Caribou review – small-scale sweaty return showcases potent pivot to pop
Playing mostly new material from upcoming album Honey, this mainstream club fare is given huge personality by Dan Snaith’s croon and yearning songcraft
The Weeknd review – superstar showman wows on a monumental scale
Performing to over 70,000 fans, the mystique merchant put on a 27-song set showcasing new music as well as favourites
Texas review – Sharleen Spiteri on fantastic form in career-spanning set
The sweary Scotswoman is a wildly amusing presence in this joyful celebration of three decades in music – even if she fails to drown out those invasive drums
MJ Lenderman: Manning Fireworks review – joyously weird alt-Americana
(Featuring possibly his best track yet, the North Carolina guitarist-songwriter goes to the sparse and seamy side on this worthy successor to Boat Songs
Mercury Rev: Born Horses review – a lush and serene return
With a half-new lineup, the US rock band’s first album of new material since 2015 finds them in dreamy, reflective mode
Fat Dog: Woof review – a boisterous debut with more bark than bite
Outlandish musical choices from oompah to sleaze should make the Londoners’ debut feel fresh, but they’re the latest interlopers in a crowded experimental field
Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve review – 50 years of hits only improved by age
The singer-songwriter and his Attractions sidekick roam from 1977 to today – and pay a special tribute to the venue’s historic comedy heritage
End of the Road festival review – engagingly eclectic weekender never fails to surprise
A headlining Slowdive ticked the indie boxes, but Lankum’s intense folk, Paranoid London’s filthy techno and Nourished By Time’s slick R&B grooves once again prove this festival has punch and personality
Fontaines DC review – Dublin rockers strike out into the stratosphere
Rolling out new album Romance and an expansive change of direction, the band range from wistful to brutal in a small-scale gig of epic intensity
Richard Hawley review – homecoming hero is in the mood to celebrate
Playing his largest ever gig in the city, the singer tenderly croons his musical love letters to the people and places of Sheffield, while his biting political songs turn into rousing singalongs
Laurie Anderson: Amelia review – return flight with aviation pioneer is a long haul
The US musician’s reboot of a 2000 work about Amelia Earhart is frustratingly slow to take off
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Wild God review – a different kind of transcendence
The Bad Seeds are back, if slightly muted, as Cave channels his grief following the death of two of his sons to often tremendous effect
Coco & Clair Clair: Girl review – girlish singsong with sizzle and spark
After years of lightweight pop, the duo are breaking new ground with their second full-length album
Niall Horan review – vintage-tinged crowd pleasing from former One Directioner
The amiable star proves that he fully deserves his devoted solo fanbase with 80s-indebted guitar pop and Mumford-style balladry
Leeds festival review – Lana Del Rey and Liam Gallagher are sublime after the storm
An eclectic line-up – from Lambrini Girls to Fontaines DC and Fred Again – defied Storm Lilian to deliver a fiery, heartfelt festival