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Malcolm Todd Plots Ambitious ‘Do That Again North American Tour’

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Malcolm Todd is going big. On the heels of his latest album ‘Do That Again,’ out via Columbia Records, the pop star has mapped out a 2026 North American tour that hits iconic rooms like New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

Promoted by Live Nation, the Do That Again North American Tour is Todd’s most ambitious to date, with 27 shows packed across two months this fall. Following festival sets at Osheaga in Montréal and Outside Lands in San Francisco, he kicks things off September 2 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas.

From there the routing winds through War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Charlotte’s Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre, The Anthem in D.C., Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Toronto’s History, The Truth in Nashville, Denver’s Mission Ballroom, Vancouver’s PNE Forum and Gallagher Square at Petco Park, before wrapping October 28 with a hometown show at the Greek Theatre.

Ticket access ramps up quickly. The artist presale begins June 9 at 10 a.m. local time, with additional presales running through the week ahead of the general onsale, which starts June 11 at 10 a.m. local time at MalcolmTodd.cool. VIP packages are available through vipnation.com and may include premium tickets, a meet and greet, an individual photo with Todd, access to a preshow Q&A and acoustic performance, and early entry.

Todd enters this run with real momentum. Booked worldwide by Creative Artists Agency, he toured North America last year and opened 2026 at St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival in Australia and New Zealand. He also squeezed in headline shows Down Under, including a sold-out concert at the Roundhouse in Kensington, Australia, on February 10 that grossed $112,658 off 2,132 tickets, according to Pollstar Boxoffice.

Do That Again Tour 2026 Dates:

8/1 – Montréal, QC @ Osheaga Music & Arts Festival*

8/8 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival*

9/2 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

9/3 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall

9/5 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater

9/9 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ War Memorial Auditorium

9/10 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Orlando

9/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy

9/15 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

9/16 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater

9/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark

9/20 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem

9/22 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall

9/26 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway

9/28 – Toronto, ON @ History

10/1 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre

10/3 – Nashville, TN @ The Truth

10/4 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park

10/6 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed

10/9 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory

10/11 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom =

10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center

10/15 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre

10/18 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum

10/19 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

10/21 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater =

10/24 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park

10/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre

10/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre

  • Festival Appearance

= Non Live Nation Date

Phoebe Bridgers Expands ‘The Lost Tour’ With Nine New Dates

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Demand is outpacing supply for Phoebe Bridgers. The singer-songwriter has added nine dates to her long-awaited arena run, The Lost Tour, pushing the trek to a hefty 43 nights.

The new shows reflect just how hungry fans are for these performances. Second nights have been added in Indianapolis, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, San Francisco, Dublin and London, while Brooklyn and Inglewood’s Intuit Dome each pick up a third night. It’s a serious show of strength for an artist stepping fully into the arena tier.

The presale logistics are worth paying attention to. Presale registration for all dates runs through 10 p.m. June 11 at PhoebeBridgers.com, with one registration allowed per person. The Official Artist Presale is split across two days, June 9 and 10, to ease queue traffic, and each fan’s assigned day is set by random selection. The general on-sale follows at 10 a.m. local time on June 12.

There’s a charitable backbone to the run as well. One dollar from every ticket sold for the North American dates will be donated to RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and operator of the National Sexual Assault Hotline. The tour is also phone- and device-free, a choice that puts the focus squarely back on the music and the room.

Alex G supports the North American leg, with Isaac Wood and Anaïs joining for the European dates.

The Lost Tour 2026 Dates:

09.14.26 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse* (NEW DATE)

09.15.26 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse*

09.17.26 — St. Paul, MN @ Grand Casino Arena*

09.18.26 — Chicago, IL @ United Center* (NEW DATE)

09.19.26 — Chicago, IL @ United Center*

09.22.26 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena*

09.24.26 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center* (NEW DATE)

09.25.26 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center*

09.26.26 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center*

09.28.26 — Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena*

09.29.26 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena*

10.01.26 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena*

10.02.26 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena* (NEW DATE)

10.03.26 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena*

10.06.26 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden*

10.07.26 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden* (NEW DATE)

