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Gig review: The Courteeners, King George’s Hall, Blackburn

3:18pm Monday 15th March 2010

THIS was the biggest show of the year so far at King George’s and it certainly lived up to all expectations.

Gig preview: Paul Heaton in Great Harwood

12:30pm Friday 12th March 2010

FORMER Beautiful South frontman Paul Heaton is to perform a gig at a Great Harwood boozer on May 22.

Paul Heaton

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Gig review: Ocean Colour Scene @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

2:41pm Friday 26th February 2010

THE fans came out in force to see their heroes as Ocean Colour Scene made a triumphal return to Blackburn.

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Gig review: Fairport Convention @ Mechanics, Burnley

10:57am Monday 22nd February 2010

ARGUABLY the most influential folk rock band of all time made their seemingly annual pitstop at the Mechanics and proved once again, there’s plenty of life left in the band yet.

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Gig review: Open Mic night @ Rainhall Centre, Barnoldswick

2:06pm Monday 8th February 2010

AN ‘Open Mic’ night in Barnoldswick unearthed a host of talented musicians.

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Gig review: Marilyn Manson @ Academy 1, Manchester

5:25pm Thursday 17th December 2009

MUSIC’S self-confessed anti-hero came, entertained and went without delivering the shock factor we have come to love/hate at his concerts.

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Gig review: The Pogues @ Apollo, Manchester

5:26pm Thursday 17th December 2009

HERE’S a conundrum. How can somebody on the one hand apparently lack real charisma, yet on the other ooze a stage presence and sense of mischief that is unsurpassed?

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Gig review: Abba The Show @ Arena, Manchester

9:55am Thursday 17th December 2009

SWEDEN came to Manchester as the phenomenal Abba The Show delighted an enthusiastic audience at the MEN Arena.

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Gig review: Alphabeat @ 53 Degrees, Preston

1:05pm Wednesday 16th December 2009

COOL hair, shiny matching costumes and a new synth-laden sound marks a new era for Alphabeat.

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Gig review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Apollo, Manchester

12:59pm Wednesday 16th December 2009

SPITTING water over herself with a punk energy that reverberates throughout Manchester Apollo, Karen O kick starts a vibrant and energetic set.

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Concert review: Classical Spectacular @ Arena, Manchester

2:59pm Friday 4th December 2009

IF I was going to miss Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday night, it would have to be for something special.

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Gig review: Paul Weller @ Guild Hall, Preston

10:37am Monday 30th November 2009

THE angry young man of the Jam may have moved into middle age but the drive and determination to do his own thing remain undiminished.

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Gig review: Yes @ Apollo, Manchester

11:01am Monday 23rd November 2009

CONTROVERSIALLY picked to sing on the tour instead of usual frontman Jon Anderson, Canadian Benoit David had some pretty big shoes to fill on a damp Sunday night.

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Review: The Flaming Lips @ Academy, Manchester

5:17pm Friday 20th November 2009

MONDAY night in the eternally-rainy city may not seem like the ideal setting for The Flaming Lips’ effect-laden show.

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Review: Green Day @ Arena, Manchester

4:50pm Friday 6th November 2009

EVEN though it’s 21 years since Green Day played their first gig in California, it’s good to see everyone’s favourite punk brats refuse to grow up.

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Review: BBC Philharmonic — Takemitsu, Britten and Sibelius @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

3:16pm Friday 16th October 2009

WHILE not obscure by any stretch of the imagination, it is refreshing to see a line-up which is free of the more populist names in classical music.

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Interview: Deborah Bonham

4:59pm Friday 31st July 2009

ROCK nobillty comes to Colne in the form of Deborah Bonham — sister of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.

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Review: Album - Dinosaur Jr - Farm

3:24pm Friday 26th June 2009

‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is the order of the day on Dinosaur Jr’s second post-reformation album.

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Review: Album - Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself And Another

3:25pm Friday 26th June 2009

Having released their rapturously-received debut Curses in 2007, it’s been all quiet on the Future Of The Left front since.

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Review: Album - Spinal Tap - Back From The Dead

3:27pm Friday 26th June 2009

Released to mark the 25th anniversary of the cult classic and seminal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, this is the first new album from England’s Loudest Heavy Metal Band since Break Like The Wind in 1992.