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Andrew Gutteridge July 5, 2019July 8, 2019 Birmingham, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Live, Massive Attack, Portishead

Lamb to play intimate UK dates this October

Manchester duo Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes aka Lamb are heading out on a UK tour in October in support of their newly released 7th studio album, “The Secret of Letting Go”.

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Andrew Gutteridge April 14, 2019April 17, 2019 Hare and Hounds, Killing Joke, Kraftwerk, Minnie Riperton, The Chemical Brothers, The KLF, The Orb

Review: The Orb bring their 30 year ambient house legacy to Birmingham

Pioneering ambient house legends The Orb beamed down to Birmingham on Saturday April 13th for another instalment of their sold-out 30th Anniversary Greatest Hits UK tour.

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Andrew Gutteridge March 10, 2019March 13, 2019 Freya Ridings, London Grammar, O2 Institute, Tori Amos, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Review: Freya Ridings exudes confidence at the O2 Institute

London singer-songwriter Freya Ridings played to a sold out crowd at Birmingham’s O2 Institute on 9th March

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Andrew Gutteridge February 23, 2019February 25, 2019 Arena Birmingham, Arethra Franklin, Big Beat Boutique, Brighton, daft punk, Deelite, The Housemartins, The Rolling Stones

Review: Fatboy Slim brings ‘The Round Trip’ to Arena Birmingham

Fatboy Slim brought his ‘The Round Trip’ tour to Arena Birmingham on Friday 22nd February

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Andrew Gutteridge February 14, 2019February 18, 2019 Another Sky, Chartreuse, Hare and Hounds, Imogen, Portishead, The XX

Review: Another Sky reach dizzying heights at the Hare & Hounds

With a checked blazer topped off with 80s power-dressing shoulder pads, Newcastle’s Imogen is a diminutive figure on her first visit to Birmingham, jostling for space behind a keyboard on an already cramped stage.

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Andrew Gutteridge February 6, 2019February 11, 2019 David Gilmour, Erasure, Gong, Killing Joke, Lee Scratch Perry, Steve Hillage, System 7, The KLF, The Orb

90s ambient pioneers The Orb announce global 30th anniversary tour

Ambient pioneers The Orb continue their global 30th anniversary tour in the UK, including two sold out nights at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds.

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Andrew Gutteridge February 4, 2019February 5, 2019 Another Sky, Hare & Hounds

London four-piece Another Sky head out on February UK tour

London four-piece Another Sky to head out on a 2019 UK tour, including a date at Birmingham’s Hare and Hounds

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Andrew Gutteridge February 1, 2019November 7, 2019 Arcadia, Band Aid, Barbarella’s, Blondie, Canon Hill Arts Centre, Chic, David Bowie, David Gilmour, Godley and Creme, goldfrapp, Hazel O’Connor, Herbie Hancock, James Bond, John Frusciante, Justin Timberlake, Kajagoogoo, Led Zeppelin, Live 8, Lou Reed, Mark Ronson, Mayfair Ballroom, Melle Mel, Missing Persons, MTV, New Romantic, Nile Rodgers, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Robert Palmer, Rolling Stone, Rum Runner, Scissor Sisters, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sting, The Beatles, The Human League, The Power Station, Timbaland, War Child, Wembley Arena

A beginner’s guide to: Duran Duran

It was at a Siouxsie and the Banshees gig in 1978 at Birmingham’s Mayfair Ballroom in the Bullring shopping centre, that a young John Taylor and Nick Rhodes had their Damascene moment.