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The 11 best Linkin Park songs
With new band members, a new album and a new world tour now announced, it’s time to rank the best tracks from nu-metal’s finest
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Every song from The Greatest Showman ranked from great to greatest
There’s simply not a bad song on this soundtrack – but which one soars highest?
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The Lemon Twigs at Electric Brixton, 05/09/24
The brothers D’Addario bring sunshine to a rainy London crowd with a flawless retro indie-pop set
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Stage times: Boston Manor
Mike Cunniff of Boston Manor walks us through his gig history – from Preston pubs to the biggest stages in Europe
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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
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14 bands that put the “super” in supergroup
As Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols join the dream team big leagues this month, we round up the best supergroups in music
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Becky Hill at Dreamland Margate, 31/8/2024
Becky Hill brings summer to a close with a euphoric seaside set ahead of her upcoming arena tour
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VENUS GRRRLS: “Women in these spaces have always existed”
VENUS GRRRLS talk the power of making music with your best friends, and how they’re pushing for a more inclusive alternative scene
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A peak inside Vogue: Inventing The Runway with David Sabel
Executive Producer David Sabel takes us on a sensory journey of Lightroom’s Vogue: Inventing The Runway exhibition
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Stage Times: The Struts
From embarrassing stage tumbles to belting out We Will Rock You at Wembley, The Struts’ Luke Spiller walks us through his most memorable performances
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Florrie: “I’m just very grateful I’m still able to do this”
The pop singer-songwriter on working with Girls Aloud, her debut album, and why this feels like ‘take two’ of her music career
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Everything you need to know for the 2024 UK music festival season
From ticket payment hacks to choosing what to wear. Welcome to your 2024 UK music festival bible
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Where to see the biggest Reading and Leeds acts on tour
Post festival blues? Didn’t make it to every set? Don’t worry – there are plenty more opportunities to see your favourite artists coming up
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The Warehouse Project: the complete line-up deep dive
Your guide to the names playing Warehouse Project. Manchester’s biggest dance music festival, going down from September through to December.
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Kaytranada lights up All Points East 2024, 16/08/2024
Intricate choreography, futuristic light shows, and an audience doing the electric slide – here are our highlights of All Points East 2024
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Reading Festival 2024: as it happened
On the ground at Rockstar Energy presents Reading Festival for one of the UK’s biggest celebrations of live music
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Liam Gallagher at Reading Festival, 26/08/2024
Gallagher plays Definitely Maybe through in full at Rockstar Energy presents Reading Festival – and gives a shoutout to Noel
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Catfish and the Bottlemen at Reading Festival, 25/08/2024
The Welsh rockers prove that, despite the hiatus, they have returned on top of their game
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WTF is… indie sleaze
From The Strokes to Skins to brat summer: why the era that never was is coming back in style
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Tips for buying tickets for Oasis in 2025
Liam and Noel are back together for the reunion tour of the century. Here’s some tips for the ticket sale.
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The 11 best Oasis songs
It’s official: Oasis are back together. Celebrate the biggest news in music with the best tracks by the brothers Gallagher
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Fontaines D.C. at Reading Festival, 24/08/2024
Fontaines D.C. demonstrates exactly why they’re the band everybody’s talking about with a career-defining set at Rockstar Energy presents Reading Festival
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Raye at Reading Festival, 24/08/2024
The singer-songwriter always delivers on the vocals, but it’s her thoughtfully curated setlist that shines in her main stage performance
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blink-182 at Reading Festival, 23/08/2024
The pop-punk trio delivered an emotionally charged, outrageous and nostalgic set that celebrated their 30-year career
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The Postal Service: “It’s cool to have an excuse to relive the glory days”
Jimmy Tamborello on the making and influence of their album Give Up ahead of a joint headline performance at All Points East festival
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The 11 best songs by Catfish and the Bottlemen
Why have a top 10 when you can have one more? We rank the 11 greatest Catfish and the Bottlemen tracks
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My Greatest Hits: Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry
The Black Stone Cherry frontman picks his own career highlights, from emotional nights at the Royal Albert Hall to sensational secret sets
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The 11 best Fontaines D.C. songs
With a Finsbury Park takeover just announced for next summer and a major UK tour about to kick off, it’s time to rank the best Fontaines tracks
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Edinburgh Fringe 2024: as it happened
We head to the world’s biggest arts festival for a few days of laughs, tears, songs and Irn Bru
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KoЯn at Gunnersbury Park, 11/08/2024
The gods of nu-metal fire up their biggest ever UK show – cementing their legacy in style
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Frozemode: “We’re the founding fathers of whatever it is we end up bringing to the game“
The punk rap trio talk about their new EP, going back to their roots, bringing their ‘controlled chaos’ to Reading & Leeds 2024
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Porches: “I was imagining these songs as my 13-year-old self”
Aaron Maine on the move towards making heavier, more “impossibly uniquely Porches” indie-rock on new album, Shirt
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The 11 best songs by Snow Patrol
Why have a top 10 when you can have one more? We rank the 11 greatest Snow Patrol tracks
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BBC Radio 2 In The Park 2024: the complete line-up deep dive
Your guide to the names playing Preston’s biggest weekend this September