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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 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
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The Great Escape 2025: as it happened
Witnessing tomorrow’s headliners and cultural game-changers, as it happened.
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
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The 11 best Neil Young songs
With some artists’ songbooks it’s absolutely sacrilegious to rank in terms of best or worst, Neil Young being one of them. Here goes nothing…
Armlock: “A lot of the lyrics are trying to search for spirituality”
Simon Lam and Hamish Mitchell on the making and methods of their emo-tinged indie rock
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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
swim school: “We had us three giving 100%. That’s when it really took off as a band”
One of Ticketmaster’s Breakthrough Artists 2025 talk new album, upcoming tour and the raw power of constantly pushing boundaries
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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 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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What to wear to Chestertons Polo In The Park: a handy guide
So, you want to look the part at Chestertons Polo In The Park? Here’s our handy guide.
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Bad Bunny announces summer show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The Latin music megastar will bring his tour to London for one night only next June
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Bristol’s best live music venues
Bristol’s vibrant music venues and subterranean nightclubs have fostered pioneering scenes that go against the grain. Here’s the best of them.