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“Who knows what’s next?”: Alex James on Britpop Classical, Blur and prospect of returning to Coachella
By Will Simpson published
Bassist plays the Albert Hall tonight

“This will revolutionise the ticketing marketplace”: US Justice Department and Live Nation sign deal
By Will Simpson published
Live music behemoth won’t be broken up, but its wings are clipped

My Bloody Valentine’s sound engineer on wrangling the shoegaze pioneers’ huge live setup
By Jim Ottewill published
Sound engineer Marc Carolan shares the challenges and excitement of helping bring My Bloody Valentine's first headline tour in over a decade to life

“What Africa is capable of when vision meets excellence”: Record broken for Largest Orchestra at an Afrobeats concert
By Will Simpson published
The cream of the genre plus an 80-piece ensemble

Hello Old Friend: Clapton heads out to Midwest for September tour
By Will Simpson published
Jimmie Vaughan is supporting

“This is a love and friendship story I have with Mexico”: Shakira plays largest gig in Mexico City’s Zócalo
By Will Simpson published
She played free show to 400,000

“If they want to jump on stage, great”: Could Billy Joel make a live comeback at his own tribute night?
By Will Simpson published
It’s at Carnegie Hall on March 12

Lights Up: Harry Styles one-off cut price Manchester show is to be made into a Netflix Special
By Will Simpson published
... To be released two days later
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