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The bizarre history of the ‘final gig’, from Oasis to Pink Floyd

An unexpected and career-ending illness, a vast communal celebration like Crowded House or an angry, on-stage walk out like The Loft? Michael Hann explores the many different ways that rock bands can reach the end of the road

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The hidden chapter of Joni Mitchell that shows her risk-taking side

<p>Kate Bush performing at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2014</p>

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Kate Bush is back – but don’t expect another ‘Running Up That Hill’

<p>Eagles frontman Don Henley in 1985</p>

Features

How Don Henley bounced back from Eagles breakup to make a classic

Interviews

<p>‘We’re making intellectual and factual improvements, but when the old basic instinct kicks in? We get pulled back into the cave’ </p>

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Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James: ‘I was the leader and never a victim’

<p>Dexter Holland and Noodles are the only remaining members of the original band </p>

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Pop-punk’s The Offspring: ‘That Backstreet Boys joke wasn’t our best’

<p>‘Trump would drastically change the character of our country – it’s scary that it’s this close’ </p>

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John Legend: ‘It was risky for Taylor Swift to speak about politics’

<p>Hannah Reid: ‘I used to tie myself up in knots over the art that I would make. Now I don’t’ </p>

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London Grammar: ‘I worried motherhood would change me as an artist’

Music Box

Boston trio Tiny Habits perform ‘Wishes’ for Music Box session

The Mysterines perform ‘The Last Dance’ for Music Box

Rita Ora performs new single ‘Ask And You Shall Receive’

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The Countdown

The 20 most underrated albums ever

<p>Emily Armstrong is now taking some of Chester Bennington’s original parts on older songs on tour<em> </em></p>

Comment

Linkin Park’s entire legacy is under threat

<p>Liam (left) and Noel on stage together in 2008</p>

Comment

Oasis are a band like no other – the reunion hype is fully justified

<p>The app has released its list of the biggest summer hits on the platform and it made for revealing reading </p>

In focus

What TikTok’s songs of the summer tell us about our music habits

<p>The Pennsylvania-born artist is finally reaping the rewards of a decades-long slow burn</p>

In Focus

Sabrina Carpenter: How the Espresso singer became queen of Gen Z pop

<p>A man crowd-surfs at End of the Road 2023</p>

In Focus

Beyond Glastonbury: The joy of smaller festivals

<p>The app has released its list of the biggest summer hits on the platform and it made for revealing reading </p>

In focus

What TikTok’s songs of the summer tell us about our music habits

<p>The Pennsylvania-born artist is finally reaping the rewards of a decades-long slow burn</p>

In Focus

Sabrina Carpenter: How the Espresso singer became queen of Gen Z pop

<p>A man crowd-surfs at End of the Road 2023</p>

In Focus

Beyond Glastonbury: The joy of smaller festivals

New Sensations

<p>Jalen Ngonda: ‘Love is the most human thing to talk about'</p>

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Singer Jalen Ngonda: ‘I don’t want to write something I can’t feel’

<p>Fat Dog are the latest band to burst out of the south London post-punk scene</p>

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Fat Dog: ‘Fans have tattoos of us now. My mum said they’re not well’

Interview

Angie McMahon: ‘I was in the graveyard and realised, “Oh, I’m gay”’

Reviews

<p>Lady Gaga in artwork for her new single, ‘Disease'</p>

Lady Gaga’s new single ‘Disease’ is a potent dose of dungeon-dark pop

Laura Marling departs from the Joni Mitchell motherhood narrative

Live music

<p>Elton John joins Dua Lipa on stage at the Royal Albert Hall</p>

Dua Lipa’s strange Royal Albert Hall show shouldn’t work – but it does

<p>David Gilmour performs as part of his six-night residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London, October 2024</p>

David Gilmour’s Royal Albert Hall residency is momentous and moving

Chester Bennington would approve of Linkin Park’s ferocious new era

<p>Chappell Roan scored a UK No 1 last year with ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ </p>

Chappell Roan’s live show offers maximalist splendour fit for stadiums

Retrospectives

<p>Often referred to as ‘Lindsey’s folly’, the 1979 punk record was driven by Buckingham’s creative force – and his refusal to make a cash grab with ‘Rumours 2’</p>

Interview

Fleetwood Mac on the wild story behind Tusk: ‘Everything got decadent’

<p>Scott’s prowling onstage magnetism and impish menace slotted into AC/DC perfectly </p>

Playback

AC/DC’s Bon Scott tore down the highway to hell with no brakes

<p>A new 27-CD release chronicles all of Bob Dylan’s performances on the historic tour </p>

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Bob Dylan’s 1974 return was momentous – I was in the third row

<p>Arcade Fire performing at Coachella Festival in 2005</p>

‘There was blood on the piano’: The chaos of Arcade Fire’s Funeral

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