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Here’s to a monumental change to a monumental festival.

Steeped in history, Glastonbury Festival is a British giant of contemporary performing arts. Held annually at Worthy Farm, it offers a massive spread of music genres — Rock, Pop, Dance, Country, and even Jazz — but is also the home to many other art expressions such as theatre, comedy, circus acts, and even poetry.

The 2024 edition, held just a few days ago, featured headliners such as Dua Lipa, LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey, and Coldplay:

The Dragonfly Sculpture

A recent behind-the-scenes video showcases Arcadia’s brand new Dragonfly, a metal giant taking the place of Glastonbury’s legendary Spider sculpture. In the two-minute video, Jacob and Bertie, the masterminds behind Arcadia, share their excitement about transforming a former Royal Navy helicopter — a potential instrument of war — into, in their words, a “symbol of unity and hope“.

The boys give a bit of an insight into the technology woven into the Dragonfly. This includes custom video panels, laser beams, and projection mapping tech to transfer images onto the Dragonfly’s body, all complemented by a top-notch sound system. The creators emphasise the Dragonfly’s ability to dynamically change its appearance and truly come alive during performances.

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Suzi Quatro | Credit: Supplied

Rock n’ roll legend Suzi Quatro will be returning down under in 2025 for her 40th ever Australian tour.

The veteran singer and bassist will be heading our way in January, performing her full theatre show Rockin’ On for fans in the Gold Coast, Tamworth, Sydney, Hobart, Melbourne, Maryborough, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns.

Suzi Quatro – ‘The Wild One’

“Looking back on my career, 60 years now in the ‘biz’, and now my 40th tour of Australia, I still can’t believe it,” Quatro said in a press statement. “Since my first time in 1974, with two tours that year, I totally fell head over heels for Australia, with the country and the people, everything about it.”

She continued: “Australia and me?  We just love each other, it has been this ongoing affair, and we should never get married! I will keep coming as long you will have me. It’s my second home.”

Her show features all her greatest hits such as ‘Can The Can’, ‘48 Crash’, ‘If You Can’t Give Me Love’, ‘She’s In Love With You’ and ‘Devil Gate Drive’, as well as a few inspiring surprises.

You can check out all the dates and details of Suzi Quatro’s 2025 Australian tour down below.

Suzi Quatro 2025 Australian Tour Dates

Friday, 17th January – Twin Towns, Gold Coast, QLD

Saturday, 18th January – Twin Towns, Gold Coast, QLD

Wednesday, 22nd January – Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre, Tamworth, NSW

Friday, 24th January – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Saturday, 25th January – Wrest Point Ent Centre, Hobart, TAS

Sunday, 26th January – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Wednesday, 29th January – Brolga Theatre, Maryborough, QLD

Friday, 31st January – Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre, Mackay, QLD

Saturday, 1st February – Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD

Sunday, 2nd February – Convention Centre, Cairns, QLD

Tickets on sale from Tuesday, 16th July via usual outlets and www.duetgroup.com

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Janelle Monáe  The Hall, Aviva Studios, Manchester 2nd July 2024 Returning to Manchester for the first time since 2019, with a big band and a bigger wardrobe, Janelle Monáe intends to give us full-on activism on the media frontline of Queer politics while continuing her mission to launch her sound into Space. In Janko Lavrin’s […]

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At only 18 years old, Raven Lilith Carrillo, also known as VeucroX, is making her mark in experimental music on heartfelt beat a time. With her unique forward-thinking sound and strong determination, she has built a following of 129k monthly listeners on Spotify. Her music lures in a diverse audience, from metal enthusiasts to rave …

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Nohland is back with the strikingly emotional ‘Vienna,’ his first single of 2024. Nohland – Vienna 

Returning to the scene with his follow-up to 2023’s EP ‘Some Happy Place’, Nohland has resurfaced with his unfeigned brand of indie folk pop.

A gentle ambience sets ‘Vienna’ off as its chilled-out drumming and Paul Simon esq guitar line take the reigns. It’s not long before Nohland cuts in with his lyrics, carefully delivered, to explore his longing for an emotional connection with ‘the one that got away’.

The musicianship on this track is incredible, with its gentle tones and retrospective ambiences. Clocking in at precisely three minutes, Nohland embodies that ‘pop perfection’ attitude – taking the listener on an emotional journey complete with hook, melody and chorus. The record has been carefully crafted to be as emotionally intense as it can be.

‘Vienna’s chorus rings out, “And all that matters in the end is that I find you again”, showcasing Nohland’s masterful ability to craft stories, images and lyrics that not only sound good but also carry a heartfelt meaning.

Drawing inspiration from bands such as Snow Patrol, The Fray and the golden era of Coldplay, Nohland aims to draw that nostalgic, sentimental feeling that comes with life’s ups and downs. He started his musical journey in 2017, during a French party when he started to play with the idea of devoting his life to music before eventually getting together the time, money and effort to move to London and aim high.

‘Vienna’ is an emotional ballad, heart-wrenchingly poignant, as Nohland proves himself as one of indie’s finest new wordsmiths. Discover more from Nohland:

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Tony McGuinness’ upcoming album was finished and stowed away years before most of you were born.

The influential producer and Above & Beyond member was not always an international headliner. Before he struck gold in the trance realm with bandmates Jono Grant and Paavo Siljamäki, McGuinness was a rock-and-roll artist inspired by legendary acts like Steely Dan and The Beach Boys.

He ultimately created his first solo rock album, Salt. Despite working on nine tracks for six months, after he finished recording the album, he’d lock it away in his archives for close to 30 years. Now, after two decades of success with Above & Beyond and their label Anjunabeats, McGuinness is finally ready to show the world Salt.

The album’s lead single, “Biker Babe,” was inspired by a short-lived romance with an American girl in the 90s, according to McGuinness. He said the story he wrote saw him placing himself and his muse into the world of David Lynch’s television show Twin Peaks. The combination of his bittersweet, romantic lyricism and sun-dappled guitar riffs will remind you of those summertime drives where your parents picked what was on the radio, long before the days of Spotify.

“Which is where the mention of The Roadhouse comes from and ran with that all the way through to the ending,” he explained in a press release. “I knew she was gonna have to go back to America because she had no visa, and she had a flat in America that she didn’t want to lose.”

McGuinness also shared another new single, “Babydoll White,” which may sound familiar to fans of Fingerprint, his deep house side project. He remixed his unreleased rock single for Anjunadeep back in 2020 and now, with help from Bob Bradley, fans can experience the sounds of the 90s in its original format.

Fans can pre-save Salt here.

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For someone such as myself who has had love for both Seven Lions and Lights separately, it is not surprising to find that together they sound like a match made in heaven.  The fall 2015 single “Falling Away,” dropped by Seven Lions only proved this to be true. The original mix was more progressive than that typical of Seven Lions, creating a piece that was much more focused on a smooth melody than bass drops. The difference of the piece was enjoyable, yet still the later release of the festival mix managed to outshine the original upon release.

The drop has oh-so-effortlessly made its return in the festival mix along with synths to change the track entirely and make the original feel as if it were missing this all along. Still holding the beautiful melody, “Falling Away (Festival Mix)” moves you in a way we all know from the Santa Barbara genre-hopper. In its entirety, Seven Lions gave new life to an already young and beautiful song, and made something more for fans to remember.

 

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