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Electronic

Tarot cards, a cacao ceremony, and transcendental techno... Going off the 'Deep End' at Tofte Manor for John Summit’s Saltburn Summer debut

Rock

The specs, the boots, the sheer bloody brilliance! Elvis Costello brings rock royalty and post-punk spit to a sold-out Royal Albert Hall

Pop

LIVE REVIEW: She Makes Me Want to Shout! Lulu Rocks the Boat at Henley’s Black-Tie Extravaganza

Rock

Live review: My Chemical Romance blow the roof off Wembley with wild, theatrical emo carnival

Pop

Live Review: Lewis Capaldi gets through a 's***-load of ballads' at incredible BST Hyde Park show

Pop

Live Review: Scissor Sisters in sexed-up BST Hyde Park set with inflatable boobs and 'horny' confession

Pop

Live review: Duran Duran rock BST Hyde Park

Pop

Live Review: Maroon 5 deliver wall-to-wall bangers at BST Hyde Park

K-pop

Live Review: ATEEZ deliver a K-pop masterclass at BST Hyde Park 2026

Metal

Live review: Metallica roar back into Cardiff with a ferocious, stadium‑shaking set - 30 years after their last visit

Pop

Live review: Nile Rodgers and CHIC bring the party to the palace at Hampton Court Palace Festival

Indie

Live review: Mac DeMarco caps off Brixton stint with euphoric performance

Pop

Take That, Sienna Spiro and RAYE shine at Capital’s Summertime Ball

Pop

Madison Beer brings pop power to a sold‑out O2 Arena

Pop

Zara Larsson brings sun‑soaked pop party to Radio 1’s Big Weekend

R&B/Soul

Why Olivia Dean should headline Glastonbury 2027 after Radio 1 Big Weekend masterclass

R&B/Soul

Akon and Ne-Yo bring a bucket-load of nostalgic bangers to Birmingham’s Utilita Arena

Country

Album Review: Rita Wilson lays it all bare on raw new album Sound of a Woman

Country

Tucker Wetmore’s singalong country anthems delight thousands on second night of London residency

Indie

Live Review: Metric revisit their London past in moving acoustic set

R&B/Soul

Album Review: Welcome To Brownsville… a musical parable of Will Brown’s spiritual awakening

Electronic

Album Review: Forged in the ‘Wildfire’… Loreen rises like a phoenix from the ashes with her latest LP

Pop

Reneé Rapp brings powerful show to London and reveals she ‘loves’ playing in the city

Indie

Live Review: Inside Del Water Gap’s immersive night in London

Pop

Live Review: Rising star THERA cements status as next big thing with homecoming show

Pop

Live Review: Freya Skye delivers starry night of joy for fans in London

UK Eurovision entry LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER drops gloriously kitsch techno anthem Eins, Zwei, Drei, but can it win in Vienna?

Indie

Live Review: Kaiser Chiefs prove they've still got it as More Employment anniversary tour hits Cambridge

Pop

Live Review: December 10 bring back boy band fever

Pop

Live review: ABBA Voyage a spectacular journey into pop history and music's future

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Metal

Jim Root reveals Slipknot have 'so much material' for new album

Hip Hop/Rap

Watch: Post Malone teases new music and it's a return to rap

Pop

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William Shatner jokingly requests 'Shag Shack' and DeLorean in hilarious Riot Fest rider for his heavy metal band

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