Ben Miller

THE build-up to Liam Gallagher’s arrival – a drum roll, a blaze of lights, a roar, beer cups hailing through the air – rang riotous and raw.

THE film version of Grease, the incarnation of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s 1971 musical which rewarded John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John with hall-of-fame idolatry, is about to hit 40.

TRANSLATED from primetime television and glossy albums, Michael Ball and Alfie Boe’s stage show is a masterclass in easy charm that tickles the belly of its audience and finds few duff notes among its harmonies.

The procession of Britpop acts repeatedly regrouping for throwback tours makes for a curiously compelling proposition.

Few book launches end with their star dressed as Freddie Mercury, serenading the crowd, chest hair exposed.

The clamour for entry to Willy Mason’s sold-out show at the Green Door Store was in evidence before the doors had opened.

WARPAINT, the LA four-piece, have developed a noticeably broader tonal depth since their debut album.

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