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  Today the highly anticipated line-up is revealed for the first ever edition of Forever Now, a monumental new one-day festival for passionate music lovers, taking place at legendary venue The National Bowl, Milton Keynes on 22 June 2025. A true celebration of alternative culture, the event will explore the cultural phenomenon of the dark side of creativity, featuring many of the greatest pioneers of new wave, post-punk, psychedelia and alternative rock. From electronic innovators Kraftwerk to punk icon Billy Idol and alt-rock legends The The, Death Cult, Johnny Marr, The Psychedelic Furs and The Jesus & Mary Chain, the festival will be a unique gathering for fans of post-punk music, fashion and literature, with a line-up unlike any other in the UK. Forever Now is more than just a festival—it’s a vibrant homage to the creativity and countercultural spirit born from the late 70s and early 80s that remains just as influential to present day culture. From the fashionably dark to...

  Death Cult returns and they are in demand. The storied post-punk progenitor to The Cult will headline a one-off 13-date tour across the UK and Ireland throughout November 2023, including many venues where they made their live debut as a band. Following incredible demand, with two London shows at Brixton Electric selling out, Death Cult add an intimate final London show at London Islington Assembly Hall on 22 November, the last night of the tour. This will be the final place to catch them this year. Shows are also sold out in Manchester, Glasgow, with last chance tickets available in Sheffield, Dublin and rest selling fast. The evening, while centered around Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, will boast a setlist that spans the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and The Cult’s first two albums: Dreamtime (1984) and Love (1985). Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy will also be playing one US date at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on October 23...

  Death Cult returns. The storied post-punk progenitor to The Cult will headline a one-off 12-date tour across the UK and Ireland throughout November 2023, including many venues where they made their live debut as a band. The evening, while centered around Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, will boast a setlist that spans the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and The Cult’s first two albums: Dreamtime (1984) and Love (1985). Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy also announce one US date at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on October 23, featuring the same remarkable celebration of The Cult’s origins: October 23 Los Angeles, CA, The Theatre at The Ace Hotel November 6 Belfast, UK Telegraph November 7 Dublin, IE 3Olympia November 9 Sheffield, UK Foundry November 10 Liverpool, UK Guild of Students November 12 Glasgow, UK Barrowland November 13 Nottingham, UK Rock City November 14 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute November 16 Bournemouth, U...