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Roy Ayers dead: Tributes as 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' artist dies aged 84

The family of Roy Ayers confirmed the musician died after a long illness

Evening Standard

Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo among the headliners as Glastonbury reveals 2025 line up

The Glastonbury Festival in southwest England is clearly aiming to go out with a bang this summer before it takes a year off to allow the farmland to recover

The Independent UK

Glastonbury moaners, what's wrong with you? This line-up is a cross-generational triumph

The naysayers are already attacking the newly announced line-up, but look closer and there is much to be excited by

Evening Standard

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Glastonbury is finally taking the risk and putting Gen Z artists front and centre

COMMENT: After a few years of peddling to millennial nostalgia or boomer rock, the organisers of the Worthy Farm festival are placing their bets on a new generation of future stars. Hallelujah, says Roisin O’Connor

The Independent UK

"I get a kick out of pissing off the purists." From winding up death metal legend Glen Benton to chaotic live shows in their underpants, Chat Pile are one of metal's wildest new bands

From winding up death metal legend Glen Benton to chaotic live shows in their underpants, Chat Pile are one of metal's wildest new bands

Metal Hammer

Who is Olivia Rodrigo? The 22-year-old pop star controversially headlining Glastonbury 2025

The Drivers License singer is set to top the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night, which has sparked debate among festival purists.

Evening Standard

“Probably one of the most misunderstood bands in the history of rock ‘n’ roll”: Who could Billy Corgan be talking about?

You’ll never guess!

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“We were out to satisfy our animal instincts onstage. I think we spent $40,000 on gear that we smashed on Lollapalooza”: Nine Inch Nails made their name with infamously destructive live shows – this is the true story behind their epic guitar smash-a-thons

It was the tour that made Nine Inch Nails – and destroyed countless guitars. In an exclusive extract from Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival, Trent Reznor, Richard Patrick and Dave Navarro look back at their all-star guitar-smashing rituals

Guitar World

“What would be totally ridiculous and would grab everyone’s interest? I said, ‘I’m going to make my guitar talk!’”: When Steve Vai was in direct competition with Eddie Van Halen

MusicRadar

“Headlining Glasto has been one of my biggest dreams for so long. Truly can’t believe this!": Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young and the 1975 confirmed as Glastonbury headliners

Also confirmed are Charli XCX and The Prodigy

MusicRadar

“Phil Lynott said, ‘Gary Moore is out the band. Could you come over tomorrow?’ My initial reaction was, ’I’m not the guy you should be asking’”: When Midge Ure joined Thin Lizzy on a make-or-break US tour, he had just one day’s notice and no rehearsals

The Live Aid orchestrator and Ultravox synth-pop pioneer looks back at his trial by fire with Thin Lizzy, swapping out his Yamaha electric because it wasn’t cool enough, refusing to join the Sex Pistols, and how The Edge might have changed Band Aid’s charity single

Guitar World

“For Pink Floyd songs, David is happiest when I play an old Fender with a pick”: Session legend Guy Pratt on the Jazz Bass he bought from John Entwistle and how he conjured a “massive octave-pedal freakout” with Madonna

In addition to his main gig with David Gilmour, Guy Pratt has played bass on some monster hits, including Madonna’s Like a Prayer and Michael Jackson’s Earth Song

Guitar World

When is the Glastonbury 2025 ticket resale? What we know so far

Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young and The 1975 to top the bill at the Worthy Farm festival of music and culture

Evening Standard

“This is a technique that has been used to great effect by some of my biggest blues heroes”: By thumb-picking bass notes while playing a melody, you can be your own rhythm section – Jared James Nichols shows you how

The pickless blues-rock powerhouse demonstrates some picking hand independence strategies that gets it working up a rhythm that works a treat for the solo musician

Guitar World

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International Business Times UK

Glastonbury 2025 Complete Line-up Released After Leak: Confirmed Performers And Where To Score Tickets

Glastonbury 2025 has officially revealed its complete lineup, featuring three major headlining acts across the festival's main nights.

The Independent UK

Glastonbury 2025 resale: When do tickets go on sale, do I need to register and other ways to get in

Music fans still have a chance of seeing Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975 and Neil Young headline this year’s festival

Evening Standard

Jesy Nelson in tears as she reveals ongoing 'complications' during her pregnancy with identical twins

The singer, 33, announced she was welcoming twins with Zion Foster earlier this year

The Independent UK

Glastonbury faced with big line-up ‘change’ as some left gutted by rumoured favourite missing

‘Many more acts and attractions still to be announced’ said the Festival

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The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury 2025: the 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo to headline

Charli xcx, the Prodigy and Loyle Carner will headline the Other stage, with first-time sets from Alanis Morissette, Doechii and En Vogue

Louder

“People think of Ritchie as an angry, unfriendly guy, and that’s not him. I knew him when he was in a very good place”: Ronnie Romero has sung for Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker and lived to tell the tale

When rock’s most ‘difficult’ guitarists need a singer, it’s Ronnie Romero they hit up

The Independent UK

Roy Ayers death: Neo-soul pioneer behind ‘Everybody Loves The Sunshine’ dies aged 84

Musician died on Tuesday after long illness

The Guardian - AU

PJ Harvey review – part folklore, part fever dream

In the British polymath’s first Australian show in eight years, she performs a haunting, theatrical tribute to Dorset, where she grew up

Louder

Kansas singer Ronnie Platt in high spirits after successful surgery to treat thyroid cancer

Kansas vocalist Ronnie Platt thanks fans for support as he reveals he's recovering from successful thyroid cancer surgery

Metal Hammer

Motley Crue postpone Las Vegas residency for singer Vince Neil to undergo medical procedure

Motley Crue will now launch their Las Vegas run in September as Vince Neil takes a step back on doctors' orders

The Independent UK

Keith Richards gets some satisfaction from new award honoring Connecticut residents

Legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has another honor to add to his massive collection

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