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Morrissey Announces Fall U.S. Tour Dates With Interpol

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Morrissey will release an all-covers album, 'California Son,' on May 24
Rachel Brodsky
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Apr 9, 2019 - 10:59 am

Morrissey has unveiled a series of U.S. tour dates with support from post-punk provocateurs Interpol. Starting in Sept., the two acts will play venues around the country, beginning in Columbia, MD, at the Merriweather Post Pavilion. The tour will wrap on Oct. 6 in San Diego.

Ticket info available at MorrisseyOfficial.com. Ticket sales open to the public on Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m. ET.

The onetime Smiths frontman will soon release an all-covers album called California Son on May 24. Yesterday, he released the first single from the album, a duet with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and the Regrettes' Lydia Night, who cover the 5th Dimension’s "Wedding Bell Blues."

Morrissey is also scheduled to play a seven-date Broadway run at New York City's Lunt-Fontanne Theater from May 2 to May 11. 

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Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, Devo & More To Play Cruel World Fest

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The new Los Angeles music festival will also feature Echo & The Bunnymen, the Violent Femmes, The Psychedelic Furs and Gary Newman
Jennifer Velez
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Feb 12, 2020 - 12:02 pm

A new Los Angeles festival has been announced and the lineup is an '80s music lover's dream. The Cruel World Festival will feature Morrissey, Blondie, Bauhaus, Devo and others.

The one-day fest will take place at the Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park on May 2.

Other acts include Echo & The Bunnymen, the Violent Femmes, the newly reunited Psychedelic Furs and Gary Newman.  

Presale starts Thursday, Feb. 13. For more information, visit the Cruel World Fest website. 

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Billie Eilish, The Strokes & More To Perform At 2019 Corona Capital Mexico City

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The Mexican fest that aims to bring more international acts to the country has announced the 2019 lineup for its original Mexico City edition, happening Nov. 16–17
Jennifer Velez
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Jun 3, 2019 - 4:39 pm

Corona Capital has announced that Billie Eilish, The Strokes, Flume, Interpol, Weezer, Keane and Franz Ferdinand will be the headliners of its flagship Mexico City festival taking place November 16 and 17.

Nick Murphy, SOFI TUKKER, The B-52s, Noah Cyrus and The Raconteurs are among other performers to play sets at the festival to be held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the fall. 

The Mexico City fest and its Guadalajara counter part, Corona Capital Guadalajara, aim to bring more international acts to the country. The Recording Academy was on the ground at the Guadalajara edition in May, chatting with fest performers including Christine and the Queens and The Joy Formidable. We also spoke with Ricardo Gomez, who works on the talent side of Corona Capital, about how lineups for the fests are chosen.

"It's a combination of acts that haven't been in the market or haven't been here in at least a few years so we can have that performance as some sort of value," Gomez told the Recording Academy. 

Corona Capital Guadalajara's 2019 lineup included Tame Impala, The Chemical Brothers, Boy Pablo, Kimbra, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Goo Goo Dolls, to name some. For their edition, Gomez said a mix of new acts and acts that felt nostalgic aimed to attract audiences of all ages. 

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"You can go and check out [an act] that maybe you remember being a fan of and [then enjoy a] ... fresh interesting project from the earlier time slots ... and finish with a band like Phoenix, or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or The Chemical Brothers, who you listened to 10 years ago."

The pre-sale for Corona Capital Mexico City takes place June 5–6; for more info on how to get tickets, visit the fest's website.

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The Raconteurs Announce North American Tour

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The band's first album in 11 years, 'Help Us Stranger,' drops on June 21
Rachel Brodsky
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Apr 8, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Shortly after revealing plans to release their first new album in 11 years, Help Us Stranger, the Raconteurs have revealed dates for an extensive North American tour. 

Kicking off on July 12 Detroit at the Masonic Temple Theatre, the Jack White-led troupe will roll through Seattle on July 18, Los Angeles on July 26, Washington, D.C. on Aug. 17, Nashville on Aug. 29 and 30, Manhattan on Sept. 6, and Brooklyn on Sept. 7 (and plenty more in between).

Get tickets via Ticketmaster here.

Help Us Stranger arrives on June 21 and features two new songs, "Sunday Driver" and “Now That You’re Gone," which were released last December. Their last studio album, Consolers of the Lonely, came out in 2008.

The Raconteurs had previously shared that the album is mixed by GRAMMY-winning producer Vance Powell at Nashville's Sputnik Sound. Powell won the GRAMMY Award for the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for the band's previous album at the 51st GRAMMY Awards. 

Fans can now sign up for a limited edition vinyl LP now through April 30. More details at the Third Man Store. 

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Glastonbury Festival 2019 Announces Headliners Janet Jackson, The Killers & More

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Other performers include the Cure, Diplo, Sheryl Crow, Lauryn Hill, Janelle Monáe, Tame Impala, and Vampire Weekend
Philip Merrill
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Mar 15, 2019 - 12:05 pm

England's Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts revealed their initial lineup for 2019's June 26–30 event, held at Worthy Farm outside Pilton, Somerset. In addition to five-time GRAMMY winner Janet Jackson and previous nominees the Killers, 2019 Glastonbury is filled with a curated combination of the famous and emerging. Other GRAMMY winners on the lineup include the Chemical Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Diplo, Lauryn Hill, Mavis Staples, and Vampire Weekend.

In addition to the Killers, previously nominated artists performing this summer include Bastille, Neneh Cherry, the Cure, Miley Cyrus, Fatoumata Diawara, Liam Gallagher, Jon Hopkins, Hot Chip, Hozier, Janelle Monáe, Jorja Smith, Tame Impala, and Wu-Tang Clan.

One of the joys of a curated festival like Glastonbury is experiencing new acts, from the established to those just on the radar. Two accomplished artists who stand out are the band Interpol and British rapper Stefflon Don. Others include Anne-Marie, Billie Eilish, Michael Kiwanuka, Lizzo, Pale Waves, Cat Power, Latin GRAMMY winner Rosalía, Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile & The Violators, and Kamasi Washington.

Although Glastonbury 2019 has already sold out, the festival encourages those wanting to attend to register at their website for an April ticket resale.

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