Wembley

‘Everything we do is about elevating the music’ | How to build a Loyle Carner show

Loyle Carner’s latest album Hugo isn’t so much a concept album, as one that revolves more heavily than most around themes plucked personally and profoundly from the artist’s own life. Named after the number plate emblazoned on his dad’s car – in which Loyle Carner (aka Ben Coyle-Larner) learned to drive and, more importantly, forgive his dad during their driving lesson – there’s a physical, cinematic quality to the album as a whole.

Beartooth at OVO Wembley Arena review | Ohio rockers raise the voltage at larger-than-planned venue

★★★★☆
Beartooth made it to Wembley Arena in slightly absurd circumstances. Sunday’s show was supposed to happen in Brixton Academy a year ago, but first, a certain spiky little virus got in the way, and second, the tragic incident at the original venue in December meant another venue had to be found.

The Libertines at Wembley Arena review | A nostalgic sense of occasion

★★★★☆
The Libertines roll back the years at Wembley Arena to mark two decades since the release of their debut album, Up the Bracket – with flames, football chants and, surprisingly, Jamie T.