Reviews
Live Reviews
Dermot Kennedy Delivers an Emotionally Raw, Forest-Themed Masterclass at Leeds First Direct Arena
★★★★★
Dermot Kennedy delivered an emotionally raw, masterfully paced performance at Leeds First Direct Arena, transforming the venue into a striking,...
Live Reviews
Matt Corby in Auckland: A Soul-Stirring Journey Through a Decade of Memory
★★★★☆
From deadpan humor to the communal heights of "Brother," Corby delivers an intimate, barefoot masterclass at his long-awaited New Zealand...
Live Reviews
BBC Big Weekend Sunderland 2026 — Sunday: Olivia Dean Makes History and We Were There for It
★★★★★
Niall Horan opened, CMAT was an absolute force of nature, Kehlani closed with sparks literally raining from the sky —...
Live Reviews
BBC Big Weekend Sunderland 2026 Review: Everything That Happened Across Saturday and Sunday
★★★★★
Twenty-one years since Big Weekend last came to the North East. Worth every second of the wait. Here's what went...
Live Galleries
Best of Saturday — BBC Big Weekend Sunderland 2026 in Photos
A collection of some of the best shots from BBC Big Weekend Sunderland 2026
Live Reviews
BBC Big Weekend Sunderland 2026 — Saturday: Lola Young, Louis Tomlinson & Zara Larsson Deliver a Day We Won’t Forget
★★★★★
Zara Larsson headlined, Louis Tomlinson brought the North East to its knees, and Ellie Goulding reminded everyone why she's been...
EP Reviews
Review: Stella Lefty’s Is This Heaven? Is the Debut You’ll Wish You’d Heard First
★★★★☆
Six tracks. Just under sixteen minutes. And somehow, by the time it's done, you feel like you've known Stella Lefty...
Live Reviews
Georgia Knight Proves Some Things Are Worth Waiting For
★★★☆☆
Some gigs hit you like a freight train. Georgia Knight's rescheduled show was something rarer, and considerably better.