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According to a report in London's Evening Standard last night [September 2], David Bowie is reluctant to make his long-awaited live comeback because he is experiencing nerves over the prospect of returning to the stage. Earlier in the day, representatives working for Bowie have said the singer still has "no current plans" to perform live following reports he has been offered a multi-million pound deal to play in London next year.

Arctic Monkeys debuted a new track "Arabella" at Zurich Open Air Festival. It was the first time the band have played the track live. "Arabella" is taken from their forthcoming album AM. You can watch the band perform the song by scrolling down the page. AM is set for release on September 9 and also features the tracks "R U Mine?" and "Do I Wanna Know?". Guests on the album include Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme and former member of The Coral, Bill Ryder-Jones.

The long-planned biopic of Freddie Mercury is unlikely to go ahead following Sacha Baron Cohen's exit, the film's writer has revealed. Baron Cohen had been attached to star as Mercury since September 2010, but he pulled out of the project in July, reportedly because he and Queen, who have script and director approval, were unable to agree on the type of movie they want to make.

Pearl Jam have unveiled the tracklisting for their forthcoming new album Lightning Bolt. The LP, which is due out on October 15 and will be the 10th studio record of the band's career, will feature the single "Mind Your Manners" as well as "Lightning Bolt" and "Future Two Days", both of which were debuted at a show in Chicago in July. Meanwhile, the track "Sleeping By Myself" originally appeared on Eddie Vedder's 2011 solo album Ukulele Songs'. To see the video for "Mind Your Manners", scroll down to the bottom of the page and click.

The Dead Weather are currently working on new songs. According to a tweet from Third Man Records, the band are currently in the studio at Third Man HQ in Nashville. The tweet - which included a new photo of the group - was sent out earlier today, and read: "The Dead Weather working on new songs in the studio yesterday… (and searching for bodies)" The Dead Weather is made up of Jack White, Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita and Jack Lawrence.

The surviving members of The Clash explain how the group couldn’t conceivably have lasted much longer, as “it was too intense”, in the new issue of Uncut.

Uncut will be at the End Of The Road Festival this weekend, at its traditional home of the Larmer Tree Gardens in North Dorset. Uncut will be hosting the Tipi Tent stage that this year features, among others, Bob Lind, Daughn Gibson, Julianna Barwick, Mike Heron & Trembling Bells, John Murry, William Tyler and Valerie June. Stick around after the scheduled bands have finished, too: we’re organising a few secret late-night sets in there.

The Who are to release a Super Deluxe box set of Tommy on November 11. It will include a remastered version of the original 1969 album, 20 demos from Pete Townshend’s archive and also a full live performance of Tommy recorded at the Capital Theatre, Ottawa, Canada on October 15, 1969.

Mick Fleetwood has jokingly reassured fans that there won’t be any circus performers on Fleetwood Mac’s current tour.

Paul McCartney has released a new track and issued details of a brand new album. Titled "New", the single is produced by Mark Ronson, just one of the producers who has been working on the album. Others include Paul Epworth and Ethan Johns.