release their first album in 8 years, titled The Ballad of Darren and comprising 10 new tracks, on July 21st on Parlophone / Warner. Produced by James Ford and recorded at Studio 13, London and Devon, The Ballad of Darren is the band’s ninth studio album, their first since the chart-topping The Magic Whip in 2015, with artwork featuring an image by British photographer Martin Parr.

Pre order The Ballad of Darren here.

About blur

Since announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, blur went on to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with six successive UK #1 albums Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999), Think Tank (2003) and The Magic Whip (2015) and a string of Top 10 singles, including two No 1s with “Country House” and “Beetlebum”, helping to propel the band to mass popularity at home and abroad. One of the biggest British bands of the last three decades, blur have released eight studio albums and collected ten NME Awards, six Q Awards, five BRIT Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and played live to thousands of devoted fans across the globe. The band’s new studio album titled The Ballad of Darren will be released on July 21st 2023.

*Colchester is the hometown of blur bandmembers Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree, with Damon and Graham first meeting as teenagers at Stanway School. Graham later introduced Dave to both Damon and bassist Alex James. The band’s debut album Leisure was released in 1991.

www.blur.co.uk

BECK & PHOENIX

“ODYSSEY”

COLLABORATIVE SINGLE OUT NOW

Summer Odyssey Co-Headline Tour Begins August 1st at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena

“Somewhere
We’ll fall into the ocean
I’ll be there
On an odyssey in the sun…”

Modern music’s consummate chameleon Beck and Versailles’ foremost musical ambassadors Phoenix have teamed up to create an utterly infectious summer anthem in “Odyssey,” a landmark collaboration out today via Capitol Records.

To join Beck and Phoenix on their shared “Odyssey,” go to: http://beck.to/odyssey

BECK & PHOENIX
SUMMER ODYSSEY 2023 TOUR

Tue Aug 01 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena ^#
Thu Aug 03 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^#
Sat Aug 05 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion ^#
Mon Aug 07 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum ^#
Tue Aug 08 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena +#
Wed Aug 09 – Orange County, CA – OC Fair*
Fri Aug 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center +#
Sat Aug 12 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena +#
Tue Aug 15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre +#
Wed Aug 16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre +#
Fri Aug 18 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP ~#
Sun Aug 20 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ~#
Mon Aug 21 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion ~#
Tue Aug 22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ~#
Thu Aug 31 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion #
Sat Sep 02 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre ~#
Sun Sep 03 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage ~#
Tue Sep 05 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ~#
Wed Sep 06 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater ~#
Fri Sep 08 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann ~#
Sat Sep 09 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden ~
Sun Sep 10 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion ~#

Support Key
^ Jenny Lewis
+ Japanese Breakfast
~ Weyes Blood
# Sir Chloe
* Fair Date

Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez

The Postal Service’s Everything Will Change

Live Album 2xLP + CD Available on September 8th from Sub Pop

“Such Great Heights” Certified as Platinum Digital Single

“The Postal Service was a band for a generation – the soundtrack to romance, tears and friendship.” – NPR

“The idea that music — big, larger than life music — can start in a bedroom and grow into a force that can move a field of 80,000 devout music fans made me want to weep for joy… the world will be singing along with the Postal Service for the summer.” –LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Everyone at Barclays Center shared something intimate and close to the heart. We collectively let each other in on a little secret we’ve kept hidden in car stereos, mixtapes, and iPods for the last ten years. To be able to do that with 18,000 people simultaneously is something altogether astounding.” –CONSEQUENCE

“This was a collective walk down a lane of scattered and respective memories, and a collective teenage dream come-to-life, watching Jenny Lewis and Ben Gibbard — two arbiters of deeply emotional music from the early-to-mid-aughts — perform together on such an enormous stage.” –STEREOGUM

Before embarking on their long awaited tour celebrating the 20th anniversary tour of their timeless Give Up, The Postal Service reflect on the album’s rapturously received 10th anniversary tour via Everything Will Change–a 16-track live set documenting that 2013 trek with live versions of Postal Service classics including the platinum-certified single “Such Great Heights,” “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight,” “Sleeping In,” “Natural Anthem,” and more, all performed live at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA. Everything Will Change will be available on 2xLP + CD on September 8th, 2023, through Sub Pop.

Relive that unforgettable night by watching live performances of “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” and “Natural Anthem” now.

The physical release of Everything Will Change will coincide with the kickoff of the first live Postal Service dates in a decade. Hailed as one of the ‘Most Anticipated Tours of 2023,’ The Postal Service will join forces with Death Cab for Cutie who are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their seminal album, Transatlanticism. The six-week tour is playing stages across North America, including two nights at Madison Square Garden and three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. For complete details and ticket information, please visit postalservicemusic.net or www.deathcabforcutie.com.

