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Live Review: The Dualers / Bare Jams – O2 Academy, Sheffield 26.11.2022

By Phil Wright Bare Jams In 2011, school friends Sam and Ollie decided it was time to stop fence jumping at festivals and formed a duo in their garden shed. …

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Live Review: Amorphis / Eluveitie / Dark Tranquility / Nailed To Obscurity – O2 Ritz, Manchester 24.11.2022

By Sian Connolly It was a Thursday evening in Manchester and the venue we are in tonight is the amazing o2 Ritz, welcoming not one, not two, but four incredible…

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Gallery

Gallery: Sigrid/Lea Heart/ Skaar, 3arena, 24NOV2022

Norwegian superstar Sigrid took to the 3arena Dublin to play her last show of 2022 with support from Lea Heart and Skaar. See the setlist and gallery below!

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Music

LIVE REVIEW / GALLERY: Fontaines D.C. – O2 Academy Glasgow 17/11/22

Fontaines D.C. returned to Glasgow on their current UK tour, upgrading capacity wise from last year’s appearance at Barrowlands (1,900) to the O2 Academy (2,500), but still for two nights…

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Live Review: Alexisonfire / Boston Manor – Cardiff University Students Union, Cardiff 14.10.2022

By Cariad Craig-Hunt On a cold but warm night in Cardiff (the weather difference inside the venue and outside is wildly different) Boston Manor, a five piece band from Blackpool…

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Live Review: Ugly Kid Joe / Massive Wagons / Chris Catalyst – O2 Academy, Sheffield 10.11.2022

By Phil Wright Chris Catalyst I must admit, I’d not heard of Chris before, but I was absolutely blown away by his stage presence, and have since found out why…

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Live Review and Gallery: Lizzy McAlpine/ Ben Kessler, Button Factory, 14/11/2022

Philadelphia artist Lizzy McAlpine made her European debut in Dublin’s Button Factory on Monday the 14th of November with support on the night coming from long time collaborator Ben Kessler.…

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Live Review: TV Priest / Modern Woman / Fraulein – Scala, London 10.11.2022

By Henry Regan Having been on tour round Europe and the UK for the past two weeks, TV Priest were back in London, for a very special hometown show. Although…

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Live Review: After The Burial – Manchester Academy, Manchester 11.11.2022

By Sian Connolly To all the metal heads out there, this one’s for you. The Never Say Die Tour well and truly smashed it this year with headlining band After…

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Live Review: Crawlers / Uninvited – O2 Academy, Sheffield 09.11.2022

By Sian Connolly With a late start to the show, nothing was stopping this crowd from bringing the energy. Eagerly waiting for the crawlers to emerge, the sold-out venue, o2…

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