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Review: Vampire Weekend are loose but lovely at Birmingham show

After a six-year sabbatical, Vampire Weekend return to Birmingham a bigger, better and bolder band.

Their two hour set provided heavy waves of nostalgia for a packed-out crowd, mixing older tracks with newer material.

D.C. post-punks Priests played the Hare & Hounds for This Is Tmrw with support from garage punk trio The Cosmics.

London five piece Spector return to Birmingham with their all familiar style and energy for a intimate gig at The Castle and Falcon

Reading rockers The Amazons dazzled an enormous and energetic crowd at the O2 Academy on November 8th, with support from Demob Happy.

Injury Reserve played an explosive set at Birmingham’s Mama Roux’s as part of their debut album UK tour

Moon Duo ushered in November with an immersive performance at The Crossing on Friday 1st November

The Australian quintet return from a four year break with the glowing and subtle ‘Tasmania’, performed at The Crossing, Digbeth.

Royal Republic stop by Birmingham’s O2 Academy2 with a parade of lights, bags of attitude and multiple peculiar facial expressions.

Melt-banana brought their high speed noise rock to Birmingham on 28th October for local promoters Supersonic, with support from Pretty Grim.