9 h. ago Fontaines D.C. stray into the political in epic Wythenshawe Park gig that shows band is a force to be reckoned with

Fontaines are the future festival headliners we've all been searching for as they perform to 26,000 adoring fans in Manchester

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10 h. ago Boos ring around Wythenshawe Park as Kneecap rapper delivers six

The controversial band played in front of a sell-out crowd waiting for Fontaines D.C.

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22 h. ago Controversial rap trio Kneecap lead huge 25,000 crowd in chants of 'free Palestine' in Wythenshawe Park and slam Israel's 'genocide'

Rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, repeated claims Israel was guilty of 'genocide'

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26 h. ago Car and tram crash as services delayed with Fontaines D.C. fans heading to Wythenshawe Park gig

The smash happened on Metrolink's Manchester Airport line

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3 d. ago Pressure mounts on council over Wythenshawe Park Kneecap show as bosses issue new statement

A Jewish group has contacted Manchester City Council to express its 'deep reservations' and call for the band's appearance to be cut

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4 d. ago What roads are closed for Oasis at Murrayfield tonight? All Edinburgh road closures for band's final Scotland gig

It is the final night of Oasis’ shows in Edinburgh - here’s what you need know about road closures around Murrayfield.

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5 d. ago Oasis at Murrayfield 2025: Here are 15 amazing pictures of the band's 'biblical' Edinburgh gigs

Oasis fans were in heaven over the weekend as the band played the first two nights of a three-gig residency at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stdium,

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7 d. ago Noel Gallagher's daughter Anais shows allegiance to Scottish football team at Oasis gig

Anais Gallagher has been a regular at her dad Noel's Oasis reunion shows but the 25-year-old was spotted paying homage to one Scottish football team at the band's gig in Edinburgh on Friday (August 8) night

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9 d. ago Heartbreaking last photo of Oasis fan partying at Wembley before falling to his death

Oasis fan Lee Claydon sadly died following a fall at the band's gig on Saturday night and now a photo shows him partying at the Wembley event before the tragedy

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9 d. ago Wembley could ban booze in stadium after Oasis fan slipped to his death on spilled beer

Lee Claydon, 45, plummeted from a balcony on the upper tier of the stadium during the band's sell-out gig in North London on Saturday evening.

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9 d. ago ‘We’ve got a lot less competitive’: Stanley Donwood on creating Radiohead’s iconic artwork

The artist has been collaborating with the rock group’s frontman Thom Yorke on their distinctive visuals since the mid-90s. As a retrospective opens in Oxford, he looks back on three decades with the bandIn the early 90s, Stanley Donwood was “at a loose end after university”, hitching around Britain and making a little money as a busking fire-breather. Fetching up in Oxford, he spotted a poster for a gig by a band called On a Friday. He recognised the name: a friend he’d met while studying at Exeter University’s fine art department called Thom Yorke was the lead singer.So he called Yorke up. An initial plan for Donwood to do his fire-breathing routine as the band’s support act was scuppered by the venue’s nervous manager, but the pair kept in touch. Some time later, after On a Friday had changed their name to Radiohead, Yorke called with a proposition. “They’d done really well with Creep, which I hadn’t heard, it wasn’t my thing at all; I liked bleepy-bleepy, thumpy-thump ...

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9 d. ago Oasis short story inspired by the band ahead of Murrayfield gig

As Oasis come to Edinburgh as part of their reunion tour, Paul Cuddihy’s short story Married With Children charts a life in parallel with the band and a friendship that can’t live forever.

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1 week ago Oasis death: Tragic post from Lee Claydon's brother before fatal fall at Wembley

Tributes have been paid for Oasis fan Lee Claydon, who sadly died following a fall at the band's gig on Saturday night. His brother Aaron said his family are 'devastated'

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1 week ago Ozzy Osbourne 'tried to trademark Prince of Darkness nickname days before he died'

Ozzy Osbourne died at the age of 76 last month shortly after his farewell gig with his band Black Sabbath in his hometown of Birmingham

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1 week ago Will tonight's Oasis gig go ahead? Wembley Stadium issue statement after death

Oasis fans have been issued an update on the band's next gig following the news that someone died at Wembley Stadium last night after sustaining 'injuries consistent with a fall'

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1 week ago Noel Gallagher launches fury at Oasis crowd as band are booed during London gig

Noel Gallagher was left fuming after a recent Oasis gig in London as the audience booed the lead singer, which led Noel to start a rag-fuelled rant from the stage

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3 w. ago Sing Street at Lyric Hammersmith review: has the energy and immediacy of your favourite band’s first gig

This delightful show’s catchy, uplifting music is boosted by an incredible band and charming cast

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4 w. ago ‘People lashed out because she wasn’t a guy’: Linkin Park on nu

After the death of lead vocalist Chester Bennington in 2017, the rap-rock icons have reformed, aiming to cultivate ‘good vibes’ for a new generation of fans. Mike Shinoda and Emily Armstrong discuss backlash and rebirthIt’s been almost 25 years since Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory. An irresistible fusion of metal, hip-hop, electronica, industrial rock and infectious pop melody, it established the Californian sextet as instant nu-metal icons and laid the groundwork for the group to become, by many metrics, the biggest US rock band of this millennium: Hybrid Theory ended up the bestselling album of 2001; its follow-up, Meteora, would also go on to rank as one of the bestselling albums of the 21st century.It’s been just 36 hours, however, since the band played their biggest headline gig to date, at a steamy and rapturous Wembley stadium. Outside, it’s still scorching, but in an icily air-conditioned hotel overlooking the Thames, Linkin Park’s co-founder, co-vocal...

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last month 'You're my Wonderwall!': Oasis fans ignore security and climb barrier to try and see band play gig at Heaton Park

Oasis fans climbed the newly erected fence on "Gallagher hill" so they can catch a glimpse of Oasis from the Hill when they play at Heaton Park this evening.

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