Live Reviews

Things get hot and sweaty for Slaves’ incendiary album launch show

LIFE, Thyla and slowthai also joined proceedings at the launch of ‘Acts of Fear and Love’.

22nd August 2018

Kendrick Lamar, Dua Lipa and Patti Smith bring the final day of Lowlands 2018 to a successful close

Other standout sets on the third and final day of the Dutch festival came from Ezra Furman and Confidence Man.

21st August 2018

Brockhampton make their UK debut and justify the hype at blistering London show

KOKO welcomes the All-American boyband for a cacophonous show that paints them as the most exciting group on the planet.

21st August 2018

**NER*D, Nile Rodgers & Chic and Stormzy round-up day two of Lowlands 2018**

Miles Kane, Sofi Tukker and Ho99o9 also played sets on day two of the festival.

19th August 2018

ST MARTiiNS get dreamy for Big Indie Big Nights show

The Dundee duo took to the stage at Tileyard’s Two Tribes Brewery earlier this month.

19th August 2018

Gorillaz, Brockhampton, Nils Frahm and more kick off an eclectic first day at Lowlands 2018

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Amyl and the Sniffers and Protomatyr also played standout shows on day one of the Dutch festival.

18th August 2018

Shame, The Horrors, Confidence Man and more bring the noise to the idyllic surrounds of Ypsigrock 2018

Is this Europe’s most picturesque festival? Almost certainly, yes.

14th August 2018

Deafheaven push the idea of what a metal band can be to its limits at dazzling London show

The band are heavy and playful in equal measure.

10th August 2018

Arctic Monkeys, Royal Albert Hall, London

Arctic Monkeys lay waste to the Royal Albert Hall with an effortlessly perfect return to the UK

As if we ever needed to worry.

6th August 2018

Pale Waves, Anteros & Whenyoung shine on a brilliant summer day at Live at Leeds 2018

Her’s, Sorry and more also play across our two stages at the Brudenell Social Club.

5th August 2018

Sunflower Bean cement their status as indie big-hitters at rapturous KOKO date

A live tour-de-force.

4th August 2018

Marmozets christen album two at hectic London show

The band bring ‘Knowing What You Know Now’ to the capital.

2nd August 2018

Someone threw a fish at Liam Gallagher on stage, plus the best of the rest from Day Four of Benicassim

Wolf Alice, Parquet Courts and Shame also had a slightly more normal time of it.

24th July 2018

The Flaming Lips bring a joyful, celebratory set to Kaleidoscope Festival

The Go! Team, Ghostpoet and Mystery Jets also played sets at the first edition of the festival in Alexandra Park.

24th July 2018

Metronomy, The Horrors, Pet Shop Boys and more lead the Saturday charge at Benicassim

And the prize for today’s best new thing? Bodega, natch.

22nd July 2018

The Killers bring gold suits and theatrical showmanship to Day Two of Benicassim

The Vaccines also slayed the main stage of the Spanish weekender.

21st July 2018

Two Door Cinema Club, J Hus, Pale Waves and more kick off Benicassim 2018

Everything Everything, The Magic Gang and tune-yards also played the first day of the Spanish weekender

20th July 2018

Tame Impala and Chvrches reign supreme at scorching Citadel 2018

The Horrors, Our Girl, Matt Maltese and Shame also played the newly-located London one-dayer.

20th July 2018

Thee MVPs bring the noise to Big Indie Big Nights

The ferocious four-piece blasted away the cobwebs at Two Tribes Brewery earlier this month.

18th July 2018

Arctic Monkeys and The National reign supreme at a rock-heavy NOS Alive

Future Islands and Franz Ferdinand also shine on a blistering weekend by the seaside in Lisbon.

17th July 2018

Queens of the Stone Age rally against the authorities and Nine Inch Nails get down and dirty on the final day of Mad Cool Festival

Elsewhere on the bill, Dua Lipa, Wolf Alice and Friendly Fires all helped bring the Madrid event to a close.

15th July 2018

Arctic Monkeys bring ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ to Mad Cool for a celebratory Day Two headline set

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