Gemma Samways

Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory
Music

Sharon Van Etten at the Royal Albert Hall: a stunning homecoming

With dry ice, gothic reimaginings of classic tracks and lashings of drama, this felt like the 44-year-old’s most complete performance yet

By Gemma Samways
11 Mar 2025
Music

James Blunt at the Royal Albert Hall review: Dull tunes and tired gags

Goodbye My Twitter? Blunt would be better off concentrating on songwriting than his social media presence

By Gemma Samways
26 Jul 2021
Music

James Blake's Instagram Live show was much more than just karaoke

By Gemma Samways
24 Mar 2020
Music

Halsey tells tales of heartbreak amid exploding fireballs at the O2

By Gemma Samways
9 Mar 2020
Music

The Strokes review: Masters of noughties rock nostalgia

By Gemma Samways
20 Feb 2020
Music

Pop princess Melanie Martinez loses her way in fairytale setting

By Gemma Samways
18 Feb 2020
Music

The Jonas Brothers have never sounded so good

By Gemma Samways
3 Feb 2020
Music

Clairo proves herself as a new idol with intimate performance

By Gemma Samways
3 Dec 2019
Music

Lewis Capaldi battles the croaks with comedy and confetti cannons

By Gemma Samways
2 Dec 2019
Music

Liam Gallagher proves the past is still a blast at the O2

By Gemma Samways
29 Nov 2019
Music

FKA Twigs is a new icon - and this astonishing performance proves it

By Gemma Samways
26 Nov 2019
Music

Christina Aguilera brings sci-fi, sex and feminism to Wembley Arena

By Gemma Samways
11 Nov 2019
Music

Charli XCX slays Brixton with storming songs and A-list cameos

By Gemma Samways
1 Nov 2019
Music

Little Simz lays claim to rap's crown at homecoming show

By Gemma Samways
30 Oct 2019
Music

John Legend's sure-fire charm wins over dreamy-eyed Bluesfest crowd

By Gemma Samways
28 Oct 2019
Music

People's poet Kate Tempest awes the Apollo

By Gemma Samways
16 Oct 2019
Music

Hozier delivers an exhaustingly heavy-handed cacophony of the blues

By Gemma Samways
1 Oct 2019
Music

Marika Hackman delivered candid and carnal tales in north London

By Gemma Samways
27 Sept 2019
Music

Supergrass are back in action and strong as ever

By Gemma Samways
10 Sept 2019
Music

Peaches remains a provocateur par excellence

By Gemma Samways
29 Aug 2019
Music

Lil Baby, review: Swaggering set leaves fans crying out for more

By Gemma Samways
22 Aug 2019
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