Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986. The band consists of Nicky Wire and cousins James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore. They form a key part of the 1990s Welsh Cool Cymru cultural movement.
Busted are an English pop-punk band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, consisting of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. Formed in 2000, the band has had four UK number-one singles, won two Brit Awards, released four studio albums and sold over 5 million records worldwide. The band released the albums Busted in 2002 and A Present for Everyone in 2003 before disbanding in January 2005.
The Sugababes are an English girl group composed of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhán Donaghy. The lineup changed three times before returning to the original lineup in 2011.
Boyzone was an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's The Late Late Show. Its most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch. As of 2018, Boyzone had released seven studio albums and nine compilation albums.
David Peter Gray is a British singer-songwriter. Having released his debut album in 1993, he received worldwide attention with White Ladder five years later, particularly for the hit single "Babylon". White Ladder was the first of three chart-toppers in six years for Gray in the UK, where it became the fifth best-selling album of the 2000s. In 2019, it was ranked as the UK's tenth best-selling album of the 21st century. David Gray reached the US Top 20 with five successive albums, and has received four Brit Award nominations, including two nominations for Best British Male.
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter James Blunt, released on 11 October 2004 by Custard and Atlantic Records. It is named after the famous psychiatric institution of Bethlem Royal Hospital in London, which is commonly known as "Bedlam".
Inside In / Inside Out is the debut studio album by British indie rock band The Kooks. It was released on 23 January 2006, on Virgin Records. It contains the singles "Eddie's Gun", "Sofa Song", "You Don't Love Me", "Naïve", "She Moves in Her Own Way", and "Ooh La". The album was produced by Tony Hoffer of record label Virgin Records. Reaching No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart, the album has sold over 2,000,000 copies worldwide since its release.
The discography of James Blunt, a British pop rock singer, contains seven studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, eleven extended plays and thirty-four singles.
All the Lost Souls is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter James Blunt, released on 17 September 2007. It is the follow-up to his 2004 debut album, Back to Bedlam. The first single released from the album was "1973", which started radio play on 23 July 2007.
Courteeners are an English band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in 2006 by Liam Fray, Michael Campbell, Daniel "Conan" Moores and Mark Cuppello (bass); the last was replaced by the band's producer Joe Cross in 2015. They previously toured with pianist Adam Payne, who has been featured on every album, but in 2019 was replaced with Elina Lin. In December 2012, the band dropped "The" from their name, continuing simply as "Courteeners". In 2024, Cross and Lin became official members of the band.
James Blunt is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. A former soldier, he is especially known for his 2004 songs "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover".
Two Door Cinema Club are a band formed in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in 2007. The band is composed of three members: Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday, and Kevin Baird.
Fontaines D.C. are an Irish post-punk band formed in Dublin in 2014. The band consists of Grian Chatten (vocals), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan III (bass), Tom Coll (drums) and Carlos O'Connell (guitar).
Inhaler are an Irish rock band originating from Dublin. Formed in 2012, the band consist of vocalist and guitarist Elijah Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Bartholomew Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon. Their debut album, It Won't Always Be Like This, was released on 9 July 2021. It entered the Irish & UK Albums Charts at number one, while also entering the top 10 and top 20 album charts in other European countries such as the Netherlands and Germany. The band's second studio album, Cuts & Bruises, was released on 17 February 2023, and their third album, Open Wide, will be released on 7 February 2025.
The Imploding the Mirage Tour was the sixth major concert tour by American rock band The Killers. The tour supports their sixth and seventh studio albums Imploding the Mirage (2020) and Pressure Machine (2021). The tour began at the Terminal 5 in New York City on August 19, 2021, and ended at Interlagos Circuit in São Paulo on December 2, 2023.
The Who We Used to Be Tour was a concert tour by English musician James Blunt.
The Oasis Live '25 Tour is an upcoming concert tour by the English rock band Oasis currently scheduled to begin on 4 July 2025 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales and to end on 23 November at the Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil. It was announced on 27 August 2024, two days before the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Definitely Maybe. It is set to be Oasis's first live appearances since they split in 2009. Initially, seventeen dates across five cities in the United Kingdom and Ireland were announced, including five dates each at Wembley Stadium in London and Heaton Park in Manchester. Three extra dates were announced on 29 August 2024 due to high demand. The announcement of the tour prompted six of Oasis's works to re-enter the UK charts, including "Live Forever", which out-peaked its original release.
Sugababes '25 is the upcomming ninth concert tour by English girl group the Sugababes, with 14 shows scheduled in the United Kingdom and Europe throughout April and May 2025. The tour follows the group's four-date Australian tour which took place between December 2024 and January 2025. The tour is set to be the Sugababes first arena tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and has been described by the group as "our biggest-ever UK and European tour".
The Buzz World Tour is the second headlining concert tour by Indonesian singer-songwriter NIKI, launched in support of her second studio album, Buzz (2024).