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MANIC STREET PREACHERS
Twenty-odd years after they said they were going to split
up, they’re still here. Thank goodness. Catch a class act.See below for dates. Currently May 12 to June 29RECO
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Bilston Robin 2 Mar 13
Holmfirth Picturedrome Mar 14
Newcastle Opera House Mar 15
Stockton-on-Tees Princess Alexandra Auditorium Apr 11
Edinburgh Queens Hall Apr 12
York Fibbers Mar 13
Cambridge Junction Apr 25
Cardiff Tramshed Apr 26
Cheltenham Town Hall Apr 27
JUMP
Glasgow Ivory Blacks Mar 15
Maltby Wesley Arts Centre Mar 16
Southampton 1865 Mar 17
Milton Keynes Craufurd Arms Mar 22
KAMELOT
Manchester Club Academy Mar 21
Birmingham Academy 2 Mar 22
Pwllheli Hammerfest Mar 23
KAYAK
London Camden Underworld Apr 5
Chepstow Winter’s End Festival Apr 7
KINGDOM OF MADNESS
Newbury Arlington Arts Centre Mar 7
London Malet Street ULU Mar 8
Poole Winter’s End Festival Mar 9
Wavendon The Stables Mar 17
Pontypridd The Muni Mar 29
Alfreton Rock & Bike Festival Jul 13
Faversham A New Day Festival Aug 3
KING PRAWN
Manchester Punk Festival Apr 19
London Islington Academy Apr 20
Hastings Blackmarket VIP Apr 21
KISS
Birmingham Resorts World Arena Jul 9
London O2 Arena Jul 11
Manchester Arena Jul 12
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena Jul 14
Glasgow The Hydro Jul 16
KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, BLACKRAIN
London Camden Underworld Oct 18
MARK KNOPFLER
Leeds First Direct Arena May 18
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena May 19
London Royal Albert Hall May 21, 22
Dublin 3 Arena May 24
Glasgow The Hydro May 26
London O2 Arena May 28
Manchester Arena May 29
Birmingham Genting Arena May 30
LAZULI
London Manette Street Borderline Mar 23
Swindon Level 3 Mar 24
LINCOLN BLUES FESTIVAL
STEVIE NIMMO TRIO, KEN PUSTELNIK’S
GROUNDHOGS, MORE
Lincoln Drill Hall May 11
LITTLE STEVEN AND THE
DISCIPLES OF SOUL
Leeds Academy May 18
Glasgow Academy May 20
Bristol Academy May 22
London Kentish Town Forum May 24
LIVE
London Shepherd’s Bush Empire Jun 30
JOHN LODGE
Wavendon The Stables Apr 12
London Cadogan Hall Apr 13
THE LOVE BAND FEATURING
JOHNNY ECHOLS
Newport (IOW) Strings Jun 26
Brighton The Haunt Jun 27
Liverpool Grand Central Hall Jun 29
Glasgow Oran Mor Jun 30
Leeds Brudenell Social Club Jul 1
Cardiff The Globe Jul 3
Bristol The Fleece Jul 4
London Islington Assembly Hall Jul 5
LYNYRD SKYNYRD, STATUS QUO
Glasgow Hydro Arena Jun 26
Manchester Arena Jun 27
London Wembley Arena Jun 29
Birmingham Genting Arena Jun 30
ERJA LYYTINEN
Brighton Komedia Mar 18
Bridport Electric Palace Mar 19
Wavendon The Stables Mar 20
Sheffield The Greystones Mar 21
Scarborough Blues Festival Mar 22
Glasgow Nice ‘N’ Sleazy Mar 23Kinross Green Hotel Mar 24
London Oxford Street 100 Club Mar 26
