Gemma Samways

Robbie Williams at O2 Brixton Academy
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Robbie Williams: Buoyant show in need of a little more nostalgia

Williams plays his first and last solo albums in full, which results in an uneven if ecstatically received show

By Gemma Samways
10 Feb 2026
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Shawn Mendes sends all ages swooning at slick O2 gig

By Gemma Samways
17 Apr 2019
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Shawn Mendes sends all ages swooning at slick O2 gig

By Gemma Samways
17 Apr 2019
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After years away, Vampire Weekend return to London as playful as ever

By Gemma Samways
22 Mar 2019
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Billie Eilish sends fans into frenzy with barbed lullabies

By Gemma Samways
5 Mar 2019
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Troye Sivan is an out-of-this-world performer – but still relatable

By Gemma Samways
1 Mar 2019
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Even Florence Welch couldn't steal Maggie Rogers' show

By Gemma Samways
20 Feb 2019
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Hayley Kiyoko is a queer-pop phenomenon

By Gemma Samways
7 Feb 2019
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Nile Rodgers delivers hit after hit from his peerless back catalogue

By Gemma Samways
20 Dec 2018
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Shame deliver a triumphant call to arms in London

By Gemma Samways
3 Dec 2018
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Dashboard Confessional help fans rekindle their emo youth

By Gemma Samways
20 Nov 2018
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The Prodigy unleash brute rock force at Alexandra Palace

By Gemma Samways
15 Nov 2018
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Little Mix unveil odes to women like them at empowering London show

By Gemma Samways
14 Nov 2018
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Lykke Li set extreme emotions to R&B in visceral show

By Gemma Samways
5 Nov 2018
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Pixies delivered a night of non-stop nostalgia at the Roundhouse

By Gemma Samways
31 Oct 2018
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A reinvigorated Cat Power gave us raw beauty at the Roundhouse

By Gemma Samways
24 Oct 2018
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Suede's brooding romance has never sounded so good

By Gemma Samways
15 Oct 2018
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Shania Twain is a star reborn

By Gemma Samways
3 Oct 2018
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Kylie Minogue shines on golden year victory lap at the O2

By Gemma Samways
27 Sept 2018
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Nines delivered a gritty homecoming celebration at Kentish Town Forum

By Gemma Samways
21 Sept 2018
Music

Janelle Monáe's gig at the Roundhouse was an all-inclusive celebration

By Gemma Samways
12 Sept 2018
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