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1 week ago | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Moseley Folk & Arts Festival returns to the idyllic wooded oasis of Moseley Park this August. Located just two miles south of Birmingham City centre it boasts an impressive line up that embraces folk and much else beyond. Friday night headliners The Waterboys are sure to bring plenty of energy with their unique meld of rock and folk. No doubt they’ll be airing tracks from new album Dennis Hopper alongside old favourites.
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2 weeks ago | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Kendal Calling returns to Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District this summer. Befitting its 20th anniversary celebration, it boasts a line up that oozes party atmosphere and good vibes among an eclectic cast of performers. For those arriving on Thursday, Sophie Ellis Bextor sets the party mood, before Kaiser Chiefs bring proceedings to a hopefully not too riotous close. Friday sees northern indie favourites Courteeners headline with support from The Wombats among others.
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2 months ago | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Squid | Martha Skye MurphyO2 Ritz Manchester18th November 2025Squid return to Manchester promoting their new album Cowards. It’s a night for heads and hearts rather than fist-pumping euphoria. A night of shape-shifting experimental rock, jazz-infused instrumentation and percussive power where off-kilter vocals deliver songs exploring themes of darkness and evil.
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2 months ago | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
TRNSMT returns to Glasgow Green in the heart of Glasgow this July. With Fifty Cent, Biffy Clyro and Snow Patrol headlining, it’s set to be a weekend packed with pop and indie favourites with elements of hip hop and a few heavier sounds thrown in. American rap legend 50 Cent heads the bill on Friday with main support from Irish pop act The Script. Kneecap bring their politicised Irish take on hip hop, while Wet Leg add a touch of indie class. Hopefully they’ll be airing some new material.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | SG GoodmanO2 Apollo, Manchester19th November 2024Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Manchester’s O2 Apollo. No frills, no on-stage histrionics, no back projections or big production values. Just a masterclass in songwriting, musicianship and a great Southern rock band. Tonight’s support comes from Kentuckian SG Goodman. She’s the winner of USA’s 2023 Americana Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year award.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Deep Purple | ReefAO Arena, Manchester9th November 2024Deep Purple bring their =1 More Time Tour to Manchester AO Arena, mixing timeless rock classics with refreshing new songs; delivering a musical masterclass that exudes a real joy in playing. Support tonight are Reef. They’re an inspired choice, bringing impressive 1990s rock sensibilities to the party. Vocalist Gary Stringer is on great form, the quintessential rock front man.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Pretenders | The PicturebooksBridgewater Hall, Manchester28th October 2024The Pretenders at Manchester Bridgewater Hall: Visceral rock n’ roll punctuated by classic pop, great musicianship, a singer still at the peak of her powers and an audience struggling to escape their comfy armchairs. Support tonight are The Picturebooks purveyors of dark, heavy blues rock. They’re just guitar, vocals and drums, a duo reminiscent of a more feral White Stripes.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Eivor | SylvaineAcademy 2, Manchester11th October 2024Eivor brings her Nordic spirit to a sold-out Manchester Academy to deliver an otherworldly performance: Spiritual and darkly beautiful, combining haunting electronic soundscapes, shamanistic tribal beats and tradition, with her utterly mesmerising voice. Support comes from Norwegian singer and guitarist Sylvaine. Tonight she’s performing solo, her voice both haunting and ethereal, drawing on Nordic folk traditions but very much updating them.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Apocalyptica | The Raven AgeThe Albert Hall, Manchester29th September 2024Finnish symphonic rockers Apocalyptica serve up passion, power and musical virtuosity as the three cellists and their drummer bring the sounds of Metallica to Manchester’s Albert Hall. Twenty-eight years ago, four young graduates of The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki released their debut album, Apocalyptica Plays Metallica. Tonight, the European tour promoting their follow up, Plays Metallica Vol 2, arrives in the UK.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
louderthanwar.com | Trev Eales
Megan MoroneyO2 Ritz, Manchester 5th September 2024Megan Moroney wows crowds at a sold-out Manchesters O2 Ritz. Charm, glitter, barbie doll looks with a pop and rock sensibility abound as a small-town girl sings plaintive country songs of love, heartbreak and nights on the lash. It’s an incongruent mix that undoubtedly works where talent runs in tandem with a slickly marketed product.
