One-time indie-pop idol Brandon Flowers will play a series of UK dates to coincide with the release of his second solo album, The Desired Effect (21-28 May, tour starts O2 Academy Brixton, SW9) …
Black Sabbath have revealed that their headline set at Tokyo’s Ozzfest will be their last ever show. The band will bid farewell to fans on 22 November: a Sunday, appropriately (Makuhari Messe) …
Having recently backed the campaign to convert the Macclesfield house where Ian Curtis died into a museum, Peter Hook returns to the town to pay tribute to his former bandmate. So This Is Permanence will see Hook commemorate Curtis’s death, 35 years ago to the day, by playing Joy Division’s complete back catalogue in chronological order (18 May, Christ Church) …
Catfish And The Bottlemen and Years & Years join Taylor Swift and Florence And The Machine at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Tickets are free and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis from Tuesday. You’ll be at an advantage if you’re from Norwich as 75% of the tickets will be reserved for residents of the city and surrounding areas (23 & 24 May, Earlham Park).
