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Svalbard have released an important, heart-wrenching statement for their fans: After much reflection, we have decided that 2026 will be the final year of Svalbard. Our final UK tour will be in November 2025. Following that, we plan to do a final EU tour, a final Japanese tour and a few more select farewell shows in 2026. Thank you to everyone who has supported us during our 15 years as a band. Your support has meant the world to us. We've shared so many unforgettable moments with you all throughout our career, and we look forward to commemorating our final year as a band with you in 2026. SVALBARD - FINAL UK TOUR NOVEMBER 2025 w/ Cage Fight and Knife Bride Tickets are on-sale now via the below links. 19 Nov UK - Glasgow, Slay 20 Nov UK - Manchester, Rebellion 21 Nov UK - Newcastle, Think Tank 22 Nov UK - Bristol, Thekla 23 Nov UK - London, Oslo Hackney Svalbard will reveal more final show dates in due course... Svalbard's latest and final record, The Weight Of The Mask, is thei...

  Renowned UK-based alternative metal band, Palm Reader, have announced a fan-centered approach to their upcoming final tour setlist. With a decade-long career marked by electrifying live shows and critically acclaimed albums, Palm Reader have garnered a dedicated following. As they prepare to bid farewell to the stage, the band wish to express their gratitude to their fans by involving them in the selection process for their final tour's setlist. The band have set up an online poll where fans can choose tracks from Palm Reader’s entire discography. From fan favourites to deep cuts, the set list will be a reflection of the collective preferences of the band’s ardent fanbase. "We've always valued the input of our fans, and this final tour is no exception. We want these shows to be a celebration of everything we've achieved together," added guitarist Andy Gillan. Palm Reader's final tour kicks off in July, with select dates across the UK. The band promises an ...

  For the final time as a collective, Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 have released their new 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 energy pop punk, while Hell consists of ten heavy metal anthems spiked with fret-burning solos, thrashing riffs, and fist-pumping hooks. The band has been straddling the line of pop-punk and metal for their entire career, and Heaven :x: Hell is a testament to their innovative sound and unmatched skill, proving them as pioneers 27 years after the bands inception. Heaven :x: Hell is available to stream now at https://sum41.lnk.to/HeavenHell Heaven :x: Hell is aiming for nothing short of greatness, a perfect parting gift from the band to the fans that have supported them endlessly. “I love Sum 41, what we’ve achieved, endured, and stuck together through, which is why I want to call it quits,” vocalist Deryck Whibley says on the new album. “T...

  A Statement from Palm Reader: Dear Friends, With a heavy heart, we have decided to end our time together as Palm Reader. We all have very different priorities now, compared to the lives we led when we formed the band in 2011. We collectively feel that ending Palm Reader now rather than simply “going on hiatus” is the right thing for us to do as we grow as people and our lives move forward in different directions. These last 13 years have been extraordinary, and we can’t thank you enough for being on this journey with us. It has meant more to us than you’ll ever know. We will be embarking on one last run of UK dates and we hope you can make it out and give us the honour of playing for you one last time. July: 4th Southampton, Joiners 5th London, Camden Underworld 6th Manchester, Academy 3 7th Nottingham, Rescue Rooms Tickets are available on Friday, March 8th at 10:00 am from: www.wearepalmreader.com Our final show will be on Friday, July 12th at 2000 Trees Festival - which we’ve ...

  Grammy-nominated band SUM 41 has shared their newest single “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate”, out now via Rise Records, from their upcoming final album Heaven :x: Hell. The second single from the double album’s pop-punk Heaven side, “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate” harkens back to the earliest days of the band’s pop punk roots. The track opens the album the only way long-time fans would expect Sum 41 to open an album – a flurry of guitar riffs, drum fills, and vocals powerful enough to raise the dead. “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate” is available to stream now at https://rr.lnk.to/WOATOF “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate” is paired alongside a brand new music video, available to watch now at link. The video, filmed at the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, pays homage to the music that inspired the formation of Sum 41 that the members hold close to their hearts to this day. The video features a cameo from CJ Ramone, as well as footage of Sum 41 inside of Green Day’s infamous tour bus the Bookmobile. W...

  After an epic and well documented 50-year career, that has seen them rise to the pinnacle of rock ‘n’ roll legends status, KISS have announced their FINAL ever UK shows. The iconic band will be starting their farewell tour with an outdoor show at Plymouth Argyle’s Home Park Stadium on Saturday 3rd June, followed by stops in Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow and London’s esteemed The O2, on Wednesday 5th July. To add further spectacle to the juggernaut-packed run, the support slots will be occupied by the UK’s rock scenes finest, the formidable 25-year strong ragga-punk-metallers Skindred. The Newport luminaries are set to bring their inimitable party spirit to fuel the crowd’s fervour in anticipation of the monumental headliners. As well as Madison Square Garden alumni, The Wild Things, set to open the unmissable show. “BOOM! Opportunities do not come much bigger than sharing a stage with the ultimate Rock n Roll Legends that are KISS. All in, Skindred are super hyped ...

Ozzy Osbourne has announced his last ever UK headline tour in 2019. The iconic rockstar that is Ozzy Osbourne who is also dubbed as ‘the Godfather of heavy metal’ is best known for being the lead vocalist of the legendary Black Sabbath who disbanded last year in 2017. He will celebrate an impressive five decades in the music industry, performing his final UK show at the O2 in London in February. Tickets for the shows go on general sale at 9am on September 7. They can be bought here . The full list of shows is below: February 1, 2019 — Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena February 3, 2019 — Manchester Arena February 5, 2019 — Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena February 7, 2019 — Glasgow, the SSE Hydro February 9, 2019 — Birmingham, Genting Arena February 11, 2019 — London, the O2 Judas Priest will act as tour support on select dates. "I've been extremely blessed to have had two successful music careers," Osbourne said of the tour. "I'm looking at this final tour as ...