The Gallagher brothers’ comeback concerts are given the full fan-worship treatment, but it’s impossible to begrudge the euphoria they have created“Hello … hello … It’s good to be back.” With these words – and the unfortunate...
Read MoreBramham Park, LeedsCharli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker• Charli xcx, Reading festival review –...
Read MoreJ’ouvert marks the start of the Notting Hill carnival in west London, with revellers covered in oil, paint and powder Continue...
Read MoreReading FestivalThere’s not much time to dig into her deep catalogue of future-facing pop, but she satisfies the hardcore“Time itself is a circle,” as the rock’n’roll philosopher Nietzsche once said, accurately foreshadowing...
Read MoreThe great Argentinian’s Highlands holiday, a mischievous doc about Jack the Ripper, the hypnotic latest from Nicolas Winding Refn and a kinky noir romp are among the best of this year’s lineup• Edinburgh international film...
Read MoreFamed for playing loners, cranks and wayward angels, the Hollywood star is now a wolfish 90 – but he still jogs daily. As he takes his latest film to Edinburgh, we meet the man Hitchcock called ‘the golden calf’‘Can you take...
Read MoreVersions of Amy Winehouse and hundreds of other musicians are generating millions for beleaguered UK venues. But what is the emotional toll for the imitators, and are they pushing out original artists?As peak heatwave sun beams...
Read MoreYou hear the word ‘empathy’ a lot when people talk about our next prime minister. I can see whyMy contribution to this summer’s modest avalanche of Andy Burnham stories extends to only two. One is about Glastonbury, and the time...
Read MoreStruggling industry seeks to capitalise on Gen Z’s willingness to spend on experiences and comfortIt had always been the great British festival way: greasy burgers and warm beer, retch-inducing toilets and the descent into...
Read MoreWelsh festival helps asylum seekers gain confidence and skills while settling in to a new life in the UKFor many young people growing up in Britain, their first music festival is a rite of passage; watching live music in a field...
Read MoreWelsh festival helps asylum seekers gain confidence and skills while settling in to a new life in the UKFor many young people growing up in Britain, their first music festival is a rite of passage; watching live music in a field...
Read MoreThey used to mean crusties, hippies, all-male lineups, near riots and burning toilets. Now, from Dorset to Inverness, there’s a festival – and a costume – for everyone. What caused this boom? And is there a dark side?It’s 7pm on...
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