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Russell T. Davies shares insight at Manchester's SCENE Festival about his hit Channel 4 shows exploring queerness, community and adversity
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
Bastille captivated Manchester Arena with a bar-raising performance, writes Katie Shepherd
The Undertones delivered a lively performance, brilliantly reminiscent of old school punk, writes Gurnaik Johal
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
Benjamin Francis Leftwich delivered an emotional and reflective performance off the back of his latest album, writes Alex Halksworth
Distinctively inoffensive yet extremely catchy and relaxed
“Throughout most of her performance, she was leaping and pirouetting across the stage like a ballerina on a caffeine high”
Young Guns returned with a performance that showed that, old material or new, their music still has an eager audience
Echo & The Bunnymen and Inspiral Carpets topped a star-studded bill at the second Indie All Dayer
WWE star Chris Jericho brought his accomplished heavy metal act to the Ruby Lounge
The Grammy winning star’s show mixes his own hits with pop classics, with spine-tingling results
Yellowcard seem to settled into their groove a little too much, writes Callum Lunn
Their raucous, sold-out Albert Hall show was exactly what we expected from The Vaccines
With such a likeable sound and energy, you can’t imagine The Preatures will be playing small venues forever
Modestep return to the spotlight, and they’re not coming quietly
Ariel’s sarcastic lo-fi take on pop culture didn’t seem to fit with the relatively grandiose setting
Lonely The Brave gave their fans an intimate, personal show at The Ruby Lounge
This Is The Kit’s gentle folk rock makes for an intimate, friendly peformance
Tim Burgess and co. brought a vibrant Madchester party to the Albert Hall
Connor Schofield’s sunny indie pop deserved to make the transition from his bedroom to the stage
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