Everything Will Change was also released in 2014 as a feature-length documentary concert film directed by Justin Mitchell, featuring intimate interviews and backstage footage of the band. The Everything Will Change film and Give Up are available through Sub Pop.Born of a long-distance collaboration between Benjamin Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (from Dntel), with Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis, The Postal Service released Give Up, their one and only album, in 2003. That record went on to sell over a million copies, becoming a milestone for generations of fans, many of whom never had the chance to see the band live. In 2013 in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of Give Up, Sub Pop released an expanded, deluxe version of that album, and the band reunited to tour the world.

The Postal Service

Everything Will Change

Tracklisting:

1. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
2. We Will Become Silhouettes
3. Sleeping In
4. Turn Around
5. Nothing Better
6. Recycled Air
7. Be Still My Heart
8. Clark Gable
9. Our Secret (Beat Happening cover)
10. This Place Is a Prison
11. There’s Never Enough Time
12. A Tattered Line of String
13. Such Great Heights
14. Natural Anthem
15. (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan (Dntel)
16. Brand New Colony

THE POSTAL SERVICE // DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
SEPTEMBER 2023

5 – Washington, DC – The Anthem – SOLD OUT
6 – Washington, DC – The Anthem – SOLD OUT
8 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena – SOLD OUT
9 – Kingston, RI – The Ryan Center – SOLD OUT
10 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl – SOLD OUT
12 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall – SOLD OUT
13 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall – SOLD OUT
14 – Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion – SOLD OUT
16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
17 – Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater # – SOLD OUT
19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden # – SOLD OUT
20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden # – SOLD OUT
21 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center # – SOLD OUT
24 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory # – SOLD OUT
26 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
27 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
28 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
30 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater & – SOLD OUT

OCTOBER 2023

1 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre Grand Prairie & – SOLD OUT
3 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre & – SOLD OUT
4 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels & – SOLD OUT
6 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena & – SOLD OUT
7 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena & – SOLD OUT
9 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley & – SOLD OUT
10 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley & – SOLD OUT
11 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley & – SOLD OUT
13 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl & – SOLD OUT
14 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl – SOLD OUT
15 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl % – SOLD OUT
17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl @

# w/ Special Guest Warpaint
& w/ Special Guest The Beths
% w/ Special Guest Built to Spill
@ w/ Special Guest Iron & Wine

THE SMILE RELEASE NEW SINGLE “BENDING HECTIC”

OUT NOW VIA XL RECORDINGS

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF TOMORROW WITH FIRST EVER SHOW IN MEXICO CITY

The Smile – Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner – today release a brand new single, “Bending Hectic”. Listen HERE

Produced by Sam Petts-Davies and with strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra, the standalone single was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London earlier this year. It was first debuted by The Smile during their Montreux Jazz Festival appearance in 2022 and, while not included on the subsequent live album The Smile (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022), it became a word-of-mouth phenomenon, with fans and critics calling for its release. After a year of waiting, “Bending Hectic” gets a global digital release today via XL Recordings.

The single marks The Smile’s first piece of new music in 2023. It follows the band’s acclaimed 2022 debut album, A Light For Attracting Attention which was named amongst the Best Albums of 2022 by Pitchfork, Uncut, MOJO, Rough Trade, Billboard, New York Times, Consequence and many more.

Tomorrow, the band embark on an extensive tour of North America. Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner will kick off the 16-date excursion on Wednesday June 21st with their first-ever performance in Mexico City. After two nights, they will then go on to the United States and Canada, marking The Smile’s debut live performances in every city they play — with the exception of New York where they’ll return to headline Forest Hills Stadium on July 7th. For more information or to buy tickets, head to www.thesmiletheband.com. Following the tour, the band will return to the studio to continue working on new material.

Full tour dates include:

06/21/23 – Mexico City, Mexico – National Auditorium
06/22/23 – Mexico City, Mexico – National Auditorium (SOLD OUT)
06/25/23 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)
06/26/23 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)
06/29/23 – Miami, FL – James L. Knight Center
06/30/23 – St Augustine, FL – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
07/02/23 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center
07/03/23 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (SOLD OUT)
07/05/23 – Richmond, VA – The National (SOLD OUT)
07/07/23 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
07/08/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
07/10/23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
07/11/23 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
07/14/23 – Quebec City – Festival d’été de Québec
07/15/23 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
07/16/23 – Ottawa, ONT – Bluesfest Festival
07/19/23 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
07/20/23 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
07/21/23 – Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival

Download the “Bending Hectic” lyrics here

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Photo Credit: Sam Petts-Davies

