Music
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons reimagined by Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
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Vivaldi's The Four Seasons reimagined by Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
Beyoncé's Renaissance tour takes the stadium pop arms race to a new level
![Beyoncé performs onstage during the opening night of the “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” at Friends Arena on May 10, 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Beyonce-Renaissance-World-Tour-Opening-Night-Stockholm.jpg?w=768)
Beyoncé's Renaissance tour takes the stadium pop arms race to a new level
Classical pianist RIOPY says anyone can learn to play this anxiety-busting tune in less than an hour. Does it work?
![Pianist RIOPY has created a new work for Mental Health Awareness Week to help people cope with anxiety](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/RIOPY.jpg?w=768)
Classical pianist RIOPY says anyone can learn to play this anxiety-busting tune in less than an hour. Does it work?
Noel Gallagher: Oasis wouldn’t be anything if Liam hadn’t asked me to join
![Oasis in 1994: (l-r) Tony McCarroll, Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1564_NG_GettyImages-85216701.jpg?w=768)
Noel Gallagher: Oasis wouldn’t be anything if Liam hadn’t asked me to join
Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?
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Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?
Noel Gallagher says Brexit is a 'disaster' and young people are not being offered hope
![Noel Gallagher](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1564_NG_NoelGallagher_crMattCrockett_01.jpg?w=768)
Noel Gallagher says Brexit is a 'disaster' and young people are not being offered hope
Why festival ticket prices don’t have to go up every year
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Why festival ticket prices don’t have to go up every year
Paul Simonon: 'I was living off half Joe Strummer's dole money when he joined The Clash'
![The Clash in 1978](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1563_YS_shutterstock_editorial_66221w.jpg?w=768)
Paul Simonon: 'I was living off half Joe Strummer's dole money when he joined The Clash'
Swedish Eurovision favourite Loreen explains her plan to win a second time in Liverpool
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Swedish Eurovision favourite Loreen explains her plan to win a second time in Liverpool
Best UK music festivals 2023: The essential month-by-month guide
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Best UK music festivals 2023: The essential month-by-month guide
The best UK festivals to boost your wellness and wellbeing
![One of our picks for the best wellness festivals - Timber Festival](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Festival__Central-Eng_Timber-Festival_ival-2022-credit-Wild-Rumpus.jpeg?w=768)
The best UK festivals to boost your wellness and wellbeing
Find your next favourite band at the best new music festivals 2023
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Find your next favourite band at the best new music festivals 2023
Best UK city festivals for amazing music AND a real bed
![Camilla George - among the acts at Glasgow Jazz Festival, one of the best city festivals in the UK](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Festival__Scot_Glasgow-Jazz-Festival_-Camilla-George-2203medium05_CAMILLA_GEORGE_COLOUR_4_YELLOW.jpg?w=768)
Best UK city festivals for amazing music AND a real bed
'We’re about freedom': Måneskin rock against homophobia, misogyny and war
![Måneskin band members](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1563_Maneskin_Copia-di-033.jpg?w=768)
'We’re about freedom': Måneskin rock against homophobia, misogyny and war
Eurovision: Seven weird moments that show why it’s the greatest song contest
![Weird Eurovision star Verka](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Verka-S-credit-Alina-Vozna.jpg?w=768)
Eurovision: Seven weird moments that show why it’s the greatest song contest
Eurovision is here and guess what? The UK’s good at it now
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Eurovision is here and guess what? The UK’s good at it now
'I wish I was a nepo baby': Inside a 16-week mission to turn creative nepotism on its head
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