10.09.26 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center*

10.10.26 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena*

10.13.26 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena*

10.16.26 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center*

10.17.26 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena*

10.19.26 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena*

10.21.26 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center*

10.23.26 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena*

10.24.26 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena*

10.27.26 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center*

10.28.26 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center* (NEW DATE)

10.30.26 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome*

10.31.26 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome*

11.01.26 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome* (NEW DATE)

11.23.26 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena #

11.24.26 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena # (NEW DATE)

11.26.26 — Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live #

11.27.26 — Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro #

11.28.26 — Birmingham, UK @ bp pulse LIVE #

12.01.26 — London, UK @ The O2 #

12.02.26 — London, UK @ The O2 # (NEW DATE)

12.04.26 — Paris, France @ Adidas Arena #

12.05.26 — Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National #

12.07.26 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome #

12.08.26 — Düsseldorf, Germany @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle #

12.09.26 — Berlin, Germany @ Velodrom #

12.11.26 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena #

12.12.26 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena #

(* with Alex G)

(# with Isaac Wood + Anaïs)

Charli xcx Maps Out ‘Music, Fashion, Film Tour’ Across North America

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The BRAT era is winding down, and Charli xcx is already onto her next chapter. The British pop star has announced a run of North American headline dates tied to her new album ‘Music, Fashion, Film,’ set for release July 24, layering arena shows on top of a string of previously announced festival appearances.

Promoted by Live Nation, the Music, Fashion, Film Tour rolls through North America from September into October, with two-night stands at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, plus stops at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, Atlanta’s State Farm Arena and many more. Fans hoping for the artist presale need to sign up by Wednesday, June 10, with remaining tickets released during the general onsale on Friday, June 12.

The new album includes the tracks “SS26” and “Rock Music,” and its artwork, shot by Aidan Zamiri, features an eye-catching trio of John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese. It’s exactly the kind of art-world swing that has made Charli one of pop’s most fascinating figures.

This tour also comes with some thoughtful fan-first touches. Charli is introducing “Angel Tickets,” a limited batch of $20 tickets dropping in August. They must be bought in pairs, with a maximum of two per order, and seat locations stay a mystery until the day of the show, revealed at venue box office pickup. Spots may land anywhere from limited view to the GA Floor.

A limited number of charity tickets will also be available in the first five rows of each venue, with 50% of the net proceeds going to the Transgender Law Center to support its mission of ensuring transgender people can live freely, safely and authentically.

The new dates build on a momentum that few in pop can match right now. The run follows the smash success of Charli’s BRAT album and its Sweat tour with Troye Sivan, which grossed an average of $1.3 million and sold 13,532 tickets per show across 21 dates, as reported to Pollstar.

Charli xcx Live Dates 2026:

Fri 31 Jul 2026 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza

Fri 07 Aug 2026 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

Fri 28 Aug 2026 – Reading, UK – Reading Festival

Sat 29 Aug 2026 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival

Fri 11 Sep 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena

Mon 14 Sep 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

Tue 15 Sep 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

Mon 21 Sep 2026 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Thu 24 Sep 2026 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Mon 28 Sep 2026 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena

Fri 02 Oct 2026 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival

Tue 06 Oct 2026 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Fri 09 Oct 2026 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival

Wed 14 Oct 2026 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena

Sat 17 Oct 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum

Sun 18 Oct 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum

Wed 21 Oct 2026 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena

Fri 23 Oct 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena

Blues Guitarist Sue Foley Celebrates Six-String Heroines in New Book ‘Guitar Women’

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Every generation carries its myths about the guitar, about who gets to hold it and who gets to define it. Canadian blues guitarist Sue Foley takes those myths apart in her new book ‘Guitar Women: Conversations & Life Lessons with Six-String Heroines,’ out June 9 via Sutherland House.

The 406-page book moves beyond the old assumptions through intimate conversations with women who shaped the instrument’s sound and story. Part oral history, part memoir, and part cultural reckoning, it spans generations and genres, featuring artists like Bonnie Raitt, Nancy Wilson, Charo, Suzi Quatro, Joan Armatrading, and Sharon Isbin.

Foley writes from the inside, drawing on her own experience as a touring guitarist to meet these artists as a peer. The result is a collection of deeply human accounts of persistence, artistry, and devotion to the instrument, shared in the players’ own words. Taken together, they reveal a richer, more truthful lineage of the guitar, one told through the lives of the women who have always been at its heart.

