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Alewya – Zero
★★★★★

Alewya’s intriguing and ambitious debut, Zero, is an exploration of the lived diaspora...

Sofia Hamandi 25th June 2026
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Graham Coxon – Castle Park
★★★★★

With Castle Park, Graham Coxon, formerly of the Brit-pop parish with his time...

Ronan Fawsitt 19th June 2026
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Hard-Fi – Sweating Someone Else’s Fever
★★★★★

15 years after their initial dissolution, the English indie...

Taryn Crowley 19th June 2026
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Pond – Terrestrials
★★★★★

It’s wild to think Western Australia’s indie outfit Pond has been going for...

Hannah Broughton 18th June 2026

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Angus & Julia Stone at Koko
★★★★★

Australian sibling singer-songwriters Angus and Julia Stone are no strangers to...

Selina Begum 2nd July 2026
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Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall
★★★★★

In the midst of a whirlwind world...

Will Snell 1st July 2026
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ATEEZ at BST Hyde Park
★★★★★

During the hottest British summertime on record, nothing could bring the temperature even...

Tallulah Allen 29th June 2026
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Lily Allen at the O2 Arena
★★★★★

In late 2025, Lily Allen’s fifth studio album West End Girl arrived, written and...

Gem Hurley 28th June 2026

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Live music
UKGarage Chronicle at Wembley Arena
★★★★★

Saturday night at Wembley saw two huge events: Froche vs Groves and the UKG...

Samantha Waite 3rd June 2014
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Live music
Teleman at Rough Trade East
★★★★★

Although there is something dangerously derivative in the music of this London-based...

Lorenzo Cibrario 3rd June 2014
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Live music
Leroy Hutson at Indigo2
★★★★★

Described by Rolling Stone as the one of “the best-kept secrets of 70s soul”, Leroy...

Alexandra Sims 2nd June 2014
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Album
Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
★★★★★

Sam Smith’s speedy swell in popularity over the past few months has been...

Sarah Milton 31st May 2014
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Live music
Awolnation at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
★★★★★

Friday night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire started with a bang, with...

Francesca Laidlaw 31st May 2014
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Live music
D Nova and Adi Ulmansky at Birthdays
★★★★★

Infamous Dalston hangout Birthdays played host to two up-and-coming electro...

Alexandra Sims 31st May 2014
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Live music
Camera Obscura at The Forum
★★★★★

Kentish Town’s The Forum was host to mellow Scottish rockers Camera Obscura on a...

Keir Smith 30th May 2014
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Live music
Archive at the Roundhouse
★★★★★

If you were to delve into the band’s history going back to the mid-90s, Archive...

Thoralf Karlsen 30th May 2014
Field Day 2014 – The Upcoming’s top picks
Since first appearing in 2007, Field Day has steadily grown into one of the biggest musical events on London’s music calendar. Now in its seventh year, the festival sits proudly at the forefront of London’s thriving underground hipster scene. Yet it can also boast early performances from future major players such as...

Tristan Bath 30th May 2014
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Live music
White Denim at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
★★★★★

White Denim came all the way from Austin Texas to Shepherd’s...

Joe Hoffman 29th May 2014