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With around 100,000 fans expected across two nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Bad Bunny's only UK dates are being read as a landmark for Spanish-language pop in Britain.
A clip of Harry Styles running through London towards one of his Wembley Stadium dates has spread quickly, blending the scale of stadium pop with the low-key image of a city runner.
Reviews from the 2026 Isle of Wight Festival placed The Cure's headline set at the centre of a weekend built on heritage, scale and communal release, underlining the enduring pull of legacy artists.
The pop star opened her long-awaited return to the road in Oakland, adopting a multi-night residency format across each city and pointing towards a new album later in the summer.
Following a record-breaking album and tour cycle, industry attention turns to how the Houston star will translate her genre-bending country project into a fresh run of live dates.
After a run of surprise pop-up shows and a sold-out acoustic set at Madison Square Garden, the songwriter is heading out on a full autumn tour with new music on the way and a charitable twist on ticket sales.