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From pubs to festivals to arenas, out and about with tQ
The Quietus heads to a Primavera Festival that takes place against the backdrop of an ugly police crackdown on Barcelona protesters. Tim Burrows explains why now is the perfect time for the return of Pulp, plus reviews of Factory Floor & Chris Carter, Einsturzende Neubauten, PJ Harvey, Odd Future, Swans and more. Pictures by Hayley Hatton
A few weeks back we had New Young Pony Club's Katy Perry tour diary. Now, Aidan Moffat goes to see the megastar in Glasgow and, despite initial reservations, he ends up "hands in the air, singing along... I might as well be a tweenage girl". Now there's an image
Godspeed You! Black Emperor are back - but are they returning heroes, or has the comeback just shown up their new clothes for what they are? Wyndham Wallace wonders why either statement has to be true. Thanks to Shot2bits.net for the picture
Last weekend Toby Cook, Roby Haynes, James Holloway, Matt Evans, Luke Turner and John Doran lolloped over to Birmingham to round up the best of the mayhem from Supersonic. All pictures thanks to Maria Jefferis/Stu Green/Shot2Bits.net