London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Squeeze ’s songwriting duo are back in harness, toting a rock opera they wrote in the ’70s with an all-new album to come. Given their near-constant strife, it’s a miracle. But as they insist, “the thing that always brings us together is the songs…”

The much-travelled and current Asia guitarist plays a one-off date, with friends, in London.

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Everybody’s favourite Yorkshire lass tells Shereen Low why life in her sixties is better than ever

From The Bottom Of An Old Grandfather Clock (reissue, 2004) DEAD OCEANS