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NOS Alive review: a festival of contrasting styles
Olivia Rodrigo, Justice and Nine Inch Nails lead the Lisbon event plagued by cancellations but driven by eclecticism
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Sabrina Carpenter live in London: A short n’ sweet treat to 65,000 fans
A cameo from Duran Duran! A pop show for the ages! Sabrina Carpenter's second BST show was unstoppable.
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Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning review: Ozzy’s earth-shaking farewell
Heavy metal royalty descend on Villa Park to help Ozzy and Sabbath sign-off back where it all began.
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Oasis live in Cardiff: The Gallaghers make their mighty return
Liam and Noel’s first gig together in 16 years – undeniably the cultural moment of the year – is an joyous celebration of reconciliation
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Genosys day party at Glastonbury review: Dance music gets the ultimate celebration
This new day party at Block9 is a welcome addition to dance music's core place at Glastonbury.
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Olivia Rodrigo live at Glastonbury: The best headliner of the whole weekend
A set that will instantly go down as the stuff of Glasto legend.
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Rod Stewart live at Glastonbury: A legends slot that does what it says on the tin
The singer's second crack at Glastonbury is resolutely old fashioned, but isn't that what a legends slot is all about?
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Neil Young live at Glastonbury: A headline show on his own terms
Glastonbury's trickiest headliner of 2025 arrives with a show that refuses to dance to the beat of anyone else's drum
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Charli XCX live at Glastonbury: ‘Brat’ goes up in flames
Of all the cultural moments around the singer’s huge 2024 album, this Other Stage headline slot might be the pinnacle
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RAYE live at Glastonbury: Her next time will surely be a headline performance
The Eavis gang may have just found their first headliner for 2027.
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The 1975 live at Glastonbury: Matty Healy and co play it straight
The first new British band to headline the Pyramid Stage since 2014 eschew the jokes and controversy in a bracingly sincere greatest hits set
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CMAT live at Glastonbury: The arrival of a superstar
In the sweltering early afternoon heat on Worthy Farm, the Irish singer and her Very Sexy Band become the great entertainers of 2025
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Lana Del Rey live in Cardiff: A dazzling stadium debut
Lana Del Rey's arrival in UK stadiums is a complete triumph, even if a proper look at what's next doesn't fully arrive...
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Dua Lipa live in London: Pop royalty reaches her crowning moment at Wembley
On the second of two nights at Wembley Stadium, Dua Lipa shows why she's one of the planet's best pop performers.
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Charli XCX at LIDO Festival review: a day-long celebration of ‘Brat’
The singer’s curated PARTYGIRL festival embodies everything about her cultural phenomenon of an album
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Outbreak Festival London review: hardcore’s biggest day out ever
While the Manchester-born event has diversified in genre, its London debut as part of the Lido Festival shows the same energy and community that made its name
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Beyoncé live in London: A rootin’ tootin’ stadium show for the ages
Rain be damned: The Cowboy Carter delivers a show for the ages.
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Bruce Springsteen live in Liverpool: The Boss sounds a glorious battle cry for his America
The healing power of rock and roll is in full effect as Springsteen brings anthems of love, defiance and freedom to a sold-out Anfield Stadium.
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Mighty Hoopla review: Kesha, JADE and Kate Nash bring political bite as they dominate UK’s top pop festival
Top stars of today collide with legends at London's most pop-tastic event of the summer.
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Radio 1’s Big Weekend festival review: A glorious kickstart to the summer
There’s something for everyone at this genre-spanning celebration of British music