Supergrass played their last ever UK show in London on June 10.

The band, who announced they are to split after the current mini-tour, played their penultimate date, and their last on home shores, at the O2 Academy Brixton.

Fitting the occasion, the group performed a set that spanned their career, going backwards from their recent releases to their 1995 debut 'I Should Coco'.

The band warmed the crowd up with the old public service films they co-opted on their tours in the late '90s, including the infamous cartoon cat "Charlie" immortalised by The Prodigy's 1991 single. They followed that by screening a video montage tracking the band's recent recordings, and then took to the stage to kick off with 2008 single 'Diamond Hoo Ha Man'.

"We're so glad you could come tonight, it's the last time Supergrass play in the UK," frontman Gaz Coombes declared ahead of 'Rebel In You' to a chorus of joke boos. "This is for you guys, to say thanks. I hope we can go out on a high."

The band then briefly left the stage, screening another video montage tracking their trip to Rouen for the recording of their penultimate album 'Road To Rouen', before they returned to play tracks from that era, confirming the reverse order pattern for the night.

Highlights from 2002's 'Life On Other Planets' followed next, again heralded by studio footage, as the band played the likes of 'Brecon Beacons' and 'Funniest Thing'.

'Moving' and 'Pumping Your Stereo' were among ther highlights from 1999's self-titled album, while the selection from 1997's 'In It For The Money' included the title track and UK Number Two single 'Richard III'.

'She's So Loose' kicked off the closing 'I Should Coco' segment, which also featured 'Mansize Rooster', 'Strange Ones' and 'Lenny'.

Leaving the stage briefly, Supergrass were soon back for an encore.

"It's been a pretty fucking mental 17 years, or so, thanks for coming tonight," declared Gaz Coombes ahead of 'Alright' and the band's first ever single 'Caught By The Fuzz', which closed proceedings.

Supergrass played:

'Diamond Hoo Ha Man'
'Bad Blood'
'Outside'
'Rebel In You'
'Tales Of Endurance (Parts 4, 5 & 6)'
'St Petersburg'
'Fin'
'Kiss Of Life'
'Brecon Beacons'
'Rush Hour Soul'
'Funniest Thing'
'Grace'
'Moving'
'Mary'
'Eon'
'Pumping On Your Stereo'
'In It For The Money'
'Richard III'
'Late In The Day'
'Sun Hits The Sky'
'She's So Loose'
'Mansize Rooster'
'Strange Ones'
'Lenny'
'Alright'
'Caught By The Fuzz'

The band's final ever show is now set to take place on the night of June 11 at Paris' La Cigalle.

Drummer Danny Goffey is then going to join Babyshambles for their forthcoming live dates to fill in for Adam Ficek who recently left Pete Doherty's band.

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Pearl Jam's unreleased song Better Days has been leaked online, and apparently it's all because of a mysterious man named Pete who posted it online on behalf of the group's manager, Kelly Curtis.

"Gary, [manager] Kelly [Curtis] wanted you to hear this, please give it a listen," wrote Pete on the Monkey Wrench Records site - and minutes later the post was taken down.

But you can hear the track on the Antiquiet site. Reportedly, the song was from the band's 2002 Riot Act sessions, and it makes for a fascinating listen. Featuring some of Eddie Vedder's most forceful and emotive singing, hand percussion, according and mandolin, it's a hands-down winner. Surprising it was never properly released.

Check it out here.

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The Strokes headlined their first festival in four years, playing the Isle Of Wight on June 12.

Taking to the stage to Queen's 'We Will Rock You' the band tore straight into 'New York City Cops'.

After playing their first few songs, the band started 'Hard To Explain' though briefly stopped as frontman Julian Casablancas spoke over the drum intro.

"I was just talking over Fab's [Moretti] shit, sorry man," he explained of the false start. "It's just there's all these people, how you doing? Right, 'Hard To Explain'."

With the set following the warm-up show the band played at London's Dingwalls in the week (June 9), the band barely paused between songs, as they set about reclaiming their headliner status.

"Awesome man," declared the singer later addressing the large crowd. "This is fucking crazy!"

He later paid tribute to the UK's support of the band, telling the audience: "England how's it going, you guys are the best, you've got a really good crop going now."

Leaving the stage after 'Last Nite', the band returned for an encore, with Casablancas telling the crowd: "So yeah we're fucking playing again, doing this shit for you. We fucking love you."

The group eventually wrapped things with 'Take It Or Leave It' with the frontman indicating that he will still be active this summer, saying: "I'll see you guys soon."

