Robert Smith

John Robb tells Peter Murphy about his new book, The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth

The virtual band’s LA-influenced eighth album is one of their best to date

Robert Smith and company are still a band apart. For this rare, 28-song Irish gig, the Dublin venue is packed to the rafters

Russia’s move to re-register foreign jets flouts decades-old treaties

The show gave Morrissey a prime opportunity to moan like an underappreciated maiden aunt

Elton John, Robert Smith, St Vincent and Skepta guest on virtual band’s seventh

I feel more confident as I get older. I know more and worry less

Review: The supposedly gloomy band treat the crowd to two-and-a-half-hours of pure joy

Set list, tickets, weather, restricted items and transport for the band’s Dublin summer gig

Also: Primal Scream, Forbidden Fruit, Michael Bublé, Snow Patrol, The Cure, Metallica

America Letter: Mortar boards up in air as indebted graduates exit dysfunctional system

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, October 10th

Our neighbour threatening to win a World Cup still raises the hackles of many Irish