Jamie Webster: Celebs Rumors

Jamie Webster has announced details of an intimate Christmas performance taking place in his Liverpool hometown next month. Find ticket details below.Set to be held at the O2 Academy on December 16, the show comes amid Webster’s ongoing run of UK shows that continue throughout November.

Glastonbury 2024 – and bets have been suspended on one huge artist already.The legendary Worthy Farm festival will be taking place between June 26 and 30 this year, and will see headline sets from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, as well as Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National and others.The initial wave of acts were confirmed back in March, and since then the organisers have been drip-feeding separate posters for the festival’s many areas and stages – including Left Field, Woodsies, The Glade, the Acoustic Stage, Silver Hayes, The Park, Block9 and The Common.Yesterday (June 4), the festival shared the complete schedule details for 2024, and confirmed numerous new acts in the process. These included Tems, James, Jamie Webster, The Staves, The Zutons, Soft Play (fka Slaves), Rachel Chinouriri, Femi Kuti, Seasick Steve, Squeeze, Johnny Flynn and many more.That being said, fans were quick to spot some gaps in the schedule, where a number of secret sets will be taking place.

Glastonbury Festival‘s famed secret sets this year, with 28 mystery acts yet to be revealed.After the Worthy Farm festival unveiled its stage times and a slew of new additions to its line-up including Tems, James, Jamie Webster, Soft Play (fka Slaves) Rachel Chinouriri and more, fans quickly spotted that there were gaps where secret sets would be taking place.One particularly significant gap was spotted on the Woodsies Stage at 6pm on Saturday. One act rumoured to fill that slot is Kasabian, who are gearing up to release their new album ‘Happenings’, with one fan pointing out that they had been sharing footage from Glastonbury on their socials in recent months.

Glastonbury sharing new names for the 2024 edition, as well as the full line-up and schedule.The legendary Worthy Farm festival will be taking place later this month, and see headline sets from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, as well as the likes of Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz and The National.The initial wave of acts were confirmed back in March, and since then the organisers have been drip-feeding separate posters for the festival’s many areas and stages – including Left Field, Woodsies, The Glade, the Acoustic Stage, Silver Hayes, The Park, Block9 and The Common.Now, the festival has shared the schedule details for 2024, and confirmed numerous new acts in the process.Announced this morning (June 4), the new artists added to the extensive line-up included Nigerian pop star Tems – who will be performing at the Other Stage on Saturday between 2:15pm and 3:15pm – and indie veterans James, who are set to take to the Other Stage on Sunday between 3pm and 4pm.More indie heavyweights have been confirmed too, including Jamie Webster, The Staves, The Zutons and Soft Play (fka Slaves).Others include Rachel Chinouriri, Femi Kuti, Seasick Steve, Squeeze, Johnny Flynn and many more.This year, there isn’t a big-name secret act included on the poster – like seen in 2023 with Foo Fighters, who posed under the alias The Churnups – although there is a gap at the Woodsies stage at 6pm on Saturday where the act is still yet to be announced.Visit here for the full line-up, stage splits and schedule.Following the announcement, punters have taken to social media to share their reactions to the new artists confirmed for the 2024 line-up.“This has made my day!” one user wrote, reacting to Squeeze announcing that they had joined this

Liam Gallagher & Friends: Malta Weekender, a four-day festival on the island in September.The festival was first announced yesterday (February 22), and will take place between September 19 and 22, with the former Oasis frontman delivering a headline performance.Now, it has been confirmed that other acts playing the weekender include Liam Fray, Blossoms, Jake Bugg, The View, The Lathums, Jamie Webster, The Royston Club and The Ks.A post shared by Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher)Also, the opening night will feature a special Hacienda Takeover, which will see an array of DJs summon the acid house spirit, including Inner City, A Guy Called Gerald, Kevin Saunderson and David Morales.The festival will also see sets from The Mary Wallopers, Picture Parlour, Villanelle and Sofy, with more names expected to be announced in due course.Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT next Friday (March 1), with hotel packages and payment plans available – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can sign up to get early access to tickets at the same time next Tuesday (February 27) – you can do so here.Beyond the live sets, the weekender will play host to club nights, pool parties and boat parties over the four days and four nights.

Members of Biggar Accordion and Fiddle Club met earlier this month with a full house looking forward to the music of the Jim Lindsay SDB from Perth.

