Music lovers going to the Reading and Leeds Festivals in England this weekend will be banned from taking flags into the arenas, it was announced today.

The Kaiser Chiefs have continued their rise to stardom with a record six nominations for the NME Awards announced today.

British bands Oasis and Franz Ferdinand are set to join Ian Brown at the Bangkok 100 Festival in the Thai capital next year.

Bookmakers have made rock band Kaiser Chiefs favourites to win the 2005 Mercury Music Prize after the shortlist for this year's award were announced today.

Tickets for the Oxegen music festival - headlined by Foo Fighters - have sold out, a record six weeks before the event.