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Mike Skinner

The Streets
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MADE Festival is back, with a new home and a huge headliner for 2020

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Luke Charnley artwork, Holy Goof, Horse Meat Disco, MADE, Mike Skinner, The Streets, weird science, wilkinson

MADE Festival has announced a new venue and a massive homecoming gig for its native Brummie headliner. It touches down in August.

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Review: The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival crashes down on Digbeth

September 20, 2019September 21, 2019 Richard Franks Anna Calvi, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, JAWS, Jaykae, Liam Gallagher, Mike Skinner, Peaky Blinders, Primal Scream, Slaves, The Clause, The Cosmics

Across the weekend of September 14-15, The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival transformed the industrial streets of Digbeth into a 1920s immersive experience like no other

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Peaky Blinders
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Peaky Blinders-themed festival coming to Digbeth this September

August 3, 2019August 9, 2019 Luke Charnley Anna Calvi, David Beckham, Digbeth, Mike Skinner, Nadine Shah, Peaky Blinders, Primal Scream, Slaves, Small Heath, Steven Knight

Curated by showrunner Steven Knight, The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival will bring the atmosphere of the show to the streets of Birmingham

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11 records every Brummie should own
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11 records every Brummie should own

February 5, 2019July 26, 2019 Stephen Pennell Black Sabbath, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Mike Skinner, Peace, Steel Pulse, The Beat, The Moody Blues, The Streets, UB40

From the pioneering, crashing metal of Black Sabbath to the gritty urban realism of Original Pirate Material and beyond

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mike skinner the streets
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A beginner’s guide to: The Streets

January 11, 2018June 18, 2019 Millie Finn Birmingham, Mike Skinner, The Streets

A, now London-based, band whose earliest songs stemmed from the teenage bedroom of Mike Skinner, dedicated Brummie.

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Noisey Birmingham
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Review: Mike Skinner premieres his latest Noisey documentary ‘Birmingham’ in the city

May 16, 2018February 12, 2019 Millie Finn Dapz on the Map, Everyman CInema, Jaykae, Lady Leshurr, Mike Skinner, Mist, Noisey, The Mailbox

On Tuesday May 15th, Mike Skinner returned to his hometown to premiere his latest Noisey doc ‘Birmingham’, which focuses on the streets which fellow Birmingham artists have made their name on.

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Mike Skinner of The Streets
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The Streets’ Mike Skinner to play Kings Heath’s Hare & Hounds

November 6, 2015February 10, 2019 Richard Franks Hare & Hounds, Mike Skinner, The Streets, This Is Tmrw

Birmingham’s very own Mike Skinner (of The Streets – not that you didn’t know that anyway) will be DJing at the Hare & Hounds in the new year.

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Mike Skinner’s Hare & Hounds DJ set sells out within hours

November 6, 2015February 10, 2019 Richard Franks Hare & Hounds, Mike Skinner, The Streets, This Is Tmrw

Tonight, This Is Tmrw announced a HUGE booking for the Hare & Hounds; the legend that is Mike Skinner of The Streets.

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Mike Skinner and Murkage announce Birmingham ‘Tonga’ residency

November 24, 2016February 10, 2019 Richard Franks Hare & Hounds, Mike Skinner, Murkage, Tonga

Local boy Mike Skinner and co. will be taking over the Kings Heath venue across 3 dates in 2017 to coincide with the venue’s 10th anniversary celebrations.

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Mike Skinner 2018 UK tour Birmingham
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The Streets return with 2018 ‘greatest hits tour’

October 9, 2017February 10, 2019 Richard Franks Mike Skinner, O2 Academy Birmingham, The Streets

Mike Skinner will be taking The Streets back on the road in April 2018, with dates in Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and London. Get tickets here!

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