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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Soft play - Caught on Camera

Drinks, darts, DJs and drag queens: the artwork that’s a fully-functioning pub – with the artist pulling pints

Young Glasgow artist Trackie McLeod talks us through Utopia, the boozer he built from scratch where punters can sink a beer, throw darts at Thatcher or Trump – and win chocolate coins from one-armed bandits

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Why Kneecap should play Glastonbury: 'to deplatform them is dangerous'

Kneecap are at the centre of a media storm but - as the bands Sleaford Mods, SOFT PLAY and The Horrors tell us, if they are removed from the bill at Glastonbury, that will set a precedent for creative self-censorship

Evening Standard

Keanu Reeves is wanted to play bass for Soft Play at Coachella

Punk duo Soft Play have put out a call for Keanu Reeves to perform their 'John Wick' song at Coachella.

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“It goes as silly, as heavy, as deep as we’ve ever done”: Soft Play’s Laurie Vincent on how the duo formerly known as Slaves were determined to do things their way second time round

The punk pair wrapped up a hugely successful 2024 with a riotous Halloween show in London last week

Louder

The Libertines announce massive Gunnersbury Park show next summer

The Libertines have announced that they will play a homecoming show at London's Gunnersbury Park in August 2025 where they will be joined by special guests Supergrass.

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"Blur asked about our availability and I was like, ‘This is too good an opportunity to pass up'": how Damon Albarn unwittingly got Soft Play back together

The Kent punk duo formerly known as Slaves say the Britpop icons played a big part in their reconciliation

Louder

Soft Play: Heavy Jelly review – songs of love, loss and leaking bin bags

The punk-metal duo formerly known as Slaves offer sandpaper vocals, spine-tingling lyrics and sharp satire on their fiery fourth album

The Guardian - UK

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The 10 best artists to see at BST Hyde Park this summer, from Stevie Nicks and Gary Clark Jr. to AlienBlaze and Kylie

The annual British Summer Time festival returns to London's largest Royal Park from this weekend. Here are our recommended picks of the 2024 line-up

Louder

“We’re not gonna be the band that leads your protest march. What we can do is sing about relatable things.” Soft Play announce new album Heavy Jelly, share single Act Violently

Soft Play will return this summer with new album Heavy Jelly, and a host of UK festival appearances

Louder

Briton Set To Complete Epic Africa Run

A British man on a quest to run the length of Africa is set to complete his mammoth challenge later Sunday in Tunisia.

International Business Times

"Five years ago we imagined a world of our own. In Bludfest we are going to build one." Yungblud just announced his own festival taking place in Milton Keynes in August - and Lil Yachty, Soft Play and The Damned are amongst the bands playing

Yungblud has his own festival now, and it's happening this summer!

Louder

Punk band Slaves change name to Soft Play after admitting original was ‘an issue’

‘We want to sincerely apologise to anyone we’ve offended,’ band wrote

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