ContactMusic — Manic Street Preachers have announced their first UK show in almost two years.The 'A Design for Life' band will play a one-off exclusive performance... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Manic Street Preachers are ending their self-imposed U.K. hiatus after almost two years to headline a festival in their native Wales.The... more info

The Independent — Manic Street Preachers are set to break their self-imposed two-year ban on playing British gigs by headlining at Festival N.6 this summer. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — War Child have revealed plans to celebrate their 20th anniversary by releasing a compilation album featuring a collection of the tracks recorded for their charity albums over the past two decades. The charity will celebrate its 20th an... more info

ContactMusic — James Dean Bradfield was convinced Manic Street Preachers' career would go ''f***ing wrong'' before it had even started. The Welsh rockers - which... more info

Guardian Music — (2CD + DVD, Sony)"We just wanted to crush the opposition," says Nicky Wire in a 76-minute film called Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair, part of a repackaging (plus demos, videos and bonus tracks) of the Manics' debut fusillade. Even now, Gene... more info

Guardian Music — Wu Lyf among growing number of UK rock acts unable to bear intense pressure of social media scrutinyLive fast, die young was famously the title of a biography of James Dean. But as a motto, it could apply to a growing number of young British rock ban... more info

Prefix — Perennially self-deprecating Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers recently announced a new album is in the works. This comes after a ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/manic-street-preachers-james-dean-bradfield-confir/72038/ more info

ContactMusic — Manic Street Preachers are planning to release their 11th studio album in early 2014. James Dean Bradfield, the group's lead vocalist and guitarist,... more info

ContactMusic — German pop superstar Herbert Groenemeyer has teamed up with Bono and Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield for his first... more info