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Carl Bulzacchelli January 29, 2024

Gig News: Brazil Goes Emo with “I Wanna Be Tour”

The I Wanna Be tour is making its way to Brazil in March. Emo and punk are not the most

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Richard Franks August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Review: Mike Skinner’s The Streets provide a glimmer of hope with ticketed live stream gig

On Thursday 6th August, your local city poet Mike Skinner proved that ticketed live streams can work, and offered hope for many in the music industry

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Emily Doyle July 21, 2020July 22, 2020 algiers, ben venom, Black Sabbath, blue ruth, Capsule, covid19, dalek, decolonise fest, gnod, haress, ichi, j.zunz, lankum, Melvins, paul purgas, rocket, rocket recordings, Sofa King, sofasonic, supersonic, supersonic festival, the quietus, tirikilatops, White Hills

Review: Supersonic Festival streams experimental performances to thousands of viewers

Despite COVID-19, Supersonic Festival brought new music and more to around six-thousand fans through a weekend of live streams.

Ross Carley February 21, 2020February 28, 2020 Cage The Elephant, O2 Academy, Post Animal, SWMRS

Review: Cage the Elephant tear the roof off at Birmingham’s O2 Academy

Alt-rock legends Cage the Elephant performed a killer set at the O2 Academy on February 20, with support from Post Animal and SWMRS

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Sophie Hack February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Review: Jack Garratt treats fans to intimate live showing on ‘Work In Progress’ tour

After a whirlwind romance debut, Jack Garratt returns from the shadows with a bare-all album that a lucky few were able to witness live

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Ross Carley January 26, 2020February 2, 2020 castle and falcon, Kanvas, Magnetic Spacemen, Vant

Review: VANT give yet another inspired performance in Birmingham

VANT returned to Birmingham with a phenomenal performance at the Castle & Falcon on 25th January 2020 – read our review here

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Cara Jackson January 28, 2020January 31, 2020 O2 Institute, Waterparks

Review: Waterparks cause chaos at Birmingham’s O2 Institute

Monday 27th January marked Waterparks’ return to Birmingham, this time around to film the gig for a live DVD.

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Sarah Staniforth December 11, 2019December 29, 2019 Birmingham, Mama Roux's, slow crush, Torche

Review: Torche light up Birmingham at intimate Mama Roux’s gig

American sludge band Torche played an intimate gig at Birmingham’s Mama Roux’s with support from shoegaze outfit Slow Crush

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Cara Jackson December 13, 2019December 20, 2019 Birmingham, counterfeit, Live, london, Music, O2 Academy, wargasm

Review: Counterfeit captivate audience at Birmingham’s O2 Academy3

Lovable London lads Counterfeit revealed their soft sides as they broke down their emotional barriers with a raw final performance of 2019.

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Ross Carley December 15, 2019December 16, 2019 Dan Lyons, Ed Cosens, O2 Academy, The Libertines, whenyoung

Review: The Libertines serenade Birmingham at the O2 Academy

14th December at Birmingham’s O2 Academy saw an imperfect line-up saved by a profound performance from noughties legends, The Libertines