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Review : Pangaea – Land before time

Hannah Brierley, a Pangaea regular, reports back on what was a damp and unimpressive Pangaea

Live: White Lies

White Lies play a divine set at the Albert Hall, but their bombast and lack of nuance leaves Ben Lomax looking for a higher power

Live: Bastille

Bastille captivated Manchester Arena with a bar-raising performance, writes Katie Shepherd

Live: The Undertones

The Undertones delivered a lively performance, brilliantly reminiscent of old school punk, writes Gurnaik Johal

Live: PJ Harvey

A sinister, enthralling set from the award-winning singer proves PJ Harvey’s worth as one of contemporary music’s greatest assets, writes Jack Ashworth

Live: Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Benjamin Francis Leftwich delivered an emotional and reflective performance off the back of his latest album, writes Alex Halksworth

Live: Lucy Rose, supporting City and Colour

Distinctively inoffensive yet extremely catchy and relaxed

Live: Florence And The Machine

“Throughout most of her performance, she was leaping and pirouetting across the stage like a ballerina on a caffeine high”

Live: Young Guns

Young Guns returned with a performance that showed that, old material or new, their music still has an eager audience

Festival: Gigantic Indie All Dayer, Vol. 2

Echo & The Bunnymen and Inspiral Carpets topped a star-studded bill at the second Indie All Dayer

Live: Fozzy

WWE star Chris Jericho brought his accomplished heavy metal act to the Ruby Lounge

Live: Yellowcard

Yellowcard seem to settled into their groove a little too much, writes Callum Lunn

Live: Sam Smith

The Grammy winning star’s show mixes his own hits with pop classics, with spine-tingling results

Live: The Vaccines

Their raucous, sold-out Albert Hall show was exactly what we expected from The Vaccines

Live: The Preatures

With such a likeable sound and energy, you can’t imagine The Preatures will be playing small venues forever

Live: Modestep

Modestep return to the spotlight, and they’re not coming quietly

Live: Ariel Pink

Ariel’s sarcastic lo-fi take on pop culture didn’t seem to fit with the relatively grandiose setting

Live: Lonely The Brave

Lonely The Brave gave their fans an intimate, personal show at The Ruby Lounge

Live: This Is The Kit

This Is The Kit’s gentle folk rock makes for an intimate, friendly peformance

Live: The Charlatans

Tim Burgess and co. brought a vibrant Madchester party to the Albert Hall