Jamie Webster has released his new single ‘Fickle Fran’, a collaboration with his hero and fellow political troubadour Billy Bragg. Check it out below along with our interview with Webster.The single is the second to preview Webster’s third album ’10 For The People’, to be released on February 2 ahead of a massive homecoming show at Liverpool’s 40,000-capacity Sefton Park on July 12.‘Fickle Fran’ comes after Webster joined environmental TV presenter Chris Packham last weekend (September 9) in inducting Bragg into The Music Walk Of Fame in Camden.“If I’m going to model myself on anyone in the industry, Billy is perfect,” Webster told NME. “He’s had a 40-year career from speaking his mind, doing it for the people.

Billy Bragg has been added to Camden’s Music Walk Of Fame on the city’s High Street.Over the weekend (September 9), the veteran singer-songwriter was officially added to the walk during a ceremony overseen by activist Chris Packham and Liverpool singer-songwriter Jamie Webster. The former gave a speech paying tribute to Bragg during the ceremony, praising him as “a spokesperson – not just for one, but several generations”.“He spoke to us about us – with clarity and wit and kindness,” he said. “He also instructed us, pricked our consciences or kicked our arses with demands.

Jamie Webster has shared details of a huge gig at Sefton Park, and announced a new album ‘10 For The People’.The two new announcements come following the singer-songwriter’s recent slot at this year’s Glastonbury and TRNSMT festivals, and two outdoor shows in Liverpool, which saw him play to a crowd of 24,000 people.Now, the 29-year-old has announced yet another Liverpool date – a mammoth appearance at the city’s Sefton Park. The gig is set to take place on July 12, 2024 and will follow on from his previously announced run of 2023 UK tour dates.Set to kick off in November with two dates at Glasgow’s O2 Academy (9 and 11), Webster will then make stops in Bristol, Sheffield, and London, before playing two sold-out back-to-back shows at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on November 17 and 18.

Pulp, Sam Fender, The 1975, Niall Horan, George Ezra, Becky Hill and Kasabian will be taking the main stage as the festival headliners.The full schedule for TRNSMT 2023 is now available to view on the festival’s website, with details of stage times and line-ups available. A map of the festival site is also offered, along with the newly launched TRNSMT 2023 app which gives fans the most up-to-date information on the festival weekend.

Isle Of Wight festival is set to kick off later this week — check out the full line-up and stage times below.This year’s instalment of the festival will once again take place in Newport, and will see sets from the likes of George Ezra, Pulp, James Bay, and Niall Horan.Kicking off this Thursday (June 15) and running up until Sunday (June 18), other acts set to make appearances at the 2023 edition include Blondie, Robbie Williams, The Chemical Brothers, Sam Ryder as well as many more.Sunny conditions are also expected for those lucky enough to visit this year, with largely warm temperatures and dry conditions predicted — although wellies may need to be packed for the possibly rainy final day.Check out the line-up and stage times for Isle Of Wight 2023 below, with more information also being available on the festival’s website.FRIDAYTHE CLAUSE – 16:00 – 16:20SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR – 16:40 – 17:30SUGABABES – 18:00 – 18:50ONEREPUBLIC – 19:20 – 20:10COURTEENERS – 20.40 – 21:40PULP — 22:20 – 23:50SATURDAYGERMEIN – 11:55 – 12:15GIRLBAND – 12:35 – 13:05SCOUTING FOR GIRLS – 13:35 – 14:20GABRIELLE – 14:50 – 15:30SAM RYDER — 16:00 – 16:45ANNE-MARIE – 17:15 – 18:00N-DUBZ – 16:30 – 19:30GEORGE EZRA – 20:15 – 21:35THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS – 22:20 – 23.50SUNDAYPHOENIX – 11:20 – 11:50THE OPTIMISTS – 12:20 – 12:50CHINCHILLA – 13:20 – 14:00ELLA HENDERSON – 14:30 – 15:10MIKA – 15:40 – 16:20JAMES BAY – 16:50 – 17:35NIALL HORAN – 18:05 – 19:05BLONDIE – 19:35 – 20:35ROBBIE WILLIAMS – 21:20 – 22:50THURSDAYLOTTERY WINNERS – 18:00 – 18:40OH MY GOD! IT’S THE CHURCH – 19:05 – 20:05LF SYSTEM – 20:25 – 21:10GROOVE ARMADA (DJ SET) MC M.A.D. 21:30 – 23:00FRIDAYGERMEIN – 16:15 – 17:00APOLLO JUNCTION – 17:30 – 18:10PLASTIC MERMAIDS – 6:40 – 19:25JAMIE WEBSTER

