Kneecap to headline London festival as planned after other gig cancellations
Wide Awake Festival had ‘positive discussions with stakeholders’ involved in Brixton event
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Kneecap should be commended rather than condemned
Belfast rappers' choice of word may have been crass but at least they were using their artform to create a space for politics
Kneecap videos to be investigated by UK’s counter-terrorism police
Pogues, Fontaines DC and Lankum among Irish artists defending Kneecap against ‘political repression’
‘You have to be delusional to be successful in anything’ – Bray Jazz Festival star Nubya Garcia
The saxophonist has seen huge changes in British jazz since her early performances. She’s now both a figurehead and a breakthrough international star
Neil Young to follow The Cure’s example in not using ‘bad’ dynamic pricing
Young says surge pricing a ‘bad thing that has happened to concerts worldwide’, citing The Cure’s Robert Smith
Glastonbury 2025: Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young and The 1975 to headline
Young back on bill after withdrawing due to mistaken belief that festival was under BBC ‘corporate control’
Sam Fender: People Watching review – Emotional resistance is futile
Devastating observations about the trials of everyday life are part of what the English singer-songwriter is all about
Glastonbury 2025: Neil Young confirms he will play festival after ‘error in information’ led him to pull out
Earlier this week Young backed out of the festival claiming it was ‘under corporate control’ of the BBC
Glastonbury Festival doubles profits amid accusations of ‘corporate control’
Capacity at the famous music festival, which turns over much of its profit to charities, has increased to 210,000 people
Glastonbury 2025: Neil Young pulls out of festival claiming it is ‘under corporate control’ of BBC
Young says BBC wanted him and his band to ‘do a lot of things in a way we were not interested’
Rod Stewart to play Glastonbury 2025 legends slot: ‘I’m proud, ready and able to titillate’, says 79-year-old rocker
Scottish singer Rod Stweart will become one of the oldest artists to perform a major set at the Glastonbury festival
Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year: Celebrity ‘manifesting’ influences 2024 choice
Dua Lipa and Simone Biles among celebrities known to imagine success in belief they will achieve it
Irish postpunk band Gurriers: ‘Everyone asks about the Dublin music scene. It’s not just Dublin any more, it’s everywhere’
The Irish postpunk band talk about playing Jools Holland, how Glastonbury lost out to Armagh and why Ireland’s music scene is working so well
Rick Astley on rickrolling, refinding fame and his ‘weird’ childhood
From Stock Aitken Waterman pop puppetry to playing Glastonbury, Rick Astley’s trajectory through the pop music industry has been anything but ordinary
All Together Now 2024 highs and lows: Barry Can’t Swim ends up bowled over, a Glastonbury bad habit creeps in
From Natasha Bedingfield in the Saturday sun and a smoking-belching dragon to headliner confusion and annoying festivalgoers
Glass Animals: ‘Our drummer nearly died. An absolutely genius surgeon in Dublin saved his life’
Frontman Dave Bayley reflects on his drummer’s brush with death, the slow boil of the band’s success, his own insertion as an introvert into a chart-topping life and the forthcoming album
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June 23rd-28th: From the perils of social media in drama Douglas is cancelled to coverage of Glastonbury 2024
Glastonbury 2024: Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Shania Twain and SZA to headline the festival
Diverse spread of A-list artists and strong supporting lineup includes Camila Cabello, Burna Boy and more
Rick Astley in Belfast review: The singer looks to be loving life on stage. It’s hard to dislike him
Likeable northern English crooner, who plays in Dublin on Tuesday, is still in fine voice and is clearly enjoying himself
Finn McRedmond: Elton John at Glastonbury a reminder of better, weirder era
Our world can feel terribly one-note: western politics driven primarily by men in sharp suits, all presidential in nature
Lewis Capaldi cancels Electric Picnic gig, announcing break from touring ‘for the foreseeable future’
Scottish singer (26) says he needs more time to focus on his mental health and is ‘still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette’s’
Glastonbury 2023: from Lana Del Rey to Lewis Capaldi – the memorable and controversial moments
From the crowd helping a struggling Capaldi, to Del Rey being escorted off stage by security, the weekend had some unplanned events
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