Francis Smith, Author at Counteract – Music | News | Food

February 5, 2019 Francis Smith

HMV saved from administration – rescuing 1,500 jobs

hmv – which has a number of stores across the West Midlands, including the flagship Bullring store – has been saved from administration

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February 4, 2019 Francis Smith

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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February 3, 2019 Francis Smith

Andy C, Solardo, Holy Goof and more among MADE Festival 2019 lineup

Following the success of last year’s Perry Park debut, MADE Festival returns on Saturday 27 July with the biggest line-up in its six year history.

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February 3, 2019 Francis Smith

Review: …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead triumphantly return to Birmingham

Austin rockers …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead celebrate 20 years of their sophomore album, Madonna at Birmingham’s Castle & Falcon.

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February 3, 2019 Francis Smith

ELIZA set to embark on a short tour of the UK this March

ELIZA – formerly Doolittle – will perform at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds on the first night of her UK tour,

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February 2, 2019 Francis Smith

Irish pop sweethearts Whenyoung to embark on UK tour this month

Whenyoung are set to embark on their second UK headline tour – accompanied by The Ninth Wave, Walt Disco and Sinead O’Brien.

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February 2, 2019 Francis Smith

Review: Her’s bring dreamy pop to Birmingham’s Sunflower Lounge

Funky two-piece, Her’s, returned to Birmingham on Friday 1st February – this time with a brand new album of gems, and to a packed out Sunflower Lounge.

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February 1, 2019 Francis Smith

George Ezra to play Birmingham on biggest UK tour to date

Bristol-born singer-songwriter George Ezra is set to play Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, on Sunday 17th March

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February 1, 2019 Francis Smith

Review: The triumphant return of The Wombats to Birmingham

The Wombats stormed to supremacy as their biggest ever tour rolled into Birmingham’s O2 Academy on January 31st.

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February 1, 2019 Francis Smith

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.