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Live Review: The Vaccines Headline Tileyard North, Wakefield, 30.08.2026

Sometimes, a gig will reawaken the very reason you loved those songs fifteen years ago and The Vaccines headline show at Live At Tileyard North in Wakefield did just that.…

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Live Review: The Twang and The Fratellis – Tileyard Wakefield

Little old Wakefield doesn’t get many visitors, we’re known for The Cribs, Jane McDonald and Rhubarb but in August things just got exciting for the Merrie City. Tileyard North at…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Various Artists – ‘Long Division: New Addition Vol.2’: ten of the Wakefield fest’s best

WAKEFIELD’S Long Division Festival – now that’s a lovely little (and these days, really not so little) event in the West Yorkshire musical calendar. It was founded back in 2011…

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Track: Ascendo – Something Sweeter EP

Wakefield indie rock quartet Ascendo hit the ground running with their debut release Something Sweeter – a two track EP featuring tracks Pixie Dust and Pink Gin and Lemonade. The…

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Preview: Long Division 2019 (29th May – 2nd June)

It might not be number one on everyone’s visit list, but there’s more to Wakefield than the Wildcats and the Hepworth Gallery, as independent festival Long Division once is once…

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News: Wakefield festival Long Division announces return, new format and first acts

British music legend Billy Bragg will headline the festival at the stunning Wakefield Cathedral, which returns with a mix of free and paid arts, culture and music events for 2018…

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LIVE: THE FALL – WAKEFIELD – 20/10/17

Not just because it’s my home town, The Fall in Wakefield has always been special. I saw them here for the first time back in 1983 (For the record: First…

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News: The Brackets Release New Single

Up and coming Wakefield indie quartet The Brackets have released a new single today (12/08). Jaded is a stand-alone single as we await the release of a new EP from…

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Album Review: The Cribs – 24/7 Rock Star Shit

24/7 Rock Star Shit is the new album by Wakefield lads The Cribs. Their seventh studio album (if you don’t include best-of Payola) begins in the most Cribs was possible;…

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DVD Review: Wakefield

Despite living longer than ever before, having access to the best medical science and technological advances allowing us to watch all manner of entertainment in our own livings rooms, as…

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