Michael Hann

One of the most tuneless, vapid, dismaying things I’ve ever seen: Mötley Crüe, at Bramall Lane, reviewed

But Def Leppard were decent and, in the gloom of the ICA, much-hyped Bar Italia were transfixing

Mötley Crüe at Sheffield's Bramall Lane being obnoxious. Photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images for Live Nation UK
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  • Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe

    Bramall Lane, Sheffield, and touring until 6 July

  • Wide Awake Festival

    Brockwell Park

  • Bar Italia

    ICA

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