Musical groups

The legendary English rock band will be joining the lineup of this year's Rockwave Festival. Cited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the loudest band, Deep Purple comprised one part of the "unholy trinity" of hard rock and metal music back in the 1970s, along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.

British-Irish folk rock band the Waterboys are coming back to Greece this summer for another electrifying show. The Big Music outfit formed in 1983 and known for hits including "The Whole of the Moon" will be performing at the Herod Atticus Theater as part of the Athens-Epidaurus Festival. Tickets can be purchased on the Athens-Epidaurus Festival site, aefestival.gr.

Experts are raising the alarm that teen violence has become commonplace in Greece, also noting growing instances of self-harm and suicidal tendencies.

Adored by fans of indie, rock and alternative music alike, Ohio-bred duo Black Keys will be performing at Athens' highly anticipated Rockwave Festival. Starting off with the aim of achieving a raw electric blues sound, they have ended up being one of the most listened to bands of recent years, producing bangers like "A Lonely Boy" that have become undeniable cult classics.

A pioneer with a six-decade career marked by major milestones like founding the Velvet Underground and discovering the likes of the Stooges, Iggy Pop and Patti Smith, Welsh musician, composer and producer John Cale is performing at the Herod Atticus Theater as part of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival (aefestival.gr).

US heavy metal band Manowar will once again take the stage in Türkiye after four years. As part of its biggest tour to date, 'Crushing The Enemies Of Metal Anniversary,' Manowar will offer a unique metal experience to 'Manowarriors' in Istanbul at KüçükÇiftlik Park on June 3.

If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques they pioneered in building Notre Dame Cathedral more than 800 years ago are being used again today to rebuild the world-famous monument's fire-ravaged roof.

British electronic music band The Prodigy will be once again perform in Istanbul after many years as part of 'The Prodigy Back on Tour.' The band will take the stage at Küçükçiftlik Park on July 23 and tickets are now on sale.

A man from the Black Sea province of Rize has developed a time-cycled mechanism that makes unpleasant sounds to scare away bears that haunt his beehives.

Muharrem Çelik, who is engaged in beekeeping in the Derecik village of Rize, took action against wild bears that woke up from hibernation, descended to the region and smashed their hives.

Belgian singer-songwriter Maarten Devoldere, known as the frontman of Balthazar, comes to Greece as a solo act, Warhaus, to perform at Thessaloniki's WE venue (weskg.gr) and Athens' Gazarte (gazarte.gr) the following night. With romantic rock music that has been described as "dark and sexy," the act will be performing tracks from his last album, 2022's "Ha Ha Heartbreak" and older tunes.