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Picks of the week
Simon Armitage hails the return of Oasis
‘Their songs are rousing, trippy, witty, moronic. I’ve sung along to them all’  
Simon Armitage hails the return of Oasis
Ahead of the first tour date tonight, the poet laureate explores the ‘brotherhood and chemistry’ that forged the band, repelled the Gallaghers and brought them together again
Glastonbury 2025  
Adrian Chiles’s first time at Glastonbury: ‘The peace-and-love control knobs get turned up to 11’
‘He made the dust fly!’  
Mick Jagger and others on 100 years of Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco
‘They made me feel I could do something with my life’  
Indie music legends pick their favourite Oasis songs
‘My hospital notes said: estimated female’  
Jazz musician Gill Hicks on being caught in the 7/7 bombings
‘Seeing climate change like this, it changes you’  
Dance duo Bicep on making a new project in Greenland
Reviews
Alexis Petridis's album of the week  
Kesha: . (Period) – a smart, funny return to her hedonistic hot-mess persona
Kesha: . (Period) – a smart, funny return to her hedonistic hot-mess persona
Global album of the month  
Daytimers: Alterations – Bollywood classics remixed for today’s dancefloors
Album review  
Kae Tempest: Self Titled – the rhythms in his lyrics are still so distinct
 

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Spotlight
‘I genuinely love this place so much!’ Fatboy Slim’s 100th Glastonbury set
The Guardian picture essay  
‘I genuinely love this place so much!’ Fatboy Slim’s 100th Glastonbury set
Norman Cook estimates that he’s reached a centenary of sets at Worthy Farm, from big stages to tiny tents. Guardian photographer David Levene joined the celebrations in the DJ booth
Classical
Classical album of the week  
Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues Op 87 – Avdeeva brings a light touch in an accomplished performance
Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues Op 87 – Avdeeva brings a light touch in an accomplished performance
Concert review  
Aurora Orchestra/Collon/Power – Italian immersion with introspective Berlioz and extrovert Mendelssohn
Aurora Orchestra/Collon/Power – Italian immersion with introspective Berlioz and extrovert Mendelssohn
Opera review  
Les Indes Galantes – popping, leaps and whoops in immersive and spellbinding Rameau
Les Indes Galantes – popping, leaps and whoops in immersive and spellbinding Rameau
Album review  
Adès, Leith, Marsey: Orchestral Works – an impressive collection marks a productive association
Adès, Leith, Marsey: Orchestral Works – an impressive collection marks a productive association
Opera review  
Semele – Pretty Yende is a spirited but sketchy heroine in inconsistent Handel staging
Semele – Pretty Yende is a spirited but sketchy heroine in inconsistent Handel staging