Last night (July 31st) saw Blur drop by Maida Vale to play an very cosy show, with only a handful of competition winners being allowed entry, the show having only been announced two short weeks ago. The event was split-streamed by BBC 6Music and Radio 2.
Blackpool's Rebellion Festival, scheduled to take place over the long weekend of August 2nd to 5th, has an excellent line-up this year, with the very best of the punk rock underground joined by big names including Public Image Ltd., Rancid and the Buzzcocks.
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters has beaten Bruce Springsteen to the top of the concert ticket sales list so far this year. The rocker's The Wall Live show has grossed almost $160 million (£100 million) in sales globally to make Waters the biggest live act so far in 2012.
This week Blur debuted their first new material since 2010, live via their Twitter channel (@blurofficial) when they performed two new songs (Under The Westway and The Puritan) on a worldwide live video stream on Monday 2nd July.