Mad About Rock

  A definitive sound in rock since 1976 and one of the most important bands in music history, celebrate 50 years of punk this winter. Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock of Sex Pistols once again join forces with Frank Carter for one of the greatest nights out in rock n roll and the closest thing to the original punk experience there is. The Anarchy In The U.K. Tour in December will take in Dublin (3 Arena, Dec 7), Edinburgh (Corn Exchange, Dec 9), Glasgow (O2 Academy, Dec 10), London (Brixton Academy, Dec 18) and London (Eventim Apollo, Dec 20). Described as a “rip-roaring punk rock redux” by The Guardian and “Full throttle pure punk” by The i, Louder said: "With Frank Carter up front, the Sex Pistols sound like the world's greatest punk band once more." And The Standard raved: “They sounded like the slickest garage band you've ever heard.” 50 Years of Punk 1976 was punk’s year zero. Sex Pistols set it off by playing a series of gigs, causing mayhem in their nat...

  London, UK, 12:00PM Friday 14 November 2025: Punk rock juggernauts The Offspring have today announced a huge outdoor show, taking place at London’s Crystal Palace Park on Sunday 28 June 2026. The legendary band will be joined on the day by special guests Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, PUP and Destroy Boys. The Offspring say: “Nobody Rocks like the UK Rocks. This is gonna be a great day out” Sign up for the artist pre-sale starting at 9AM on Tuesday 18 November via www.offspring.com . Tickets go on general sale at 9AM Friday 21 November via www.ticketmaster.co.uk . Legends and innovators of the Southern California punk rock scene, The Offspring have sold millions of records, won countless awards and have toured consistently, playing more than 500 shows in the last decade alone. The lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Noodles, bassist Todd Morse, drummer Brandon Pertzborn, and multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy, their music has had a la...

  Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge comments about their cover of Motörhead's timeless anthem, 'Ace Of Spades': “Getting into punk rock around 1980, basically the only metal band that was allowed to be part of the punk rock scene was Motörhead, as far as I was concerned. If you saw somebody show up in a jean vest with the Motörhead patch on the back it was like, “There’s a metaller, but he can hang with us!”. ‘Ace of Spades’ was the track where you heard that and went, “That’s not metal, that’s punk rock!” Heavy metal and punk rock! It's fair to say that these two noisy tribes now have a great deal in common—often melding together, almost indistinguishable, to produce bastard offspring of their own. But it wasn’t always this way. Indeed, there was a time when fists were more likely to be thrown than bumped, and beers more likely to be hurled than shared—except when it came to Motörhead. That was the one band we could all agree on. The one band that was truly ours! WA...

  So goes the invitation that opens Alkaline Trio’s sparkling new single “Bleeding Out.” Yet another prime example of the Trio's insidious blend of melodic sweetness and lyrical darkness, “Bleeding Out” is buoyed by a relentless rhythmic backbone that repeatedly explodes into one of the band’s unmistakable singalong choruses — Be prepared for this one to stick in your head for days. “Bleeding Out” follows the recently released banger “Oblivion” as the second of three songs Alkaline Trio recorded with producer Travis Barker of Blink 182 — the first studio sessions to feature the current Trio lineup of founding guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba, longtime bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano and drummer Atom Willard. Available now across digital platforms, “Bleeding Out” will also be released as a limited edition D2C exclusive colour vinyl 7-inch. Also unveiled today is the official “Bleeding Out” music video, which finds director Mark Eaton capturing the raw power of a close-quarters Alkaline ...

  “Ah-ha-ha. Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Good night.” Sex Pistols fans will finally be able to judge for themselves with the release for the first time of three full live albums from the band’s legendary 1978 US tour. Sex Pistols singer and lyricist Johnny Rotten signed off with the immortal words on stage at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on 14th January 1978 - the band’s final show until they reformed in 1996. This year will see the San Francisco show and performances in Atlanta (South East Music, 5th January 1978) and Dallas (Longhorns Ballroom, 10th January 1978) given special edition coloured vinyl releases before all three are made available in a three-CD set and for digital download. Even had the band not imploded soon afterwards, the tour would still have had a place in rock and roll history, the band’s reputation preceding it across America’s conservative heartlands. John Rotten (aka Lydon), Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Sid Vicious were sent into venu...

  Acclaimed NY punk rock quartet Bayside hit the UK next month with The Errors Tour, celebrating 25 years of Bayside. The tour promises a unique concert experience, featuring not one, but two full sets each night. This tour is not just a reflection on their past successes but a celebration of the journey that has shaped them into the band they are today. The first set will consist of songs taken from The Victory Records Years and is swiftly followed by a second set filled with songs from Killing Time & The Hopeless Records years. “We haven’t gotten to the UK enough over the years and that’s something we’re hoping to change. I’m so excited to kick off our 25th anniversary celebration and ‘The Errors Tour’ in the UK” said the band's vocalist, Anthony Raneri. Be sure to join the epic celebration at one of the following shows: February 2025 8th Leeds, The Key Club 9th Glasgow, G2 10th Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 12th Manchester, Gorilla 13th Birmingham, O2 Academy 2 14th Bristol, Th...

