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LIVE REVIEW: Record Store Day 2025 in Liverpool
This year's Record Store Day saw the usual mile-long queues outside Liverpool's record stores as vinyl fanatics eagerly await access...
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19 hours ago


LIVE REVIEW: Sunny Side Up Fest 2025
Manchester is overflowing with music; shops seem to use gig announcements for wallpaper, adverts for bass players are scattered around...
Esme Morgan-Jones
2 days ago


LIVE REVIEW: Yaang, Daffodils & Rae Charlea @ The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
To get into the venue space at The Shipping Forecast , you must first descend a winding staircase, an experience that could only be...
Esme Morgan-Jones
6 days ago


LIVE REVIEW: Brooke Combe @ Arts Club, Liverpool
Touring off the back of her brilliant release, Scotland's own Brooke Combe is an absolute treat to listen to in all formats.
Fred Roberts
Apr 8


Croatia's InMusic Festival announces Kings of Leon, Fontaines DC, The Streets and many more for 2025!
As Croatia’s longest-running multi-day open-air festival, INmusic remains dedicated to promoting festival culture since its first edition...
James Booton
Apr 3


LIVE REVIEW: The Dare @ New Century Hall, Manchester
New Century Hall was bouncing when Indie sleaze poster boy, The Dare, took the stage in his trademark black suit and glasses. It’s been...
Bella Moore
Mar 21


LIVE REVIEW: Michael Kiwanuka @ Manchester Apollo
Manchester Apollo is where legends make a name for themselves with the likes of Robbie  Willliams , The  Jam  and even Joan  Baez...
Bryn Evans
Mar 20


LIVE REVIEW: The Great Unwashed @ Night and Day Cafe, Manchester
The Great Unwashed , a greatly underrated Manchester-based band with a fast-growing reputation, took the city’s Night and Day Café venue...
Cormac O'Carroll
Mar 16


LIVE REVIEW: Permanent (Joy) @ The Jacaranda, Liverpool
Permanent (Joy) have skyrocketed in popularity after releasing their first few singles under their new moniker late last year. After...
Maisy Yates
Mar 16


LIVE REVIEW: Chloe Slater & Vincent's Last Summer @ YES Pink Room
According to Manchester based indie rock artist Chloe Slater , you can’t put a price on fun, but you can sure have a lot of it at her...
Rae Charlea
Mar 14


LIVE REVIEW: James Smith @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Road, an intimate yet electric venue became a home away from home for a special Southern...
Kayleigh Cantrell
Mar 2


LIVE REVIEW: KAWALA @ New Century Hall, Manchester
As we all know live music is one of, if not THE, main reason we love music so much, a live show can be an unforgettable experience,...
Ben Hacking
Feb 24


LIVE REVIEW: Hungry + Mleko @ YES Basement, Manchester
YES basement is such a rite of passage for local bands in and around Manchester. The low ceiling and intimate space, exuding the perfect...
Isi Warnes
Feb 9


LIVE REVIEW: Onomatoposter ft. alright (okay) & Do Nothing @ Future Yard, Birkenhead!
The new year has well and truly started and we’re all kicking back into gear (slowly). So, what better way to get back into the swing of...
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Jan 30


Top 10 North-West shows to see during Independent Venue Week 2025!
Independent Venue Week is not only seven days jam packed full of fantastic live shows hosted by all your favourite local venues, it's...
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Jan 27


LIVE REVIEW: Franz Ferdinand @ Grand Central Dome, Liverpool
A night in the company of Franz Ferdinand will leave you craving more guitar bands to return. The faces in the crowd may be slightly...
Neil Williams
Jan 14


LIVE RECAP: Best gigs of 2024
Wunderhorse @ O2 Academy, Liverpool Jacob Slater took to the Liverpool O2 Academy stage wielding his iconic Fender guitar back in...
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Dec 29, 2024


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Year's End Festival 2024
Is there a better way to close out the year than with one final day of new music discovery and frantic venue hopping around Manchester......
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Dec 8, 2024


LIVE REVIEW: Michael Kiwanuka @ Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool
One of the defining voices of UK music in the last decade, Michael Kiwanuka is known for creating poignant, intimate songs that make you...
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Nov 27, 2024


Pulp, The Reytons and Kasabian headline Tramlines 2025 with Pulp curating the entire Friday Main Stage!
Sheffield’s Tramlines Festival has unveiled its eagerly awaited 2025 line-up, set to take over Hillsborough Park from 25th to 27th July...
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Nov 25, 2024
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