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Author: Sophia Lega

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Review: BLOXX induce sweaty mayhem at sold-out Birmingham gig

October 6, 2019October 10, 2019 Sophia Lega

Headlining and selling out the Sunflower Lounge for the second time, BLOXX take to the stage on a very busy and clammy Saturday October 5th.

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Review: Pale Waves deliver a powerful performance in Birmingham

September 25, 2019October 1, 2019 Sophia Lega O2 Academy Birmingham, Pale Waves, Sports Team

Northern indie-pop quartet Pale Waves deliver a beautiful performance at Birmingham’s O2 Academy

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Review: Sam Fender smashes Birmingham’s O2 Institute

May 11, 2019May 16, 2019 Sophia Lega O2 Institute, Sam Fender

25-year-old Sam Fender plays a beautiful sold-out performance at Birmingham’s O2 Institute – he’ll be back in the city later this year

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Sam Fender returns to the Midlands later this year

May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 Sophia Lega academy, Birmingham, Hypersonic Missiles, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender, touring

Sam Fender and his band will return to Birmingham later this year after the release of his debut album ‘Hypersonic Missiles’.

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The Night Café announce a long-awaited UK album tour

May 11, 2019 Sophia Lega Circa Waves, liverpool, The Night Café, The Wombats, touring

Exciting indie pop band The Night Café have announced their debut album ‘0151’, alongside a lengthy UK tour.

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Review: JAWS celebrate new album The Ceiling at stellar homecoming

April 28, 2019April 30, 2019 Sophia Lega Casey orange, honey lung, JAWS, Mayday, O2 Institute

On April 27th, JAWS invaded the halls of O2 Institute Birmingham once again as part of their album release tour. Read our review, with photos, here.

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Pale Waves to embark on another autumn UK tour

April 26, 2019May 8, 2019 Sophia Lega academy, Birmingham, Dirty Hit, Jamie Oborne, Live, Pale Waves, The 1975

Manchunian alternative band Pale Waves are returning to the Midlands as part of their Autumn UK Tour.

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Review: Sundara Karma celebrate their new album in Birmingham

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 Sophia Lega Birmingham, O2 Institute, Sundara Karma

Reading based quartet Sundara Karma are currently on tour in celebration of their newest album Ulfilas’ Alphabet.

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Lewis Capaldi pencils Birmingham date into another sold out UK tour

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 Sophia Lega Lewis Capaldi, O2 Academy Birmingham, Sam Fender

Lewis Capaldi is set to tour the UK once again with all 13 shows successfully selling out, making this his 4th tour to reach full capacity.

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Irish band Keywest to embark on their largest UK tour yet

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Sophia Lega Bastille, Birmingham, Bryan Adams, Keywest, Kodaline, Live, Tour

Fresh off a round of major support shows, Irish four piece Keywest are set to play a string of shows in and around the UK.

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