Summer Of 1975 – July 5th – PINK FLOYD At Knebworth Park, England

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Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history

5 July 2026

On 5 July 1975, prog rock icons PINK FLOYD played
at the legendary Knebworth Park in England.

They premiered their then-new LP Wish You Were Here in a spectacular way,
with Spitfires, pyrotechnics and an exploding plane which flew into the stage.

Captain Beefheart, Steve Miller and Roy Harper were
the support acts. Tickets were £3.50 (4,60 US dollars)

WOLF ALICE – Indie Pop Stars Share New Romantic Piano Ballad ‘GOSPEL OAK’

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

5 July 2026

London‘s indie guitar pop stars WOLF ALICE released their
supreme 4th longplayer, named The Clearing a year ago.

They’ve planned now to unveal 3 B-sides from that album’s singles.

The first, called GOSPEL OAK, is a near-whispering, romantic piano ballad.

Instagram – Tour Dates

Summer Of 1986 – July 4th RUN DMC Released Their ‘WALK THIS WAY’ Version Today 40 Years Ago

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Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history

4 July 2026

New York‘s hip-rap-hoppers RUN DMC scored their biggest hit (#4 in the US)
with their fab-tastic cover of Aerosmith‘s 1975 slam dunk WALK THIS WAY.

The song appeared on their tripple platinum LP Raising Hell, featured Aerosmith‘s frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry and was released today 40 years ago,
on 4 July 1986.

RUN DMC

AEROSMITH

RUN DMC Discography

WESTSIDE COWBOY – Manchester’s Post-Punk Indies Fascinate Again With New Single ‘PIN UP BOYS’

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Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine

4 July 2026


Promo picture

Band: WESTSIDE COWBOY
Who: Highly promising indies from Manchester, UK. They released
their skilful post-punk debut EP So Much Country ‘Till We Get There
last January.

Track: PIN UP BOYS
New single, following the first ace one Kick Stones (The Boys), from their
upcoming debut full-length It Goes On that will hit the streets on August 21.
Tracklist and order-info here.


Album artwork

TUTV: I got my ears on these young Mancunians for a while now.
Their ramshackle post-punk fieriness is startling. This new single is
another gee-whizz sign of their determining ambitions. Don’t miss
them. Wake up in time, folks.

Tour Dates 2026 –Instagram

THE MARS VOLTA Reveal Details Of New Live Album – Info & First Single Here

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4 July 2026


Photo: Clemente Ruiz

Texan duo THE MARS VOLTA featuring Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala,
who both started their careers with wayward rockers At The Drive-In, will follow their
8 studio LPs with a live one, named LUCRO SUCIO; UNFINISHED BUSINESS out on September 4 (digital) and October 16 (physical editions).

The band had offered fans access to previews of recordings captured during their live 2025 tour and invited them to vote on which ones should make the final album. Each song was represented by a visual marker related to the city where its recording was captured.

The first appetizer is a new bulldozing roller coaster,
titled CUE THE SUN / ALBA DEL ORATE.


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TOUR DATES

Tour Tickets – Instagram