29 h. ago A ‘secret’ Lorde set and a spiritual wedding: Glastonbury gets off to sunny start

Festivalgoers treated to good weather as thousands flood Woodsies stage to see singer hours after latest album launch Glastonbury 2025 live: latest updatesAs the noon sun broke through the cloud over Glastonbury festival on Friday, the excitement among the 200,000 ticket holders as the first chords of music rang across Worthy Farm was palpable.Lorde was among the artists to open the first full day of music at the Somerset carnival in a “secret” set on the small Woodsies tent – an understated turn for the pop superstar, who has played the Pyramid and Other stages. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Glastonbury gates open as festivalgoers descend for politically charged event

More than 200,000 people expected at Worthy Farm for lineup including Olivia Rodrigo and Irish band KneecapThe gates to Glastonbury festival have opened for 2025 with more than 200,000 ticket-holders set to descend for a long weekend of performing arts and music.In what promises to be a politically charged gathering at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, campers can expect a mixed bag of sunshine and rain throughout the week. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Who will have the 2025 song of the summer? We offer some predictions

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3 w. ago You could win this £65,000 camper van and £20,000 cash for just 17p

As we all get ready for summer adventures, BOTB has launched a prize draw to win a £65,000 VW camper van and £20,000 cash – all for as little as 17p a ticket.

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3 w. ago Morgan Wallen Celebrates ‘I’m The Problem’ With London Release Show

Morgan Wallen Celebrates ‘I’m The Problem’ With London Release Show  MusicRow.com

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3 w. ago Morgan Wallen’s London Show Gets 300,000 Ticket Requests for 3,000

Morgan Wallen’s London Show Gets 300,000 Ticket Requests for 3,000-Seat Venue  107.9 Coyote Country

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4 w. ago Morgan Wallen review – country’s biggest star sings of whiskey, heartbreak and more whiskey

Morgan Wallen review – country’s biggest star sings of whiskey, heartbreak and more whiskey  The Guardian

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4 w. ago Morgan Wallen review – country’s biggest star sings of whiskey, heartbreak and more whiskey

Roundhouse, LondonPlaying a rare intimate show as new album I’m the Problem tops the charts, the laid-back American singer is hardly groundbreaking – but there are funny, moving momentsMorgan Wallen’s world domination continues apace. The country singer’s last two albums spent 29 weeks at the top of the US chart. This week his latest, fourth offering, I’m the Problem, had the biggest opening week of the year so far in the US as well as going straight in at No 1 in the UK.This prodigious achievement may owe a little to a canny release strategy: streaming metrics mean that longer albums often chart higher, and I’m the Problem weighs in at a staggering 37 tracks. Equally, all 37 are in the US singles chart this week, setting a new record – Wallen is a commercial phenomenon, the biggest country star to cross over to mainstream success since Taylor Swift. Continue reading...

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