Paul McCartney review – extraordinarily sublime and humblingly beautiful
Stretching an almost three-hour set from the Quarrymen through to the ‘final Beatles single’ this is like an arena-sized Last Night at the Proms, with Beatlemania
Slipknot review – metal mammoths deliver exhilarating sonic brutality
Heads bang, moshpits burst into life and riffs eviscerate every corner of the room as the band tear through their debut album 1999 in a visceral sensory haze
Ben Elton: ‘I fancied Olivia Newton-John. It’s all right to say that about a third cousin, right?’
The standup talks about tensions behind the scenes of Blackadder, his Wiggles movie that never happened and his opinions on hecklers
TV on the Radio review – US indie rockers roll back the years
Celebrating the 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album, the New Yorkers remain masters of delayed gratification in a cracking set of hits past
One to watch: Nia Smith
The Londoner’s reggae-spiked soul has earned her support slots with Mahalia, Tems and more – and now her debut EP brings more of that low-frequency cool
Lauren Mayberry: Vicious Creature review – a solo statement of intent
The Chvrches singer’s debut album skips from punk to pop, wilfully unbothered about current notions of cool
Angel Olsen: Cosmic Waves Vol 1 review – intriguing half compilation, half covers
Five rising artists each perform one of their songs, then the US singer-songwriter covers another one of their tracks in a set of woebegone elegance
Elton John: Never Too Late review – few surprises but plenty of joy in official life story
On the eve of his retirement, the much-loved musician revisits his rise to stardom and his evolution as a gay man in a flashback-filled documentary
TV on the Radio review – NYC art-rockers remain singular, energised and lupine
Their rhythms push and pull between destruction and creation, frontman Tunde Adebimpe is as magnetic as ever: this is no cynical anniversary cash-in
A Complete Unknown review – Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan is an electric revelation
James Mangold’s biopic follows the rise of the era-defining star with Chalamet brilliantly embodying his shapeshifting allure
‘It knocked Eminem’s Stan off No 1’: how we made Can We Fix It? by Bob the Builder
‘I was sitting between Annie Lennox and Stevie Wonder at the Ivor Novellos awards when Bob the Builder won bestselling single of the year’
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour smashes touring revenue record with more than $2bn in ticket sales
Pop singer’s 149-date tour, which ended on Sunday in Vancouver, more than doubles the previous record for a completed tour
‘God Save the King makes me sick’: Bobby Gillespie’s honest playlist
The Primal Scream man is resolutely unromantic and really dislikes the royals, but what does he put on at a party when ‘everyone’s had a few’?
‘Will I cry? Yes!’ Taylor Swift’s era-defining Eras tour comes to a close
After 149 shows, Swift’s global tour has been the most successful of all time. At the final dates, fans explain their devotion
The Human League review – immaculate electro pop as radiant now as it was 40 years ago
Philip Oakey’s voice remains rich and pristine and sets the tone for an evening of timeless era-defining tunes