NME about what the long-term impact of Eurovision may or may not be on Liverpool and it’s local music scene.Last year it was announced that Liverpool had beaten competition from Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield to be named as host city for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, being held in the UK in honour of last year’s winners Ukraine. The grand final takes place tonight (Saturday May 13), after a week of events and celebrations around the city – including star-studded concerts at Liverpool’s Eurovision Village and Frankie Goes To Hollywood reuniting for their first performance together in 36 years.The city has also received widespread for the sense of community support show for Ukraine throughout recent weeks, as well as open events celebrating music and culture.In October 2022, it was reported that Eurovision could bring in a potential £30million of revenue to the city – marking the next wave of international cultural tourism that has occurred in the city last 15 years.

Benefits, Cavetown, Big Joanie, Cassyette and more have been announced for Glastonbury‘s 2023 Left Field line-up.Other acts announced on the line-up, which spotlights “voices from the front line of the struggle in debate and performance”, include Deadletter, Crawlers, Billy Bragg, Delilah Bon, Kid Kapichi, Dréya Mac, Tom A. Smith, Lime Garden, Jamie Webster and Will Varley.“Recharge your activism with this year’s @glastoleftfield line-up,” the festival posted on Instagram, which hosts “purveyors of pop and politics at Glastonbury since 2002”.“As the shape of the post-pandemic world begins to form, it’s clear that people are more willing to stand up and be counted,” stage host Bragg wrote in a statement.

Eurovision later this year has been criticised for having “unacceptable” congestion at a gig.The congestion happened at a sold-out Jamie Webster show back in November 2022, when crowds built up and some fans reportedly felt too ‘panicked’ to go inside. Following the reports, the venue has labelled the incident as an isolated event.At Webster’s show last winter, some fans complained that one area of the M&S Bank Arena felt unsafe after an electronic error meant that crowds began to gather in one part of the venue.According to an investigation, the area became crowded when a new bar payment system crashed.

Pulp, George Ezra, Sam Fender and The 1975 are among the headline acts to have been confirmed for TRNSMT 2023.

British people like British artists to originate from outside London. So say new figures from record label trade group the BPI and the Official Charts Company.

Charli XCX, Paolo Nutini and Sleaford Mods among those due to perform.The Revive Live campaign was launched in the summer of 2020 in an effort to help UK grassroots venues survive post-COVID. Its first run of dates saw Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Tom Jones and more play sets to intimate crowds.In January of this year the Revive Live Tour made a comeback with a series of winter dates that included special shows from Bastille, Enter Shikari and others.Today (June 16) it’s been confirmed that a further 200 Revive Live concerts will take place nationwide between June and September.

Yard Act, Billy Nomates and Billy Bragg are among the leading names on the line-up of Glastonbury‘s Left Field for 2022.The stage is celebrating “20 Years of Pop and Politics” at this year’s Worthy Farm festival, which runs from June 22-26.Left Field will host a mix of live music and debate next month, including the Bragg-hosted ‘Radical Round-Up’. The war in Ukraine, Black Lives Matter and “what’s next for the climate emergency” will be among the topics discussed by Left Field’s panels this year.Live music will come from the likes of Yard Act, Billy Nomates, Bragg, Jamie Webster, Brooke Combe, The Magic Numbers, Kam-Bu, Yola and The Regrettes.Speaking about this year’s Left Field line-up, stage co-curator Bragg said in a statement: “So much has happened in the three years since we last gathered under the Left Field big top.

Don Broco have scored their first UK Number One album with new LP ‘Amazing Things’.The Bedford rock band’s new record, which arrived last week (January 28), debuted in the top spot just 1,500 copies ahead of The Weeknd, whose latest album, ‘Dawn FM’, landed at Number Two following its release in physical formats.“Wow, our first ever Official Charts UK Number One album!” Don Broco said upon receiving news of his achievement. “Thank you so much to our fans for supporting us this week; we honestly couldn’t have done it without you.

Don Broco have scored their first ever Official Albums Chart Number 1 with Amazing Things, beating off stiff competition from The Weeknd’s Dawn FM.