The Strokes played:

'New York City Cops'
'Modern Age'
'Hard To Explain'
'Reptilia'
'Whatever Happened'
'You Only Live Once'
'Soma'
'Visions Of Division'
'I Can't Win'
'Is This It'
'Someday'
'Red Light'
'Last Nite'
'Juicebox'
'Under Control'
'Heart In A Cage'
'Take It Or Leave It'

The band headline the Rockness Festival tomottoe (June 13), see NME.COM for a full report, plus get next week's issue of NME, out on Wednesday (June 16) for the band's only interview on this trip.

NME is coming live from the Download and Isle Of Wight festivals this weekend. Head to NME.COM/festivals for the latest news, photos, videos, blogs and more straight from both sites.

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Ian Brown played a career-spanning set on June 11's night at Platt Fields in Fallowfield, Manchester.

Taking to the stage after support slots by Bad Lieutenant, The Whip and UNKLE, the former Stone Roses frontman was in good spirits from the outset.

"I always wanted to sing at a park in Manchester," Brown said, before asking the crowd, "Have you got your dancing shoes?", and performing The Stone Roses' classic track 'I Wanna Be Adored'.

Quickly following up with solo singles 'Golden Gaze', 'Time Is My Everything', 'All Ablaze' and 'Keep What Ya Got', Brown then moved onto a series of songs from his 2009 album 'My Way'.

Including 'Crowning Of The Poor' and 'Marathon Man', the set would draw to a close with 'Longsight M13' and 'Sister Rose', before crowd favourite 'F.E.A.R.'.

Coming back on to do an encore, Brown said he would "take requests", which resulted in everyone shouting the titles of different Ian Brown or Stone Roses tracks he hadn't already played.

Deciding to play 'All Our Yesterdays', his band then launched into The Stone Roses' 'Fools Gold', which had the audience singing and dancing along.

Rounding the night off with 'Stellify', the set's climax came in the form of 'Just Like You'.

Ian Brown played the following:

'I Wanna Be Adored'
'Golden Gaze'
'Time Is My Everything'
'All Ablaze'
'Keep What Ya Got'
'Crowning Of The Poor'
'Save Us'
'Corpses In Their Mouths'
'Vanity Kills'
'Love Like A Fountain'
'Own Brain'
'Marathon Man'
'Longsight M13'
'Sister Rose'
'F.E.A.R.'
'Fools Gold'
'Stellify'
'Just Like You'

Earlier in the night the outdoor event saw DJ sets from Mr. Scruff, Peter Hook and Mike Pickering, plus live sets on a second stage from Detroit Social Club and A Certain Ratio.

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Pavement have announced that original drummer Gary Young is set to join them for a special one-off show.

Taking place on June 24 at the Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton, California, the gig is also the group's first ever hometown show.

Young, who produced Pavement's early EPs in his home studio, also played drums on their 1992 debut album 'Slanted & Enchanted'.

Quitting the band in 1993, the drummer was known for his eccentric behaviour which included handing out cabbage and mashed potatoes to fans at the door at gigs, doing handstands and running around the venue and stage while the rest of the band played.

His last recorded effort with the group was on the 'Watery, Domestic' EP in 1992.

Set to visit the west coast of the US as part of their current North American reunion tour, the band recently performed a four-night residency at London's O2 Academy Brixton.

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Former drummer with the Stereophonics, Stuart Cable has been found dead at his home after emergency services were called to his house in Llwydcoed in south Wales at 5am this morning.

The cause of death has not yet been established but South Wales Police have stated there are no suspicious circumstances.

His mother Mabel, 79, said: "Stuart has travelled all over the world with the band and I have worried myself silly.", "He is now settled down and then this has happens. It has not sunk in yet."

Cable's brother Paul has also issued a statement saying, "The family has no further comment to make at this stage. It is in the hands of the police."

Four years their senior, Cable founded the Stereophonics with school friends Kelly and Richard Jones in Cwmaman, near Aberdare in 1992, releasing their debut album Word Gets Around on V2 before achieving mainstream success with the band's follow-up Performance and Cocktails and going on to support acts such as The Rolling Stones and U2 before departing the band in 2003.

In his biography Demons and Cocktails, Cable revealed he had been planning to quit the band before his dismissal as tensions had surfaced over the band's third album.

Following his departure he was involved in musical projects, with his latest group Killing For Company due to play at Download Festival this weekend. The father of two had also carved out a role in the media, including over the year's showcasing his passion for rock whilst handling presenting duties for Kerrang Radio, Xfm South Wales and recently BBC Wales.

Here's a selection of clips of some of his performances with the Stereophonics, including their legendary Morfa gig in 1999, but starting with some early footage of the band from a rare documentary that also features interview footage with him (and some of his memorable expressions whilst drumming). Feel free to leave your tribute to Stuart below.

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