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The 11 best Lionel Richie songs
Why have a top ten when you can have one more? To celebrate Lionel Richie’s 2025 arena tour, here are his greatest ever songs, ranked…
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MOBO Awards 2025: see your favourite MOBO stars live
From Spice and Vybz Kartel to Krept & Konan and Central Cee, here’s a list of upcoming gigs from your favourite MOBO stars
Interview
My Greatest Hits: Skin of Skunk Anansie
The Skunk Anansie vocalist picks her own career highlights, from singing lessons with Pavarotti to birthday celebrations with Nelson Mandela
Showstoppers
ABC’s Martin Fry on making ‘The Look Of Love’
The new wave stalwart breaks down one of the era’s biggest hits
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A Big Day Out at Wicked
Make the most out of your day seeing Wicked the musical in London, including restaurants, shopping and things to do near the theatre
Divorce: “We were all witnessing moments of creation”
Felix Mackenzie-Barrow and Tiger Cohen-Towell on touring, their debut album and finding a sense of home.
The A-Z of Tim Minchin
From Aussie equality to zombie Jesus – the complete alphabet of the singer, writer, stand-up and all-round Renaissance man
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Heartworms: “The only way I could make sense of everything was through music”
With Heartworms’ debut now out in the world, we talk to Jojo Orme about her uncompromising macabre vision
Interviews
Interview
Simon Reeve: “Wilderness is a mindset as much as a physical place”
The broadcaster and adventurer on escaping our phones and finding the joy the world still has to offer
Interview
The importance of being prepared with the cast of …Earnest?
The cast and crew of …Earnest? talk putting a comedic spin on an Oscar Wilde classic with a complete stranger each night
Stuck In A Lift
Matt Bragg has the worst hangover story you’ll ever hear
We catch up with the comedian ahead of his headline tour to chat about the time he almost joined the army reserves and his unflattering celebrity lookalike
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UK festivals 2025: the ultimate guide
Plan your UK festival season in 2025 with this regularly updated list
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Reviews
Review
Inside Inhaler’s Valentine’s Day gig at Brixton Academy
Inhaler feel the love as they take their third album on the road ahead of their summer festival dates
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Spiritbox take on Alexandra Palace
Main Stage energy, marriage proposals and metal: inside the room as Spiritbox play their biggest show to date
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Ruthven at Hoxton Hall, 13/02/25
Debut album Rough & Ready makes itself felt in Hoxton’s historic music hall
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Legendary zouk pioneers Kassav’ bring their Sé’w Nou Enmé tour to London
Everything you need to know about Kassav’, zouk and the biggest French band in history ahead of their UK summer gig
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Drake will headline all three nights of Wireless 2025
The Finsbury Park festival has announced the first wave of its lineup
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Justice at Alexandra Palace, 12/02/25
The French dance titans prove why their masterful live show shines through its more gritty, pulverising moments
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Reading and Leeds Festival announce a major update for 2025
This is being called the biggest upgrade in the festival’s history
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The A-Z of Kevin Hart
Learn your ABCs with the blockbusting stand-up – on his way to UK stages this summer
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA will bring their joint Grand National Tour to the UK this summer
Following their appearance at the Super Bowl, two of music’s biggest names unite for a UK tour