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PHOTOS: Busted – Delamere Forest, Northwich – 19/06/2025

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  • Posted on June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

2025’s Forest Live continues at Delamere Forest, this time with Busted dishing out their swathes of 2000s pop-rock throwbacks.

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What To Expect From… On The Waterfront 2025

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  • Posted on June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

The Wombats, Sting and The Wolfe Tones lead this year’s On The Waterfront, as Liverpool’s summer concert series turns out some stacked, standout lineups.

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PHOTOS: BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025

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  • Posted on May 29, 2025April 21, 2026

We sung; we danced; we people-watched; and we definitely felt the rain on our skin—BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend arrives in Liverpool for 2025, packed to the gills with A-list talent and unforgettable moments.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Léa Sen – ‘LEVELS’

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  • Posted on May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Small in scale but anything but in its breadth, Léa Sen’s debut stakes its claim for experimental pop greatness.

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PHOTOS: Bradley Simpson – O2 Ritz, Manchester – 16/05/2025

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  • Posted on May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Bradley Simpson’s solo journey away from The Vamps hits a new high, where his pop-rock chops and experience with stardom culminate at their sharpest point yet.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Paradise Slaves, Your Spirit Dies, PARCS

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  • Posted on May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, metal brings some fairly middling outings from Paradise Slaves and Your Spirit Dies, but thankfully, PARCS’ pop throwbacks are here to perk things up.

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PHOTOS: Dean Lewis – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – 15/02/2025

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  • Posted on February 18, 2025February 18, 2025

Despite some perception as a sleeper-hit pop artist, Dean Lewis still finds the draw for an arena-sized UK tour as he stops off in Manchester.

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PHOTOS: Joshua Bassett – O2 Ritz, Manchester – 16/01/2025

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  • Posted on January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

From Disney star to alt-pop go-getter, Joshua Bassett arrives in Manchester at the latest peak in his creative journey.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Delights, blacktoothed, State Of You

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  • Posted on January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, there’s a diverse cast of pleasant indie-pop from Delights, great post-hardcore from State Of You, and a stalled-out clunker from blacktoothed.

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PHOTOS: The Lottery Winners – Academy, Manchester – 27/12/2024

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  • Posted on January 1, 2025January 1, 2025

The Lottery Winners blow away the post-Christmas cobwebs with their Burning House Party, an end-of-year celebration that only feels right coming from the people’s champs of indie-pop.

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The spirit of culture and collaboration rushes through Los Bitchos’ newest album, and finds their combination of psychedelia, funk and cumbia at its most energised.

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A double-header of dark, pounding electronic music arrives in Bristol, courtesy of Carpenter Brut and HEALTH’s co-headline tour.

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Digging into her most personal work to date, Jesse Jo Stark earmarks herself as an exceptional singer-songwriter on her new album.

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