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Kings of Leon announced as latest Lytham Festival headliner for 2025

The lineup still isn't complete either. Blimey.

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 2nd December 2024

Lytham Festival 2025 just keeps getting better as Kings of Leon are the latest headliners to be announced for the much-loved live music celebration.

The Lancashire music festival has notched some seriously big names in recent years including The Strokes, Sting, Mötley Crüe, Elbow, Blondie, Courteeners and even Diana Ross just to name a very ‘small’ few, but the increasingly popular outdoor event is promising a truly bumper year this time around.

Having got back on the road with their new album Can We Please Have Fun earlier this year, American rock legends and longstanding British favourites Kings of Leon have just been revealed as the next headliner for Lytham 2025.

Confirming the news on Monday, 2 December, the massive outdoor event formerly known as the Lytham Proms has now filled out its top rung, with KoL set to make their debut next summer.

For anyone still unaware, Lytham St Annes’ self-titled music festival is spread across five days and takes place on a long strip of grass set between the town’s coastal road and the River Ribble estuary beside it.

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The very first version of the festival was held back in 1982 and since then the North West long weekender, which kicks off on Wednesday before coming to a close on Sunday night every year, has absolutely ballooned in size and prestige.

Set to welcome over 25,000 fans each day over the five nights this time around, 2025 is promising to be Lytham’s biggest year to date – hence why they’ve nailed down so many big acts.

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Already confirmed for next summer’s lineup are Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morrisette, Simple Minds and Texas. With just one day and artists left to be announced (Thursday), we’re not even done with the excitement just yet.

You can find the rest of the 2025 Lytham Fest lineup so far HERE.

With a whole host of different names playing each day and the calibre of artists seemingly growing each year, it won’t surprise you to learn that these events sell out fast.

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So, that being said: if you’re a Kings of Leon fan and looking to catch them at Lytham Festival 2025, you’ll have to be on that ticket portal sharpish.

General admission for Kings of Leon’s headline festival slot go live at 9am this Friday, 6 December but you can sign up for exclusive presale access online now.

All other individual and full five-day passes for TK Maxx presents Lytham Festival on 2- 6 July are already on sale. You can grab yours HERE.

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Miles Kane announces massive European tour, with multiple big Northern gigs

Danny Jones Danny Jones Miles Kane Manchester gig Albert Hall tickets 2026

Miles Kane has just announced a massive UK and European tour and has listed a healthy number of Northern dates for us to enjoy.

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The Merseyside musician recently released his latest album, Sunlight In The Shadows, and it’s gone down a treat with fans a critics alike; you can consider our Audio North firmly in the camp, too.

His sixth studio LP to date, the record was produced by the prolific Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and sees psychedelia rolled into classic rock and more, with plenty of the usual Miles Kane swagger that we’re looking forward to hearing live.

At 39 years old – and looking incredible for it, by the way – we constantly have to remind ourselves that the Birkenhead hero is no longer the unsung underdog that we first fell in love with, but is now arguably one of the coolest and iconic artists to come out of the North West in the past decades or so.

Confirming a dozen domestic dates, including one supporting Kasabian at Finnsbury Park in London next summer, Kane is due to play a total of 37 gigs across Britain and mainland Europe in 2026.

That being said, with a pair of sensational shows scheduled for Sheffield‘s Crookes Social Club alone (a cult favourite 500-cap venue), we’re hoping even more gigs will be added as we expect the demand for this tour to be just a huge as the run itself.

Note there is currently no Liverpool on the list…

More cause for excitement is the fact that, as well as East Yorkshire singer-songwriter Fiona-Lee joining as the tour opener, the other main support act is Villanelle, fronted by Liam Gallagher’s son Gene.

Other chosen cities up in the best end of the country include Newcastle, Leeds, Glasgow and, of course, us lot here in Manchester.

Mancs will be treated to what we guarantee will be a sell-out show at the beloved Albert Hall on Saturday, 31st January.

There’s nothing like a tour announcement for next year when most of the gigs are slated for the first few months, don’t you think? Suddenly, the early but dark days of 2026 don’t sound so bad.

Speaking on the new material, he said: “All roads, over 20 years, have led here. Dan and I love mixing T. Rex, Motown and The Easybeats, and the result is this record.”

“When we were chatting and sharing references, we were so similar in taste it was frightening and you can hear that shared passion through the music. I can’t wait to take it out on the road. It’s an album that needs to be played live.”

We actually had the pleasure of chatting to Miles ahead of the upcoming UK and EU tour ourselves recently, and if you already thought the Kane clothing style was the peak of chic, you’re absolutely right – keep your eyes out for when the full interview drops soon.

As for tickets to see Miles Kane on the road, fans can sign up to his mailing list by 11pm GMT this Tuesday, 28 October, for exclusive pre-sale access, which will open from 10am the following day, and you can get ready to grab general admission when they go live at the same time on Friday, 31 Oct HERE.

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Gig tickets, signed merch and more up for grabs in important Headstock charity fundraiser

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Some huge music-related prizes have been announced as part of a major charity fundraising campaign for the music industry.

Headstock, a Manchester-based music and mental health social enterprise, is running a Crowdfunder campaign with prizes including tickets to huge arena shows, signed merch, and loads more.

Headstock has announced the campaign to raise funds for the support of MUSIC 85258, a 24/7 confidential text support service launched last year to support those working in the music industry.

The text support service is run in partnership with Music Minds Matter and delivered by Shout.

Headstock’s mission since its inception has been to deliver music-led solutions to tackle the growing mental health crisis, both within the music industry and beyond.

The dedicated mental health text support service has already drummed up loads of support, including being signposted back-of-house in key venues like the AO Arena, Co-op Live, and Warehouse Project.

Now, Headstock is running a fundraiser campaign to keep this vital service thriving, pulling together some major prizes across multiple prize draws.

These prizes have been donated by local Manchester bands and venues, and include VIP Parklife tickets, VIP to shows at the AO Arena and Co-op Live, season passes for WHP, and signed merch from the likes of Elbow, Courteeners and New Order.

To enter each prize draw, make a donation to the Crowdfunder – the bigger your donation, the more entries you will receive.

You can see all the prizes up for grabs and make a donation below – or you can just donate to Headstock HERE.

All the prizes in the Headstock fundraiser

  • Aitch – A pair of tickets to see Aitch’s headline show at Mayfield Depot + 4x signed albums – HERE
  • Courteeners – 2x signed EPs (vinyl) – HERE
  • Elbow – 5x limited edition signed EPs (vinyl) – HERE
  • New Order – A promotional ‘Music Complete’ poster, signed by the band – HERE
  • Haciena – An original Hacienda poster from Christmas 1986 / New Year 1987 – donated by the Tony Wilson Archive – HERE
  • AO Arena – 2x VIP tickets to see Wolf Alice at AO Arena – HERE
  • Co-op Live – 2x VIP tickets to your choice of Co-op Live Show – HERE
  • WHP – A pair of Season Passes to WHP25 – HERE
  • Parklife – 2x pairs of VIP tickets to Parklife 2026 – HERE

All money raised will be donated to mental health charity, Shout, who deliver MUSIC 85258 – a free, confidential and 24/7 text support service for anyone working within the music industry.

MUSIC 85258 is a de-escalation service for anyone working in the music industry who is struggling with their mental health. It is a partnership between Headstock, Music Minds Matter and Shout, with Mental Health Innovations providing the underlying service through Shout’s network of trained volunteers. To use the service, anyone that is struggling simply needs to text the word “MUSIC” to 85258 to connect with a volunteer for in-the-moment support.

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