Book Now: Devendra Banhart at The Ritz

It is people like Devendra Banhart that make you wonder what on earth you’ve been doing with your life. It feels as though he’s been around forever – his first album proper was released in 2002, and he’s just got around to putting out his eighth, moving and developing his sound with each long-player. He’s still only 32, yet this night at The Ritz has the vibe of a veteran playing a long-awaited show for his adoring public. His music has changed and developed over time, from freak-folk and psych into something straighter. It’s obviously working for him – Q said his latest effort, Mala, was his best yet and we tend to agree. A true one of a kind, it is always a great night whenever Dev comes to town.

Wed 17 Jul, The Ritz, Whitworth St W, Manchester M1 5NQ, 7pm, £17.50, http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/