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Leeds Lieder

This annual festival of romantic song welcomes copper-bottomed stars including Dorothea
Röschmann, Louise Alder and Ian Bostridge. Howard Assembly Room, Leeds (leedslieder.org.uk),
until May 1

Bristol New Music

This genre-busting event embraces the moody electronica of Mica Levi, modern strings from Ligeti
Quartet and “drone artist” Sarah Davachi. Various venues, Bristol (bristolnewmusic.org), until
May 8

Ed Sheeran

The guitar-bashing dynamo kicks off a stadium tour including five nights at Wembley. Boucher
Road Playing Fields, Belfast (edsheeran.com) and touring

Bath Festival

This venerable festival boasts peerless American pianist Jeremy Denk, award-winning folk singer
Karine Polwart, and soprano Claire Booth in Poulenc’s riveting telephone monodrama La Voix
Humaine. Various venues, Bath (bathfestivals.org.uk), until May 21

The Wreckers

Melly Still revives Ethel Smyth’s Cornish opera of 1903-4 which, with a maritime setting and
crowd violence, has strong pre-echoes of Britten’s Peter Grimes. Glyndebourne, near Lewes
(glyndebourne.com), until June 24

Lorde

The New Zealand art-pop singer’s return to intimate venues is a chance to get up close and
personal with a world-class talent. O2 Academy, Leeds (lorde.co.nz) and touring

Liam Gallagher

Still fighting the Britpop wars, the Oasis frontman is back with his third solo album, C’Mon You
Know, and huge live shows. There will be no louder singalongs all year. Etihad Stadium,
Manchester (liamgallagher.com) and touring

Aldeburgh Festival

Britain’s most daring and imaginative classical festival has a brand-new opera by Tom Coult and
Alice Birch, and 41 premieres. Various venues, Aldeburgh (brittenpearsarts.org), until June 26

The Rolling Stones