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The Great Escape 2025: as it happened
Witnessing tomorrow’s headliners and cultural game-changers, as it happened.
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The Great Escape 2025 in photos
The best shots from Brighton’s stellar New Music festival – from The Horrors and Peter Doherty to Keo and Chloe Slater
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The Horrors headline the Ticketmaster New Music stage at this year’s Great Escape
Two line-ups across two days saw Chloe Slater, Armlock, Witch Post and more hit Brighton beach
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The cast of Just For One Day: “There’s a power and a feeling that comes with music and that is what brings us together”
The cast of the new musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre reflect on the legacy of Live Aid for its 40th anniversary
At 65, Bryan Adams is a master of crowd pleasers
Backed by a three-piece band and an army of hits, at his Glasgow OVO show, the Canadian rocker makes sure everyone leaves happy
Armlock: “A lot of the lyrics are trying to search for spirituality”
Simon Lam and Hamish Mitchell of Armlock discuss the making of their emo-tinged indie rock ahead of The Great Escape 2025
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Review: The Brightening Air
Conor McPherson’s family tragicomedy at the Old Vic feels like a future classic
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New Music
Sunday (1994): “Trust is what makes a band magical”
Get to know the transatlantic melancholy and melodrama of a band about to go big
Interviews
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Alessia Cara: “Life is about learning how to work with contrast”
Ten years on from her debut album, Alessia Cara reflects on her fourth record and what it means to begin your career in music as a teenager
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Dale Elliott Jr would be scared to be stuck in a lift with his grandmother
Chatting bad advice, bad habits and Arsenal’s chances in the league with the Jamaican comedian ahead of his UK tour
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Stage Times: The Hives
The Hives’ lead guitarist Nicholaus Arson talks us through his gig memories, from school talent shows and Swedish punk clubs to Reading & Leeds festival
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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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Review: Portraits brought to life by FRAMELESS
From Queen Elizabeth I to David Bowie and beyond, experience the cultural shapers of UK history like never before with FRAMELESS, Manchester
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Review: The Great Gatsby
The new musical at the London Coliseum is exactly what the West End needs
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You Me At Six bid farewell at Wembley Arena
Sentimentality swelled as the Weybridge rock outfit end their 20 career with a swan song at The Final Night of Six
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Step Inside: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Everything you need to know about one of the UK’s most versatile sports and entertainment venues.
Looking Back
I Should Coco by Supergrass turns 30
An album that encapsulated the beer buzz of Britpop teenage summers, I Should Coco stands up as one of the UK’s greatest ever debuts
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The best UK festivals in May 2025
From The Great Escape to Wide Awake, the festival season is finally here
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The 11 best HAIM songs
HAIM have announced a new album and a new UK tour for 2025. Get yourself ready with the band’s best 11 tracks, ranked
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Download Festival announces exciting updates to the festival site
With less than two months to go, the festival has announced its ‘Beyond The Bands’ offerings
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Reading and Leeds 2025 – line-up deep dive
The only guide you’ll need to the names playing the UK’s biggest twin festivals this August bank holiday