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The world’s greatest music festival closed out with a hits-packed Cure set – plus choirs, cones and cutesy metal -
From a Rocketman singalong to going on stage at the hedonistic NYC Downlow club, Michael Segalov was impressed – and moved – by his dad’s rock’n’roll attitude
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The Guardian’s fashion reporter and photographer found the strongest looks being paraded at this year’s festival -
4 out of 5 stars.
Robert Smith’s band of goth-pop veterans focus on their imperial phase: a catalogue that can’t help but be anthemic -
David Attenborough and the climate crisis take centre stage, while single-use plastic is banned for the first time. But have the festival’s environmental efforts gone far enough?
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Is there more to Glastonbury festival than a massive party in the sun? Owen Jones spent a few days at Worthy Farm finding out how trans activists cut through at a rave, how women are leading discussions and whether people can talk politics without mentioning Brexit
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Jack Watney, 32, and Sarah Adey, 31, met at university in 2008. They married this June and held a wedding celebration at this year’s festival on Worthy Farm -
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5 out of 5 stars.
Kylie at Glastonbury 2019 review – solid-gold set from a living legend
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4 out of 5 stars.
Jeff Goldblum review Lounge lizard turns on the charm
4 out of 5 stars.
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4 out of 5 stars.
Download review Fire, fury and hymns to the dark side
4 out of 5 stars.Headliners Slipknot and Def Leppard lead the way on a long weekend of big riffs and shouting -
The big ones may be sold out but here’s our pick of the smaller gatherings that still have tickets -
3 out of 5 stars.
Parklife review Rap, reggae and rave under gallons of northern rain
3 out of 5 stars.A younger crowd means older acts like Christine and the Queens and David Rodigan are ignored – but Mabel, Khalid and George Ezra get a huge response -
Whether you go full on feral at Glastonbury or chomp on churros at a one-day dad-fest, there’s a festival for you
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As she prepares to take Glastonbury by storm, the country star opens a bottle of red wine and talks about the personal tragedy that coloured her new songs -
The rapper and singer who caused conservative outrage with his impassioned Camp America video talks about why he’s decided to take a stand -
They’ve shaken the leather and chains in a gay sex club. Now the transgressive trio have their sights set on stirring up the rest of the world -
Norman Cook has spent three decades blowing the Ibiza party crowd away. The DJ reveals why he teamed up with the director to capture 2,000 years of the island’s wild, strange history
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3 out of 5 stars.
Mark Ronson Tears on the dancefloor for sad-sack DJ set
3 out of 5 stars.Backed by the vocal powerhouse Yebba and a vaping King Princess, the night works best when it reaches for surprises -
4 out of 5 stars.
Sheryl Crow Sublime anthems from defiant country-rocker
4 out of 5 stars.Though she may not be as zeitgeisty as she once was, the nine-time Grammy-winner just keeps getting better as a live performer -
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4 out of 5 stars.
Eagles Soaring return for rock's slick cowboys
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4 out of 5 stars.
Daddy Yankee A jubilantly Latino Saturday night blowout
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4 out of 5 stars.
Gladys Knight Empress of soul whips her crowd into euphoria
4 out of 5 stars.
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3 out of 5 stars.
Alexis Petridis's album of the week Thom Yorke: Anima – angst, anguish, paranoia and … jokes?
3 out of 5 stars.The Radiohead frontman gives a glimpse of his fun side on this intriguing, infuriating solo album. But you’ll have to listen closely -
4 out of 5 stars.
Folk album of the month House and Land: Across the Field – a magical recasting of music history
4 out of 5 stars.Electronic experimentalism duels with classic banjo sounds for this ambient, affecting new twist on American folk music -
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30 years after Nirvana released their debut album, Bleach, we revisit Jonathan Freedland's 1994 report from the aftermath of Cobain's death
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A company fronted by Scooter Braun – whom Swift has accused of bullying her – has bought the rights to the singer’s older work -
5 out of 5 stars.
Pink Pink review – gymnastic spectacular from pop's great noncomformist
5 out of 5 stars.The star condenses the energy of an entire tour into a single show that’s a riot of circus athleticism and crowd-pleasing hits -
Chris Brown’s video Wobble Up features artwork that was allegedly copied without consent -
Her songs are streamed in the millions and her music is beloved by Janet Jackson. But who is HER, the songwriter who hides her identity with a pair of sunglasses?
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Stormzy delivered an culture-defining performance, the Killers asserted themselves as rock’n’roll heroes – and there was still space for flutes, country and Kylie -
3 out of 5 stars.
Experimental music Thom Yorke: Anima review – angst, anguish, paranoia and … jokes?
3 out of 5 stars.The Radiohead frontman gives a glimpse of his fun side on this intriguing, infuriating solo album. But you’ll have to listen closely -
Bewildered by the hundreds of acts at Glastonbury? The Guardian’s music editors pick the best names from lower down the bill
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As his band gear up for Glastonbury, the singer talks about his Jewish politics and how there are musicians far more privileged than him -
5 out of 5 stars.
Belatedly making her debut at the festival, the star managed a seemingly impossible combination of sincerity and camp, pop perfection and pure emotion
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Beyoncé, Bruno Mars and Migos among winners at black entertainment awards, where tributes were paid to Nipsey Hussle who was shot dead in March
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Video scenes in God Control recall 2016 Orlando shooting that left 49 people dead, and end with the words: ‘No one is safe. Gun control. Now’ -
The Van Halen singer on squeezing into spandex for the 1980 Pinkpop festival in Holland – and his unfortunate run-in with a disco mirrorball -
‘He had no problem getting completely naked. The makeup artist had to strategically apply the bubbles’
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The French producer has died after a freak accident – but leaves a legacy as a bon viveur who sprinkled everyone from Phoenix to Kanye West with his magic -
Forty years after their debut, the Manchester band continue to influence not just music, but design, literature, film and more. Moby, the Killers, Jon Savage and others explain why -
It’s 30 years since the release of the Seattle band’s debut album, Bleach. Over the rest of their short career, Kurt Cobain and co would belt out a torrent of classics
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