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‘I once said there’s no way I’ll still be playing Baggy Trousers at 30’: Suggs’s honest playlist

Prince Buster’s Al Capone changed the Madness singer’s life and Aretha Franklin is his go-to at karaoke, but what song makes him cry?

The Guardian - UK

Madness star Chris Foreman reveals incurable blood cancer diagnosis

69-year-old guitarist said he has ‘a long way to go before I get back onstage’

The Independent UK

Madness star diagnosed with incurable cancer

Chris Foreman has missed Madness' concerts this year after being diagnosed with cancer.

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Madness legend Chris Foreman reveals incurable cancer diagnosis

The 69-year-old musician shared the news with fans in a candid post on the band’s official Facebook page

Evening Standard

Madness guitarist Chris Foreman says he has ‘treatable but not curable’ cancer

The guitarist and songwriter is best known for being part of the 80s pop group behind the hit songs Our House, It Must Be Love, and House Of Fun.

Evening Standard

“So yeah, we caused an earthquake - something to go on the CV”: The beloved British band whose comeback gig actually made the earth move

Surrounding residents had to be escorted from their flats the day Madness reunited due to suspected seismic activity

MusicRadar

Ramshackle Canonbury studio where Dire Straits and The Police recorded set for conversion into house

The unassuming building saw everyone from Madness to John Cleese come through its doors

Evening Standard

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“If you’ve experienced failure and rejection, how can you possibly be anything but elated?”: How Bush’s Gavin Rossdale channelled frustration and loss into epic grunge ballad Glycerine

Glycerine was the dark ballad that helped turbocharge Bush’s multi-platinum debut album Sixteen Stone

Louder

Madness star Suggs quits booze after battle with alcoholism

Madness star Suggs is newly-sober after quitting booze - admitting he's spent years locked in a "horrible" battle with alcoholism which was "ruining" his life.

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‘My job was making hits’: Clive Langer on taking Bowie, Dexys and Madness to No 1 – and why he turned Madonna down

He skied with Bowie, boozed with Madness and recorded the Teardrop Explodes on acid. But does he regret blowing it with Dave Grohl? The great producer relives his smashes, parties and 11am vodkas

The Guardian - UK

No Doubt roll out greatest hits and surprise guest Olivia Rodrigo at Coachella comeback

Gwen Stefani and No Doubt rolled back the years in first live performance in 9 years with acclaimed Coachella slot

Louder

My London: The Gentlemen's Vinnie Jones

The actor and ex-footballer Vinnie Jones likes a slice of Wagyu at Annabel’s, gets suited and booted on Savile Row and would love to turn off the traffic cameras for a day

Evening Standard

‘One of London’s best music venues’: Madness’ Suggs backs reopening of troubled Brixton Academy

EXCLUSIVE The 70s ska and pop band’s frontman says they have played the South London venue ‘a couple of times’ and is ‘pleased’ it might soon be welcoming back music fans

Evening Standard

Madness’ Suggs on why one-off show at Camden’s KOKO is ‘very important’ to the band

EXCLUSIVE: The frontman talks returning to the band’s ‘ancestral scene’ as they prepare to release their first new album in seven years

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Madness frontman Suggs’ Tufnell Park townhouse is for sale for £1.5 million

Compared to other musicians’ homes to recently hit the market, the Madness frontman’s pad is relatively sedate

The Guardian - UK

Blur’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As they return with their first new music since 2015, we rate the best of a band who ponder heartache, London, fame and more – and used Britpop to contemplate Britishness

Nottingham Post

Splendour fans can be 'assured' of its future as council tests whether event is good value

The two-day festival is being headlined this year by Madness and Noel Gallagher

Louder

Gavin Rossdale: 8 songs that changed my life

Bush's frontman looks back upon the songs which soundtracked his teenage years in North London

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Glasgow to host Madness as iconic band announce OVO Hydro date

Madness are heading out around the UK as part of the C’est La Vie tour with a date at the OVO Hydro confirmed - here is everything you need to know and how to get tickets.

Evening Standard

Madness UK tour 2023: Dates, venues, how to get tickets

The C’est La Vie tour will kick off in Aberdeen on November 30 and conclude with a show in Birmingham on December 16

Manchester Evening News

Ska legends Madness announce Manchester stop on their arena tour

The C'est La Vie 2023 tour lands in December

Chronicle Live

Madness announce Newcastle date on new tour and say they 'can't wait'

Lightning Seeds to be special guests on the newly-announced Madness C'est La Vie Tour and here are the ticket details to note

Nottingham Post

The Vaccines and Inspiral Carpets among new acts added to 2023 Splendour line-up

The 15th festival is set to be one of the biggest weekends of the summer

Wales Online

Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys is the happiest song, according to science

A music psychologist has said the perfect 'happy' song should be 137BPM, in a major key, with a short intro and bright tones, and four beats in every bar

Manchester Evening News

Verve icon Richard Ashcroft and Cast to headline ‘forest gigs’ this summer

The first show happens with Madness on June 15

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