My Chemical Romance reunion gig was his “most fun”

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has said the band’s 2019 reunion show in Los Angeles was the “most fun” he’s ever had playing with them. The emo icons played their first show in almost eight years on December 20, 2019 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, grossing a record $1.5million – …

See photos, footage and reaction from Blossoms’ pilot gig in Liverpool

Footage and photos from Blossoms‘ COVID-19 pilot gig in Liverpool has been shared online, showing what the return of live events could look like. READ MORE: Festival boss on “historic” Liverpool pilot gig: “Punters will be able to behave like COVID never happened” It’s the second of a two-day event – alongside a clubbing gig that took place …

Researchers find “no sign” of increased coronavirus infections after Spain test gig

“We hope that from now on, after these excellent results, the world of culture will be listened to as it deserves to be,” Love Of Lesbian tweeted after the gig. A similar test event will take place in the UK this Sunday (May 2), with Blossoms, The Lathums and Zuzu set to play to 5,000 …

Justin Bieber to close out the year with New Year’s Eve livestream gig

Justin Bieber has announced that he will close out 2020 with a New Year’s Eve livestream gig. The “arena sized” event will see the ‘Yummy’ singer accompanied by a five-piece band and a crew of dancers. It will take place in an “iconic location” with a state-of-the-art light show and a newly-designed stage. The event will …

Cage The Elephant announce charity livestream gig for next month

Cage The Elephant have announced a charity livestream gig, marking their first live performance since early spring. Set to take place at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, the event is part of a Winter Benefit for Bread & Roses. The non-profit arts organisation produces free entertainment and live music for children, teens, adults, and elders in the …

Dua Lipa’s ‘Studio 2054’ virtual gig breaks global livestream record

Dua Lipa‘s recent ‘Studio 2054’ virtual performance has broken online livestream records with over five million views. The online gig garnered five million not-yet-final views, including over 1.9 million unique log-ins from China, 95,000 from India and 263,264 tickets sold across the regular ticketing platforms. The star-studded event included guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Kylie Minogue, …

Black Veil Brides announce ‘Alive And Burning 2’ virtual gig

Black Veil Brides have announced ‘Alive And Burning 2’, a global streaming event set to take place next month. Described as “a greatest hits of fan favourites”, the virtual concert is being filmed exclusively for the “Safer at Home” experience. It takes place on December 11 at 7pm GMT across four time zones. Fans can …

Watch Bruce Springsteen perform acoustic tracks from ‘Letter To You’ at virtual Stand Up For Heroes gig

Bruce Springsteen performed three acoustic tracks at this year’s Stand Up For Heroes benefit gig last night (November 19). The Boss performed ‘House Of A Thousand Guitars’ from his new ‘Letter To You’ album, with wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa, in an empty New Jersey bar. Springsteen also played a solo-acoustic version of ‘Long Walk …

John Cooper Clarke to hold virtual gig this Christmas

John Cooper Clarke has announced details of a special virtual Christmas gig. Clarke will be joined by spoken word artists and poets from around the country and the event will aim to raise funds for a number of organisations including Colchester Food Bank, Salford Food Bank, Manchester Food Bank and Colchester Arts Centre. The gig …

Watch Frank Carter get surprised by his mum during livestream gig

Frank Carter was given a surprise by his mum during his Brixton By Request livestream show last week (November 13). The virtual gig from Carter and his band The Rattlesnakes took place at London’s O2 Academy Brixton and was streamed on virtual reality platform MelodyVR. During the performance, fans appeared on a screen at the …