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Maximo Park

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Review: Paul Smith and Kathryn Williams wow Mama Roux’s

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Digbeth, Kathryn Williams, Mama Roux's, Maximo Park, Paul Smith

Maximo Park keeper Paul Smith brings his fragmented but fantastic lo-fi indie pop to Mama Roux’s, in support of new album Diagrams.

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Ocean Colour Scene at Beyond The Tracks Festival
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Review: Ocean Colour Scene headline day 2 of Beyond The Tracks

September 17, 2017December 7, 2017 Millie Finn Beyond The Tracks, carl barat and the jackals, Digbeth, JAWS, Maximo Park, Ocean Colour Scene, Sugarthief, Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, Superfood, Table Scraps, The Americas, The Sandinistas, The Twang

Ocean Colour Scene headline day 2 of Birmingham’s Beyond The Tracks Festival.

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Maximo Park, O2 Institute Birmingham
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Review: Maximo Park and PINS bring charismatic causes to Birmingham

May 6, 2017May 10, 2017 Samuel Lambeth Maximo Park, O2 Institute Birmingham, Pins

If one of the key reasons Maximo Park have enjoyed such commendable longevity is due to Smith’s eccentric, angular stage moves, another is the five-piece’s continued desire to evolve with each album.

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Maxïmo Park announce new album and Birmingham date

January 24, 2017January 26, 2017 Samuel Lambeth Maximo Park, O2 Institute Birmingham

Maximo Park have announced they will return to Birmingham this May, as part of a UK tour in support of their new album, Risk To Exist.

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Review: Maxïmo Park define showmanship at the O2 Institute

December 20, 2015February 13, 2016 Counteract Reporter Maximo Park, O2 Institute, Stealing Sheep

Sometimes aggressive, sometimes camp, but always heartfelt and utterly self-assured.

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Maximo Park + Teleman, The Institute, Birmingham 14/03/14

March 16, 2014 Counteract Reporter Maximo Park, Teleman, The Institute

A live stage is where Maximo Park should be experienced; the band were on top form, as always.

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