Back with his streamlined, fuss-free second album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside, Earl Sweatshirt embarks on a short tour next month, stopping off at Manchester’s Parklife and Brighton’s Wild Life festival along the way (1-8 Jun, tour starts The Institute, Birmingham) …
John Lydon – and Public Image Ltd themselves – may have seen better days, but what days they were. From the seeds of nihilistic experimentalism planted during his time in the Sex Pistols, Lydon’s post-punk outfit created a sound that’s still startling today. Those early songs continue to litter the band’s sets, and if you can get past Lydon’s insistence on gurning his way through them, they still sound spectacular live (18 Sep-4 Oct, tour starts O2 ABC, Glasgow) …
Kentish punkers Slaves have announced another UK tour, which will include their biggest show yet at the Forum, NW5 (14-27 Nov, tour starts Anson Rooms, Bristol) …
Finally, Chicagoan rapper Tink has been announced for the latest in BBC Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Semtex-helmed Arrival series, which brings US acts to London for the first time (3 Jun, The Nest, N16).
