Always a great live band, they’ll be a far better bet close to Christmas than the local pantomime.

How many musicians does it take to recreate ...

From Laurel Canyon to Chiswick High Road, from Rancho De La Luna to a warehouse in Tottenham, many of your favourite artists have been hard at work crafting the soundtrack of 2026. Over the next 10 pages, we bring you the inside track on forthcoming albums by STEVIE NICKS , COURTNEY BARNETT , ALABAMA SHAKES , THE ROLLING STONES , BILL CALLAHAN , BUZZCOCKS , LANA DEL REY , SUNN O))) , ROBERT PLANT , IRON & WINE and many more. “It’s a really special time for music…”

Glasgow O2 Academy

London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Aside from a performance at Love Supreme Festival last year, we haven’t seen Sananda Maitreya play live in the UK for quite some time. Here for nine shows, it’s been 23 years since he last officially