The Tubs: Hard Life review – indie’s Larry David spins self-loathing into glorious jangle-rock

Britain’s best indie-rockers hold fast to their defiantly old-school sound, slipping wry sideways looks at despair in among hooky melodies that always sound like a good time

The 2026 Proms: tell us about your favourite concerts

Ahead of Saturday’s Last Night, we want to hear what you’ve enjoyed this year. Has any of the new music made it on to your playlists? Which soloists wowed you? Did you sing along to Hey Jude with the Jupiter Ensemble? Share your listening experiences in the comments

Todd Rundgren review – try-anything veteran doesn’t let his freak flag fully fly

The 78-year-old has astonishing range but gets bogged down in middling rock, though later delivers some gorgeous acoustic songs – and a slinky Marvin Gaye cover

Forget vinyl v digital debates, this kind of musical ‘authenticity’ brings real rewards

Period instruments are miles away from retro affectation, and as two Proms this week will show, can actually bring historical music up to the moment

Evanescence review – devastating power and range from one of rock’s great vocal talents

The titanic choruses and stormy metal riffs of latest album Sanctuary are the perfect foundation for Amy Lee’s astonishing, skyscraping vocal range

Even better than the Real Thing? The overlooked Black music scene of 1970s Liverpool

Despite the city’s backdrop of deprivation and racism, vibrant nightclubs and daring artists thrived – but after No 1 success for the Real Thing, why was the scene ignored?

Yuja review – portrait of star pianist who is intellectually curious and deeply musically attuned

Wang is rattled to find her appearance gets far more attention than her playing in this reflective documentary from Lorna Tucker

I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians

I have lost patience with the sector’s talk of diversity when it refuses to acknowledge those people who can’t afford to keep playing, says conductor and composer Robert Ames

Tame Impala frontman announces he will no longer sign autographs due to ‘aggressive’ collectors

Australian musician Kevin Parker will also no longer take photos with fans at hotels and airports, claiming ‘autograph hounds’ using children to gain access

‘Would they fight or hug?’ The Oasis comeback film’s makers on shooting fans, vicars, police – and the Gallaghers

The crowds wept and prayed, police used their song lyrics for briefings and a vicar gave a sermon about brotherly forgiveness. The directors of Don’t Look Back in Anger relive their wildest ride ever

Glastonbury tickets break £400 for first time as on-sale date is announced

Tickets set to cost £408 at return for Somerset festival after a fallow year, a jump from £378.50 in 2025

Richard Alston’s dance illuminated the music, let you delight in the moment – and stole my heart

The radical British choreographer, who has died aged 77, was as warm and graceful as his astonishing body of work

Freiburg Baroque Orch/Rattle/Faust review – ‘problem’ Schumann works shine in exceptional evening

Simon Rattle, guest conducting the period instrument ensemble, brought insights and detail to these three lesser known works by Schumann. Isabelle Faust was a spirited and graceful soloist in the Violin Concerto

‘Cantona’s a Kwengletarian!’ Inside the maximalist, magical mentality of rising London Irish rapper Kibo

The masterful ​Harrow MC behind the year’s funniest, most inventive UK rap debut explains how his parents sparked his ravenous outlook – and why he’s wrestling his peers

Richard Alston, trailblazer and guiding light of British dance, dies aged 77

Akram Khan among those paying tribute to ‘pioneering’ choreographer of intense musicality and grace who inspired generations of dancers