U2 frontman Bono has appeared in public for the first time since undergoing spinal surgery last month. The singer was spotted enjoying lunch with friends in St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France on Wednesday (June 9). Read more >>

Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan died of an accidental drugs overdose, a coroner has said. The 28-year-old drummer was found dead at his home in Huntington Beach, southern California last December. Read more >>

Black Country Communion, a supergroup featuring members of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have announced plans to release their debut album. ‘Black Country’, produced by Kevin Shirley, will be released on September 20 in the UK and the following day in the US. Read more >>

Coldplay singer Chris Martin was among a star-studded crowd who watched The Strokes make their live return in London last night (June 9). As previously reported on Gigwise, the US band played an 18-song set at Dingwalls in Camden. Read more >>

Eminem’s new album ‘Recovery’ will still be released on June 22, despite leaking online earlier this week. Fans had expected the date to change after the follow-up to 2009’s ‘Relapse’ appeared on various file-sharing websites. Read more >>

Mudhoney have announced details of a UK and Ireland tour, getting underway in Cork on September 30. The band’s biggest run of dates in years will also include shows in Newcastle (October 4) and London (6). Read more >>

A Stereophonics fan has launched a Facebook campaign to get the band’s hit ‘Local Boy In A Photograph’ to number one. Russ Burt started the group in tribute to former drummer Stuart Cable, who died on Monday at the age of 40. Read more >>

Dizzee Rascal will perform at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it’s been announced. The Rapper will appear at the Corn Exchange as part of the Edge festival. Read more >>

Steven Klein, the director behind Lady Gaga’s new music video, has responded to criticism of its use of religious imagery and symbolism. The nine-minute video for ‘Alejandro’ includes scenes where Lady Gaga wears a nun’s habit and ingest rosary beads. Read more >>

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are set to play a “historic” gig via satellite. The concert, on June 22, will be broadcast live from into select movie theatres from the Sonisphere festival in Bulgaria. Read more >>

Chromeo have announced details about their new album, ‘Business Control’. The Montreal duo’s follow-up to 2007’s ‘Fancy Footwork’ will be released on September 14. Read more >>

The Strokes have split up their new band Venison after just one gig. A spokesperson said the group, who performed at Dingwalls in London last night (June 9), “wanted to end on a high”. Read more >>

We Are Scientists have unveiled a video for their England World Cup song. The video shows singer Keith Murray, bassist Chris Cain and drummer Andy Burrows recording ‘Goal! England’. Read more >>