The week in music

Metallica bass guitarist Robert Trujillo applies too much hair gel at the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, USA Photograph: Mark Humphrey /AP

Richard Ashcroft of the Verve ignores warnings about staring at the sun for too long. This is from the Nova Rock festival in Austria Photograph: Herbert P. Oczeret/EPA

Massive Attack's Meltdown festival spanned the week, with shows from Yellow Magic Orchestra, Grace Jones and Elbow Photograph: Antonio Pagano/Retna

More Bonnaroo action, this time with Eugene Hutz and his gypsy-punk troupe Gogol Bordello Photograph: Tim Mosenfelder /Getty

The guy on stage at the Isle of Wight festival is screaming "Who wants to be in the Guardian's music pictures of the week gallery?" These Enemy fans are keen Photograph: Matt Cardy /Getty

Thrash metallers Testament perform at Download 2008 and are made to look very cool by our snapper Photograph: Dave Etheridge-Barnes/Getty

The Sugababes perform at the Isle of Wight festival. One of them may get sacked for not dancing in time here Photograph: Matt Cardy /Getty

The Police headline the main stage of the Isle of Wight festival. We promised only one frightening picture a month. We lied Photograph: Dave Hogan /Getty

Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation is unhappy with the toilet facilities at this year's Download Photograph: Dave Etheridge-Barnes/Getty

Perttu Kivilaakso of Apocalyptica has made brilliant use of masking tape here Photograph: Dave Etheridge-Barnes/Getty

More Meltdown mayhem, this time with Johnny Clarke Photograph: Antonio Pagano/Retna

Elbow's Guy Garvey picks out the crowd members who shouted out "we prefer Coldplay" Photograph: Dan Griffiths/Retna

Gong's Meltdown performance was a thinly veiled attempt to get into our Freakiest Dressers gallery Photograph: Antonio Pagano/Retna

Craig David performing live at Shepherd's Bush Empire. Yes, he's still going Photograph: Howard Denner /Retna