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Rockstar Energy Presents Reading & Leeds 2024 – line-up deep dive
Your complete guide to the names playing the UK’s biggest twin festivals this August bank holiday
Latest
Review
It’s Starlit Summer at Phantom Peak
Everyone’s favourite steampunk immersive experience is back for its summer season, with new lore, twists and games to explore
Review
IDLES at Dreamland Margate, 20/7/2024
Love is the fing as IDLES bring chaos, politics and a sense of crowd community to the Kent seaside
Plus One
The 11 best Kasabian songs
Why have a top 10 when you can have one more? Here we rank the 11 greatest Kasabian tracks ahead of their summer run
Interview
Meet the woman who guards The Mousetrap’s history
Artistic Director Denise Silvey tells us how she helps keep The Mousetrap alive for audiences over seven decades after it first debuted
Review
Alkaline Trio at O2 Forum Kentish Town, 16/07/24
Chicago’s resident kings of the apocalypse unleash a set of blood-soaked singalongs
Review
DBN Gogo brings amapiano to Somerset House, 13/07/24
The South African DJ and producer made her mark as the first amapiano headline act on the Summer Series line-up
Interviews
Interview
Stage Times: Rise Against
From beer-soaked nightmares in Germany to talking guitars with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath walks us through his most memorable performances
Interview
MOTHICA: “You can always find reasons to keep existing”
MOTHICA talks the darkness and destruction of her forthcoming visual album Kissing Death and why she never wants to fall into the trope of the tortured artist
Interview
Kathy And Stella Solve A Murder!: “I don’t think there’s ever been anything like it in the history of theatre on this planet”
The cast of the new murder-comedy musical tell us how true crime has infiltrated the West End
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Live reviews
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CMAT at TRNSMT, 14/07/24
Dublin’s buzzy singer has the swaggering confidence of a country icon in the making
Review
Liam Gallagher at TRNSMT, 12/07/24
On a day just too warm for even the bravest parka wearer, the sunglasses and bucket hat brigade were out in full swing to catch their man
Review
Kylie Minogue at BST Hyde Park, 13/07/24
Kylie adds another jewel to her pop crown with a celebration of over 30 years worth of immaculate pop anthems
Review
The first ever Big Smoke Festival sets the bar high
A cypher, a Skepta DJ set in the rain, and football on the main stage – here’s what happened at Big Smoke Festival 2024
Preview
Meet the acts performing across three EYOE Recommends shows this July
Some of EYOE’s favourite new artists take The Shacklewell Arms stage to help raise money and awareness for Doctor Without Borders
Showstoppers
Cat Burns on the story behind ‘Go’
Cat Burns delves deep into ‘Go’, the slow-burn hit which transformed her into the toast of soul-bearing British pop
Interview
Bad Nerves: “Rock ‘n’ roll has gotten so stale and formulaic…”
Vocalist Bobby Nerves talks Bad Nerves’ big year, and why rock is desperately in need of a shake up
Festivals
Preview
The best UK festivals in July 2024
Festival season is in full swing – here’s the best of the month
Review
Outbreak festival 2024: as it happened
Hardcore got nostalgic as Nothing, The Hotelier, Joyce Manor, Thursday and more all delivering epic anniversary sets
Review
American Football close out Outbreak Festival 2024
Outbreak festival ends with a glorious whimper, not a bang – and no-one does it better than American Football
Review
Johnny Marr and The Charlatans at Forest Live, 28/06/24
Cannock Chase Forest shakes to a co-headline set from two of indie’s heaviest hitters
Preview
How to prepare for Swiftogeddon
Swiftogeddon is nigh. Here’s everything you need to know about the nation’s favourite Taylor Swift club night
Review
Stormzy gets off to the races at Silverstone ahead of British Grand Prix
The rain only added to a flawless performance from the rapper ahead of a jam-packed weekend of music and F1
Interview
Stage Times: Glass Animals
From playing to 100,000 people at Lollapalooza to getting rushed by 10-year-olds, Glass Animals take us through their gig history
Interview
Ellen Kent: “I don’t do opera to educate, I do opera to entertain”
After the announcement of a new triple-header for 2025, the impresario reflects on what makes her brand of opera so popular
Showstoppers
Journey’s Jonathan Cain on the story of ‘Don’t Stop Believin’
The Clintons, The Sopranos, the wholesome rock revolution and the true story behind “the biggest song of all time”
Interview
Good Kid: “We want our fans to collaborate with us”
Good Kid’s Michael Kozakov unboxes the band’s fan-first approach and their unashamed love of all things nerdy