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Swindled - Pop Recs, Sunderland
There are bands that play gigs, and then there are bands that turn a gig into a declaration of intent — Swindled belong firmly in the second category. Sunderland's own Swindled made a triumphant return for their first hometown headline since 2023. Brothers Will and Jonny Swindle led the charge, but the whole band – including Thomas on bass, Felix on drums and Alex on guitar – moved as one and each had their own moment with covers that lit up the crowd towards the end of the p
Oct 242 min read
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Big Special - o2 City Hall, Newcastle
Loud, political, shithouses. That’s the first three words from my notes on the gig that punk rock duo Big Special put on at city hall....
May 221 min read
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The Redroom- The Grove, Newcastle
A week after the five piece make their return from playing Leeds Festival, they hit the stage at The Grove for their hometown headline...
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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The 1975- Leeds Festival
The 1975 performed their self-titled album in its entirety for the 80,000 spectators at Leeds Festival as the 10 year anniversary of...
Aug 26, 20232 min read
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Sea Girls- Leeds Festival
On the Saturday of Leeds Festival the 4 piece indie rockers, Sea Girls, hit main stage west to energise the crowd up for their later...
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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Wunderhorse- St James Park, Newcastle
From seeing them play a sold out 150 cap venue to supporting Sam Fender at his sold out 52,000 cap show, Wunderhorse really knows how to...
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Sam Fender- St James Park, Newcastle
Leaving the city of Newcastle in a sea of black and white shirts for the past two days, Geordie legend Sam Fender hits St James Park for...
Jun 9, 20233 min read
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Harry Styles- Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Leaving the streets of Edinburgh covered in feathers and glitter from head to toe, Harry Styles hits the stage at Murrayfield Stadium for...
May 25, 20233 min read
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Bad Omens- Rock City, Nottingham
A year after releasing their third album ‘The Death Of Peace of Mind’, the American originated band hit the UK for their ‘CONCRETE...
Mar 2, 20232 min read
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The 1975 - Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Fresh from releasing their fifth studio album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, a UK tour was in the making for controversial...
Jan 25, 20235 min read
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Holly Humberstone - NX, Newcastle
Followed by the opening performance from local artist, LDevine, Humberstone took stage at Newcastle’s very own NX, formerly known as the...
Nov 27, 20222 min read
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Sea Girls - Rock City, Nottingham
On the first date of their UK Hometown Tour, Sea Girls took stage at one of multiple sold out venues, Rock City in Nottingham. The second...
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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The Amazons - Boiler Shop, Newcastle
Fresh off supporting rock duo Royal Blood, the Amazons hit the road for their own headline tour. With three dates left of their tour, The...
Oct 16, 20223 min read
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Cortney Dixon- Think Tank, Newcastle
On Friday 7th October, South Shields' very own Cortney Dixon took stage at Think Tank, Newcastle supporting one of the best upcoming...
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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Thomas Headon - 110 Above Festival 2022
On the final day of 110 above festival, Thomas Headon took to the Old Town Hall stage as the final act of this years festival. Thomas,...
Aug 13, 20222 min read
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Alfie Templeman - 110 Above Festival 2022
Alfie Templeman aged just 19, has been writing and recording since 2016, and his incredible debut was released in 2018. The Bedfordshire...
Aug 13, 20222 min read
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Sea Girls- 110 Above Festival 2022
On the final day of 110 Above Festival, Sea Girls hit main stage as the headliners of the festival for the night. They kicked off their...
Aug 13, 20222 min read
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Inhaler-Truck festival 2022
On the final day of Truck festival, Inhaler hit the main stage starting off their set with "It wont always be like this", from their...
Jul 23, 20221 min read
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Sam Fender-Truck Festival 2022
Just a week after his 45,000 capacity sell out show at Finsbury Park, Sam and the lads played their second ever headline set at Truck...
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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Sea Girls-Truck Festival 2022
On day 2 of Truck Festival, the four piece indie rockers from London, took on the main stage in the Oxfordshire countryside. not long...
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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