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2018

Boardmasters 2018 Festival Announcement
music 

Boardmasters announce first wave of acts for 2018 festival

November 28, 2017February 10, 2019 Kieran Raza 2018, Boardmasters, Craig David, Declan Mckenna, Festivals, News, The Chemical Brothers, The Horrors

Boardmasters have released the first information about the acts playing the Cornwall beachside festival in 2018 – tickets available now.

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Peace 2017 press shot
music 

Peace announce return with a new UK tour and album in May

February 15, 2018February 10, 2019 Kieran Raza 2018, Birmingham, Live, News, O2 Academy, Peace

Peace return to the homeland with a huge Birmingham headline show, as part of a full UK tour this May supporting their third album release.

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releases reviews 

Mumford and Sons bring back the banjos and layer on the heartbreak on atmospheric ‘Delta’

November 19, 2018November 18, 2018 Declan Bowring 2018, Birmingham, Delta, Mumford & Sons, Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, Tour

Mumford and Sons’ fourth full-length returns them to their banjo-strumming halcyon days, with added atmospheric flare.

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Robert Craig Oulton, by Jessica H Ingram Photography
interview 

Interview: Robert Craig Oulton talks his new double A-side single

February 20, 2018 Samuel Lambeth 2018, Birmingham, Robert Craig Oulton

Birmingham singer-songwriter Robert Craig Oulton spoke to Counteract about his new double A-side single, ‘Bad Tastes / Hell Knows’, as well as his plans for 2018.

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Latitude Festival 2018
festivals 

Latitude Festival reveals first set of 2018 acts

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Kieran Raza 2018, Alt-J, Festival, Latitude, News, Solange, The Killers, The Vaccines

Latitude announces its first wave of 2018 artists, including headliners Solange, The Killers and Alt-J.

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Riscas_Sunflower_Lounge_Birmingham_19012018_13
live reviews 

Review: Local favourites Riscas play a passionate sold-out show

January 20, 2018January 24, 2018 Kieran Raza 2018, Birmingham, Candid, Holy Howl, Indie, Live, live review, Review, Riscas, Rock, Spilt Milk Society, Sunflower Lounge, The Real Cool

Local favourites Riscas play a relentless set filled with flare and passion, supported by a bill of promising emerging bands at The Sunflower Lounge

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George Gadd
interview 

Interview: George Gadd on 2018 and being ‘Not Human’

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Samuel Lambeth 2018, George Gadd, Interview, Kevin Devine, Not Human

George Gadd has crafted songs that can be both delicate and devastating. His latest single, ‘Not Human’, arrives after a particularly painful period in Gadd’s life, but continues his upward trajectory.

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Gottwood Festival
festivals 

Proudly intimate electronic festival Gottwood announces 2018 line up

December 10, 2017December 20, 2017 Counteract Reporter 2018, Andrew Weatherall, Ben UFO, Craig Richards, Gottwood Festival, Shed

Set in the beautiful Welsh woods, Gottwood announces yet another brilliant line-up of electronic music acts for their 2018 edition

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