Mumford & Sons are more than just banjos and waistcoats
The band may have moved on aesthetically from the 2010s, but the music remains electrifying
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CMAT’s subversive hoedown
The Irish singer deftly bends the country genre to her will while blending her innermost thoughts with comedy
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Bobby Vylan is feeling sorry for himself
At a gig in Kentish Town, the rap frontman reveals an uncomfortable relationship with his present pariah state
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In front of the sound desk, a little off-centre
I find myself in tears at a Self Esteem show – a few shed for her brilliant lyrics, others for…
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Coldplay are finally cool
Chris Martin and his band have at last been vindicated
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Lana Del Rey’s Deep South fantasia
At her sold out Wembley show, the American star blended old hits with her new Southern belle persona.
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Beyoncé brings rodeo to London
The popstar’s country-music transformation is complete.
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Laura Marling’s songs of experience
As the singer showcased her new album Patterns in Repeat at Hackney Church, the parallels across her work – and…
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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour conquers London
At Wembley Stadium, the pop star presented a kaleidoscopic, whiplash-inducing spectacle that passed by in a blur.
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Laufey at EartH: woozy and nostalgic love songs
The Chinese-Icelandic singer mixes classical and jazz influences in her old-fashioned take on pop.
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Madonna’s greatest hits tour shows why she is still the Queen of Pop
Despite the lingerie and snogging, there is not much that remains shocking about the singer – except, perhaps, that she’s…
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Inside the “psychopathic” battle for Taylor Swift tour tickets
Buying new SIM cards, taking time off work, and spending hours on hold: UK Swifties explain the all-consuming experience of…
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Royal Blood should know by now a bad gig is never the crowd’s fault
The band threw a tantrum at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. But to good musicians indifference is an opportunity to prove…
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Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour is a vast sci-fi spectacle designed for social media
This retrofuturist extravaganza, like all modern big gigs, is intended to look good on someone’s phone so they can prove…
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A transcendent singalong with Bruce Springsteen in Rome
Also this week: great journalists remembered, and a duck called Puskás.
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The Proclaimers are still Britain’s best male rock singers
At a recent gig in Leicester, the duo were just as much a juggernaut as they have always been.
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The battle of the Dylanologists
As Bob Dylan tours the UK, his work is being embraced and interrogated by younger critics impatient with the “white…
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Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing “takes advantage” of music fans
Coldplay, Harry Styles and Bruce Springsteen have profited from ticket prices that rise with demand to many times more than…
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The raucous return of Pussy Riot
As Vladimir Putin escalated his war the Russian punk rebels performed in Canterbury, urging him to “jump up into hell”.
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Corporate culture is ruining live music
The rise of tiered ticketing, VIP packages and cordoned-off areas is destroying concerts. Just look at the Rolling Stones.
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