Blink-182, Brixton Academy, London

These aren’t just cobwebs that need blowing off; they’re hairline fractures which threaten to crumble the whole operation.

8th July 2014

Jack White, Hammersmith Apollo, London

This isn’t a ​‘Lazaretto’ tour, not even a Greatest Hits set; it’s ​‘an evening with Jack White’.

7th July 2014

Lorde, Brixton Academy, London

Tonight confirms Lorde is far more than a flag bearer for the misfits.

6th July 2014

Sound issues plight Connan Mockasin’s Glastonbury set

Despite substantial delays and an impromptu Elvis cover, Connan Mockasin plays an electrifying — if brief — set on the Park Stage

29th June 2014

Dolly Parton brings the party to Glastonbury

It’s Dolly-bury at the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon.

29th June 2014

St Vincent Shreds The Park Stage

Rolling around in a flat-cap and burning her fretboard with every solo; Annie Clark is all engrossing at Glastonbury

29th June 2014

Parquet Courts, ULU, London

The headliners’ post-punk racket is taught as hell.

27th June 2014

Camden Crawl 2014

Often choosing who are you are going to see is a bit of an overwhelming prospect.

26th June 2014

Years & Years, Village Underground, London

It’s clear that Years & Years are an act in bloom.

26th June 2014

Download 2014

The massive heavy rock festival hosts bands from the ear-splittingly loud to the, well, a bit less loud.

19th June 2014

Girl Band, The Shacklewell Arms, London

Girl Band are the most excitingly visceral new band about at the moment.

16th June 2014

Parklife 2014

Parklife always seems to pull itself out of the mire and deliver something incredibly satisfying.

13th June 2014

Shura, Studio Space, London

Her debut UK show, this is a masterclass in tension and restraint from start to finish.

11th June 2014

Goat, Roundhouse, London

Whether it be the result of black magic or otherwise, Goat’s crowning performance tonight is nothing short of sublime.

10th June 2014

Jack Garratt, The Basement, London

Picked notes flutter like bees’ wings, flanged basslines wob-wob like sweltering jelly.

10th June 2014

The Horrors, Troxy, London

Not one speck of nostalgia arrives during tonight’s show. This is future music, destined for higher climes.

10th June 2014

OFF Festival 2014

After this year’s scenes, it deserves to be one of the biggest festivals on the planet.

8th June 2014

Lower Than Atlantis, Dingwalls, London

Despite the runaway mainstream success of ​‘Here We Go’, Lower Than Atlantis seem more at home in these sweatboxes than ever.

8th June 2014

Biffy Clyro, Astoria, London

The venues get bigger, the egos remain the same. Biffy Clyro, casual as ever, stroll onstage and rip straight into new set opener ​‘Toys Toys Toys Choke Toys Toys Toys’.

14th June 2003