Now 15 years old, the V Festival attracts an audience of fake tans and stag dos and has never attained the mythology of its more venerable summer rivals... more
The annual Meltdown festival is set to be a family affair as generations of folk-rock stars led by Loudon Wainwright III and his children Martha and Rufus take to the Southbank stages.... more
The Brit Awards take place tonight with a raucous evening expected as the biggest event in the British music calendar celebrates its 30th show.
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The Bedford in Balham is a tiny boozer with an astonishing record of launching careers, from Paolo Nutini to KT Tunstall. Now it's taking its best acts to SXSW... more
A rare opportunity to see some of the best music videos of the moment on the big screen comes next week, when the latest showcase by production company BUG takes place at the BFI Southbank... more
Cliff Richard & The Shadows come to the 02 Arena, Paolo Nutini will be at the Hammersmith Apollo and Florence and the Machine are at Shepherd's Bush.... more
Snow Patrol and Muse are to headline this year's Isle of Wight festival. Kasabian and Keane will appear as special guests, while Amy Winehouse and James Morrison will also perform.... more
Scott Matthews may not have visual charisma - but when he started to sing at his Shepherds Bush Empire gig it was as if the ghost of Tim Buckley was inside the PA system, says Johnny Sharp.... more