‘Emotional connection’: Wonderwall becomes England’s World Cup anthem
Oasis tune has been sung from Texas to Massachusetts and soon in Mexico City – and the players have joined in too
Stephen Hough to lead relaunched Leeds piano competition
Free choice of repertoire and an increased upper age limit part of the changes in a competition that will emphasise individuality and imagination
Bruce Foxton, bassist with the Jam, reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis
Musician who now plays in From the Jam has vowed to ‘keep going and play live for as long as I’m able to do it’
Lily Allen defends length of West End Girl shows: ‘I don’t want anyone to feel ripped off’
Singer has likened live show to theatre rather than a conventional concert but fans have criticised the performances and lack of crowd interaction
Chris Martin’s lost James Bond theme goes on auction with unheard Coldplay tapes
Acoustic recording of a song titled The World Is Not Enough included in wide-ranging auction featuring formative Coldplay recordings
Country diary: There’s no blackbird song like the one on my street
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: With summer’s great silence coming, we must enjoy the birdsong while we can – as I have done with my local conifer crooner
From burning bogs to boutique bonanzas: how did Britain become a nation of festival obsessives?
They used to mean crusties, hippies, all-male lineups, near riots and burning toilets. Now, from Dorset to Inverness, there’s a festival – and a costume – for everyone. What caused this boom? And is there a dark side?
Fatboy Slim says he felt paralysed at prospect of DJing sober after rehab
Speaking on Desert Island Discs, the Grammy-nominated musician referred to his alcoholism as a parasite
Radio 2 DJ Trevor Nelson taking break from broadcasting over health issues
BBC presenter, 62, ‘concentrating on getting better, being back to 100% me and getting back behind the mic’
StubHub UK fined almost £900,000 over ‘hidden’ ticket fees
Reseller is also ordered to refund more than 50,000 fans, while its rival Viagogo remains under investigation
Once Upon a Time in Holyhead: Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue shooting film in Porthcawl
Pair pictured ‘laughing and singing’ at Welsh seaside town’s Saltwater Inn, for post-funeral scene in film by British film-maker Jamie Adams
Johnny Marr to auction off dozens of guitars heard on Smiths classics such as This Charming Man
Christie’s sale in London in September carries estimates up to £150,000, with some instruments also used by Noel Gallagher and Bernard Sumner
The hill I will die on: Going to a gig is an endurance test
Muddy sound systems, pricey tickets and a strong chance of getting showered with someone’s stale beer – give me a nice sit-down in a cinema any time, says Guardian Saturday commissioning editor Sasha Mistlin
Bedtime blues: London ‘killing off nightlife’ as UK city with strictest licensing rules
Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds are experiencing after-hours boom as a result of more lenient rules
Lost for years, the music of The Tiger Who Came to Tea author’s mother is heard again
Descendants of Julia Kerr gather for recital at Einstein’s summer house near Berlin where revived opera was set