letlive. have announced their first full UK headline tour for October, 2013 with their new album set for release this summer. Having enthralled rock fans across the UK with their various live performances, from their frenetic debut headline show at the Old Blue Last in early 2011, through their infamous Download Festival slot the same year, [...]
Archive by Author
Evil Blizzard to storm Hare and Hounds
“I like Evil Blizzard, they give me hope that music is alive and kicking” – Mark E Smith (The Fall). On the back of that accolade Evil Blizzard will bring their bass-drums-bass-and more bass and that theramin shaped like a baby’s head to the Hare and Hounds on 20th May supporting Bo Ningen . Four [...]
Paramore Announce UK Tour
Grammy nominated and multi million selling three-piece Paramore are able to announce today that they will be returning to the UK and Ireland to play 6 shows in September 2013. This will follow the band’s appearance at this year’s Radio 1 Big Weekend in LondonDerry/Derry at the end of May. Hayley Williams (vocals): “We’re so [...]
Peace – Hometown Show at O2 Academy2
Following their incredible sold-out gigs at The Rainbow and Warehouse, Birmingham Promoters are very excited to be welcoming back PEACE for a hometown show at O2 Academy2 on 27th April. After announcing their debut album ‘In Love’, (“the best album we’ve ever made”) Peace embark on their biggest tour to date. Set for release through Columbia Records on 25th March 2013, and produced by Arctic [...]
Low + Hebronix @ Glee Club 24th April, 2013
Wouldn’t it be good to be able to pick the venues for the bands that you want to see? For Low this would be a room where you could get close enough to the stage and the band members so that you could experience the full emotion and the spirit (or that should that be [...]
Modest Mouse Confirm July UK Tour
Washington’s Modest Mouse have announced a full UK Tour for July this year following a series of US and European dates. Formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington Modest Mouse over the last decade have become the indie rock standard and one of the few bands capable of treading the narrow path where massive popularity is [...]
Johnny Marr + F.U.R.S @ The Institute – 16th March, 2013
Out of all the adjectives and one-liners thrown at Johnny Marr, in an attempt to describe him in the wave of PR that has come with his new album and tour, I have a favourite. No, it’s not “iconic” nor is it “god-like genius”; it’s “dapper”. Johnny cuts a well turned-out figure, from the dark [...]
Album Review – High In The Lasers by Nightmare Air
It can be a tricky job to review the familiar, and anyone who has come into contact with Nightmare Air, guitarist Dave Dupuis, or his previous band Film School, over the past few years will know that a couple of the tunes on High In The Lasers have been around for a while. However, the [...]
Interview – Letlive
We were invited into Letlive’s dressing room for a quick chat with Ryan and Jeff before they head on stage to support the almighty Deftones. They’ve been hard at work touring intensively and writing their highly anticipated follow up to Fake History and although we didn’t get much gossip on the new record they have [...]
Interview – Don Broco
Brumlive’s Lucy Pryor caught up with Rob, Tom and Simon from Don Broco at the start of their recent UK tour Thanks for taking the time out to talk to Birmingham Live! You started out on your headline, nationwide tour last night in Norwich, how did your first night go? R- It was amazing!! I [...]
