Ensemble 360: A dawn chorus worth getting out of bed for
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Ensemble 360: A dawn chorus worth getting out of bed for

The Big Issue 2022 festival guide
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The Big Issue 2022 festival guide

Six months on, as music festivals begin again, it’s like the Astroworld disaster never happened
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Six months on, as music festivals begin again, it’s like the Astroworld disaster never happened

Kathy Sledge: ‘Seeing everyone come together for Black Lives Matter meant so much to me’
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Kathy Sledge: ‘Seeing everyone come together for Black Lives Matter meant so much to me’

Play it again: The remarkable revival of cassettes
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Play it again: The remarkable revival of cassettes

Muse and Razorlight complete triumphant return with electrifying live show in support of The Big Issue
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Muse and Razorlight complete triumphant return with electrifying live show in support of The Big Issue

Razorlight's Johnny Borrell: 'Homelessness is like this collective blind spot'
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Razorlight's Johnny Borrell: 'Homelessness is like this collective blind spot'

Muse star Matt Bellamy has been buying The Big Issue for 25 years
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Muse star Matt Bellamy has been buying The Big Issue for 25 years

Muse's Matt Bellamy: 'The will of the people can be something to be frightened of'
Muse's Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, Dominic Howard stand in darkness except for blue light reflected from their faces
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Muse's Matt Bellamy: 'The will of the people can be something to be frightened of'

How the National Youth Orchestra is levelling the playing field
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How the National Youth Orchestra is levelling the playing field

Mike Scott of The Waterboys: ‘Taylor Swift made me cry’
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Mike Scott of The Waterboys: ‘Taylor Swift made me cry’

Here's how you can win tickets to see rock titans Muse at their comeback show
Muse's Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, Dominic Howard stand in darkness except for blue light reflected from their faces
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Here's how you can win tickets to see rock titans Muse at their comeback show

After the musical Six comes SVN - meet the group redefining girl power in 2022
SVN have plenty of big issues to talk about. Credit Danny Kaan
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After the musical Six comes SVN - meet the group redefining girl power in 2022

The story of Chervona Ruta – Ukraine's pop song of resistance
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The story of Chervona Ruta – Ukraine's pop song of resistance

How Manchester became the UK's jazz capital
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How Manchester became the UK's jazz capital

Jimmy Webb: 'I came pretty close to the edge of the abyss on a number of occasions'
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Jimmy Webb: 'I came pretty close to the edge of the abyss on a number of occasions'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Reggae has become an international language, synonymous with peace, love and justice
Burning Spear
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Reggae has become an international language, synonymous with peace, love and justice

Call Me: Johnny Marr in conversation with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein
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Call Me: Johnny Marr in conversation with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein

Why classical club night concerts are now the hottest ticket
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Why classical club night concerts are now the hottest ticket

Paddy Considine: 'I feel like my life is a series of beautiful interventions'
Paddy Considine
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Paddy Considine: 'I feel like my life is a series of beautiful interventions'