Here's what Sleep Token played at their first ever Download headline set
Sleep Token made history by headlining Download festival for the first time - here's what they played
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Judas Priest kick off Painkiller anniversary tour with rarities-stacked setlist
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Artists
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Pulp spoil London with two sets, marvellous production and every hit in their catalogue
Hot off of their comeback album topping the UK charts, Jarvis Cocker’s pop-rock misfits host an extravagant evening at the O2
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OceanGate CEO wanted Pearl Jam to be in doomed Titanic submersible, according to new documentary
A talking head in Netflix’s Titan: The OceanGate Disaster claims that Stockton Rush wanted Eddie Vedder and co. to be in the submersible that imploded en route to the Titanic, killing the CEO and four others
Music
The Zombies’ final album Odessey And Oracle is a proto-prog classic
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“Rick Wakeman-like piano flair and an agile, crystalline voice”: Renaissance’s Running Hard
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Queen's debut album gets more intense on Dolby Atmos Blu-ray edition
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Best portable CD players 2025: Revive your CD library with these powerful compact players
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Pulp spoil London with two sets, marvellous production and every hit in their catalogue
Hot off of their comeback album topping the UK charts, Jarvis Cocker’s pop-rock misfits host an extravagant evening at the O2
“Rick Wakeman-like piano flair and an agile, crystalline voice”: Renaissance’s Running Hard
Clamshell set illustrates a wondrous purple patch of symphonic prog-folk from Annie Haslam and co
Queen's debut album gets more intense on Dolby Atmos Blu-ray edition
Spatial surround sound doesn’t restrain Queen's rip-roaring debut album
Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts take aim at Trump & Co. on Talkin To The Trees
Neil Young ricochets between political fury and bittersweet domesticity on his latest waxing
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