All Points East review: Haim celebrate 10 years of their debut in style

29th Aug 2023 4:56pm

Girl In Red, Confidence Man, Avalon Emerson & The Charm and Romy also proved to be highlights at the genre-hopping festival. Words by Ben Jolley.

Essential Listening: New music releases in January 2023 (Updated)

30th Jan 2023 3:55pm

Listen to the best new releases of 2023 thus far in our Essential Listening playlist, discover more about the tracks and buy tickets to see the featured artists live

Best live performances of all time

23rd May 2025 4:29pm

Fancy seeing the live performances that changed music, blew minds, and literally made people faint? Of course you do. So here are the best live performances of all time.

UEFA Euro Championship songs ranked: The good, the bad and the ugly

26th May 2021 3:27pm

Ranked from the very best of the bunch to the very worst - here are all eight of the UEFA Euro Championships official tournament anthems

When sport and music collide: the good, the bad and the damn right ugly

17th Sep 2019 1:15pm

Freddie Mercury in Barcelona... Prince at the Super Bowl... Diana Ross shanking a penalty

The Stone Roses at the Etihad, Manchester review

20th Jun 2016 6:45pm

The Stone Roses stirred a magical atmosphere on Saturday night at the Etihad - Ben Smith was there to witness.

HEALTH at Gorilla in Manchester Review

28th Oct 2015 4:38pm

Ben Smith was subject to an mind expanding punch up of the senses from LA four piece HEALTH.

Live Review: The Drums @ HMV Ritz, Manchester

12th Dec 2011 3:39pm

Simon Butcher checks out surf-pop's finest The Drums, as they ride on the waves of their new line-up and new album 'Portamento'.

Review: Maximo Park @ The Warehouse Project

26th Sep 2010 12:00am

Jayne Robinson heads to the now iconic underground car park where Sunderland indie-funk-rockers Maximo Park scissor-kicked off three months of Warehouse Project events.

1234 Shoreditch Festival Announces 12 After Partys + Line up

7th Jul 2009 5:24pm

The1234 Shoreditch Festival returns for its second outing on Sunday 26th July for 6,000 people. £15 ticket includes festival and entry to all 12 after partys...