  Following last week's release of their highly anticipated new album SUPERCHARGED, US punk legends THE OFFSPRING can now announce that they will return to the UK for a headline tour in November 2025. This is the band's first headline run in the UK since 2021, they also headlined Slam Dunk Festival in 2023 and played Download Festival this summer just gone in 2024. With over 45 million albums sold worldwide, still the biggest selling independent rock album in history (1994's 11 million selling 'Smash') and a recent number 3 UK album charting place for 2021's 'Let The Bad Times Roll' (their highest placing ever in the UK), THE OFFSPRING are truly one of the great rock bands of their generation. The band will be supported by special guest Simple Plan and the full list of dates for the tour are below: THE OFFSPRING Headline Tour 2025 10th November 2025 -Utilita Arena, Cardiff 14th November 2025 - The O2, London 15th November 2025 - Utilita Arena, Newcastle ...

  Frank Carter and Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols today announce special guests The Molotovs, Dirty Blonde, The Kairos, and GIRLBAND!, joining them across their sold-out UK tour this September. Having debuted with three amazing fundraising nights at London’s Bush Hall last month, the foursome are ready to take their devastating show to the UK… Critics were united in their praise for the band, who promptly announced a London show (selling out in 5 minutes) and a further string of UK dates, selling out in an hour. The group head out this month to Nottingham Rock City (20th), Birmingham O2 Academy (21st), Glasgow O2 Academy (22nd), Manchester Academy (24th), closing the tour in London at O2 Kentish Town Forum (26th). The rest of the U.K. can now experience the sonic onslaught of the foursome as they blast out the classic album Never Mind The Bollocks and more. Members of one of the most influential rock bands of all time are joined by the electric frontman ...

  The Offspring have fans from all over the world, but today they have released a song to celebrate their fans who are asking them to “Come To Brazil” with their aptly named new single.The track produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith) is another killer track off of the band’s SUPERCHARGED album out 11th October 2024 via Concord Records. Listen to “Come To Brazil” HERE On the track Dexter Holland says: “Every time we announce any shows we get comments from our Brazilian fans saying ‘Come to Brazil!’ which we love! Brazil really does go off. It has enthusiasm, passion and is an amazing place to play! I hope the Brazilian fans really make this one their own!” The song opens up with an iconic intro featuring heavy guitars and ends with the iconic football chant “Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé” all the while talking about how their Brazilian fans can’t get enough of The Offspring, noting lyrically: “It doesn’t matter how many times we came, ‘Cause they want us back again just the...

  Frank Carter and Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols today announce 4 more dates around the UK. Having debuted with 3 amazing fundraising nights at London’s Bush Hall this month, the foursome are ready to take their devastating show to the UK…. Critics were united in their praise for the band, who promptly announced a new London date at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London for 26 September, which sold out in 5 minutes. The new shows are this September at Nottingham Rock City (20th), Birmingham O2 Academy (21st), Glasgow O2 Academy (22nd) and Manchester Academy (24th). The rest of the U.K. can now experience the sonic onslaught of the foursome as they blast out the classic album Never Mind The Bollocks and more. Members of one of the most influential rock bands of all time are joined by the electric frontman Frank Carter to perform the Sex Pistols’ iconic 1977 album Never Mind The Bollocks in full. “There was an overwhelming response on social media from fans askin...

  If 11 tracks worth of Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs wasn’t enough for you, your luck has taken a sweet and dark turn: Today marks the release of two all-new, previously unheard Alkaline Trio songs. “The Sacrifice” and “At Sickness” are now available everywhere as a double A-side digital single. Listen to the new songs below: Additionally, “The Sacrifice” and “At Sickness” will be released October 18th as a limited edition 7” vinyl in two variants, available exclusively via alkalinetrio.com and RiseRecords.com . Guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba commented: "We are very excited to be releasing these two songs as a seven inch. Putting out an EP on 7” vinyl is something we haven’t had the opportunity to do for a long time, so having two new songs to offer up on such a classic format is fun for us as vinyl enthusiasts. Both 'At Sickness' and 'The Sacrifice' were initially written and recorded for our Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs album and leaving them off the record wasn’t ...

