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Best live vocal microphones 2026: My pick of the top vocal mics that'll elevate your live performance

By Simon Fellows Last updated

Get the very best live vocal performance with tried and tested mics from Shure, Sennheiser, DPA, Aston and more

Microphones
The 11 best consoles for live mixing 2022: our pick of the best gig-ready live mixing boards
Best consoles for live mixing: Our pick of the best gig-ready live mixing boards

By Chris Corfield Last updated

The best analogue and digital mixers for live music, from solo musicians to full bands

Singles And Albums
soundcheck
10 honest live soundcheck tips for musicians from a sound engineer

By Sam Drower Last updated

Real-world advice to improve your soundchecks and gigs

Gigs & Festivals
6 tips for buying your first PA system
6 tips for buying your first PA system

By Chris Barnes Published

From bands to buskers, take your music to the masses with this guide to choosing a great first PA system

Speakers
Band rehearsing
10 ways to make the most of your band rehearsals

By Paul Geary Published

Use your practice time together better with these easy and effective tips

Guitar Lessons & Tutorials
Carl Cox
7 ways to be a better DJ post-lockdown

By Future Music Last updated

Back To Live: How to prep for a killer set

Djs
Live sound tips
10 easy and practical tips for getting a great live guitar sound

By Music Radar Published

Our guide to help you create a sonic storm onstage

Festival Crowd
Live music to return from 19 July as UK government announces end to Covid restrictions

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Industry bodies greet the news positively but say government must back insurance scheme for live events

Gigs & Festivals
Musicians
5 ways men can be better allies to women in the music industry

By Jai Widdowson-Jones Last updated

Back To Live: The reset for touring and performing is a chance to start making lasting changes

Tech
Rehearsal
10 tips for musicians on getting gigs and promoting them

By Ellie Rogers Published

Start back stronger

Guitars
Back to live
Why the return of live music doesn't mean your local music venue is safe just yet

By Will Simpson Last updated

For live music venues, the return of live music brings with it a new set of challenges, both sides of the Atlantic

Tech
Back to live
Back To Live: Let’s get this party restarted

By MusicRadar Last updated

Live music is coming back. Are you ready for it?

Gigs & Festivals
Back to live
The 50 Greatest Live Albums Ever

By MusicRadar Published

Back To Live: Live music is almost here. In the meantime whet your appetite with the greatest live rock albums of all time, as voted for by you!

Back To Live: Playing a gig
First gig booked? Refresh yourself on the dos and don'ts of playing shows

By Total Guitar Published

Back To Live: Refresh yourself on the essentials before hitting the stage again

Tutorials
Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Marty Friedman, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Morse and Michael Landau on how they get stage-ready
6 guitar pros on how to prepare your playing for tour

By Music Radar Published

Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Marty Friedman, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Morse and Michael Landau on how they get stage-ready

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips
Inside the space bubbles: How Flaming Lips cheated the pandemic

By MusicRadar Published

Back To Live: Flaming Lips have always been a band who think outside the box, and their approach to surviving the pandemic was no different. Here, Wayne Coyne talks lockdown, live music and getting back to 'the new normal'

Obvurt
Canadian death metal guitarist forced to relearn as a leftie, then plays gig at elementary school

By Rob Laing Published

Music teacher Philippe Drouin fronts the trio Obvurt

Guitar Lessons & Tutorials
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Blues powerhouse Christone “Kingfish” Ingram shares his top tips for touring as he returns to the road

By MusicRadar Published

Back To Live: The 22-year-old phenom on studying the masters, keeping gear gig-ready, and why it always pays to listen to Mr. Guy

Live streaming
Live streaming: what we learned from a year of streamed shows

By MusicRadar Published

Back To Live: Now that live music is returning, are livestreams a thing of the past? No: they're the future

Jimi Hendrix
What happened to Jimi Hendrix's Monterey Stratocaster?

By MusicRadar Published

Back To Live: The iconic Fender Strat and others were set on fire by Jimi's hand, but thereafter their whereabouts are the stuff of legend

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