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The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and Barry Keoghan

Ringo Starr appears to confirm Barry Keoghan will play him in new Beatles biopic

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie

New support acts announced for Primal Scream's 2025 UK & Ireland tour dates

Primal Scream

Pulp, Kasabian and Reytons will headline Tramlines 2025

Tramlines Festival 2025: Pulp, Kasabian and Reytons to headline

Tramlines Festival 2025

The Prodigy, Courteeners, Madness and The Wombats

Y Not Festival 2025: The Prodigy, Courteeners, Madness & The Wombats to headline

Y Not Festival 2025

Liam Gallagher and Glen Matlock

Liam Gallagher responds to Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock calling Oasis "samey" and "boring live"

Some of the greatest debut singles of all time...

The 50 best debut singles

Serge Kasabian

Serge Pizzorno completes Florence marathon with no training

Kasabian

Christmas Day gig stars: John Lydon, Debbie Harry and Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode

10 great gigs that took place on Christmas Day

Freddie Mercury performing live on stage at Madison Square Garden, 1977

Listen to Freddie Mercury's stunning We Are The Champions isolated vocal

Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten in 2024

Fontaines D.C. complete duo of blindingly brilliant shows at London's Alexandra Palace

John Squire and the cover of The Stone Roses' debut album

John Squire's secret inspiration for The Stone Roses' debut album cover

The Stone Roses

The most famous example of a musician being swapped out: Pete Best, who was replaced by Ringo Starr in The Beatles in 1962

The most controversial line-up changes in rock history

Ian Brown with The Stone Roses in June 1989... and performing solo at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh, September 2022.

Manchester music legends now and then

16 years separate these two Cure albums: 4:13 Dream from 2008 and 2024's Songs Of A Lost World.

Which artist has the biggest gap between studio albums?

The Wombats

The Wombats share new single Blood On The Hospital Floor & announce 2025 European dates

The Wombats

The Beatles in 1968: John Lennon, Paul McCartney George Harrison, Ringo Starr

The Beatles’ White Album Songs: Everything You Need To Know

Linkin Park's new line-up

Linkin Park's 2025 Wembley Stadium date: How to buy tickets

Headlining Neighbourhood Weekender 2025 will be James and Stereophonics

Neighbourhood Weekender 2025: How to buy tickets