Category: Festivals

The La's cancel first New York City concert in 20 years due to unspecified 'health reasons'

The La’s cancel first New York City concert in 20 years due to unspecified ‘health reasons’

It certainly sounded too good to be true: The La’s were announced as headliners of the inaugural New York Sound City music, media and technology conference this month in what was billed as Lee Mavers and Co.’s first concert in New York City in two decades. But it’s not to be.

The Cure add festival dates in Ireland, Russia, Austria — ‘2 or maybe 3 more' to come

The Cure add festival dates in Ireland, Russia, Austria — ‘2 or maybe 3 more’ to come

It’s been a month since we last checked in with The Cure’s unfolding summer festival plans, and we can now report three more confirmations in Ireland, Russia and Austria, and a schedule that now spreads from late May to early September — with a promise of ‘2 or maybe 3 more to confirm,’ according to the band’s website.

 Video: Morrissey's full 80-minute set at Festival de Viña del Mar in Chile

Video: Morrissey’s full 80-minute set at Festival de Viña del Mar in Chile

Morrissey opened up his 11-date South American tour with a headlining slot at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Viña del Mar, Chile, on Friday night, and since the whole festival was webcast, you can now watch Moz’s full 80-minute performance right here.

The Stone Roses headlining U.K.'s V Festival, continue to roll out summer festival dates

The Stone Roses headlining U.K.’s V Festival, continue to roll out summer festival dates

The reunited Stone Roses continue to roll out summer festival dates, confirming over the weekend that they’ll headline the U.K.’s V Festival in August. So far, the band is playing 11 festivals in Europe and the Far East, plus standalone gigs in Manchester and Dublin.

Tommy Stinson books South By Southwest gigs, followed by short East Coast tour

Tommy Stinson books South By Southwest gigs, followed by short East Coast tour

Former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson will take a break from his gigs with Guns N’ Roses and Soul Asylum to embark on a short solo tour this spring, playing six gigs in four days at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, next month before hitting the East Coast four a handful of shows in April.

The Raincoats to follow All Tomorrow’s Parties appearance with 5-date U.S. tour

The Raincoats — who, like The Vaselines, enjoyed a ’90s career renaissance thanks to Kurt Cobain’s fandom — will follow up their appearance at the Jeff Mangum-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in the U.K. with an appearance at the 35 Denton festival in Texas and a short run of West Coast dates.