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

“PAPER MACHETE” OUT NOW

“CARNAVOYEUR” VIDEO BY LIAM LYNCH FEATURING JOSHUA HOMME LIVE NOW

IN TIMES NEW ROMAN… OUT FRIDAY JUNE 16th

THE END IS NERO… TOUR DATES ON SALE NOW

Tune in to Zane Lowe’s in-depth conversation with Josh today at 10am PST on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_Zane

Photo Credit: Andreas Neumann

“Proves the group’s enduring power with plenty of electrifying moments.” —THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

“Only one band can make fonts sound cool and that’s Queens of the Stone Age” —ASSOCIATED PRESS

“Direct and hard-rocking…Homme’s songwriting has grown increasingly personal and vulnerable. Never more so than now.” –REVOLVER

Queens of the Stone Age continue “Giving fans something to look forward to” (UPROXX) with the final advance offering from In Times New Roman… ahead of its highly anticipated eighth album out this Friday, June 16th on Matador Records. This pre-release gift comes in the form of “Paper Machete,” an instantly identifiable QOTSA future classic, sure to resound with casual fans and die hards alike. Lyrically, “Paper Machete” finds Josh Homme’s trademark rapier wit at its most acerbic. If the previously released “Carnavoyeur” signaled resignation and acceptance, “Paper Machete” is the collision of sheer, raw force that gets you there– “like electricity conveyed through the bristles of a paintbrush” (WALL STREET JOURNAL).

“Thematically, ‘Carnavoyeur’ seems to reckon with life’s natural ebbs and flows, finding power in accepting the things that can’t be changed: ‘When there’s nothing I can do, I smile,’ vocalist Josh Homme sings in a darkly sweet croon, sounding equal parts sinister and restrained as he watches the world around him turn to dust,” says CONSEQUENCE, an apt description of the song as much as it is for the just-released Liam Lynch-created/directed video.

For more on the making of In Times New Roman…, tune in to Zane Lowe’s in-depth conversation with Josh today at 10am PST on Apple Music 1: apple.co/_Zane

To pre-order or pre-save In Times New Roman…, visit qotsa.ffm.to/itnr.

Earlier today, QOTSA announced a series of European headline arena shows to The End is Nero tour. The previously announced North American dates are now on-sale, see below for the full routing.

Finally, for fans who just can’t wait until Friday, June 16th: Don’t forget the MIDNIGHT CLUB parties taking place at record shops and pubs across 23 countries. The MIDNIGHT CLUB starts at 11pm June 15th and will feature giveaways, exclusive merch including limited edition colored vinyl, and—in a few select locations—signed merchandise and ticket giveaways. MIDNIGHT CLUB will provide the QOTSA faithful with a first chance to hear In Times New Roman… in its entirety, amongst friends, family and of course appropriate levels of bacchanalia.Full routing below – for tickets and info visit https://qotsa.com/tour

Queens of the Stone Age The End is Nero Tour:

June 16 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, DE – Southside Festival
June 17 – Landgraaf, NL – Pinkpop
June 18 – Scheessel, DE – Hurricane Festival
June 20 – Halifax, UK – The Piece Hall****
June 22 – Margate, UK – Dreamland****
June 23 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Castle****
June 25 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury
June 28 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde
June 30 – Gdynia, PL – Open’er
July 2 – Werchter, BE – Rock Werchter
July 4 – Lyon, FR – Les Nuits de Fourviere****
July 5 – Albi, FR – Paus Guitare Festival
July 7– Madrid, ES – Mad Cool
July 8 – Lisbon, PT – NOS Alive
August 3 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill*
August 4 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage*
August 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors*
August 7 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
August 8 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann*
August 9 – Washington, DC – The Anthem*
August 11 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena*
August 12 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium*
August 15 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater*
August 16 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit*
August 18 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre *
August 19 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater*
September 9 – Sao Paolo, BR – The Town
September 16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
September 17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory**
September 19 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse**
September 20 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre**
September 22 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park**
September 23 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park**
September 24 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
September 26 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP**
September 27 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion**
September 29 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre**
September 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair**
October 2 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum**
October 3 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum**
October 4 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena**
October 6 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium**
October 8 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
November 4 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome***
November 5 – Esch-sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal***
November 7 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena***
November 8 – Frankfurt, DE – Jahrhunderthalle***
November 9 – Berlin, DE – Max-Schmeling-Halle***
November 11 – Dusseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle***
November 12 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis***
November 14 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena***
November 15 – London, UK – The O2***
November 18 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro***
November 19 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena***
November 20 – Stockton-on-Tees, UK – Globe Theatre***
November 22 – Dublin, IRE – 3Arena***

*Phantogram and The Armed support
**Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth support
***The Chats and deep tan
****Coach Party