1 The Stone Roses
Comeback single All For One may have sounded like someone in a Stone Roses tribute band said: “Hey guys, how about we try our hands at songwriting?”, but you suspect that won’t dampen the vibe at this week’s series of Manchester shows. Ever since they re-formed, Roses gigs have propelled themselves along on an atmosphere unlike any other, and that is never as heady as when they play their home town.
Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Wed & Fri, to 19 Jun
2 Parklife
Talking of Manchester, this year’s Parklife festival appears dedicated to putting on several parties all at once: Skepta and Stormzy for the grime crew, Katy B and Major Lazer for the ravers, Jamie xx and Jack Garratt for soulful types and, er, Bastille… for the Bastille fans.
Heaton Park, Manchester, Sat & Sun
3 Field Day
It’s a great week for city-dwellers who like the festival experience brought to them: Field Day’s ever-reliable lineup this year features PJ Harvey and James Blake but there’s also experimental composer Anna Meredith, buzzy teens Let’s Eat Grandma and the return of the Avalanches to get excited about.
4 YG
West Coast rapper YG was shot outside his recording studio while making his new album Still Brazy, and it didn’t take him long to commit that incident to record: “The only one that got hit and was walking the same day,” is how he put it on last year’s Twist My Fingaz. His is a grittier, less reflective portrait of the Compton streets than offered by Kendrick Lamar, and he’ll be bringing it to London for a one-off date.
5 Dr John Cooper Clarke
Still touring and still writing provocative new material – Get Back On Drugs You Fat Fuck and Some Cunt Used The N Word should win prizes for their titles alone – the bard of Salford continues his tour this week.
