Music + Live music reviews
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4 out of 5 stars.The crowd-pleasing ham holds court to thrill his audience of ‘ragers’ with a combination of brawny bangers, force of will and a big box of fireworks
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5 out of 5 stars.Her show may be situated in a fantastical world full of insects, swords and fallen trees, but the US singer’s lyrics are earthy and induce bedlam in her devoted fans
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4 out of 5 stars.
Avril Lavigne at Glastonbury review – pop punk pioneer still gives potent teenage kicks
4 out of 5 stars.The Canadian singer plays to the biggest Other stage crowd of the weekend, all in thrall to an expertly written catalogue that has real strength and depth -
4 out of 5 stars.Her voice, affected by Lyme disease, isn’t what it once was – but her country glamour and crowdpleasing impulses make for a successful legends set
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3 out of 5 stars.While it might have been cancelled after the premiere in 1840, Christopher Alden’s frenetic staging, an effervescent Philharmonia Orchestra and a fine cast show there’s a decent evening’s entertainment in there
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5 out of 5 stars.
Coldplay at Glastonbury review – Chris Martin takes tens of thousands on the adventure of a lifetime
5 out of 5 stars.Fireworks! Lasers! Confetti! More fireworks! Coldplay pull out every last stop for their record fifth headline performance, and you’d be churlish not to love it
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4 out of 5 stars.
Dua Lipa at Glastonbury review – headliners are rarely this hook-laden and hedonistic
4 out of 5 stars.The British singer’s Friday night set underlines her claim to be one of the world’s great current pop stars, with a cast-iron hit always around the corner -
4 out of 5 stars.
Nardus Williams/Elizabeth Kenny review – compelling and crystalline duo open Spitalfields festival
4 out of 5 stars.Premiering Roderick Williams’ song cycle about Black Tudors alongside songs from the period itself, the rising-star soprano was elegant, while the uber-lutenist poured her solos like liquid
Hebrides Ensemble/Lamprea review – Schoenberg’s Pierrot is pushed to extremes
3 out of 5 stars.