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Gurriers
October 24, 2025 at O2 Academy2 Oxford
Gurriers bring a high-octane show to Oxford · Raw, compelling and exhilarating, they are a band that deserve to be heard live
By Ali Al Hashimi · October 25, 2025
Little Simz
October 17, 2025 at The O2
Simz delivers spectacular performance to cap off first arena tour · Special guests elevate home-town show into a memorable night
By Caspar Motley · October 22, 2025
The Royston Club
October 18, 2025 at O2 Institute Birmingham
Eclectic and electric, there’s no signs of slowing down for these Welsh hotshots.
By Ali Al Hashimi · October 20, 2025
Rose Gray
October 8, 2025 at O2 Institute3
Made for the nightclub dancefloor, but born to play the biggest of stages.
By Ali Al Hashimi · October 9, 2025
Coldplay
August 26, 2025 at Wembley Stadium
A night of pure joy and euphoria proves why they are the biggest band on the planet
By Ali Al Hashimi · September 9, 2025
Khruangbin
August 15, 2025 at Gunnersbury Park
On a beautifully sunny Friday afternoon, we headed down to London’s Gunnersbury Park to see Khruangbin and returning 00s legends TV on the Radio.
By Johnny Tightlips · August 22, 2025
Fontaines D.C.
August 15, 2025 at Wythenshawe Park
They may not speak much, but these future Glastonbury headliners let their music do the talking.
By Ali Al Hashimi · August 20, 2025
Radio Free Alice
August 14, 2025 at The Shacklewell Arms
Radio Free Alice, through the prism of Indie's winners and losers. · Oblivious to the traumas of 'landfill', Indie™ has its latest buzz band.
By Dave Phelan · August 18, 2025
Ibrahim Maalouf & Arooj Aftab
July 29, 2025 at Royal Albert Hall
Bilingual singer Arooj Aftab and jazz trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf co-headlined London’s Royal Albert Hall as a part of the BBC Proms contemporary programme.
By Caspar Motley · August 8, 2025
Catfish and the Bottlemen
August 3, 2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
A grand tale of “what if’s” and “what could’ve been’s” on a night where you’d rather be at the better gig next door
By Ali Al Hashimi · August 8, 2025
Billie Eilish
July 27, 2025 at 3Arena
An ‘all-killer no-filler’ set from this generation’s go-to popstar · Billie balances cathartic energy and vulnerability
By Ali Al Hashimi · August 1, 2025
Geordie Greep
July 23, 2025 at Chalk
Former Black Midi frontman's genius overshadowed by behaviour of oddly cultish fanbase · Geordie Greep headed to Brighton for the second time in his 'solo' career.
By Caspar Motley · July 31, 2025