As the doors burst open, the venue hummed with quiet tension. Fans trickled in steadily, scanning the merch, sizing up the stage, and trading excited whispers about the night ahead. Even with the room only partially full, you could feel the energy building, a low thrumming anticipation that hinted this farewell show was going to be one for the history books…
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Graspop has revealed another raft of acts for its 2026 iteration, including the confirmation that US pop punk legends The Offspring will continue next summer’s Eurofest run by headlining the opening Thursday night.
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When you bring together a group of musicians that features luminaries from the alt-pop, grunge and stoner scenes, and between them have been responsible for producing possibly upwards of a hundred albums, you know it is destined to be something special… and so it has proven with Drink The Sea, a collaboration between REM guitarist Peter Buck, ex-Mad Season/Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin, QOTSA’s Alain Johannes and Mark Lanegan’s long-time collaborator Duke Garwood.
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Another hop over to Manchester for the big lad by the nom de plume of DJ Astrocreep to finally catch Halestorm live, after several abortive attempts previously due to illness and incapacity. With a couple of bands in support by the name of Bloodywood and Kelsy Karter And The Heroines, there was plenty of music to be had this fine November evening.
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The Bristol emo punks are taking us #Home to their pop punk with the final sample – a collaboration with Sammy from Liverpudlians WSTR – from their just-released new EP.
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