  Going full speed into summer, The Offspring have released another killer track off of their highly anticipated new album SUPERCHARGED, out 11th October 2024 via Concord Records, aptly named “Light It Up.” Listen to “Light It Up” HERE On the new track Dexter Holland commented: “This song is a full speed ahead juggernaut! This character in the song is fed up, he's had enough, and he’s gonna light it up. He’s ready for a fight. And I definitely sense a lot of that around me. Growing up, some of my favorite songs were by punk bands that were just like, “I'm sick of your shit.” And that was ok! It wasn’t like a negative thing to have those feelings and express that. And I think that's kind of the vibe of where “Light It Up” is: You're fed up, you've had it and you want to do something about it. That’s one of things I've always loved about punk rock. It’s always been about letting out your aggressions, and I think that’s still true. I still love writing songs ...

  Ska-punk legends Less Than Jake have released their newest single "Walking Pipebomb" - out now via Pure Noise Records. A fast-paced, frenetic track, “Walking Pipebomb” is about those moments when you can no longer hold back the emotions bubbling up inside. Listen to Walking Pipebomb HERE and watch the visualiser HERE “The world has been contentious as of late. Many voices battling for who can scream the loudest about whatever the talking point of the moment is,” shares JR Wasilewski. “For myself, I focus on being kind to everyone and staying out of the fray. But, from time to time, people do their best to drag me down to them - and are successful.” He continues: “These are the moments when I want to explode. I can’t contain my rage. This song is representative of how I feel at those moments.” “Walking Pipebomb”, along with previous single “ Broken Words ” together make up Less Than Jake’s brand new 7”, out now via Pure Noise Records. Physical copies – limited to 500 worl...

  Noise punk rock band Penny Rich, a three-piece from Cardiff, Wales, has announced their new EP, ‘On & On,’ is set to drop this September. Ahead of the EP and upcoming live dates, the group has released protest track ‘Fundamentals’. Watch ‘Fundamentals’ (official music video): https://youtu.be/djuL9LDGjE0 'Fundamentals' explores the frustration and embarrassing nature of finding recourse in mainstream solutions to physical and mental health issues, solutions that have previously been prescribed - unsolicited or otherwise - by others unaffected by these issues, i.e. who have not had to suffer or agonise to 'get there'. It denotes the irrational feeling of injustice in the face of smugness by others at how this journey has unfolded, whether intentional or otherwise. Since forming in 2018, Penny Rich has become synonymous with a raw, invigorating sound that blends the evocative vibes of early Sub-Pop with a contemporary twist. Known for their skin-prickling, abrasiv...

  ZACTHELOCUST are poised to release their breathtaking debut album, All I Am, which drops on Friday 30th August. The band have also just unveiled their hooky new single and video, Lazy Days. Watch the video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHC8iGnhRZU and listen to the track, here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SUjCCayh9QZlysYmPw06t . The album is dedicated to lead vocalist, Cory James, who sadly just passed away in May of this year. Born in 2019 and formed in the beautiful valleys of South Wales, ZACTHELOCUST originally started life as a solo endeavour created by guitarist Keryn Isaac. The project soon grew with long-time friend Robert Baulch keen to handle bass playing duties, and new friends Archie Holland and Ashley Turner arriving on lead guitar and drums. The four-piece diligently worked on their live set, but the songs needed a lift to take them to the next level. After a prolonged search for a lead vocalist, they eventually found Cory James. Upon his arrival, C...

  Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 have announced additional dates to the Tour Of The Setting Sum in the UK and Europe. The shows, which see them start in Europe on 21st October before hitting the UK from 26th October for six shows including OVO Wembley Arena. Support for the UK shows comes from The Bronx and Neck Deep will join for the final EU leg, which ends in Paris, France to an already sold-out crowd of 35,000 fans. Full dates are listed below and shows go on general sale on 28th June at 10am HERE "We are really excited to announce shows in the UK and Europe later this year." Says Deryck Whibley. "This forms another leg of our last-ever shows and our fans overseas have been incredible to us over the years, so we can't wait to put on the best show of our lives and go out on a high” Sum 41 recently released double album, Heaven :x: Hell, out now via Rise Records. Heaven :x: Hell is the most ambitious album from Sum 41 yet - Heaven is 10 tracks of snarling high energ...

  Ska-punk legends Less Than Jake have released their newest single "Broken Words" - out now via Pure Noise Records - marking the band's first original music in years. This track explores the theme of miscommunication and the frustration of messages getting lost in translation. A culmination of their best work yet, “Broken Words” delivers the ska, the pop-punk, and the horn lines that feel like a Less Than Jake party. Check out the single HERE or below: “Hey guys! 2024 brings us some new LTJ songs, and this is a fun one!” shares Roger Lima. “‘Broken Words’ has the ska, the pop-punk, and the horn lines that feel like a party and I can’t wait to belt this one out on stage!” He continues: “It happens to me, too. I’ll try to say something, (maybe I didn’t choose the best words, but I tried), they get misinterpreted and I end up unintentionally communicating something I didn’t mean at all. Know that feeling? Yeah, words are totally broken sometimes.” The “Broken Words” art...