The US singer might have needed medical attention and a little audience help to get them through, but the star’s charisma and candid material carried the day

On the first of a three-night London residency, British dance producer Sam Shepherd conjures up a transcendent set that’s equal parts body-jacking rave and harp-laced, retina-melting art show

Force of nature David Yow and band tour their superb first album in 26 years with a growling, spit-flecked fusion of pummelling songs and acerbic wit

An eras tour of a different kind finds the 82-year-old former Beatle on tremendous form, packing a three-hour show with hits, flashbacks and real emotion

Celebrating the 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album, the New Yorkers remain masters of delayed gratification in a cracking set of hits past

The Aussie rockers led by the magnetic Amy Taylor showcase new album Cartoon Darkness with an explosive set that just keeps giving and giving

In an expansive, transporting show, the singer-songwriter turned all-round guru reaches for the stars – and anyone within touching distance

The singer-songwriter’s impressive showcase of her new album is bookended by solo guitar numbers that underline what a class act she is

The band’s first album in 16 years finds Robert Smith and co on reliably melancholy form – with the exception of one out-and-out pop banger

The slow-burn breakout US star, in one of her last small-venue gigs, delivers a set packed with witty queer energy, pulsating pop and even a torch song or two

The Brit award winners keep their audience in happy shuffle mode with a plush set of disco-flecked retro bangers

Charismatic, scatty and ever fan-friendly, Norwegian pop-punk queen Marie Ulven turns a corner with her mainstream-facing second album

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

The US megastar’s world-conquering Eras tour threatened to become its own sideshow in recent weeks. In the event, though, it’s almost too much fun…

The British indie star and Taylor Swift support act’s hotly anticipated third album is a nuanced 21st-century take on 90s guitar, super-produced by Rick Rubin

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Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe deliver hits and new songs with their trademark bittersweet ambivalence, theatrical staging and imperviousness to fashion

The flawlessly classy US singer, actor – and so much more – unleashes costumes, speeches and body-positive party tunes in a virtuoso set spanning two decades of shapeshifting

Undimmed by the decades, the Deal sisters mark the 30th anniversary of their classic album Last Splash with a masterclass in off-kilter melody

Tonsorial maximalism and pyrotechnics set the scene as the uncompromising artist showcased her recent album Scarlet with blasts of bilious and bawdy hip-hop

Folk, classical and jazz textures from a quietly stellar band back the singer’s elegant, swooping voice on an almighty debut tour