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After a hugely successful few months that saw their third album, Given To The Wild become a top 5 album The Maccabees front man Orlando Weeks has revealed details of a new side project. Weeks is set to release a six-track EP under the name Young Colossus which is due for release along side an animated book of the same name. This is the first … read more»

The Maccabees have announced that British Sea Power and Baxter Dury will be supporting them at their upcoming Alexandra Palace show. Taking place on 8th June at the famous London venue The Maccabees will be playing one of the biggest show of their careers with support from British Sea Power and Baxter Dury who will both open for the Brighton … read more»

If you want to go to this Summer’s Radio 1 Hackney Weekend today is the last day you can register for tickets to the event. Taking place on 23rd and 24th July Hackney Weekend will see performances from the likes of Example, Jay-Z, Ed Sheeran, Jack White, Lana Del Rey, Tinie Tempah, Plan B, The Maccabees and Deadmau5 across six stages on … read more»

BBC Radio 1 have announced the first 25 acts who will be playing at their Summer event, Olympic Hackney weekend festival. Among those performing are Ed Sheeran, Professor Green, Florence & The Machine, Will.i.am, Chase & Status and The Maccabees. With 100,000 tickets being made available (many of them going to Hackney residents) the … read more»

Following the top 5 success of their third album, Given To The Wild, The Maccabees have announced they will be playing a one off show at London’s Alexandra Palace on 8th June. The gig will be part of their mammouth UK tour which the band will soon be heading off on that will also see them play dates in areas such as Brighton, Leeds, … read more»

They’re currently the WJ cover boys and it seems like The Maccabees could be about to tick another thing off their to-do list as it looks like the band could be on course to bag their first number one with their new album, Give To The Wild. The album is the bands third studio effort and undoubtedly their most commercially successful … read more»

On Friday a host of the best DJs in town came together in Topman’s flagship Oxford Circus store for a day of banging tunes and DJ sets in aid of the charity CALM. Zane Lowe, Rob Da Bank, Orlando from The Maccabees and Huw Stephens were among the star spangled line up going head to head in DJ battles, all enlisted by XFM’s Eddie … read more»

Ahead of their new album release The Maccabees have released a preview of their new single, Pelican. Pelican is the first single to be taken from their album third album, Given To The Wild, which is due for release on 9th January and is already being tipped to do big things for the band. The Maccabees have been off the radar for the past … read more»

The Maccabees have been talking about their new album, Given To The Wild, ahead of it’s release in January. Speaking about the follow up to their 2009 release Wall Of Arms, the bands guitarist Felix White said: ‘We’ve grown up as people and changed as a band. We’ve learned for the first time what we really wanted The … read more»

The Maccabees have announced they will be heading off on a UK tour in January. The band will be touring in support of their new album, Given To The Wild, which will be released on 9th January. As part of the tour Orlando and co will be playing London’s Brixton Academy on 26th as well as dates in Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and … read more»