Category: News
RIP SCOTT SORRY
By Monk Scott Sorry, perhaps best known to ÜR readers as bassist with The Wildhearts in the late...
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FESTIVAL NEWS: ARCTANGENT ANNOUNCE FIRST ACTS
We’re finally starting to see a smattering of festivals come out swinging with their first lineup drops for 2026. Jase W is a huge fan of ArcTanGent – and he reckons next August’s weekender is already looking pretty damn tasty!
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VENUES INVITED TO APPLY FOR NEW FUNDS
Applications are now open for Manchester’s new £245,000 Grassroots Music Venue Fund.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: RADAR DROPS FIRST 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT
Easily one of the best medium sized festivals in the ÜK right now, RADAR has returned with the first drop for 2026 – and has thrown down the gauntlet to match criticism around this year’s lineup being a bit light on the metal and proggy side of things.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: JERA ON AIR ANNOUNCES HEADLINING TRIO
Every year, Jera On Air proves that the Netherlands does in fact love it’s heavy stuff and delivers on an outrageously good lineup that punches far above its weight every year and the big drop for 2026 is no different.
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RIP ROSS GRAHAM
Everyone at Über Röck HQ is saddened to learn of the death of Ross Graham, a fierce champion of the independent music scene here in Northern Ireland, who passed away on 8 October.
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RIP SAM RIVERS
Sam Rivers, bassist with nu-metallers Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48.
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RIP ACE FREHLEY
Ace Frehley, original guitarist with glam rock giants KISS, has died at the age of 74.
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PODCAST: THE LAST SAFE SPACE
The Last Safe Space a straight-talking, data-driven weekly podcast from Music Venue Trust, the charitable organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the ÜK’s grassroots music venues. Each episode breaks down the biggest news affecting those venues – from government policy to local wins, campaigns, crisis cases, and how we as fans can take action to support live music.
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RIP ACE FINCHUM
Ace Finchum, drummer in the classic line-up of Welsh glam rock legends Tigertailz, has died at the age of 62.
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RIP TOMAS LINDBERG
Tomas ‘Tompa’ Lindberg, founder of Swedish melodic death metallers At The Gates, and widely regarded as one of the genre’s greatest innovators and vocalists, has died at the age of 52 following a battle with cancer.
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RIP SEAMIE O’NEILL
Belfast has lost a true titan of its music scene with the death of Seamus ‘Seamie’ O’Neill, founder and director of the city’s annual Blues Festival, after a battle with cancer.
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