10 h. ago Sam Ryder: From Russian bunkers to Wembley — how graft, gratitude and good timing changed everything

EXCLUSIVE As he gears up to play Wembley Arena, Sam Ryder tells the Standard how a gig ticket changed his life and why ‘your path doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s to be a success’

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31 h. ago Robbie Williams review – tiny Camden gig offers blinding star wattage – and a surprising new song about Morrissey

Dingwalls, LondonPreviewing new album Britpop to an audience of 600, the star promises ‘no stadium bravado’ and delivers droll new songs alongside stripped-back oldiesWhat do you do if you’re a superstar who has pulled well over a million people to a stadium tour? If you’re as contrary as Robbie Williams, you play a gig in a shoebox. This late-night show at the 600-capacity Dingwalls, the smallest venue of his career to date, is a rum event. It was originally a launch evening for a new album, Britpop, now postponed to February. Williams makes no bones about why. “It’s because of Taylor Swift,” he admits, in a week where her new album The Life of a Showgirl is outselling the rest of the UK Top 20 put together. “I could pretend it’s not, but it is. It’s selfish. I want a 16th No 1 album.”Bounding on stage just as the pubs are closing, a grinning Williams clearly relishes the intimate environment. “I’m not doing all that stadium bravado and pointing,” he vows, launching into a full, st...

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8 d. ago The Kooks Glasgow Hydro Stage Times: Gig set times, support, tickets, setlist, age restrictions

One of the biggest bands of the noughties are set to play a huge Scottish gig.

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2 w. ago Watch Kasabian play intimate pub gig at The Finsbury to launch huge London gig announcement for 2026

Watch Kasabian play intimate pub gig at The Finsbury to launch huge London gig announcement for 2026  Channel X94

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2 w. ago JK Rowling convinces Fleetwood Mac to play at her 60th birthday party... six years after iconic rockers played their last

The author has pulled off a trick few would have thought possible - reuniting Fleetwood Mac six years after the legendary rockers played what was thought to be their last-ever gig together.

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3 w. ago This is why Ed Sheeran turned down the chance to play ‘first gig in space’

Ed Sheeran has revealed he was once offered the unprecedented opportunity to perform the "first gig in space".

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3 w. ago Ed Sheeran says he was offered the chance to perform ‘first gig in space’

The singer told BBC Radio 2 that the thought of going into space ‘terrifies’ him.

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3 w. ago Huge music star to play secret gig at popular Manchester club this week

Fred Again said they're 'so happy' to play at the Manchester venue Amber's

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3 w. ago Coldplay's Chris Martin paid 'millions' to 'play a secret gig in Hampshire' and jokes to fans he is 'now unemployed' as band wraps up record

The British band just completed the final show of a 10-date run at Wembley Stadium as they made history as the first band to ever sell more than 13million tickets for a single tour.

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3 w. ago Rumour has it Adele set for Super Bowl gig and stadium shows

Adele could make a shock comeback in 2026 after being offered the Super Bowl halftime gig. Those close to star believe she is tempted to play it along with a series of mega stadium shows later in the year.

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4 w. ago Garth Brooks to play first UK gig in three decades at BST Hyde Park next year

Brooks was announced as the first headliner for the British Summer Time festival in June

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4 w. ago Garth Brooks to play first UK gig in nearly 30 years as first BST 2026 headliner

The 63-year-old American singer will take to the stage in London’s Hyde Park on June 27 next year.

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