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June 2025
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- June 30
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- "If you're one of those self-satisfied old bores who thinks that music doesn't mean as much to younger generations as it does to you, you're flat-out wrong, and here's the proof." Olivia Rodrigo dazzles in the summer sun at BST Hyde Park
- “If anybody brings as much noise as this, I’ll retire!” The Prodigy unleash chaos at Worthy Farm with the heaviest, most intense set of Glastonbury 2025
- "Karla Chubb looks every inch the star." Newly signed to Sub Pop, the label who brought the world Nirvana and Soundgarden, Irish post-punks Sprints tease their next chapter at Glastonbury
- "Their chaotic charm hasn’t dulled one bit." The Libertines roll back the years at Glastonbury with a classic scrappy, rough-around-the-edges set
- “A double-down on the downerism… desolately lovely, miserably minor-key music, with production being their not-so-secret weapon”: Nosound’s To The Core
- "It polarises fans' opinions for certain, but isn't that what great music is supposed to do?": Motörhead ring the changes on Another Perfect Day, initial dismay now a distant memory
- June 29
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- "This is a generational, once-in-a-lifetime moment for a heavy band at a festival that has an awkward history with rock, punk and metal." An awestruck Glastonbury discovers Charli XCX was bang on the money when she predicted the coming of Turnstile Summer
- "It’s refreshing to experience music so pure." Legendary 'Godfather of Grunge' Neil Young closes out Saturday night at Glastonbury, still burning, not fading away
- The guys are dressed as good ol’ boys and the girls have gone full Cowgirl. What is it about Zach Bryan that has convinced the youth of Britain to lose their cynical minds?
- “A homecoming for the ages”: Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party
- June 28
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- Surprise! Glastonbury's worst-kept secret is revealed as 'Patchwork' aka Pulp remind Worthy Farm exactly why they're one of Britain's best-loved and most brilliant bands
- "The Melbourne crew have Glasto by the baps and balls." Aussie punks Amyl and the Sniffers just ripped Glastonbury a new one
- "Hooks big enough to snag a kaiju and basslines so irresistible they could land people in rehab." One of the world's hottest edm bands just fcuked Glastonbury festival
- "Like Gogol Bordello getting pegged by Killing Joke." Missed out on seeing Fat Dog at Glastonbury? Then you messed up
- "It’s so day-glo, coke binge, shell suit wearing, '80s kitsch that you wouldn’t be surprised if Timmy Mallet turned up onstage." The 1975's Glastonbury headline set is as every bit as wild, weird, wired and wonderful as you'd expect
- “New sonic depths and dynamics confer an extra gravitas upon a gleaming collection of winsome melodies”: Mike Oldfield’s personal bravery shines throughout Hergest Ridge: 50th Anniversary
- "You worry for anyone that has to follow them." Biffy Clyro's magnificent Glastonbury set serves notice that they're more than ready to headline Britain's biggest and most beloved festival when the call comes
- June 27
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- "This collection is a breathtaking gift that Springsteen acolytes will cherish": Bruce Springsteen's staggering Tracks II - The Lost Albums makes you wonder why lesser records were released instead
- “Lyric-led, with music that may seem in contrast with the King Crimson work he’s best known for”: Jakko M Jakszyk’s Son Of Glen is a companion piece of sorts to his memoir
- "It's beautiful, pensive and immersive, then turns into doolally dynamite": Mike Oldfield's softly spoken follow-up to Tubular Bells now sounds better than the big beast
- "Brutal, high-velocity, downright mean and no-nonsense hard-rockin'": 1976 Motörhead sound like the real deal on The Manticore Tapes
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- "At a self-described 'post-punk festival', they've put the guy who defined both punk AND post-punk on a little stage in a car park. Lydon is raging…" PiL, Johnny Marr and Death Cult thrill at 'post-punk festival' Forever Now
- Heaven Shall Burn are one of metal's most criminally overlooked bands. Heimat is the perfect gateway album to fix that
- Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones review
- "It sounds like an effective pastiche of Phil Spector, but lacks both Spector's passion and his genius": The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds is revered by the critics - but not everyone is on board
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- June 19
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- "This is how you make a comeback, not pandering, not acquiescing to expectations, but reconfiguring your art with fearlessness and quiet confidence." Nine Inch Nails' Peel It Back tour is a breathtaking spectacle, and a personal triumph for Trent Reznor
- "What a treat this album remains": Steve Harley shows who's boss on the 50th Anniversary edition of The Best Years Of Our Lives
- June 17
- June 16
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- "This is so beautiful." Turnstile fly high in the summer rain with superb headline performance at Outbreak London
- "We’ve been up, we’ve been down...now look where we are!" Korn have finally headlined Download - and it was an absolute triumph
- "The main difference between Future Shock and a Deep Purple record is the trimming of self-indulgent and meandering solos": Gillan's Future Shock pays sonic tribute to their singer's illustrious past
- June 15
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- "If you were there, you’ll probably be talking about it for years to come." Orbit Culture might have just given Download a taste of metal's next major breakout band
- "Like it or not, Sleep Token are the metal sensation of the decade." Vessel and pals prove their doubters wrong during spellbinding Download headline set
- June 14
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- Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large
- "Ladies and gentlemen, we are slipping into fascism. It’s up to us to fight back!” Green Day mark their long-awaited Download debut by calling out Trump and Musk and playing all the bangers
- “You deserve more”: Pulp spoil London with two sets, marvellous production and every hit in their catalogue
- June 13
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- "This is a band reaching the apex of their powers." Within Temptation blow Download away with a theatrical, emotional set
- "Rivers Cuomo even looks like he might smile at one point. Truly a momentous occasion." Weezer smash out the hits for a flawless debut at Download Festival
- “A reminder of their singular magic that stemmed from Rick Wakeman-like piano flair along with an agile, crystalline voice”: Renaissance’s Running Hard – The Albums 1974-1976
- "The astonishing, histrionic Liar that tears the roof off": Queen's debut album gets more intense on Dolby Atmos Blu-ray edition
- "An oddball genius proffering words of hope as the world burns": Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts take aim at Trump & Co. on Talkin To The Trees
- "Still pumping out bottle-rocket earworms": Buckcherry are rollickingly focused on Roar Like Thunder
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- June 5
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- Does a new-look Katatonia mean a bold new era? Of course not, but Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State is a gloomily gorgeous listen all the same
- “A tad dated today – but there’s no denying the compositional prowess”: Greenslade’s Large Afternoon returns in an expanded edition
- "An album as full of joy as it is of craft": The Doobie Brothers bring back Michael McDonald on Walk This Road
- June 3
- June 2
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- "There’s a lot less ‘James Hetfield strangling a goat’ in the singing department." New Volbeat album God Of Angels Trust won't surprise you, but it will get you banging that head
- "After nearly 50 years, this album still packs a punch - vital, visceral and contemporary as hell": Ian Dury becomes an unlikely pop star on New Boots And Panties!!
- June 1
