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  Review: Kodaline @ Manchester Academy 3, 26/03/13 5th Apr 2013 12:24pm

  Back in November the relatively unknown, somewhat coy Kodaline played their first gig in Manchester at the Night and Day Café; fast forward four months and they’ve playing to a sold out Academy 3.

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  Review: The Joy Formidable @ Manchester HMV Ritz, 28/02/13 7th Mar 2013 3:21pm

  Having spent the vast majority of last year across the pond in the US, Welsh trio The Joy Formidable made a much anticipated return this year with a new album and a hefty UK tour.

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  Review: Everything Everything at Manchester Academy 2, 21/02/13 1st Mar 2013 3:38pm

  We can’t imagine there’s a better feeling than finishing a hefty UK tour with the final gig in your home city. And Everything Everything were warranted this privilege last Friday night at a teeming Academy 2.

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  Review: NME Awards 2013 28th Feb 2013 9:50pm

  Katie Grange reports on the highs and lows of the infamous NME Awards 2013.

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  Review: Darwin Deez @ Sound Control, Manchester, 15/02/13 27th Feb 2013 7:35pm

  Sound Control is no stranger to hosting some of the finest intimate comeback gigs, so it was no surprise that Darwin Deez chose its fine surroundings to unleash his sophomore, ‘Songs For Imaginative People’.

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  Review: NME Awards Tour, Leeds O2 Academy, 10/02/13 19th Feb 2013 4:27pm

  Last week saw the NME Awards tour bring Django Django, Miles Kane, Palma Violets and Peace to Leeds O2 Academy.

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  Review: Two Door Cinema Club and Bastille @ Manchester Apollo, 25/01/13 2nd Feb 2013 5:54pm

  Last weekend saw Two Door Cinema Club roll into town once again for a double whammy at the Apollo. Michelle Lloyd reports back for Skiddle.

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  Review: Clash issue launch with The Other Tribe @ Soup Kitchen, 07/12/12 12th Dec 2012 3:42pm

  Joseph Sheridan-Ruddy heads to Soup Kitchen for the December issue launch of Clash Magazine with Swiss Lips and The Other Tribe.

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  Review: Pulp @ Sheffield Motorpoint Arena, 8/12/12 12th Dec 2012 10:28am

  Saturday 8th December saw thousands upon thousands descend on Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena to witness the homecoming gig of legendary Brit-Poppers, Pulp. Jo-Anne Waddington went along.

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  Review: Chilly Gonzales Solo Piano Show @ RNCM, 02/12/12 11th Dec 2012 10:41am

  Tania Kay falls under the spell of French Canadian musician Chilly Gonzales during an intimate performance at the Royal Northern College of Music.

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  Review: Ben Folds Five @ Manchester O2 Apollo, 29/11/12 5th Dec 2012 11:45am

  Nina Gerrard re-acquaints herself with the reunited Ben Folds Five as their UK reunion tour hits Manchester.

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  Review: Kodaline @ Night and Day Cafe, 26.11.12 3rd Dec 2012 12:04pm

  Michelle Lloyd braves a rainy Monday night to check out Dublin four-piece Kodaline on their first headline tour.

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  Review: Maximo Park @ Manchester HMV Ritz, 06/11/12 13th Nov 2012 1:29pm

  Maximo Park returned this month with a sold-out headline UK tour, proving that four albums and a decade in, the much loved indie popsters can still pack a punch - and a considerable venue.

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  Review: Twin Atlantic @ Manchester Academy, 01/11/12 9th Nov 2012 2:03pm

  Last Friday night saw Glaswegian four piece Twin Atlantic take centre stage at Manchester Academy for a no-holds-barred onslaught.

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  Review: Delphic @ Gorilla, Manchester, 27/09/12 29th Oct 2012 3:53pm

  Saturday night saw Manchester trio Delphic play a long-awaited homecoming show at a sold-out Gorilla. But was it worth the wait?