Guardian Music — From Leicester to Lowlands, here are this week's best music pictures more info

ContactMusic — Rockers the Foo Fighters have shrugged off controversy over their gig in Northern Ireland on Tuesday 21Aug12 after hundreds of residents complained about the noise The band headlined the first night of the Tennents Vital festival in Belfasts... more info

ContactMusic — Officials in Northern Ireland have been inundated with noise complaints following a rocking performance by the Foo Fighters at an outdoor music festival on Tuesday 21Aug12 The Best of You hitmakers were headlining the first night of the Tennent... more info

411 Mania — They were rocking too hard... more info

Guardian Music — Our guide to the event that has become a rite of passage for music fans riding an exam results highThe Reading and Leeds festival has become a fixture on the calendars of music fans across the land. Showcasing the best in contemporary music, here are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amoreena Lucero Beck / Andrew Bird at Outside Lands 8/10/2012 Who needs to travel to Southern California for Coachella or to Texas for Austin City Limits? Certainly not music fans living in the Bay Area. They can just... more info

Guardian Music — The Bloc Party frontman picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me project1. What was the first song you ever bought?No Need to Argue – The CranberriesI bought it for my sister one Christmas. It was a bit embarrassing,... more info

Mercury News, California — Of Monsters and Men, Beck, Die Antwoord also helped kick off the three-day music festival in Golden Gate Park more info

411 Mania — A free Central Park show… more info

Topix — The Black Keys, Foo Fighters and Neil Young & Crazy Horse will headline one of this year's hottest concerts, but don't bother trying to buy tickets. more info