Manic Street Preachers have been announced among the new additions to the line-up of Neighbourhood Weekender 2022.The Victoria Park, Warrington festival will return on May 28-29, and will feature Courteeners, Kasabian and Blossoms as headliners.Speaking about their co-headline slot back in September, Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden said: “We can’t wait! The other headliners we’re massive fans of [as well], so it’s gonna be a big old party.”Neighbourhood Weekender has today (February 3) added a host of new names to their 2022 line-up, including the Manic Street Preachers.Baby Queen, Razorlight, James Bay, The Rills, Red Rum Club, GAYLE and Scouting For Girls have all joined the line-up for this year’s festival, while rising acts The Academic, Dylan John Thomas, Brooke Combe and Seb Lowe will also perform.Those artists join the already announced likes of DMA’s, Becky Hill, Tom Grennan, Starsailor, Cast, The Fratellis, Example, Sports Team, Inhaler, The Lathums, Pale Waves, Jamie Webster, Crawlers, The Amazons and Wet Leg on the bill – you can see the latest line-up poster for Neighbourhood Weekender above.Tickets, including VIP Packages, for Neighbourhood Weekender 2022 are on sale now from here. Manic Street Preachers, meanwhile, will kick off their live commitments in 2022 with a trio of UK stadium shows supporting The Killers.

Don Broco and Jamie Webster are battling for this week’s UK Number One album.The Bedford rock band are currently ahead of the solo artist from Liverpool in the midweek chart after their fourth album ‘Amazing Things’ was released on vinyl, CD and cassette. It originally came out in October last year.Webster meanwhile, is not far behind with his second album ‘Moments’.

Don Broco are heading towards their first ever UK Number 1 album this Friday with Amazing Things.

Jamie Webster has announced details of his biggest headline UK and Ireland tour this year.The musician will kick off his tour on November 5 in Bristol before embarking on dates in Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Belfast and Dublin. The tour will conclude with a hometown gig in Liverpool.Tickets for these new dates will go on general sale at 10am on January 28; a pre-sale will be available from January 26.

Jamie Webster has shared a video on social media criticising ticket resale sites, former culture secretary Sajid Javid and the way politics is “entwined” with the music industry.The viral clip has been viewed almost 400,000 times across Twitter and Instagram, racked up thousands of likes on TikTok and been shared by members of Bastille.“If you’ve ever been ripped off for gig tickets, then this video is for you,” Webster began.“My two gigs at The Cavern sold out within fifteen seconds last week but then I found out they were back onsale on resale sites like Viagogo for prices up to £143. That’s more than 3 times as much as the original ticket price (£27).

As we move further into October, and by extension autumn, the nights are slowly drawing in and temperatures are getting cooler.

on Twitter today (October 21) the Liverpool singer-songwriter explained that his latest single is “about the prison and justice system here in this country and the lack of opportunity it gives for people to change their lives”.He continued: “And when they get out [of prison] there’s even less opportunity for them to get a normal job and live a normal life because of previous crimes committed.”You can listen to ‘Davey Kane below.Webster will play a huge homecoming show at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on November 19, 2022. Tickets go on sale here at 10am BST next Friday (October 29).“I can’t believe I’m writing this… I’m playing the arena, the fuckin @MandSBankArena.

The Lathums and Jamie Webster have shared details of fundraiser shows for The Teenage Cancer Trust.Organised as part of the ‘Be Part Of It Campaign’ by the menswear brand scotts, the two separate intimate shows will see all proceeds go to the cancer charity.The Lathums will play Manchester’s Bread Shed next Thursday (October 28), while Webster will play Liverpool’s Cavern Club tomorrow (October 20).Tickets are first-come, first-served for £5.

Beabadoobee has been named as one of the headliners of this year’s Liverpool Sound City festival, along with over 100 other artists.Also newly announced for the upcoming Merseyside festival, which takes place October 1-3, are Baby Queen, The Mysterines, The Snuts, Lapsley, Lottery Winners and more.“I’m so excited to get back to playing shows and people hearing my album and new EP live for the first time, AAARGRHERHIJJZZZZ” Beabadoobee said of the announcement.Jamie Webster has also been announced, with the musician set to appear as a special guest during fellow Liverpudlians Red Rum Club’s Saturday headline set. Beabadoobee headlines on Friday, and Rejjie Snow tops the bill on Sunday.

Jamie Webster scoops the first ever Number 1 album on the Official Folk Albums Chart with his debut studio album We Get By.

Rejjie Snow, The Murder Capital, Working Men’s Club, The Snuts, The Mysterines, The Lathums, Abbie Ozard, Red Rum Club, Jamie Webster, Thomas Headon, Lanterns On The Lake, Louis Berry and more have been confirmed for the event from April 30 to May 2.Originally due to take place from May 1-3, 2020, organisers announced back in March that the city festival would initially be postponed to September due to the coronavirus crisis. It was eventually postponed to the current dates.