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Sunday 26th May
After selling out shows in their 2012 tour, the Happy Mondays are back and ready to twist Brighton’s melon in 2013. On bank holiday Sunday 26th of May, t
Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Scarborough
Saturday 22nd June
Critically acclaimed, alternative ‘Machester’ rock band Happy Mondays will bring their unmistakable sound to the Scarborough Open Theatre.
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808 State Biography
Official website: http://www.myspace.com/pacificstate
808 State are an electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, England taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of acid house, they were formed by Graham Massey (from ex-factory records band Biting Tongues), Martin Price and Gerald Simpson (later to record as A Guy Called Gerald). They released their debut Newbuild in 1988. Autechre and Aphex Twin have often cited the album as being enormously influential, and the group achieved some degree of chart success in the UK in the early 1990s with releases Pacific State...Do you promote/manage 808 State? Login to our free Promotion Centre to update these details.
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Preview: FAC51 - The Hacienda // London 20th May 2013 12:13pm
The Hacienda comes to London for only the second time in the last 20 years for a special night of live acts and DJs including Peter Hook & The Light, 808 State, Graeme Park, and Danny Rampling, plus loads more....
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Skiddle’s Guide to: Spring Bank Holiday 15th May 2013 9:34am
We look at some of the highlights for the forthcoming Spring Bank Holiday Weekend from all over the country, to help you decide how you are going to spend yours.
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Shrewsbury Fields Forever: Maximo Park & The 1975 announced 3rd May 2013 2:15pm
Shropshire's crowning glory of the festival season: Shrewsbury Fields Forever, announces its first wave of acts today, including Maximo Park, The 1975, and K Klass amongst many others.
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