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Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy Farm

The Pilton piss-up gets back – finally!

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Billie Eilish: “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show”

Paul McCartney live at Glastonbury 2022: history-making rock’n’Grohl with The Boss

Kendrick Lamar live at Glastonbury 2022: thought-provoking rapper takes the Pyramid Stage

Billie Eilish live at Glastonbury 2022: headline set ushers in a new era for the festival

Pete Doherty at Glastonbury 2022: “I’ve been spearheading indie sleaze for years!”

LATEST NEWS

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine says he’ll “forgive” David Ellefson, but “just won’t play music with him anymore”

Steve Coogan quotes famous Alan Partridge Beatles line as he watches Paul McCartney at Glastonbury

H.E.R. releases cover of Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘Dance to The Music’ for ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ soundtrack

John Oliver hits out at Roe v. Wade decision: “What the Supreme Court has just done is utterly devastating”

Watch Chris Martin take over a family pub’s piano to play Coldplay’s ‘A Sky Full of Stars’

Alec Baldwin set to interview Woody Allen and “could not care less” about speculation

ALBUM REVIEWS

Soccer Mommy – ‘Sometimes, Forever’ review: nuanced and purposeful songwriting

MUNA – ‘MUNA’ album review: a field of sunflowers from poisoned ground

Regina Spektor – ‘Home, before and after’ review: funny and heartbreaking art-punk

Conan Gray – ‘Superache’ review: confessional pop bangers with a real sense of drama

FEATURES

The 50 greatest Glastonbury moments… ever!

‘Ellie & Natasia’: the surreal sketch show that’s sillier than ‘Stath Lets Flats’

Hippies in bloomers, army bell tents and Stackridge: the story of the first ever Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury trailblazers: the acts who gave Worthy Farm some of its most memorable firsts

Soccer Mommy on resisting music industry bullshit: “It’s easy when you hate it”

The most frustrating set clashes of Glastonbury 2022

GIG REVIEWS

Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy Farm

Kendrick Lamar live at Glastonbury 2022: thought-provoking rapper takes the Pyramid Stage

The most magical moments from Lorde’s mystical Glastonbury set

Dressed as Meadowhall, Self Esteem’s Glastonbury performance was iconic – here’s why

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Years & Years on the magic of Kate Bush and playing ‘Night Call’ live at Glastonbury 2022

Haim at Glastonbury 2022: “When we saw Nile Rogers at Glastonbury, that was lifechanging.”

ArrDee at Glastonbury 2022: “I’m here to try and build a legacy”

Róisín Murphy tells us about her “slab of gold” new album and acting debut at Glastonbury 2022

How to score a ‘Star Wars’ series, according to ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ composer Natalie Holt

Beabadoobee tells us about her new album ‘Beatopia’ at Glastonbury 2022

THE BIG READ

Billie Eilish: “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show”

Sky Ferreira: “I’m starting to realise: I’m glad that I sound like me”

Muse: “There’s gonna be a big shift. We’re dealing with a disruptive transition”

Yungblud: “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature”

MORE NEWS

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ becomes highest-grossing film of 2022 so far

Cyndi Lauper shares rerecorded version of abortion rights song ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ in wake of Roe v. Wade reversal

L.A. Guns guitarist plays entire concert from bathroom backstage due to panic disorder

fromis_9 celebrate the summer in dazzling ‘Stay This Way’ music video

Jack Harlow brings out Brandy at BET Awards to rap over ‘First Class’

SEVENTEEN to return with repackaged album ‘Sector 17’ next month

Watch NMIXX perform a cover ITZY’s hit 2019 single ‘Icy’

Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Foo Fighters’ ‘All My Life’

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

DOMi & JD Beck: meet the virtuosic jazz duo signed to Anderson .Paak’s new label

Grove: “You’ve got to poke the rage button, but direct it somewhere once you have”

‘Melodrama’ at five: how Lorde’s cinematic pop opus inspired a new generation of artists

Omar Apollo live in London: a steamy, effortlessly charismatic performance

FILM & TV NEWS

Steve Coogan quotes famous Alan Partridge Beatles line as he watches Paul McCartney at Glastonbury

John Oliver hits out at Roe v. Wade decision: “What the Supreme Court has just done is utterly devastating”

Alec Baldwin set to interview Woody Allen and “could not care less” about speculation

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ becomes highest-grossing film of 2022 so far

Hideo Kojima shelved a game concept due to ‘The Boys’ similarities

John Williams to retire from scoring films after ‘Indiana Jones 5’

Jessi steps down as host of ‘Showterview’, Sunmi to take over

Taskmaster reveals celebrity line-up for series 14

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Elvis’ review: Baz Luhrmann’s bold biopic of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

‘Glastonbury: 50 Years & Counting’ review: down the rabbithole of Britain’s biggest pop bash

‘Spiderhead’ review: Chris Hemsworth prison-thriller is ‘Maniac’ meets ‘Severance’

‘Overheated’ review: Billie Eilish-produced doc spotlights systemic climate inaction

GAMING NEWS

Twitch streamer Ibai breaks record with 3.3million viewer count

‘Persona 5 Royal’ for PC and Xbox will include all downloadable content

Pokimane says “simp” hate reinforces sexism and misogyny

Nintendo Direct Mini to air this week

Former president of Sega Bernie Stolar has passed away

John Cena asked Nintendo for a new 2D ‘Metroid’ in 2017

‘The Day Before’ developer uses unpaid “volunteers” despite being Steam’s most wishlisted game