Stephen Dalton
Suki Waterhouse at Omeara: She’s no punk, but this was persuasive
After a shaky start, Waterhouse fell into her stride with heartbroken melodrama that suggested a burgeoning talent
Queen + Adam Lambert at the O2: Pomp and circumstance, as it should be
Brit-rock pageantry combined with Vegas production values made for a glorious gig, the first of ten nights at the venue
Armageddon Time review: A poignant coming-of-age story
Though its insights into race, class and social inequality feel pretty obvious, high-calibre acting elevates almost every scene
Everything you need to know about Cannes 2022
It’s back and starrier than ever — Stephen Dalton has your film festival cheatsheet
Baby Queen gig review: riot grrrl-lite night of stellar ambition
Star on the rise Baby Queen, AKA Arabella Latham, gave a show that signalled her lofty pop-star ambitions
Paul Weller review: Two-hour musical marathon stays in comfort zone
Weller was on swashbuckling form at Brixton Academy, but there was too much pedestrian, second-division fare on the setlist
Slowthai at Brixton Academy: a roof-raiser from the Northampton rapper
His first full London headline show since the release of his second album was powered by a supremely confident performance
Yungblud with Nova Twins, Royal Albert Hall review: riotously good fun
Supported by stars in waiting Nova Twins, Yungblud threw his irresistible stadium-sized ambition at his Royal Albert Hall show
Biffy Clyro, St John-at-Hackney Church gig review: All sweet, no spike
By their usual guitar-scraping, drum-clobbering standards, this one-off show felt slightly bloodless
Wet Leg at the 100 Club review: the honeymoon continues
The Isle of Wight band’s upward trajectory is showing no sign of slipping
IDLES at Brixton Academy: Subtle? No. Explosively exciting? You bet
They started with a self-effacing joke, then they blew the roof off
Little Simz at Brixton Academy review: blossoming superstar potential
The rapper-singer-songwriter’s milestone show was sure evidence that she’s destined for the top
Jingle Bell Ball review: sugary junk food in musical form
Covid left the line-up of this festive musical feast depleted, but Griff and Anne Marie stood out
Wizkid at O2: A grand-scale spectacular for the Afrobeats star
The Nigerian superstar put on one hell of a show in the first of three huge gigs in the capital
Suede at Alexandra Palace: wholly predictable and explosively exciting
The band is almost tailor-made to fill the old-school grandeur of Alexandra Palace with its booming swagger
Jarv Is at the Roundhouse review: now officially a national treasure
He probably could have just read the Shipping Forecast and still received rapturous applause
Rufus Wainwright at the Palladium: strangely muted, if gently sparkly
The Canadian singer-songwriter kept the crowd happy but played disappointingly few of his own crowd-pleasing hits
Ellie Goulding at the Eventim Apollo review: sparkly as a sequin
The singer emerged after a long period away from performing with a crowd-pleasing show designed to thrill her fans
Patti Smith at the Royal Albert Hall: Triumphant set from a rock icon
Smith rose to the occasion for her debut on the hallowed Royal Albert Hall stage
Johnny Marr at the Electric Ballroom: Smiths classics please the crowd
The indie-rock guitar hero was genial and energised but has more interesting depths than he chose to show here
Martha Wainwright at Union Chapel: in command, if a little safe
The singer songwriter was on perky form in a set that hinged on songs that explored her recent divorce