8 July 2026
Photo by Turn Up The Volume
It’s been 3 years since PROTOMARTYR, directed by the thirsty frontman and literary
lyricist Joe Casey, released their stellar 6th LP, named Formal Growth In The Desert.
The band announced an extensive 2026/27 tour.
No sign of a new album yet. Although I’m pretty
sure that the eagle below is a hint for the next
LP’s front cover.
Ticket info here (ignore the hotel, scroll downwards).
23 June 2026
High-decibel hardcore rockers TURNSTILE from Baltimore, Maryland released
their blockbuster full-length, their 4th album overall, Never Enough, one year
ago and then cruised all around the planet to heat up their fans.
And… they still don’t have enough. They
just announced new shows. See below.
For tickets and more details, scroll down to
the bottom of their website’s homepage HERE.
Bang your head.
NYC’s celebs INTERPOL and London‘s indie stars
BLOC PARTY both announced new music earlier
on.
Interpol will have their 8th LP, titled The Mirrors Weighs A Ton
out on August 28th. Tracklist and pre-order info here.
Album artwork
Thus far we got two appetizers.
– THIS MIRROR WEIGHS A TON –
Slow-burning torch.
– SEE OUT LOUD –
Whisking Interpol voltage as we know it.
TOUR DATES
NORTH AMERICA
📸 Charlie Pryor
Bloc Party, on their part, release their 7th LP, named
Anatomy Of A Brief Romance on September 11th.
Tracklist here.
Album artwork
With the first single Coming On Strong we can
determine that BC still rock & pop like the best.
TOUR DATES
In Europe with Interpol
BILLY IDOL (born William Michael Albert Broad in London, 70 years ago)
has 9 solo LPs under his belt, last year’s Dream Into It album, as his most
recent one.
In August/September, he’ll travel around the US for
a series of concerts with oldtimers Devo as one of
his guests.
Iconic hard rockers DEEP PURPLE have been around for ages. Their 24th LP,
named Splat! arrives on July 3rd. They’re starting their European tour today,
and it’ll keep them busy until November.
In the past few years, you could see rock titans GUNS N’ ROSES somewhere on this planet. And no pause. They’re about one third in this year’s run, with the UK/Europe and US dates coming next.
Veteran E-Street Band star LITTLE STEVEN VAN ZANDT and big rock
events promoter Sixthman team up next year for the 3rd edition of
Underground Garage Cruise. The boat will sail from Miami, Fl to Puerto
Plata, Dominican Republic on the Norwegian Jewel on April 24-28, 2027.
Rock and roll for the rich.
Pre-sale info HERE.
16 May 2026
Then
Symphonic hard rock giants JOURNEY (1973–1987, 1995–present) went through several line-up changes over the years. Only original member left is guitarist/songwriter Neal Schon.
Now
They sold more than 100 million albums and were
inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
The band just announced dates for their final tour.
Their biggest hit, unquestionably, is Don’t Stop Believin’ from 1981.
As of today it has more than 2,8 billion streams on Spotify.
Pennsylvania‘s legendary big shot TODD RUNGREN ,
aged 77, had a remarkable career, which is far from
over.
His latest LP, called Space Force already dates from 2022,
but the musical centipede is unstoppable on the road (as I
witnessed last year in Brussels, formidable show).
New dates announced for North America and Europe.
For Los Angeles grunge rock shedevils L7 (1985–2001, 2014–present)
it will be their farewell tour.
Frontwoman Donita Sparks told Pitchfork: “When L7 decided to release a documentary
in 2015, we thought maybe we would take one last victory lap around the sun by playing some shows. Instead, that lap turned into eleven more years of touring, sweat, new music, and reconnecting with the fans. We are deeply grateful and ready to give our audiences one last, loud, fun, and hopefully unforgettable night of rock & roll.”
Paramore‘s utterly charismatic frontwoman HAYLEY WILLIAMS, ‘s
current solo tour is hopelessly sold out. This asks for more dates.
British electro pop legends THE HUMAN LEAGUE and Marc Almond‘s
Soft Cell, plus former Yazoo voice Alison Moyet will fly together to
the US.
And the pretty in pink rockers THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS aren’t retired yet, either.
