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Splashh play Ray-Ban Envision Tour, Leeds
Menace Beach guitarist Matt J prowls the ground in front of the stage, scowling over his thick-rimmed glasses. Sweat is tumbling from his brow. A woman is held aloft on broad shoulders just feet from where he’s thrashing away at his guitar. From...
The Great Escape festival in Brighton: a three-day event where the unannounced, secret shows and band or DJ-hosted house parties create the same amount of raw excitement as the actual headliners. Thursday night’s bill-toppers Everything...
Karen O spews glitter from every extremity at will. Bouncing across the stage like an empress in a mirrorball crown, black feather wings and a sparkly sequinned suit, she stamps her foot on a monitor and a flume of ticker-tape and stardust...
It's out with the old and in with the old for Vampire Weekend. Just a few days before the release of the New Yorkers' third album 'Modern Vampires Of The City', they hide a handful of new songs among the favourites tonight, as though fans need...
Nothing challenges temperamental British springtime weather like a multi-venue festival, and putting on a festival that demands a lot of outdoor activity in May shows an admirable dedication to party vibes. Now in its seventh year, Live At Leeds...
Going back to your roots can be a good thing, particularly if you haven't dyed your hair in a while, and it's Maximo Park's turn to go back to theirs tonight at Newcastle's much-loved small venue The Cluny. For the quintet, it's a chance to show...
The five weirdest moments at Gruff Rhys and Boom Bi's immersive theatre show 1. AN ITALIAN COMMUNIST WELCOMES US Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, whose life provides the concept for Neon Neon’s second LP, joined the Italian Communist Party...
If you listen carefully, you might be able to hear a strange rumble coming down the A66 that runs from Middlesbrough to Cumbria. “ Don’t forget who you are ” the chant goes. It’s a mantra sickly enough for a Disney film. But tonight is a...
When Palma Violets and Savages set out on a co-headlining tour last summer, the pairing made little sense apart from it being a kind of Tesco Value, buzz-band BOGOF. Palmas, a hedonistic pack of wide-eyed ragamuffins; Savages, riddled with...
It has to be the worst kept coup ever. For months now, Queen B has been parading her intentions as regards dominion over our sceptred isle: I own you. Bow down, bitches. It’s a done deal before she even issues a royal command. The arena is...