Oxford The Bullingdon Mar 27
Birmingham Hare And Hounds Mar 28
Southport The Atkinson Mar 29
Bromsgrove The Artrix Mar 30
MAGENTA
Newbury Arlington Arts Centre May 19
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
Dublin Olympia Theatre May 12
Cambridge Corn Exchange May 14
Bath Forum May 15
London Shepherd’s Bush Empire May 17, 18
Manchester The Ritz May 20, 21
Birmingham Academy May 23
Southampton Guildhall May 24
Edinburgh Usher Hall May 26
York Barbican May 27
Liverpool Olympia May 30
Leicester De Montfort Hall May 31
Cardiff Castle Jun 29
MANOWAR
Birmingham Academy Apr 19, 20
MASSIVE WAGONS
Bristol Thekla Apr 6
Birmingham Asylum Apr 12
London Tufnell Park Dome Apr 13
Glasgow Garage Apr 19
Manchester Academy 3 Apr 20
NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL
OF SECRETS
Aylesbury Friars Apr 30
Cambridge Corn Exchange May 1
London Chalk Farm Roundhouse May 3, 4
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
London Hammersmith Apollo Mar 12, 13
CHANTEL McGREGOR
Wavendon The Stables Mar 20
Bury St Edmunds The Apex Mar 29
London Chelsea Blues Festival Mar 30
Southampton 1865 Apr 11
Harpendon Public Halls Apr 12
Sheffield HRH Blues Festival Apr 13
Blackpool Waterloo Music Bar Apr 26
Huddersfield Marsh Blues Club Apr 27
Stamford Mama Liz’s May 4
Chislehurst Beaverwood Club May 9
Sutton Boom Boom Club May 10
Bilston Robin 2 May 16
Wakefield Warehouse 23 Jun 7
Darwen Library Theatre Jun 8
Ripley Town Hall Jun 14
Evesham Iron Road Jun 21
MEN AT WORK
Manchester Academy 2 Jun 20
London Shepherd’s Bush Empire Jun 21
METALLICA, GHOST, BOKASSA
Dublin Slane Castle Jun 8
Manchester Etihad Stadium Jun 18
London Twickenham Stadium Jun 20WILL (^) I
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London Camden Underworld Mar 17
Sheffield Corporation Mar 21
Wolverhampton Slade Room Mar 22
Buckley Tivoli Mar 23
Nottingham Rescue Rooms Mar 24
Blackpool Waterloo Apr 25
Ballymena Diamond Rock Club Apr 6
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF, O.R.K.
Newcastle Academy Mar 20
Glasgow St Luke’s Mar 21
Manchester The Ritz Mar 22
Birmingham Institute 2 Mar 23
Bristol The Fleece Mar 25
P.O.D., ALIEN ANT FARM, ’68
Glasgow Garage Mar 5
Hull The Welly Mar 6
Birmingham Institute Mar 7
Nottingham Rock City Mar 9
Manchester The Ritz Mar 10
Limerick Dolans Mar 12
Belfast Limelight Mar 13
Dublin Button Factory Mar 14
ANA POPOVIC
Cardiff Globe May 3
Chester Live Rooms May 4
Manchester Deaf Institute May 5
Newcastle Cluny May 7
Glasgow Òran Mór May 8
Leeds Brudenell Social Club May 9
Nottingham Rescue Rooms May 10
London Manette Street Borderline May 11
PUPPY, GREEN LUNG
Southampton Joiner’s Arms Apr 17
Bristol The Exchange Apr 18
Birmingham Flapper & Firkin Apr 19
Manchester Star And Garter Apr 20
Glasgow Garage Attic Apr 21
Newcastle Think Tank Apr 22
Nottingham Bodega Apr 23
