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All Years Leaving Festival 2016
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Exclusive: All Years Leaving Festival’s 2016 lineup revealed

August 1, 2016February 10, 2019 Richard Franks All Years Leaving, Fear of Men, Gengahr, Happyness, Hare & Hounds, The Big Moon, This Is Tmrw, Twin Peaks, yak, Yuck

Birmingham’s coolest new music festival, All Years Leaving has revealed its 2016 line-up, and it’s a corker.

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Review: Another successful year for All Years Leaving festival

October 23, 2016December 7, 2017 Nick Owen All Years Leaving, Fear of Men, Gengahr, Happyness, Hooton Tennis Club, Moshi Moshi Records, Table Scraps, The Big Moon, Third Man Records, This Is Tmrw, Twin Peaks, Ulrika Spacek, yak, Yuck

All Years Leaving festival marks another success in the Birmingham music scene.

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Yak at The Rainbow Courtyard in Birmingham
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Review: YAK incite Birmingham crowd with chaotic performance

May 12, 2016May 20, 2016 Kieran Raza Inheaven, The Hungry Ghosts, The Rainbow Courtyard, yak

YAK have been upon the tip of many people’s tongues lately and received outstanding critical reception for their new album – so anticipation was high.

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Yak at The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham
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Review: Yak energise The Sunflower Lounge

November 18, 2015November 26, 2015 Counteract Reporter Abattoir Blues, The Sunflower Lounge, The Terror Watts, yak

Yak enthral Birmingham crowd through chaos and stage invasions.

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Review: Peace prove their worth with flawless Civic Hall performance

October 11, 2015October 30, 2015 Richard Franks Peace, Splashh, Wolverhampton Civic Hall, yak

Tonight it feels like Peace have finally arrived; each and every song in their 18-track set list has hit anthem status.

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