Review: Frank Turner surfs his way through impressive Birmingham set
Turner kicked off his seven-date UK tour in Birmingham with support coming from Grace Petrie and Jimmy Eat World.
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reviews
Live reviews of gigs in the West Midlands and album, EP and single reviews.
Review: The 1975 enthral at explosive Arena Birmingham show
The 1975’s show at Arena Birmingham brought all of their love-em-or-hate-em tendencies together and put them on blast for 2 hours.
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Review: Mastodon bring blood and thunder to Birmingham’s O2 Academy
Looming like fearsome titans on the foggy stage, Mastodon conjured bolts of crushing metal and melody to impress an awestruck Birmingham crowd.
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Review: Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats bring seventies doom to Digbeth
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats brought their trademark brand of heavy psych to Digbeth’s O2 Institute, with Blood Ceremony as support.
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Review: Sam Hollis ponders If Ever, Could You Imagine? on great new LP
Second City troubadour Sam Hollis continues his prolific – and peerless – run of form with an eclectic debut album. Sam Lambeth reviews.
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Review: Ben Howard’s Symphony Hall show is an exercise in atmosphere and patience
Ben Howard wrapped up his UK run with a special show at the Symphony Hall on 21st January, with indie darlings Hater providing support
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Review: The Streets storm through boisterous Birmingham homecoming
Local legend Mike Skinner retuned for three homecoming shows over the weekend, with Friday night’s set kicking off with Turn The Page and ending with a dislocated shoulder.
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Review: Citylightz revel in their biggest headline show to date
Wolverhampton’s Citylightz played their biggest Birmingham show to date on Saturday 5th January – and it went down a storm
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Review: The Twang smash annual Christmas homecoming show
Brummie fondness filled the O2 Academy on Saturday 15th December as The Twang smashed their annual Christmas show in Birmingham.
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Review: Chartreuse stun a sold out Hare & Hounds at debut headline show
Chartreuse’s first headline show is a dazzling display of musical virtuosity and an extremely promising sign of what’s to come.
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