Category: Live

Fender’s take on heartland rock delves into his own life, with songs that are intertwined with stories, people, and experiences that everyone can relate to, and he provided the Manchester crowd with a performance the reflected their own lives.

There are lots of reasons why we enjoy festivals, but at its pagan core a festival is about uniting people. With a vibrant cocktail of South London sounds, that’s precisely what Naked City Festival achieved this year.

Slam Dunk saw a return to the levels of punk and passion the festival has become famous for. At last their loyal following could let loose.

The promoters behind Wide Awake persevered for two years in putting on a festival for a burgeoning scene that feels like a bunch of misfits banding together, and they got their just reward.

A reflective and triumphant IDLES realised how much Bristol missed them at their homecoming of hectic proportions.

The best of British (and Welsh) talent truly came to life in the misty black mountains of the Brecon Beacons over the weekend, a welcome return to the alchemy of left-field music and mysticism that makes Green Man one of the wondrous festivals going.

Gorillaz and their carousel of guests brought carnival to O2 Arena, transforming the newly reopened venue into a celebration of connectivity and communion.

In an excitable and long-overdue return to live music, the retro soft rock revivalists bring 70s sonics and carefully studied three-part harmonies to the Hackney venue.

A career-spanning and succinct set saw Segall melt faces with a meticulous ruckus that begs to be seen in the flesh.