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For the first time in their nearly 50-year musical careers, legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have united to form The SATCHVAI Band.

The winner of  The Masked Singer 2023, and renowned as a warrior of the pop industry with bandmates Fightstar and Busted, frontman Charlie Simpson today announces that he’ll be using his gravel-voiced pop vocals on his next mission to battle a Martian invasion, as he joins the cast of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds The Spirit of Man Tour 2025.

Following a run of sold out UK shows earlier this year,
KIDZ BOP, the #1 music brand for kids, announced its biggest UK show yet at London’s iconic OVO Arena Wembley on 8 March 2025, in partnership with Kilimanjaro Live.

In the winter of 1974, WAR were already a half-decade into their career and fresh off the success of the #1 Billboard best-selling album of 1973, The World Is a Ghetto.

Maid of Stone 2025 is set to raise the bar for rock festivals in the UK, with an exciting line-up that includes Kentucky rock icons Black Stone Cherry, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker, and a host of other major international and homegrown acts.

Vocalist and all-creative Sarah McGuinness is a friend of JLTT with our lead writer the late Pete Sargeant being the last journalist to interview her. In addition, this is the 2,500 published article on the website and her new Christmas single ‘River’ is released on 20th December 2024 (which would have been Pete’s birthday) Thank you so much to all our dear readers, supporters, friends and loved ones who help make Just Listen To This so wonderful:

Based in the US Northwest, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs have spent over a decade building a global reputation as hard-working stalwarts of the Country Western scene, with dynamic music that also acknowledges their roots in garage rock and cowpunk.

Dim Gray are a Norwegian band known for their cinematic, atmospheric sound that fuses rock, folk, and chamber pop.

Hot on the heels of their two new EP’s “Paradise Alone” and “Hell Together,” The Sheepdogs are the gift that keeps on giving!

Norwegian Rock outfit LEPROUS continue to promote their recently released 8th studio album “Melodies Of Atonement” and are now launching a drum play-through video by Baard Kolstad for the track “Atonement”.

Blues-rock heavyweights Jack J Hutchinson and Matt Pearce & The Mutiny are teaming up for a co-headlining UK tour in Spring 2025, bringing fans a high-energy experience filled with intense guitar riffs and soulful, blues-inspired rock.

After six years away from touring, the legendary Jamiroquai have announced a arena tour for December 2025.

Sandown Park Racecourse is thrilled to reveal the first headliner for its highly anticipated 2025 music summer season: one of the UK’s most beloved bands, TEXAS.

Today, one the best-selling music artists of all time, Katy Perry announces The Lifetimes Tour is coming to the UK in October 2025 – a spectacular career-spanning run of live shows, including all the hits from across her multi-million selling albums. 

Steven Wilson has added an extra London date to his forthcoming European tour. He will play a 4th and final date at London’s Palladium on 20th May 2025.

Following the record-breaking success of Stray Kids’ 2024 shows in Asia & Australia, the acclaimed, gold certified, global K-Pop phenomenon has unveiled 20 new performances on their highly successful World Tour across Latin America, North America, Europe and the UK.

Today, GRAMMY® nominated band, OneRepublic have announced the ‘Escape to Europe’ 2025 Tour.

BOWEN * YOUNG have released a beautiful and tender cover of Joni Mitchell’s stirring holiday classic, ‘River’.

Parisian indie-pop quartet Later. return with a brand new single ‘Hold On / Lean On Me’ (7th November), lifted from their upcoming album ‘Golden Bay’ due in January 2025. 

After performing for more than 1 MILLION fans in 2024, Warner Music Nashville’s Chase Matthew is closing out his year with big plans for the next.

Sam Fender is pleased to announce details of his highly anticipated third album, ‘People Watching’.

Today, multi-platinum pop sensation Tate McRae announces her highly anticipated third album ‘So Close To What’ to be released on 21st February 2025 via RCA Records.

Celebrated guitarist and singer Orianthi will release her new single “Some Kind of Feeling” via Woodward Avenue Records on Friday 15th November 2024.

Nu-metal band Linkin Park have announced a headline show at Wembley Stadium Connected By EE in London as part of their 2025 From Zero World Tour.

Madfish Music proudly unveils the highly anticipated CD edition of The 7 Savage boxset, a monumental release capturing the iconic and revolutionary sound of W.A.S.P.

Critically acclaimed British blues rock guitarist and vocalist Troy Redfern undertakes his biggest headline tour of the UK with 18 dates staring off at The Temperance in Leamington Spa on March 1st. *Special guests are Red Giant featuring YouTube guitar innovator Dave Simpson.

London Latin Music festival La Linea, hailed by the Financial Times as being the place where “the city’s thriving and genre-blending Latin Music scene is celebrated”, will mark its milestone 25th anniversary next year with its broadest and most ambitious line-up to date.

