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Nile Rodgers and Chic at Glastonbury review – pop’s most reliable band bring the party to the Pyramid

While you might quibble that Chic’s set has become more reliable than revolutionary, you can’t argue with the effects of the greatest pop music ever made on the crowd

Doechii at Glastonbury review – an education in rap from the greatest teacher in the game

Theatrical, flirtatious and athletic, this debut UK festival performance from the US MC is unrelentingly brilliant

Neil Young at Glastonbury review – ragged glory from a noisemaker who never treads the easy path

Still adhering to his own bizarre internal logic as he approaches 80, Young is crowd-pleasing one minute, wilfully odd the next – and you wouldn’t want it any other way

Alanis Morissette at Glastonbury review – spectacular sundown set by a unique feminist artist

The Canadian singer’s pared-down set showcases an undiminished vocal talent and life-affirming energy

Lorde at Glastonbury review – new album playthrough is bold but a little foolhardy

Lorde resembles Patti Smith as she introduces her entire new album, Virgin, but the lack of well-known hits lets the energy drop

Lorde: Virgin review – chaos, carnality and compulsions meet cataclysmic choruses

After her last album embraced switching off, the musician returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst with a strikingly unsettled sound

Diana Ross review – glittering Motown royalty still sounds supreme

Accompanied by the Hallé Orchestra, the 81-year-old singer’s voice shines during this relentless blast through the hits

Lana Del Rey review – mid-century melodrama as mindblowing stadium spectacle

The US singer-songwriter graduates to the UK’s biggest venues with a theatrical show to match, featuring a house on fire, Allen Ginsberg recitals and some very real tears

Forever Now review – timeless stars shine among grab bag of 80s nostalgia

Public Image Ltd deliver a thrilling set and the The can still enthrall, but it is the techno-symphonies of headliners Kraftwerk that remain truly peerless

Iron Maiden review – 50th anniversary tour as near as uncompromising band get to greatest hits show

The newest song might date from 1992 but that matters little to fans of their fast and intricate heavy metal

Brandi Carlile review – country for the marginalised excels on the big stage

Elton John was a constant silent presence as versatile Carlile veered from crooner ballads to hot-rubber-and-leather vibes

Dua Lipa review – dance-pop icon keeps the energy hotter than hell

Amid exercise videos, confetti cannons and guest star Jamiroquai, Lipa maintains an old-school superstar steeliness as she works up a sweat in the summer heat

Loyle Carner: Hopefully! review – rap sweetheart faces family, fear and the feels

The Londoner’s trademark sentimental sweetness is balanced by a new unaffected singing style – his fourth album is his most impressive work yet

J Hus review – rapper touched by genius can’t quite channel his energy

After a cancelled arena tour, expectations are high for J Hus’s return – but for all his swagger and melody, he ends up falling short due to sound issues and a lack of vision

Mazeppa review – Tchaikovsky’s blood-thirsty opera is a wild and gruesome ride

David Pountney’s striking staging of this timely tale of a Ukrainian warlord battling Russian power unsettles the stomach as much as it titillates the ear

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  • LSO/Pappano review – big, bold and filled with blazing conviction
  • Mozart’s Women: A Musical Journey review – Lauren Laverne helms an insight-free night that goes out with a bang
  • Last Night of the Proms review – star turns, good-natured flag waving and a rich Rule, Britannia!
  • Sinfonia of London – weapons-grade energy and contagious dynamism
  • Sarah Connolly/Joseph Middleton: The World Feels Dusty album review – powerful narrations spanning Ella Fitzgerald to Emily Dickinson
  • Tosca review – punchy new Puccini rises above the ‘Shame on you’ Russian soprano protests
  • Cerys Hafana: Angel review – tracing the life cycle with the Welsh triple harp
  • Mark William Lewis: Mark William Lewis review – A24’s first musical signing’s cinematic south London scenes
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  • The Kanneh-Masons: River of Music album review – a fond familial affair
  • Belinda Carlisle review – gleeful veteran lassoes devoted audience with ageless hits
  • Vienna Philharmonic/ Welser-Möst review – mighty ensemble strike gold with Bruckner
  • Justin Bieber: Swag II review – more filler with an occasional pop killer
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  • Chineke! Orchestra/Heyward review – kaleidoscopic concert combines energy and complexity
  • Lewis Capaldi review – an emotional return to the spotlight for pop’s most heart-on-sleeve star
  • Patrick Wolf review – a moon-lit marvel lights up the Minack theatre
  • Suede: Antidepressants review – edgy post-punk proves reunited Britpoppers remain on the up
  • L’heure espagnole/The Bear review – Scottish opera pairs Ravel with Walton in pacy pantomimic staging
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  • Big Thief: Double Infinity review – folk-rock perfection will restore your faith in humanity
  • Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto; Helios; Symphony No 5 album review – suavity and elegance from Gardner’s Bergen Phil
  • Mozart: Six String Quintets album review – deep understanding of these under-appreciated works
  • David Byrne: Who Is the Sky? review – great songs, if you can withstand the wacky jokes and miaowing
  • BBCSO/Adès review – Adès held the orchestra as if under a spell
  • Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District review – semi-staged Shostakovich is vivid and claustrophobic
  • End of the Road review – from industrial rackets to pristine folk, festivals don’t get more varied or vital
  • Norwegian Chamber Orch/ Kuusisto/Barruk review – Proms first as Ume Sámi songs take centre stage
  • Gorillaz review – after 25 years, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band are still riveting and relevant

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