October is already the natural habitat of Creeper, and this year the Southampton goth-rock storytellers will make it even darker with four UK headline shows accompanied by Calva Louise and firm The Riff favourites Starbenders. Formed in Southampton in 2014, Creeper have spent more than a decade turning punk rock into something increasingly ambitious, theatrical and gloriously macabre. Every new chapter has arrived with its own characters, mythology and visual identity, taking

Album release date: September 4, 2026 Record label: Spinefarm Records The Riff Doctor’s Score: RRRR — 4/5 The Riff Doctor’s Diagnosis Airbourne do not reinvent rock ’n’ roll on their self-titled sixth album. They simply remind us how exhilarating it can still be when played loudly, shamelessly and with enough electricity to light up an arena. Familiar influences remain, but Airbourne stopped being an AC/DC tribute act a long time ago. This is faster, fresher and unmistakably