Artist Royal Blood
Features & Interviews
After darkness comes the light: Royal Blood
With a twinkle in their eyes and the world in their hands, we find Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher ready to re-charter the good ship Royal Blood and sail their second album into the stratosphere.
2nd June 2017
Royal Blood: “We just wanted to capture the best songs that Royal Blood have”
Royal Blood are storming venues and festivals world wide, but they’re not here to rescue rock’n’roll: “It doesn’t need saving,” explains Mike Kerr.
6th September 2014
Album Reviews
4-5 Stars
Desert Sessions - Vols. 11 & 12
Music’s coolest summer camp.
4 Stars
Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?
One hell of a beast.
4 Stars
Royal Blood - Royal Blood
When it comes to noise they’re surfing a soundwave straight out of the hellmouth.
News
Royal Blood, Mumford & Sons added to Mad Cool
The Madrid festival takes place in July.
February 27, 2020 12:25pm
News
Royal Blood announce small UK shows
The dates come ahead of their sets at Reading & Leeds.
July 8, 2019 11:52am
News
Chvrches, Charli XCX & Royal Blood join Reading & Leeds 2019
The Japanese House, You Me At Six and Ten Tonnes have also joined the bill.
January 31, 2019 10:19am
News
Tame Impala, The National & Royal Blood to play Lowlands 2019
Twenty One Pilots, The Prodigy, Jorja Smith and New Order will also play the fest.
January 30, 2019 11:54am
News
Black Honey share ‘Into The Nightmare’, co-written with Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr
The track’s taken from the band’s self-titled debut.
September 14, 2018 12:56pm
News
Members of Wolf Alice, The Maccabees, Blur and more audition to be Slaves’ new drummer in their ‘Chokehold’ video
Looks like Isaac Holman is out of a job in the new ‘Acts of Fear and Love’ clip.
July 31, 2018 9:57am
News
Royal Blood share a video for ‘Look Like You Know’
They released ‘How Did We Get So Dark?’ last year.
February 15, 2018 4:02pm
Features
The DIY List 2017: don’t call it a comeback
All this week, we’re travelling through our favourite moments of the year that’s been 2017 - to start, we revisit some of the year’s best comebacks.
December 19, 2017 12:30pm
News
Wolf Alice and Royal Blood to support Queens of the Stone Age
…just in the USA, sorry.
November 6, 2017 3:16pm
Reviews / Live
Foals and Royal Blood steal the show at Garorock 2017
Relentless rain fails to dampen spirits in the South of France.
July 7, 2017 10:30am
Reviews / Live
Radiohead bring mammoth headline set to day two of Rock Werchter 2017
Royal Blood, James Blake, Dua Lipa and more also joined Yorke and co in Belgium.
July 1, 2017 4:25pm
News
Royal Blood get twisted in the video for ‘I Only Lie When I Love You’
It’s the duo’s latest cut from ‘How Did We Get So Dark?’
June 9, 2017 11:07am
News
At The Drive In and Black Honey are supporting Royal Blood!
What a line-up. What. A Line. Up.
June 5, 2017 11:29am
News
New issue of DIY out now, feat. Royal Blood, Marika Hackman, Pixx & more
DIY is free - pick up a copy in our usual, beloved UK stockists or read for free online.
June 2, 2017 11:58am
News
Royal Blood: DIY’s June 2017 cover stars revealed!
DIY’s new issue - free from our beloved stockists - is out this Friday (2nd June), also featuring Marika Hackman, Bleachers, Pixx, and loads more.
May 31, 2017 11:58am
News
Watch The xx, Haim and Royal Blood play on Jools
They brought the 50th season of the show to a close last night.
May 31, 2017 10:38am
News
Royal Blood go live in the video for ‘Hook, Line & Sinker’
The clip comes hours after the duo announced a huge European arena tour.
May 16, 2017 7:56pm
News
Royal Blood announce European arena tour
It concludes with a massive hometown show at the Brighton Centre.
May 16, 2017 11:14am
News
Royal Blood announce ‘intimate’ live dates ahead of ‘How Did We Get So Dark?’
The gigs come ahead of the pair’s second album, released in June.
April 18, 2017 10:49am
Features
Tracks: PWR BTTM, Royal Blood, Her’s and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
April 15, 2017 4:25pm