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Live Review: Smashing Pumpkins / White Lies / Rocket – Piece Hall, Halifax 12.08.2025

Words: Jim F / Pictures: Huw Williams It was a brilliant, almost life-affirming night in Halifax as The Smashing Pumpkins rolled into town to play to a sold-out Piece Hall…

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Live Review: The Bluetones – Network 2, Sheffield 23.05.2025

A packed house in Sheffield welcomed The Bluetones with open arms a couple of weeks back, as the beloved Britpop survivors delivered a set full of warmth, wit, and wall-to-wall…

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Live Review: Pixies / Big Special – Leeds O2 Academy 19.05.2025

Pixies and Big Special rolled into Leeds, and it was a night of both contrasts at the O₂ Academy: a blistering, opening set from The Big Special, followed by a…

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Live Review: Panic Shack / The Pill – Yellow Arch, Sheffield 14.05.2025

Yellow Arch feels made for nights like this; a fine spring day and a courtyard full of anticipation as people wait to fill the main room and watch bands on…

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Live Review: Manic Street Preachers – Critical Thinking Tour, Manchester O2 Apollo, 2.5.2025

The Manic Street Preachers launched their much-anticipated ‘Critical Thinking’ tour with a sold-out show at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on May 2, 2025. Despite unforeseen delays due to a reported motorway…

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Live Review: The K’s / CVC /Passion Parade – Octagon Theatre, Sheffield 25.04.2025

words: Jim F / pictures: Huw Williams, Jim F Last Friday night saw a sold-out Octagon Theatre absolutely bouncing as The K’s headlined a blistering triple bill that left Sheffield…

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Live Review: Melin Melyn / KuleeAngee – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 23.03.2025

Words: Jim F / Photos: Huw Williams / Jim FAfter working taxing six-hour Sunday (yes, Sunday) that left me drained and irritable, the prospect of attending a gig seemed daunting.…

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Live Review: Painted Places / Husk / Black Fern – NE Volume, Stockton 07.02.2025

My first visit to Stockton’s finest music venue, NE Volume, this year was an interesting choice, as tonight’s triple bill turned out to be a pleasing selection. Painted Places were…

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Live Review: The Lottery Winners / The Covasettes / Jonny Blade – O2 Academy, Leeds 27.02.2025

Words and photos by Phil Wright Thursday, 27th of February, took me to the Leeds O2 Academy for a night with ‘The Lottery Winners’. The Mancunian quartet just keep going…

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Live Review: Squid – The Leadmill, Sheffield 22.02.2025

On a chilly February night, a packed out Leadmill paid host to a dynamic show by experimental post-punk outfit Squid. The band seamlessly navigated through their diverse catalogue, blending together…

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