Q magazine's best pictures

Music magazine Q is 300 issues old. To mark the occasion we bring you a gallery of 25 memorable images from the Bauer Media magazine over the last 25 years of pop and rocktastic coverage, from Lily Allen and Lady Gaga to Phil Collins and the Prodigy. Adele graces the cover of the 300th issue which goes on sale on Wednesday, 25 May, and also features an interview with Liam Gallagher
Q 300th issue: Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole Photograph: John Wright/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga Photograph: Carsten Windhost/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Lily Allen with panthers
Lily Allen with panthers Photograph: John Wright/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Jay-Z
Jay-Z Photograph: Perou/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys Photograph: Jason Joyce/Corbis/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys Photograph: John Wright/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro Photograph: Austin Hargrave/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Billy Jo of Green Day
Billy Jo of Green Day Photograph: John Wright/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Björk performing on stage at the opening of the 2004 Athens Olympics
Björk performing on stage at the opening of the 2004 Athens Olympics Photograph: Mick Hutson/Redferns/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Boy George
Boy George Photograph: Nadav Kander/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers Photograph: Austin Hargrave/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Cee-Lo Green
Cee-Lo Green Photograph: Shamil Tanna/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters Photograph: Matthias Clammer/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: David Bowie and Kate Moss
David Bowie and Kate Moss Photograph: Ellen Von Unwerth/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Deadmau5
Deadmau5 Photograph: John Wright/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Elton John and Bono
Elton John and Bono Photograph: Jason Joyce/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Green Day
Green Day Photograph: Mick Hutson/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Liam and Noel Gallagher
Liam and Noel Gallagher Photograph: Rankin/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Phil Collins
Phil Collins Photograph: Alex Lake/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Prodigy
Prodigy Photograph: John Wright/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Ricky Gervais and Chris Martin
Ricky Gervais and Chris Martin Photograph: James Dimmock/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Rihanna
Rihanna Photograph: John Wright/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Take That
Take That Photograph: Bryan Adams/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: The White Stripes
The White Stripes Photograph: Soren Solkaer Starbird/Q magazine
Q 300th issue: Q magazine's 300th issue
Q magazine's 300th issue
Photograph: Rankin/Q magazine
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