If you’re planning a trip up north this summer either for the Edinburgh Festival or a city break (and if not, why not?) then you’re in for a treat! I may sound biased as I’m from Edinburgh myself, but I only started to appreciate just how special Edinburgh is, once I moved away. Indeed, once […]
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The Specials, one of the most electrifying, influential and important bands of all time have announced a 31-date European and UK tour in support of their just announced brand new album, “Encore” “Encore”, The Specials first new music for 37 years, will be released on February 1st via UMC /Island Records. 2019 marks the 40th […]
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‘Office Politics’Brand new Divine Comedy Album Out June 7thLead Track ‘Queuejumper’ Out Now11 date UK October Tour Announced Neil Hannon, one of the country’s foremost songwriters, releases a wonderful new Divine Comedy album ‘Office Politics’ June 7th. It’s the follow-up to the acclaimed top ten 2016 album ‘Foreverland’. “Office Politics” is a 16 track tour de force full of […]
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It’s fair to say that Karaoke and Musicals are a bit like a certain yeasty spread – you either love them or loathe, detest and utterly hate them with a passion. If you’re in the latter camp, probably best to move on, nothing to see here! One of the problems with karaoke is that you […]
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The B-52’s are back and ready to rock the UK in their Farewell European Tour….. They will be playing 4 special final shows in the UK at Gateshead Sage on Saturday 29 June, London’s Eventim Apollo on Sunday 30 June, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 2 July and Manchester O2 Apollo on Wednesday 3rd […]
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Magnum are one of those bands that kind of slipped under my radar. I remember buying Magnum II on CD many years ago, perhaps I’d heard one of the singles, but otherwise I don’t know much about them. Having searched for them on youtube though, I’ve had this song on repeat! Perhaps it’s a little […]
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Not going to Glasto? Consider Glasgow! I’ve never known so many people who normally manage to get Glastonbury tickets including myself, fail to secure them this year in the main sale. Glasto is always about more than just the lineup – I went the first time for the lineup, I’ve gone back every year for […]
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THE 1980 TOUR At the end of the 1970s momentous change was afoot in Britain and the world – in society, politics, fashion and culture – and the musical landscape was also about to change forever. The guitar-driven dominance that had propelled rock and punk throughout the decade was about to end, as synthesizers signaled […]
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Giving 66,000 festival goers a post-apocalyptic soundtrack of drum & bass and jungle to compliment the districts own immersive storyline, DSTRKT 5 provides a glimpse into Boomtown’s dystopian future, yet again pushing every conceivable boundary both musically and theatrically. The central hub for the thunderous beat of harcore, hardtek, gabba and jungle, 140 dubstep and […]
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Pop icon, ADAM ANT performs his landmark, solo album ‘FRIEND OR FOE’ for the first time, LIVE in its entirety across the UK from 7th November to 12th December Tickets on sale from Friday 8th March, 10am via BookingsDirect.com Following a world tour to sold-out venues throughout the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia and […]
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