Deep Purple review – age cannot wither these pogoing rock elders

Now in their late 70s, the band revisit the classics but also show off remarkably fresh rockers from their new album – and keep the lid on their solos

Lulu review – remarkable farewell tour ends one of pop’s strangest journeys

Her distinctive rasp is still magnificent at 76, as she swings through 60 years of hits from Shout! to Relight My Fire

The Cure review – an intimate, poignant show from a band more focused than they’ve been in years

Material from new album Songs of a Lost World fits perfectly amid two hours’ worth of back-catalogue hits, all performed with giddy intensity

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds review – an incredible mass spiritual outpouring

This hugely moving concert spans every corner of the human experience, finding Cave at a point where time has deepened his music’s power and his connection with his audience

Laura Marling review – a sumptuous performance, with strings attached

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

Peter Perrett: The Cleansing review – a darkly humorous gem

For all his talk of death and dying, the former Only Ones frontman is on top form on this 20-track bonanza

Autre Ne Veut: Love, Guess Who?? review – long-awaited return is like peak Magic FM

Arthur Ashin’s first album for nearly a decade sounds bruised and careful, its melodies strong and simple – including his best song to date

Ice Spice review – rapid-fire hits from rap’s new princess

There’s high octane energy from artist and audience alike as the New Yorker rattles through 21 tracks in 45 minutes, showing off broad artistry in between bouts of twerking

Beak> review – cosmic rockers’ noisy, glorious send-off for Geoff Barrow

Ahead of ex-Portishead man Barrow leaving the trio, there’s time for one last tour – and it’s a triumph of musical freedom and fraternity

Paul Kelly: Fever Longing Still – an old-school variety show with old-school oomph

With his 29th album, the Melbourne songwriter goes back to basics – assembling a classic rock band who tumble through tracks of desire and devotion

Peter Perrett: The Cleansing review – a late-career triumph that dances in the face of death

Despite its themes of decline and mortality, the 72-year-old former Only Ones frontman is full of joie de vivre on this wise and empathetic record

Mk.gee review – is this the world’s most exciting young guitarist?

Amid ​a big breakout moment, the New Jersey musician slips past definition with his blend of 80s pop and Americana,​ his wild screams matched by the audience

Laura Marling review – gently transcendent songs of motherhood and domesticity

She may confess to impostor syndrome, but these tender studies of the latest stage in her life show a remarkable artist in full bloom

Tyler, the Creator: Chromakopia review – early midlife crisis triggers a freaked-out psychodrama

Full of switchback turns, the rapper’s unsettled and unsettling seventh album zaps from Beach Boys harmonies to G-funk synths – and from boasts to self-loathing

Iron & Wine review – shadow puppets and folk-pop combine in singular gig

Emmy award-winning puppeteers Manual Cinema occasionally pull focus from Sam Beam’s rich songwriting, but mostly enhance it with eerie and intricate staging