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The Raconteurs

This is a musical force to be reckoned with

The Raconteurs were at times punk, psychedelia, gospel, Americana and on Steady, As She Goes pure, joyous pop at their Hammersmith Apollo gig... more |  Add your review

 
Music Girls Aloud

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Girls Aloud will bring their glamour to the O2 Arena, a Pendulum night out should be buzzing and Zucchero is to entertain the Albert Hall... more |  Add your view

 
Music Camille

French singer deserves worlwide praise

Dancing wildly and beating on her own chest so that her voice vibrated, Camille gave an eccentric performance, says David Smyth... more |  Add your review

 
Music Ian Bostridge

Mozart and politics

The storyline of Mozart's Idomeneo may seem implausible to today's world but this hasn't stemmed the tide of enthusiasm for it... more |  Add your review

 

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Music Willie Nelson

Bandanas at the ready

You know what you're going to get with Willie Nelson and stetsons off to him he doesn't disappoint, says Pete Clark... more |  Add your review

 
Music Ton Koopman

Bach in business

St Martin-in-the-Fields has opened again after 10 years' renovation and it celebrated with a concert by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra... more |  Add your review

 
Music Danielle de Niese

A diva for the 21st century

Fiona Maddocks meets soprano Danielle de Niese as she prepares to seduce Glyndebourne in L'Incoronazione di Poppea... more |  Add your view

 

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Theatre Tosca and Cavaradossi

Sex, death and politics

In barely 100 minutes Puccini's Tosca delivers corruption, sexual passion, political insurrection, religious hypocrisy and murder... more |  Add your review

 
Music Minnie Driver

Bedroom balladry by a real fan

Minnie Driver's voice was pretty and held the melodies well but lacked any distinctive characteristics, says David Smyth... more |  Add your review

 
Music Ryan Tedder

A drippier Coldplay

Despite a few decent tunes, including the surging soft rocker Stop and Stare, One Republic were more earnest than innovative... more |  Add your review

 
Music Madonna

The queen is back

Seated on a metallic throne on stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend, 49-year-old Madonna's message was clear: the queen of pop is back... more |  Add your review

 
Music Moby

They could have danced all night

Launching his new album, Moby proved that his latest work will be well-received and brought New York to London for an evening at IndigO2... more |  Add your review

 
Music Luigi Nono

House of sound

Better than any illegal substance, Lugi Nono's spatial drama, Prometeo, sends you into a waking trance, says Fiona Maddocks... more |  Add your review

 
Music Andrew Davis

Pushing musical boundaries

Tsunami is not an elegy for victims of a natural disaster but a monodrama about a man whose life is in pieces following a marital break-up... more |  Add your review

 
Music The Raconteurs

Gigs of the week

One of the most respected live acts, The Raconteurs, are to play Hammersmith Apollo, Willie Nelson comes to town and Backstreet Boys reunite... more |  Add your view

 
 


 
 
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