Author: Tom Curtis-Horsfall

With thundering industrialism and theatrics, Gary Numan was back at Wembley, and back on his own terms.

The Texan trio wowed a packed-out Alexandra Palace with a cosmic concoction of global sounds that needed no translation.

Snatching the baton from legacy artists to revitalise sincere stadium rock, The War On Drugs’ show at London’s O2 Arena ensured that we all left feeling like (air) guitar heroes.

For an artist whose lyricism and sardonic humour is meticulously considered, the LA crooner’s relaxed Rough Trade East show was refreshingly stripped-back and a bit slapdash.

At the peak of their powers now, Sleaford Mods’ energy and endurance was mesmerising as they brought their biggest tour to date to a close in Brighton, spitting Tory-targeted vitriol with plenty of profanity.

Gracious, commanding, and imperious, the final show from Kelly Lee Owens’ UK tour was well worth the six month wait proving the techno-pop producer is no run-of-the-mill performer.

Metronomy bring every shade of joy to London’s Colour Factory with a set of ‘indietronica’ greatest hits and more at their prismatic album launch show.

Providing sanctuary from the London gloom, Black Marble soundtracked – what felt like – an 80s coming-of-age romance movie in real time.

Filling every nook and cranny of Printworks’ cacophonous venue, the Brighton prog-punks made the space their own as they transformed the nightclub into an immersive oddball rave.