Gig Reviews

In Manchester, Johnny Marr reclaimed The Smiths' legacy

For the first out-and-out rock concert at Aviva Studios, Manchester's £240m new arts complex, Marr delivered a set studded with classics

Romy at Electric Brixton was a celebration of vulnerability and queer joy

Ed Sheeran at the Royal Albert Hall was self-indulgent with the authenticity of ChatGPT

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Jessie Ware at Alexandra Palace was a joyous, high-camp disco tour-de-force

Even in middle age, The Streets cause mayhem at Alexandra Palace

Little Simz's Alexandra Palace show was a crowning of a special British talent

The Chemical Brothers' O2 show was a thrilling multisensory onslaught

Eric Cantona is reborn as a rock star

PJ Harvey delivers an extraordinary show of artistry and imagination

U2 at the Las Vegas Sphere is the most sense-scrambling rock concert ever conceived