Live Reviews

Lorde live at Glastonbury 2025: a celebratory start to her new era

Friday June 27, Woodsies: the pop star marked the release of her fourth album 'Virgin' with a euphoric run-through for early risers at her secret set

Lana Del Rey live in Cardiff: stadium spectacle on her own terms

Principality Stadium, June 23, 2025: Del Rey’s country-leaning set brings Southern idyll and drama to her biggest-ever tour

Charli XCX’s Partygirl live in London: celebrating the community and creators of ‘Brat’ summer

Lido Festival, Victoria Park, London, June 14, 2025: a victory lap for the pop star doubles as a showcase for her friends and collaborators

Beyoncé live in London: giddy up for one of the stadium spectacles of the year

June 4, London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: the superstar brings her reclamation of country to the UK with a glitzy show that pays homage to those who came before her

Wet Leg live in London: a confident, charismatic return

O2 Academy Brixton, London, May 23, 2025: After being thrust into a whirlwind of success when they first emerged, the Isle Of Wight band are back and looking more comfortable in the spotlight than ever

Tyler, The Creator live in London: theatrical flair from a true rap auteur

Ready to satiate an audience starved of his polished performance, rap’s maverick tears through over a decade of shape-shifting with razor-sharp precision

2hollis live in London: Soundcloud rap collides with pop crooning for a maelstrom of energy

March 20, Heaven: The rising star commands a rabid crowd with a migraine-inducing live show designed for the post-Carti era

FKA Twigs live in London: the queen of avant-pop brings ‘Eusexua’ mesmerisingly to life

Magazine, London, March 21, 2025: songs from across the artist’s catalogue get enveloped in the world behind her striking third album in a typically artful performance

Red Bull Culture Clash 2025 review: the greats face off in thrilling, star-studded battles

Drumsheds, March 8: Spice, the Queen of Dancehall, emerges triumphant in a powerful affirmation of clash culture’s Jamaican roots

KISS OF LIFE live in London: make way for K-pop’s coolest new it girls

At their very first UK concert, the NME Cover stars prove exactly why they’re the ones to watch
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