Foley brings serious credentials to the project. She has released 15 albums since her debut ‘Young Girl Blues,’ won a Blues Music Award in the Koko Taylor Award category in 2020, and recently defended her PhD thesis on women and the guitar. That blend of stage experience and scholarship makes her an ideal guide for a book this ambitious.

Finnish Rockers Lobster Crank Up the Heat on “The Boys of Summer”

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Lobster are making up for lost time. The Finnish rock band returned in April after a three-year hiatus, reignited by a rediscovered joy in making music, and they’re keeping the momentum going. After marking their comeback with the single “Baby I’m Yours Tonight,” they’ve now taken on Don Henley’s iconic 1980s hit “The Boys of Summer.”

The same genuine, human, and approachable energy that fueled their spring return gets pushed even further here. In Lobster’s hands, “The Boys of Summer” becomes a hard-rocking, high-octane reinterpretation that respects the classic melody while dragging it firmly into the present with a much heavier approach.

The band also dropped an action-packed video for the track, its eventful story keeping viewers hooked right to the final second. The single puts Lobster’s trademark strengths front and center, with powerful vocals, driving guitar riffs, catchy harmonies, and a rock-solid rhythmic foundation.

“The new single was made with a spirit that is, above all, a lot of fun to play, and one that is guaranteed to put listeners in a good mood,” says drummer Zeko Takamäki.

Lobster once again brought in some of the industry’s most respected professionals to polish the sound. The track was mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox and mastered by the legendary Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room, whose résumé includes ABBA, Roxette, and Rammstein.

Founded in 2015, Lobster have released three full-length albums over their career, ‘Carousel’ (2016), ‘Killing Silence’ (2018), and ‘Love, Respect & Rock’n’Roll’ (2023), and this latest single makes a strong case that their best chapter may still be ahead.

Video: Relive Radiohead’s Mesmerizing 2017 Coachella Headline Set

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Radiohead turned their 2017 Coachella headline set into a sonic labyrinth, drawing the Indio crowd deeper into their world with every note. Under a starry April sky, the British band, whose experiments reshaped the musical landscape, wove a tapestry of emotion and introspection built from atmospheric guitar swells and intricate rhythms. Thom Yorke moved across the stage with hypnotic grace, his piercing vocals seeming to drift in from another dimension, and at one point he paused to thank the crowd, sparking a wave of applause that became the set’s warmest moment. Jonny Greenwood layered the melodies with extra depth while abstract visuals played across the screens like reflections of the band’s own thoughts, deepening an already immersive experience. On one of the world’s most influential festival stages, Radiohead delivered a performance that felt like pure enchantment.

Reggae Favorites The Aggrolites Return With New LP ‘Super Atomic’

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The Aggro-Nation can rejoice. The Aggrolites have returned with their new LP ‘Super Atomic,’ out now on Pirates Press Records, and LA’s finest purveyors of Dirty Reggae sound sharper than ever.

In the years since 2019’s ‘Reggae Now!,’ the band have stayed on the road almost without pause, circling the globe and spreading the Aggro Sound far and wide. “Since ‘Reggae Now!,’ our band has stayed committed to live entertainment,” says lead singer Jesse Wagner. “Refining our musical chemistry and continuing to carry the torch for Dirty Reggae.”

That relentless touring honed their famously tight playing to a razor’s edge, and they carried it straight into the studio. The follow-up to their beloved comeback record arrived bigger and more intentional, built on lyrics that balance grit with uplift. The band pushed one another hard, treating recording less like experimentation and more like execution, with every part forced to earn its place. The songs were written to land live, and that energy guided everything.

The high-octane grooves still leave room for melody and hooks, and the band approached the whole thing with fresh clarity and confidence. Lead single “Till the Wheels Fall Off” sums it up. “It’s about commitment, to the grind, to the music, to the vision. It’s all gas, no brakes,” Wagner says. “That song captures our live energy better than anything we’ve done. It’s a ride-or-die anthem. Keep going, no matter what.”

