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Sleaford Mods review – an angry state of the nation report
Touring amid controversy over a perceived lack of anti-war protest, the duo are still sharp on inequality, class tourism and other ills – but get drowned out by the mix
Katie Hawthorne
24, Nov, 2023 @2:10 PM
Harp: Albion review – former Midlake frontman traipses through twilight
Tim Smith’s first album with Kathi Zung takes inspiration from William Blake and the Cure to create a landscape of 80s reverb and ghostly vocals
Katie Hawthorne
24, Nov, 2023 @8:30 AM
Cian Ducrot review – chart-topper’s raw anthems set audience weeping
The Irish singer-songwriter’s gift for driving melody through anguished life stories visibly moves tonight’s audience
Katie Hawthorne
14, Nov, 2023 @12:31 PM
PJ Harvey review – haunting journey into a fantastical Dorset world
The singer presents her latest album, I Inside The Old Year Dying, in full before a storming run through older songs around themes of transformation and transgression
Katie Hawthorne
27, Sep, 2023 @10:19 AM
Shania Twain review – soaring self-confidence leaves fans much impressed
Backed by cowboys and aliens, the all-conquering country-pop outlier dons that leopard-print catsuit and leads her crowd through hit after hit
Katie Hawthorne
15, Sep, 2023 @10:13 AM
Be Your Own Pet: Mommy review – teen punks’ return is inventive and itchy with anger
(Third Man)
The Nashville band split in 2008 but have come back tighter, more explicit and raging about the realities of adulthood
The Nashville band split in 2008 but have come back tighter, more explicit and raging about the realities of adulthood
Katie Hawthorne
25, Aug, 2023 @7:00 AM
Lankum review – eerie, overwhelming radical Irish folk already feels centuries old
The Mercury-nominated four-piece play every song as if they’re fighting with it, gasping for air before verses
Katie Hawthorne
21, Aug, 2023 @8:40 AM
The Hives: The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons review – Swedish rockers are back, louder and faster than ever
Their first album in a decade delivers a riotously good time, in a breakneck drive through the band’s mythology
Katie Hawthorne
11, Aug, 2023 @7:00 AM
The Who review – rock operas get an orchestral uplift in a show stuffed with classics
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are as playful as ever in a crowd-pleasing set featuring strings, brass and, in the audience, thousands of air guitars
Katie Hawthorne
09, Jul, 2023 @11:25 AM
Iron Maiden review – showstopping rock theatre and tantalising live rarities
Deep cuts and under-sung treasures are given their moment in the dry ice from the reliably extravagant and big-hearted band
Katie Hawthorne
27, Jun, 2023 @10:59 AM
Sabrina Carpenter review – pop’s next big thing is best when she lets loose
Leaving behind her Disney discography for stylish soft rock and tongue-in-cheek kitsch, the US star still needs to find a vision for her ballads
Katie Hawthorne
14, Jun, 2023 @9:52 AM
Lizzo review – a euphoric display of true superstardom
Theatrical, emotional, hilarious, the full range of a multi-hyphenate talent is on show tonight – no wonder she has changed the face of pop
Katie Hawthorne
09, Mar, 2023 @11:12 AM
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