A move down from arenas to the O2 Academy offered a chance to see him up close and personal, and that’s exactly what this sold-out crowd wanted. Continue reading LIVE – Morrissey @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
Tonight was the precedent for the entire tour, and what a precedent it was. Continue reading LIVE – Bloc Party + The Murder Capital @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
Kurupt FM are on an all-time contact high. Continue reading LIVE – Kurupt FM @ O2 Insitute, Birmingham, UK
Everything Everything had gigs at Cardiff Castle, The Hundreds cricket, Old Trafford and Boardmaster’s on the schedule within a single week. With a line up like that you might expect them to play safe at their smallest show squidged right in the middle at Coventry’s Kasbah. A que of fans lined up outside decked in old tour t-shirts, little did they know they were about to catch the band bringing their A game in this small setting. Continue reading Everything Everything + PARADE @ Kasbah, Coventry, UK – 13th August 2021
The Kasbah’s side room is well known in Coventry as being the place indie rock fans find refuge pop overdose of the main room. On Thursday it was a slightly different type of refuge, one for music fans when Richard Hawley played a surprisingly intimate performance. Continue reading Richard Hawley + Ed Cosens @ Kasbah, Coventry, UK – 12th August 2021
What Coventry cheap sportswear lovers lost, Coventry music fans gained. Long may the HMV Empire continue to give us excellent gigs like this. Continue reading Easy Life @ HMV Empire, Coventry, UK – 10th August 2021
Coventry’s city of culture is in full swing with what is set to be an incredible month for music around all the venues in the city. Kicking this off is The Box at Fargo Village, who brought Self Esteem – the pop project of former Slow Club member Rebecca Lucy Taylor for an unforgettable show. Continue reading Self Esteem + Ace Ambrose + Paradise of the Titans @ The Box, Fargo Village, Coventry, UK – 29 July 2021
Never have I seen the staff of the O2 Academy look so worried before a show. “No support, and he’s only on for an hour. It’s going to be intense” said a concerned looking security guard. This is how you know your about to see JPEGMAFIA, one of the most exciting acts in modern hip hop. Continue reading JPEGMAFIA @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK – 29th February 2020
It’s been about three years since HMLTD last played The Sunflower Lounge. A band with so much promise and media hype ended up kind of disappearing due to record label issues. However after fighting through the type of turmoil that might crush a normal band, they have returned to support their debut album “West of Eden” Continue reading HMLTD + SPQR @ The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, UK – 16th February 2020
It was a full on Top Dawg Entertainment takeover in Birmingham when Schoolboy Q’s CrasH tour landed at The O2 Institute. Supported by label mate and fellow Black Hippy member Jay Rock, there was no better place to be for hip hop fans than at the O2 Institute. Continue reading Schoolboy Q + Jay Rock @ O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK – 4th February 2020
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