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The Blue Stones – O2 Forum Kentish Town
Canadian duo The Blue Stones delivered a guitar-driven showstopper in London on Friday night, blending blues and rock for the biggest headline show of their career to date.
Only The Poets – Purple Turtle & 3Sixty, Reading
As the month drew to a close, Only The Poets had the perfect remedy for the January blues as they celebrated the release of their debut album with a hometown double-header.
Henry Grace – Bush Hall London
In what couldn’t be closer to a homecoming show if it tried, fans, family and friends packed into London’s Bush Hall for a celebration of singer-songwriter Henry Grace’s new album, Things Are Moving All Around Me.
Biffy Clyro – Utilita Arena Cardiff
By the time Biffy Clyro take the stage in Cardiff, the room is already fully engaged. A sold-out Utilita Arena hums with anticipation, helped along by two support sets that couldn’t be more different in approach, yet together prime the crowd perfectly for the scale of what follows.
The Cribs – Papillon, Southampton
A converted church might not be the typical venue for a punk-rock trio from Wakefield, but when The Cribs took to the stage at Southampton’s Papillon, they almost blew the 19th century roof off.
The Wombats – Bournemouth International Centre
Looks like Christmas came early, which it did for over 6,000 fans as indie-rock stalwarts The Wombats rocked the Bournemouth International Centre on Sunday night.
Lambrini Girls – Electric Bristol
Electric Bristol has hosted some lively nights, but Lambrini Girls took things to a different level entirely. Arriving to a room already heaving wall-to-wall, they hit the stage like a detonation, launching straight into a blistering opening run that immediately sent the crowd into motion.
Live Preview: The Wombats – Bournemouth International Centre
ndie Rock Stalwarts The Wombats will continue their Oh! The Ocean UK tour next week, landing in Bournemouth on Sunday, 7th December.
Tune-Yards – Attenborough Centre for Arts, Brighton
It would be very reasonable to assume a trip to the Attenborough Centre for Arts on Sussex Campus would involve an evening of seminars on French cinema or marine biodiversity but on Friday 21st November, the sound of Tune-Yards was heard and experienced - pulsating across the South Downs and beyond.
CAST – O2 Academy Bournemouth
Opening up with Follow Me Down, John Power introduced the show, explaining to mark the 30th anniversary of Cast's seminal album All Change, the band would be playing it in full. Promised Land, Sandstorm et all soon followed, though it was Fine Time, the album’s first single, that really got the audience going.