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Festivalsbluedot 2016: Five acts to watch
Underworld? Caribou? Jean-Michel Jarre? Bluedot's got it made when it comes to headliners, but if you're wondering where else you should point your attention, let us be your guide Read more »| 15 Jul 2016 -
PreviewsLIMF 2016: Five acts to watch
From Sigma and Lianna La Havas to the Buzzcocks and Clinic, you won't find yourself short of things to see at LIMF this year. Still, you may be wondering where to begin with the vast array of up-and-coming local talent on display – allow us to help... Read more »| 14 Jul 2016 -
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Live music in Manchester this week: 13-19 Jul
Enjoy classic alt-rock sounds from Seattle with Mudhoney, catch the first appearance from The Railway Children in well over two decades, before booking ahead for big names with dates looming later this year, including The Cinematic Orchestra and Hinds. Read more »| 14 Jul 2016 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week: 13-19 July
Black metal, indie anthems and a thoroughly welcome visit from Father John Misty: we cast our eye across Liverpool's live music scene and come up trumps Read more »| 13 Jul 2016 -
PreviewsLive music in Manchester this week: 6 - 12 Jul
Portland surf-pop, harmony heavy psych-folk and a visit from country troubadour Sturgill Simpson all feature in your guide to Manchester music this week Read more »| 06 Jul 2016 -
PreviewsLive music in Liverpool this week: 8 - 14 July
Funk-tinged electronica from a Prince collaborator? Brass-infused hip-hop? Scottish guitar noise? Here's your gigging schedule for the week... Read more »| 06 Jul 2016
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PreviewsT Break 2016: Five bands to watch
The T Break tent is the place every up-and-coming band in Scotland wants to be come July. But who are the pick of the acts booked to play Strathallan this month? Let us be your guide Read more »| 05 Jul 2016 -
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Scottish Gig Highlights – July 2016
Feminist stadium pop! Heroic hip-hop veterans! Reunited 90s indie faves! Yep, summer's officially here, and July's arrival heralds one last chance to throw yourself into the hectic live music calendar before festival season well and truly takes over Read more »| 30 Jun 2016 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week: 29 Jun - 6 Jul
Stuck for gigs to go to this week? Strange Collective's EP launch, The Lapelles and a visit from Burt Bacharach should all be on your calendar Read more »| 29 Jun 2016 -
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Live music in Manchester this week: 29 Jun - 6 Jul
While the week's undisputed highlight – Beck at the Albert Hall – sold out long ago, there’s still plenty to sink those music-loving teeth ... Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
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Live music in Manchester this week (22-29 Jun)
There are plenty of great gigs in Manchester over the next seven days, from the raw rock of Ty Segall to the Congolese rhythms of Mbongwana Star, via cosmic duo Happy Meals, the tear-stained pop of M83 and a great local all-dayer. Read more »| 22 Jun 2016 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week (22-29 Jun)
There's plenty to check out across the city over the next seven days, from psychedelic oddballs to avant-experimentalist collaborations; reunited 60s legends to pop-punksters with nary a fuck given for the gender binary Read more »| 22 Jun 2016 -
Festivals
The new talent at this year's Africa Oyé festival
The UK's biggest free festival of African music and culture, Africa Oyé, returns to Sefton Park this June. Artistic director Paul Duhaney tells us mor... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
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Scottish Gig Highlights – June 2016
With stadium rock Gods swooping in from on high, plus Glasgow's West End Festival and Edinburgh's Hidden Door in full flow, neither coast should struggle for... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
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Northwest Gig Highlights – June 2016
The balmy summer evenings that we should, in theory, soon get will go perfectly with shimmering Scandi pop from Molly Nilsson, reggae festival Positive Vibration and upbeat genre-crossing sounds from the Max Graef Band. Read more »| 31 May 2016