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The guitar Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 is to be sold at auction. The 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster will be auctioned later this year after Dawn Peterson, who has owned the guitar for 50 years, decided to part with the iconic musical memorabilia. Peterson appeared with the instrument on US TV show History Detectives earlier this year and has been informed that she is likely to make a minimum of £333,000 from the sale.

Uncut reconstructs the story of The Band’s landmark Music From Big Pink, with the help of its surviving players, in the new issue (dated August 2013, and out on Thursday, July 4).

Pixies have announced four UK and Ireland dates this November (2013) as part of the first leg of a "massive world tour". They'll be joined on the tour by new bassist Kim Shattuck, who's previously played with The Muffs and The Pandoras. Original bass player Kim Deal confirmed she was leaving the band earlier this month (June). The new Pixies line-up will play Dublin's Olympia on November 18, before crossing the Irish Sea for gigs at Manchester Apollo on November 21, Glasgow's Barrowland on November 22 and London's Hammersmith Apollo on November 24.

The story of The Rolling Stones’ legendary free show at Hyde Park is told in the new issue of Uncut (dated August 2013, and out on Thursday, July 4).

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played their Born In The USA album in full during their show at London's Hard Rock Calling last night (June 30). After an afternoon which had seen sets from Alabama Shakes and the Black Crowes, Springsteen and the E Street Band took the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at 7pm. They played for three hours, including Born In The USA - which they had also played in full the previous night at the Stade de France in Paris.

New Order are planning to release an EP before the end of the year. The band's keyboard player Gillian Gilbert says the five-piece have been writing and will record the tracks in September "once the kids have all gone back to school". To speed up the writing process, the band – Gilbert, along with Bernard Sumner, her husband Stephen Morris, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman – have decided to release the EP rather than wait until they have enough material for a full album

A new documentary charting Pulp's homecoming show in Sheffield last year has been announced. Provisionally titled Pulp And Sheffield, the film documents the whole day for the band as they prepared to play Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena on December 8, 2012. The film marks the last time Pulp played live and will be made by Pistachio Pictures. Speaking about the project, Steve Milne of executive producers British Film Company said; "Music has been a big part of my life and we are delighted to be able to support this exciting project."

Yoko Ono is to release her new album, Take Me To The Land Of Hell, in September. It is her first album since Between My Head And The Sky, four years ago. The album features contributions from Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and Roots' drummer QuestLove alongside remixes by Beastie Boys Mike D and Ad-Rock. It has been produced by Ono with Sean Lennon and Yuka Honda.

Arctic Monkeys have announced details of a UK tour to take place this October. The band, who release new album AM in September, will play eight dates including a homecoming gig at Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena. Starting in Newcastle at the Metro Radio Arena on October 22, the tour will then visit Manchester, London, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham and Glasgow before ending with the Sheffield gig on November 2. The Strypes will support on all dates.

Pixies have released a new song, Bagboy". It is the band's first new material since "Bam Thwok", from June 2004. Scroll down to hear "Bagboy". The track is available to stream now and can also be downloaded for free from the band's website. It is also the first release from the band since Kim Deal announced her departure from Pixies last month.