Cheltenham Jazz Festival has unveiled the first five artists lined up to perform at next year’s event as part of Cheltenham Festivals’ 80th Anniversary celebrations, which will take place in venues across the historic spa town between 30 April – 5 May.

Annie Lennox and The Circle, a global feminist organisation announce the inaugural SISTERS: Annie Lennox and Friends concert to be held live at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall. The special event is in support of The Circle, raising funds to help women and girls facing violence and injustice across the world. Taking place on Thursday 6th March 2025, the concert will be headlined by music icon, singer-songwriter, activist and The Circle Founder Annie Lennox.

Following her successful 2024 UK tour, internationally acclaimed guitarist, and singer songwriter Erja Lyytinen will embark on an 11-date UK tour from April 2–12, 2025.

Red Rooster Festival has announced its first wave of artists for the 2025 edition.

You might want to ‘Sit Down’ for this exciting news (sorry) – Manchester indie giants James have announced a Summer 2025 series of Outdoor UK shows and Festival appearances.

Acclaimed Dutch Folk singer Gitta de Ridder is back with her poignant new single ‘Tiny’, due for release on Friday 8th November 2025 in line with National Fertility Awareness Week (Nov 4th-8th).

Acclaimed British singer Jorja Smith has returned with a stunning double A-side release featuring two tracks that blend her signature soulful sound with heartfelt storytelling.

American Express presents BST Hyde Park announces another incredible headliner for 2025, record breaking folk-pop star, Noah Kahan, for his biggest UK show to date on Friday 4th July 2025.

Berlin’s Moses Yoofee Trio have confirmed details of their first new material since their 2023 mini-album, Ocean. ‘WHIP.wav’ is out now digitally, and represents the first taster for their debut full-length, MYT, set to be released by Nils Frahm’s LEITER on 7th February 2025.

Today, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sophia Scott delivers a massive dose of Christmas cheer with her brand-new and wildly upbeat rendition of ‘Winter Wonderland’. Out now via EMPIRE, the Colorado-bred artist’s new double-song release also includes her fan-beloved cover of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’.

American Express presents BST Hyde Park announces another headliner for 2025: Tony winner and Oscar nominated actor, Hugh Jackman is coming to London on Sunday 6th July 2025.

Due to phenomenal public demand, Simply Red announce an extra London date to their UK Arena tour 2025 adding Wembley Arena on 11 October 2025 – Soul II Soul will be very special guests for all of Simply Red’s London Dates of their 2025 UK & Ireland Arena Tour.

Ringo Starr will release a brand-new country music album, ‘Look Up’, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett, on Friday 10th January 2025. This stunning collection features 11 original songs, recorded this year in Nashville and Los Angeles. The track ‘Time On My Hands’ is available to stream today.

Hot-footing from the summer release of their debut album, ‘Something For Everybody’, the phenomenal Sammy Rae & Friends announce that they’re bringing their uniquely infectious live show to the UK for February 2025.

Presented by Aiken Promotions in association with Donal & Daniel Gallagher, critically acclaimed and globally celebrated blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa and band will play a third night Live at the Marquee Cork as a special celebration of the legendary Rory Gallagher.

Pioneering, internationally respected vocal ensemble House Gospel Choir are hitting the road again in 2025 with their huge ‘Love is Still the Message’ Live Album Tour. Fusing the biggest house, gospel and garage tunes, the choir will bring their euphoric live show to eight venues across the UK and Ireland in April/May.

Last night saw pop rock legends Busted storm the stage at McFly’s sold out 21st birthday headline show at the iconic O2 Arena in London to announce they will be going head to head on tour together next year! Fans got to hear first-hand the exciting news of, no doubt, one of the most highly anticipated tours of 2025.

The Eve of The War has been given its first ever radio edit and has been remastered to celebrate the upcoming 19-show arena tour of
‘The War of The Worlds: The Spirit of Man Tour 2025’.

In a frank, in depth interview about his life and fascinating career – Julian shares his emotional story of being forced to end his cello playing career following a nerve injury in 2014 and how he overcame the mental health issues associated with it.

Multi-GRAMMY® Award winning duo and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist for KING + COUNTRY announces second show in London on 11th December 2024 as part of their “A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS | THE 2024 TOUR EXPERIENCE”.

Danish roots-rocking octet Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado Band has a new single out, entitled ‘Long Time Ago‘, out now through the Provogue/Mascot Label Group.

The Zac Schulze Gang are turning up the volume and speed dial with their fastest and loudest single yet, “Woman,” released on Friday 11th October 2024 via Flat Iron Records.

After an incredible run of festival appearances this summer, indie-rock legends Ocean Colour Scene have announced a 22-date UK and Ireland tour for 2025.