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LIVE:
FOALS HIT BLACKPOOL’S EMPRESS BALLROOM
The Vegas of the North gets a wakeup call at the first of the band’s two-nighter.
LIVE:
LIZZY MCALPINE’S SECRET CAMDEN SHOW
We headed down to London to help celebrate the release of Lizzy’s new record.
LIVE:
HANNAH DIAMOND IN GLASGOW
Full of energy and zest, the hyperpop princess rules SWG3.
LIVE:
AN EVENING WITH MITSKI
Mitski plays to an adoring Manchester crowd.
LIVE:
IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK: METRONOMY’S JUBILANT RETURN TO MANCHESTER
The electronic fivesome show off their new record at the Academy.
LIVE:
FUCHSIA NOSTALGIA: DUA LIPA DELIVERS
A vision in hot pink, the pop icon finally gets to tour her latest album in Newcastle.
LIVE:
A HYPNOTIC PURSUIT WITH THE WAR ON DRUGS
The seven piece capture their expansive sound at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange.
LIVE:
LIFE ON MARR: JOHNNY PLAYS NEWCASTLE
A selection of pictures from the tiny warm-up show for the guitar titan.
LIVE:
IT’S ALL BETTER WITH KAWALA
We popped in for a chat with the boys ahead of their Manchester show (+ a gallery of the night).
LIVE:
A BOOSTER SHOW FROM THE VACCINES
The band bring the fire in Manchester: view our gallery to see them in action.
LIVE:
BASTILLE AT MANCHESTER ARENA
An electric performance - with just a bit of tenderness.
LIVE:
THE GLORIOUS VILLAINY OF DORIAN ELECTRA
With a presence somewhere between Chernabog and Cruella, Electra delivers a theatrical masterclass at SWG3.
REVIEW:
‘HOT CRUSH LOVER’: WE’RE CRUSHING RN
This brand new bop from Blu DeTiger is set to ripple through your summer.
LIVE:
THE STRANGLERS TAKE NOTTS
The classic band play their 16th, long overdue Rock City show.
LIVE:
MATT MALTESE, FOR A MOMENT
A gallery of pictures as the tender trio take to Newcastle’s City Hall.
LIVE:
A NIGHT WITH IDLES
View our gallery from their explosive Sheffield headline show.
LIVE:
ZUZU PLAYS MANCHESTER’S DEAF INSTITUTE
Not far from home, the up-and-coming Scouser welcomes a loving crowd.
LIVE:
ASHNIKKO RANSACKS A SUNDAY NIGHT IN SCOTLAND
Ash holds the Glasgow crowd in a headlock on the last night of the Demidevil tour.
LIVE:
SAM FENDER FILLS OUT NEWCASTLE ARENA
With stories of the stuck youth, Sam’s words resonate with his home crowd.
LIVE:
HALFNOISE RETURNS TO NEW YORK CITY
On one of a three-date tour to support the new album, these musicians really shine.
LIVE:
RINA SAWAYAMA: LIVE IN GLASGOW
There’s raising the bar, and there’s snapping it in half - Rina does the latter.
LIVE:
LAURA MARLING: LIVE IN MANCHESTER
Laura upholds the solace of the grand, Grade II listed Manchester chapel.
FEATURE:
THAEMON: A MIND-MELTING A/V COMPILATION
An EP that softens electronic genre boundaries and shines a light on Euro-drone.
