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Live Review: Frank Turner refuses to sit down and shut up at 3014th show

Live Review: Frank Turner refuses to sit down and shut up at 3014th show

Frank Turner’s 3014th show proves the Wessex songwriter to be a master of performance with a set filled by new material and fan favourites
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Album Review: Viagra Boys look inward with near self-titled viagr aboys

Album Review: Viagra Boys look inward with near self-titled viagr aboys

The latest album from punk rock titans Viagra Boys doesn’t fail to impress despite the presence of lyrical missteps
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Queens of the Stone Age preview: Rock giants at Rock N Roll Circus

Queens of the Stone Age preview: Rock giants at Rock N Roll Circus

Queens of the Stone Age are due to make their return to Sheffield later this summer and here’s everything you need to know ahead of the event
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Sam Fender – ‘People Watching’: Geordie hero proves himself the voice of a generation

Sam Fender – ‘People Watching’: Geordie hero proves himself the voice of a generation

Sam Fender returns with a highly impressive third album and proves his generational talent after a long wait of almost four years
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bar italia live in Manchester: An embrace from ‘Tracey Denim’ and ‘The Twits’

bar italia live in Manchester: An embrace from ‘Tracey Denim’ and ‘The Twits’

bar italia gets the crowd ‘punkt’ with a fruitful return at Manchester’s Band on the Wall, sustaining their reputability after two successful albums
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Lucia & The Best Boys live in Manchester: A “euphoric” debut Manchester headline at the Pink Room

Lucia & The Best Boys live in Manchester: A “euphoric” debut Manchester headline at the Pink Room

Lucia & The Best Boys took to the stage at the Pink Room in YES for their debut headline gig in Manchester, showcasing their power as five musicians who perform a truly five-star show
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John Cale emerges from the velvet underground at the Albert Hall

John Cale emerges from the velvet underground at the Albert Hall

John Cale OBE is playing just three shows this summer, with one of them taking place at the Albert Hall in Manchester
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Swans fly into Albert Hall

Swans fly into Albert Hall

American experimental rock band Swans are heading on a European tour, with a stop at the Albert Hall in Manchester.
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2000 Trees Festival 2023: A perfect weekend of the best in rock

2000 Trees Festival 2023: A perfect weekend of the best in rock

2000 Trees festival returned to Upcote farm in July for the very best in rock and alternative music.
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Lytham Festival 2023: Lionel Richie, Def Leppard and lots more

Lytham Festival 2023: Lionel Richie, Def Leppard and lots more

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Lytham Festival 2023 is headlined by Jamiroquai, George Ezra, Sting, Lionel Richie, and Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, with special guests including Blondie, Gabrielle and Kim Wilde
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Hot Mulligan bring a night of cathartic emo to Manchester!

Hot Mulligan bring a night of cathartic emo to Manchester!

Hot mulligan stop off in Manchester on their first UK headline tour, treating a few hundred lucky gig-goers to a night of cathartic emo angst, perfect for screaming at the top of your lungs
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The Tiger Lillies are coming HOME from the cemetery

The Tiger Lillies are coming HOME from the cemetery

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The Tiger Lillies return to the UK with their new tour, From the Circus to the Cemetery
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The Beatles’ debut album isn’t one of their best, but could it be?

The Beatles’ debut album isn’t one of their best, but could it be?

As the Fab Four’s debut turns 60, Jake Rowley proposes an alternative ‘Please Please Me’ comprising the best of their early material.
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Let yourself ‘Be Opened By The Wonderful’: We ‘Sit Down’ with James’ Jim Glennie

Let yourself ‘Be Opened By The Wonderful’: We ‘Sit Down’ with James’ Jim Glennie

In conversation with Jim Glennie, the bassist of James, to discuss their brand new Orchestral album and upcoming UK tour.
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Album review: Enter Shikari – A Kiss For The Whole World

Album review: Enter Shikari – A Kiss For The Whole World

Enter Shikari’s seventh studio album is a jubilant triumph
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Live review: Enter Shikari at New Century Hall

Live review: Enter Shikari at New Century Hall

Enter Shikari gear up for their newest album release at the final Manchester show of their residency tour
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2000 Trees festival 2023: Everything you need to know

2000 Trees festival 2023: Everything you need to know

2000 Trees festival promises an amazing weekend of rock and alternative music. Here is everything you need to know about the festival and who to check out once you’re there!
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Live review: Fall Out Boy at Band on the Wall

Live review: Fall Out Boy at Band on the Wall

Fall Out Boy play a special intimate warm-up show at Manchester’s Band on the Wall, making for a night we’ll remember for centuries
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Enter Shikari talk new album A Kiss for the Whole World and sold-out intimate residency tour

Enter Shikari talk new album A Kiss for the Whole World and sold-out intimate residency tour

Enter Shikari chat about Airbnbs, setlists and residencies backstage at Manchester’s New Century Hall
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Review: Rock of Ages

Review: Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages’ press night at Manchester Opera House was plagued by technical difficulties and saved by an understudy
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