Leeds Brundenell Social Club Apr 24
London Camden Underworld Apr 25
THE RADIO SUN
London King’s Cross Water Rats Mar 19
Newcastle Trillians Mar 21
Plymouth Underground Mar 22
Bathgate Dreadnought Rock Mar 24
RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR
FOREIGNER, BLACK STONE CHERRY,
THE DARKNESS, BETH HART, MORE
Maidstone Mote Park Jul 19-21
RAMMSTEIN
Milton Keynes Stadium MK Jul 6
THE RAVEN AGE
Bristol The Fleece Mar 20
Manchester Rebellion Mar 21
Newcastle Think Tank Mar 23
Glasgow Attic Mar 24
Leeds Key Club Mar 26
Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill Mar 27
London Camden Underworld Mar 28
Southampton Joiners Arms Mar 29
READING AND LEEDS FESTIVALS
FOO FIGHTERS, ROYAL BLOOD, TWENTY
ONE PILOTS, MORE
Reading Richfield Avenue Aug 23-25
Leeds Bramham Park Aug 23-25
REBELLION FESTIVAL
THE STRANGLERS, THE DESCENDENTS,
THE SKIDS, MORE
Blackpool Winter Gardens Aug 1-4
RIVERSIDE
Bristol SWX Mar 21
Leeds Stylus Mar 22
Glasgow SWG 3 Mar 23
Birmingham The Mill Mar 24
ROCK AND BIKE FEST
QUIREBOYS, KINGDOM OF MADNESS,
BAD TOUCH, MORE
South Normanton Carnfield Hall Jul 11-13
ROCK AND BLUES CUSTOM SHOW
INGLORIOUS, DIAMOND HEAD,
KRIS BARRAS BAND, MORE
PentrichÐ Coney Grey Showground Jul 25-27
ROCKIN’ THE BLUES
WALTER TROUT, JONNY LANG,
KRIS BARRAS BAND
London Kentish Town Forum Jun 4
FRANCIS ROSSI (SPOKEN WORD)
Whitley Bay Playhouse Mar 20
Stirling Albert Halls Mar 21
Kilmarnock Grand Hall Mar 22
MIDNIGHT OIL
Manchester Apollo Jun 9
London Brixton Academy Jun 13
MONSTER TRUCK
Bristol Academy Apr 18
Birmingham Academy 2 Apr 19
Manchester Academy 2 Apr 20
Glasgow SWG3 Apr 22
Newcastle Academy 2 Apr 23
Nottingham Rescue Rooms Apr 25
Norwich Waterfront Apr 26
London Camden Electric Ballroom Apr 27
THE NEAL MORSE BAND
London Islington Assembly Hall Mar 24
MOTT THE HOOPLE ’74,
TAX THE HEAT
Manchester Academy Apr 19
Glasgow Barrowland Apr 20
Birmingham Symphony Hall Apr 21
Gateshead The Sage Apr 23
London Shepherd’s Bush Empire Apr 26, 27
BOB MOULD
London Camden Electric Ballroom Mar 14
Leeds Brudenell Social Club Mar 15
Edinburg Liquid Rooms Mar 16
Manchester Academy 2 Mar 17
MUSE
London London Stadium Jun 1
Bristol Ashton Gate Jun 5
Manchester Etihad Stadium Jun 8
OVERKILL, DESTRUCTION, FLOTSAM
& JETSAM, MESHIAAK
London Islington Academy Mar 21
Pwllheli Hammerfest Mar 22
Dublin Academy Mar 23
Glasgow SWG3 Mar 24
PAPA ROACH, NOTHING MORE
Southampton Guildhall Apr 13
Exeter Great Hall Apr 14
Bristol Academy Apr 15
London Kentish Town Forum Apr 17
Manchester Academy Apr 20
Leeds Academy Apr 21
Newcastle Academy Apr 23
Edinburgh Usher Hall Apr 24
Aberdeen Music Hall Apr 25
Norwich UEA Apr 27
Nottingham Rock City Apr 28
Birmingham Academy Apr 29
JIZZY PEARL & LOVE, THE BRINK
Edinburgh Bannerman’s Bar Mar 13, Apr 24
Carlisle Brickyard Mar 14
Pwllheli Hard Rock Hell AOR Mar 15
Chesterfield Real Time Live Mar 16