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Lions of Dissent are back with indie disco banger ‘Turn Up The Struggle’

November 15, 2018March 9, 2020 Sophie Hack Bryony Williams, Disco, Indie, Lions of Dissent, psych, The Hummingbird, Violet, wolverhampton

Wolverhampton septet Lions of Dissent return triumphantly with new indie disco banger ‘Turn Up The Struggle’.

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The Twang, Jaws and Swim Deep lead new Birmingham music festival lineup

February 4, 2020 Richard Franks Birmingham, Dead Wax, Digbeth, JAWS, Mama Roux's, O2 Institute, Sugarthief, Swim Deep, The Blinders, The Custard Factory, The Twang, Violet

Sonic Wave Festival, a new multi-venue music experience, takes over some of Digbeth’s biggest and brightest music venues this May

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October 2019: 10 gigs in Birmingham for less than a tenner

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 Sophie Hack cave girl, Centrala, Exhailers, FLARES, fruit tones, homeowner, leather party, Mutes, O2 Academy, only sun, shanghai blues, The Castle and Falcon, The Cosmics, The Night Owl, The Sunflower Lounge, The Victoria, Thyla, Violet

Forget the dreary weather and darker skies, Birmingham is alive and kicking with local and touring bands, and all for less than a tenner.

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10 gigs in Birmingham this June for less than a tenner

May 31, 2018July 19, 2019 Sophie Hack Birmingham, Burning Alms, Charlotte Carpenter, Coffee Breath, gigs in birmingham, klasside, mass house, minefield, myhi, palm, shana tova, Sugarthief, Sunset Cinema Club, sunshine frisbee lasberam, Table Scraps, The Clause, the life, the voo dooms, This Feeling, Violet, young chasers, Yr Poetry

June is kicking down the doors and bringing fresh new music from psych, blues, indie, rock and everything in between – all for less than the taxi home after the gig.

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10 gigs in Birmingham this December for less than a tenner

December 1, 2018July 19, 2019 Sophie Hack Autumn Evans, Bad Girlfriend, Bristol Pear, cafe ort, Chartreuse, Hare and Hounds, The Flapper, The Night Owl, The Taboo Club, Violet

A super slick round up of all the best gigs in Birmingham this December for less than a tenner. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

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10 gigs in Birmingham this April for less than a tenner

April 1, 2019July 19, 2019 Sophie Hack Antelope, Birmingham, Bloxx, Brain Food, castle and falcon, Die Das Der, Flamingo Flame, Frauds, George Pannell, Hare and Hounds, Hott Date, joel baker, mundays, muthers, NONSUCH, rat the magnificent, Sorry Grace, Sunflower Lounge, Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, supercaan, The Cosmics, The Flapper, Victories at Sea, Violet

Ten gigs bursting at the seams with new indie, pop, funk and soul music in Birmingham all for less than a tenner.

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Sonic Gun presents a weekender of the best in Birmingham music

July 22, 2018July 19, 2019 Sophie Hack Bad Girlfriend, castle and falcon, cave girl, Echo Beach!, harry and the howlers, harry jordan, History of Sex, Ivory Wave, karkosa, PET, Riscas, sleepy heads, Social State, sonic gun, Spilt Milk Society, Sugarthief, Swim Deep, The Assist, The Cosmics, The Good Water, the novus, The Surrenders, Violet, Wolfgang Harte

Sonic Gun concerts are bringing not one, not two, but three days of Birmingham’s best new music, including RISCAS, Ivory Wave and Harry Jordan.

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The Sonic Gun Weekender is back with another huge lineup

June 17, 2019June 20, 2019 Ross Carley Candid, Faith, George Pannell, karkosa, sonic gun, Sonic Gun Weekender, Spilt Milk Society, Sugarthief, The Americas, The Clause, the novus, the pines, Violet, Wolfgang Harte

The Sonic Gun Weekender is back with another huge line up, featuring some of the best acts Birmingham has to offer.

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Review: Student-led festival ValeFest shines after a rainy start

June 9, 2019June 17, 2019 Sarah Staniforth Bad Sounds, Birmingham, Bloxx, Lycio, Matt McClafferty, Portobello, The Hunna, The Monkey Butlers, Valefest, Violet, Young Culture Band

After a rainy start, Brum’s annual student-ran festival ValeFest attracted large crowds with a line-up including The Hunna and Bad Sounds

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The Hunna, Bad Sounds and more for ValeFest 2019 lineup

May 1, 2019May 2, 2019 Ross Carley Bad Sounds, Bloxx, Edgar Duke, Fergus Channell, Guyana, Harico, Ivory Wave, Kioko, Portobello, Riscas, Saint Raymond, Shai Brides, Spilt Milk Soc, The Clause, The Creature Appeal, The Hunna, The Monkey Butlers, University of Birmingham, Valefest, Violet, Young Culture Band

Student festival staple Valefest announce another huge lineup for their 2019 edition, from student bands to major festival mainstays.

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