After 6 consecutive top 10 albums, Editors released their Best Of record, “Black Gold”, last year. 2020 sees the indie-rock band embark on a huge run of dates billed as a Greatest Hits tour. Like many of the British indie bands catapulted into the mainsteam in the mid 00’s, Editors‘ commercial success in the UK […]
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Nao brought her Saturn tour to a sold out main room at Digbeth’s Institute tonight. Before she even took to the stage, there was a real sense of occasion in the venue as the Friday night crowd sang along to the pre show playlist of R&B cuts.
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In January of this year Norwegian singer-songwriter, Sigrid, followed in the footsteps of Adele, Ellie Goulding and Sam Smith by winning the BBC’s Sound Of… award. An incredibly well-received performance on Graham Norton’s chat show followed sending her single “Strangers” flying up the charts. Follow-up singles haven’t quite scaled the commercial heights of that track but she’s […]
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In 1998, Garbage’s second album, “Version 2.0”, became their first and only UK Number 1 album, spawned five UK Top 20 hits and went on to sell around 4 million copies worldwide. This year, they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the record with a remastered re-issue and a tour. Tonight, the tour hits Digbeth Arena as part […]
Continue ReadingIndie rock band Arcade Fire provided one of the best live performances I have ever seen. Not only are the band incredibly talented multi-instrumentalists, frequently swapping instruments with each other in between songs but they embraced the spectacle of an arena show – performing in a wrestling ring in the “round” with phenomenal lights and screens.
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