Michael Hann

A terrible joke gone wonderfully right: Rick Astley and Blossoms Perform the Smiths reviewed

Plus: furious absurdism delivered in a creamy, lush tone from Billy Nomates at the Moth Club

Rick Astley at the O2 Forum Kentish Town: an evening of quite astonishing joy, wholly uncynical on the part of both performers and audience. Image: Michael Clement

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