Elsewhere, Wagner describes “Musical Muse” as a love letter that became a song dedicated to the one thing that keeps him creating. “It felt like the words were being given to me. That’s why it says, ‘You write for me the sweetest song.’ That line is literal.” Throughout ‘Super Atomic,’ the groove remains the band’s guiding compass, and the result is a record that hits with real force.

NFB and Montreal Jazz Festival Team Up for Free CINÉJAZZ Film Series

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Jazz and cinema make a perfect pairing, and Montreal is about to prove it. The National Film Board of Canada and the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal have teamed up for CINÉJAZZ, a free program of music-centered films running June 26 through July 4 at 3 p.m. at the Alanis Obomsawin Theatre.

The screenings take place inside the NFB’s Îlot Balmoral headquarters, just steps from Place des Festivals at the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles. The series gives filmgoers a chance to dig into the cultural forces behind jazz on screen, with a lineup of acclaimed music documentaries alongside a landmark of Quebec cinema.

Before each feature, audiences will see “Oscar,” Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre’s touching MJSTP Films/NFB co-produced short portrait of Montreal jazz legend Oscar Peterson. It’s a fitting overture for a program this rich.

The opening night film, “RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World,” tells an essential and long-overlooked chapter of American music, the Indigenous influence, featuring icons like Charley Patton, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix and Robbie Robertson. The series moves through “Maroon: On the Trail of Creoles in North America,” which traces the Creole roots that helped birth jazz, and the intimate 1965 Direct Cinema classic “Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen,” which catches the poet at the dawn of his career in his hometown.

The final weekend brings “The Cat in the Bag,” Gilles Groulx’s defining work of Quebec cinema scored with music from John Coltrane’s ‘Blue World,’ followed by “Show Girls,” a celebration of Montreal’s swinging Black jazz scene from the 1920s to the 1960s, told through three women who danced in legendary clubs like Rockhead’s Paradise.

The screenings unfold during one of the world’s great music gatherings. Recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest jazz festival on the planet, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal has spent over 40 years bringing living legends and rising stars together, with more than 350 concerts across ten days, two-thirds of them free open-air shows.

CINÉJAZZ Screening Schedule:

Friday, June 26 — RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World by Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana (1 h 42 min)

Saturday, June 27 — Maroon: On the Trail of Creoles in North America by André Gladu (1 h 25 min)

Sunday, June 28 — Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen by Donald Brittain and Don Owen (44 min)

Friday, July 3 — The Cat in the Bag by Gilles Groulx (1 h 13 min)

Saturday, July 4 — Show Girls by Meilan Lam and Robert Paquin (52 min)

K-Pop Powerhouses Le Sserafim, Illit, and Katseye Join Forces on “Iconic By Mistake”

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Three of the biggest girl groups on the planet just made fans’ wildest crossover dreams come true. Le Sserafim, Illit, and Katseye have teamed up for the surprise collaborative single “Iconic By Mistake,” arriving June 12 via Source Music / BeLift Lab / Hybe x Geffen Records.

Bringing together three globally recognized acts, the project marks a rare meeting of distinct artistic identities, each celebrated for its own style, vision, and growing worldwide impact. It’s the kind of summit that doesn’t happen often, and the anticipation has been building fast.

Each group has built its own dedicated global following on its own path, and “Iconic By Mistake” pulls those threads into a single track that spotlights the collective energy of a new generation of girl groups. The release plays as a celebration of individuality, confidence, and creative expression, three unique perspectives sharing one stage.

Coming together in a fusion of styles, Le Sserafim, Illit, and Katseye redefine what it means to become an icon on their own terms. The partnership promises a fresh, dynamic sound, and the buzz alone has positioned “Iconic By Mistake” as one of the season’s most hotly awaited drops.

Video: Revisit Noel Gallagher’s Triumphant 2012 O2 Arena Show in London

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Noel Gallagher proved he could fill a room on his own terms at London’s O2 Arena on February 26, 2012, a standout night from the inaugural High Flying Birds Tour that was later immortalized on the live video album “International Magic Live at The O2.” Riding the momentum of his self-titled debut, Gallagher led the band through a set that blended his new anthems with iconic Oasis hits, delivering powerful renditions of “Everybody’s on the Run,” “If I Had a Gun…,” and “AKA… What a Life!” alongside crowd-uniting classics like “Supersonic,” “Half the World Away,” and a roof-raising “Don’t Look Back in Anger.”