Sophie founded Music & Gigs because she saw a gap and decided to fill it. She leads all editorial direction, has interviewed the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pale Waves, and Tom Grennan, and has a reputation for spotting great artists early. Writer, photographer, designer — Sophie wears a lot of hats, but the thread running through all of it is the same: a lifelong obsession with music and the people who make it.
Features
KATSEYE make Billboard Hot 100 debut less than a year after launch
Less than a year since their official debut, global girl group KATSEYE has officially landed their first Billboard Hot 100...
Features
Charli XCX fans spiral after “Charli Cam” teaser: “It’s going to be a very special week”
After posting a glitchy Instagram Story with the message “it’s going to be a very special week xx”, Charli followed...
Live Reviews
15 Years of Parklife: Manchester’s loudest weekender still knows how to throw a party
What started as a small, sweaty one-dayer in Platt Fields back in 2010 is now one of the UK’s biggest...
Concert
Sam Ryder is heading to OVO Arena Wembley — and this one feels personal
Sam Ryder’s played a royal jubilee, sung at Eurovision, and topped the charts — but this next chapter feels different....
Live Reviews
Olly Murs & Blue Light Up Leeds: A Night of Nostalgia, Banter & Bangers
There are pop shows… and then there’s whatever magic Olly Murs bottled up and unleashed in Leeds last night. A...
Concert
Ed Sheeran’s Ipswich Gigs Are a Full-Circle Homecoming — Here’s How to Be Part of It
If you’ve ever loudly claimed you went to school near Ed Sheeran, this is your moment. The global chart-topper and...
Festival
Reading & Leeds Festival 2025: Travis, Chappell, Mosh Pits & Main Pop Girls Incoming
Let’s talk about the line-up, because it’s absolutely stacked. Travis Scott headlines Friday in a European exclusive appearance that’s bound...
Single Reviews
Old Phone by Ed Sheeran Is a Soft Spiral Through Memory — and We’re Not OK
Lyrically, this one goes deep — and it goes fast. The verses are full of brutal little punches that feel...