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 Supergrass say so long with Brixton show
Supergrass say so long with Brixton show
William L. Hunt is at Brixton Academy as the curtain falls on 17 years of Supergrass.
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Leftfield to headline Liverpool Music Week 2010
Chase And Status, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, more
More names confirmed for Freeze Festival 2010
Diagram Of The Heart among eight new acts
Everything Everything to headline OX4 Festival 2010
Abe Vigoda, Crocodiles, more set for one day event
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster for NME Weekender
Trash Talk also added to the line-up of inaugural event
Watch: Glastonbury Mutoid Waste Company film
Documentary meets founder, checks out their festival work
WEATHER WATCH: what to pack this weekend
Offset Festival, Jersey Music Live, Bingley, more
Summer Madness 2010: Rated!
Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight - 29 August
Shambala Festival 2010: Rated!
Secret location, Northamptonshire - 27-29 August
Creamfields 2010: Rated!
Daresbury, Cheshire - 28-29 August
L.E.D Festival 2010: Rated!
Victoria Park, London, 28-29 August
Festinho 2010: Rated!
Hinwick House, Hinwick, Bedfordshire - 27-29 August
The first review: Reading Festival 2010
How the rock and roll weekender played out
First review: Leeds Festival 2010
Find out how the northern leg of the festival was
Reading Festival: 11 bands you shouldn't have missed!
And one that you really should have...
Dirty Davey: a bandstand view of a fantastic festival
Plus: who do you want to see perform in 2011?
Green Man Festival 2010: Rated!
Breacon Beacons, Wales - 20-22 August
80's Rewind Festival 2010: Rated!
Henley-on-Thames - 20-22 August
V Festival 2010 Chelmsford: Rated!
Hylands Park, Essex - 21-22 August
V Festival 2010 Staffs: Rated!
Weston Park, Staffordshire - 21-22 August
Bloodstock Open Air 2010: Rated!
Catton Hall, Derbyshire - 13-15 August
Croissant Neuf Summer Party 2010: Rated!
Trostrey Common, Usk - 13-15 August
Vintage at Goodwood 2010: Rated!
Goodwood, West Sussex - 13-15 August
Boomtown Fair 2010: Rated!
Secret Location, Buckinghamshire - 13-15 August
Summer Sundae Weekender 2010: Rated!
De Montfort Hall, Leicester - 13-15 August
Bulldog Bash 2010: Rated!
Shakespeare County Raceway - 13-15 August
LeeFest 2010: Rated!
Highams Hill Farm, Bromley - 14 August
Reading and Leeds: Axl Rose explains himself
The most misunderstood frontman in rock talks
End Of The Road Festival 2010: the perfect finishing school
Neil Outram on one of the last summer festivals
The Big One: Bestival 2010
Who to see, what to drink, what to wear - all the answers!
Over the fence: over festivals to check out this week
Waveform and Headstock under the microscope
Which is better: Reading or Leeds? We ask the fans!
Bands also wade into biased debate topic
Electric Picnic 2010: Cultural learning for all
Sam Chapman unravels Ireland's greatest arts festival
The Big One: Offset Festival 2010
What to wear, drink, listen to and miss!
Over the fence: over festivals to check out this week
Jersey Live, Bingley Music Live, Moseley Folk Festival, more
Guns N' Roses vs UK festivals
It's an explosive combination!
Reading and Leeds 2010: The Survival Guide
How to make it through a weekend of rock n roll mayhem
THE BIG TWO: Reading and Leeds Festivals 2010
How to take the dual-site bulls by the horns!
Reading and Leeds: Who are The Rats?
We try to discover the mysterious Lock Up band's identity
Reading and Leeds Festival 2010: headliner profiles
What to expect from the main stage and NME top boys

 Rage Against The Machine @ Finsbury Park
United Kingdom Rage Against The Machine @ Finsbury Park
The internet campaign and its historic victory over X Factor after five years of the show laying claim to Christmas number one may now be a mere distant memory, but today Rage Against The Machine came good on their promise - a free show for the people who made it all possible.
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 Kiss - "You wanted the best!"
Kiss - "You wanted the best!"
"You wanted the best you got the best". The 'Kiss Army' have reported for duty at London's Wembley Arena for Kiss' first arena tour in 11 years, and with fireworks, bazookas and flying bass players on this evening's agenda, tonight is guaranteed to be nothing short of a rock spectacle.
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 Bowling For Soup bare all
United Kingdom Bowling For Soup bare all
"I think I've just burst a bollock," is just the latest of many personal updates given by Jaret Reddick during the Bowling For Soup acoustic tour at the ever intimate Islington Academy.
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 Glastonbury awaits: Mos Def
United Kingdom Glastonbury awaits: Mos Def
Jay-Z fully kicked open the door for hip hop at Glastonbury in 2008 and with reviewers, revellers and the Eavis' all thoroughly convinced, the organisers followed suit and invited Q-Tip to perform at last year's event.
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 Feral beauty: Wild Beasts in Portsmouth
Feral beauty: Wild Beasts in Portsmouth
Returning to Portsmouth for the first date of their UK tour from the relative paradises of Australia and the US, Wild Beasts, like this city's struggling football team, must have felt a slight sinking feeling.
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 A Place To Bury Strangers @ Camden Barfly
A Place To Bury Strangers @ Camden Barfly
The fact that free gigs are free can be one of their downfalls. People will attend simply because of the price tag rather than their particular interest in the music. Luckily tonight's gig avoids falling fowl of this, writes SG Parson.
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 Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
It's difficult to avoid using the word 'supergroup' but this is exactly what Them Crooked Vultures are - either that or Dave Grohl's wet dream come alive, writes Kerry Mason.
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 Arctic Monkeys @ Wembley Arena
Arctic Monkeys @ Wembley Arena
"It's the intensity of the songs that shines through like a bank of halogen; the addicted legions are taking hit after hit and beg mercifully for more during noticeably lengthy breaks between songs", writes Neil Stone
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 Green Day @ Wembley Arena
Green Day @ Wembley Arena
"This is not a fucking tea party, this is Green Day in London!" incites a wild-eyed and clearly energised Billy Joe midway through 'Holiday'...
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 Bloc Party @ Plymouth Pavilions
Bloc Party @ Plymouth Pavilions
With an extended break in the pipeline, Kerry Mason checks out Bloc Party at Plymouth Pavilions before it's too late...
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 Doves @ BBC Electric Proms
United Kingdom Doves @ BBC Electric Proms
Doves performance with the London Bulgarian choir for the BBC Electric Proms erupts as a stunning cultural hybrid of indie rock merged with traditional folklore, writes Samantha Merrydrew.
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 Shirley Bassey @ BBC Electric Proms
United Kingdom Shirley Bassey @ BBC Electric Proms
Wales' number one diva, Shirley Bassey, shows her experience, but not her age, as she makes being a showstopper look effortless writes SG Parson.
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