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Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Jake Bugg and Travis lead Splendour Festival 2025 line-up
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Natasha Bedingfield, Echo & The Bunnymen and more are also set to play the music bash
Truck 2025: Kasabian, Courteeners, Bloc Party, Nothing But Thieves lead stacked line-up
Blossoms, The Last Dinner Party and Franz Ferdinand are among the other names confirmed for the Oxfordshire festival next July
Cardinals share brooding new single 'Get It' and announce New York shows
The Cork band will also be playing around the UK and Ireland throughout November
“They taught me what it means to move someone’s heart with music”: artists on the impact and influence of Oasis
As the Gallaghers’ big reunion gathers pace, 15 artists from around the world tell NME about their relationship with Oasis
Øya 2024 review: Pulp, Jack White, RAYE, IDLES and local talent shine at exemplary festival
A stacked line-up of legends, rising talent and Norwegian names soundtrack a week of joy as an act of resistance at homely, forward-thinking festival
Cardinals announce debut EP and share brooding new single ‘If I Could Make You Care’
"It’s pop music at its core, personal, youthful, and, if you can see past the chaos and noise it’s extremely warm." said frontman Euan Manning
Irish bands tell SXSW: “Sponsorship from defence contractors is an act we find reprehensible”
NME attended an event at the festival, where acts taking part in the boycott declared: "We as Irish people have a lot of solidarity with the people of Palestine as we share a history of occupation and oppression by colonialist countries"
All Irish bands booked have now pulled out of SXSW 2024 in solidarity
The bands all pulled out after learning that the US Army was a "super sponsor" of the event
SXSW issues statement about artists dropping out of festival
The statement comes after Texas governor Gregg Abbott told boycotting bands not to "come back"