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Mattie Vant returns to touring with short run of intimate UK dates this April – final tickets remaining

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Desperate Journalist to revive the UK’s love for post-punk on 2019 tour

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Joseph Lockley Desperate Journalist, Hare & Hounds

Desperate Journalist are set to embark on a UK tour to support their new album, out February 22nd. Tickets on sale now.

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Review: The Orielles swoop into Birmingham with sold-out show

February 20, 2019February 22, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Hare and Hounds, Lylo, The Orielles

The Orielles wow a jam-packed Hare and Hounds with sublime songs from Silver Dollar Moment and a clutch of newbies.

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Review: Hippo Campus showcase alt-pop brilliance in Birmingham

February 19, 2019February 20, 2019 Ross Carley Birmingham, Hippo Campus, Lauran Hibberd, O2 Institute

Hippo Campus hopped across the pond to play Birmingham’s O2 Institute on 18th February, with support from Lauran Hibberd.

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Julia Holter adds two UK headline shows to her European run

February 19, 2019February 20, 2019 Luke Charnley Aviary, Birmingham, Birmingham Promoters, Glee Club, Julia Holter, This Is Tmrw

Los Angeles polymath Julia Holter brings her ‘Aviary’ tour to the UK this summer, including an intimate Birmingham show.

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Yonaka announce run of UK headline dates in support of debut album

February 17, 2019February 17, 2019 Ross Carley The Castle & Falcon, yonaka

Brighton alt-pop-rock quartet Yonaka have announced a run of UK headline dates – including a date in Birmingham

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Review: The Lemonheads perform bittersweet and brilliant Birmingham set

February 16, 2019February 19, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Evan Dando, Heyrocco, O2 Academy, The Lemonheads

Evan Dando and The Lemonheads returned to Birmingham, performing old classics and new cuts from covers album Varshons II.

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Fontaines D.C. announce debut album and winter UK tour

February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 Richard Franks Fontaines DC, O2 Institute Birmingham, This Is Tmrw

Dublin post punk newcomers Fontaines D.C. have announced details of their long awaited debut album, along with their biggest UK tour to date

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Review: Ms Banks commands the stage at the #HotSauceTour

February 15, 2019February 19, 2019 Sophie Hack chicken shop date, hip hop, hot sauce tour, jay1, mama roux, ms banks, rap

Rising star Ms Banks commanded her crowd at Digbeth’s Mama Roux as part of Chicken Shop Date’s Hot Sauce Tour.

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

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

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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