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, [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Emilia Mitiku to play free show at The Yardbird
The excellent Emilia Mitiku will be playing a free entry show at The Yardbird next Wednesday 6th February! For Emilia Mitiku, there is one word to describe her new album, ‘I Belong To You‘: honest. This quality is more important to Emilia than it might be to other singers – the type, perhaps, who set [...]
Local Bands and Skydiving for St Mary’s Hospice Fundraiser
The lovely Esh Capelo is trying to raise money for the excellent charity St Mary’s Hospice, not only holding a gig featuring local bands at The Rainbow on Friday 8th February, but also risking life and limb in a death-defying sky dive! The night will feature an awesome line-up of amazing local unsigned talent! [...]
Midlands Musicians for MS Society Fundraiser
Luke Concannon will be joined by other top Midlands musicians for a very special fundraising gig happening on Tuesday 11 December 2012. 100% of tickets sales (minus venue costs) will go to the Birmingham branch of the MS Society and they are hoping to raise £1000 on the night. This will only be possible if [...]
Savages announce show at The Rainbow
Continuing their headline tour Savages are pleased to announce that they will be appearing at The Rainbow on Tuesday 6th November. Tickets are available from Birmingham Promoters Savages are an all-female four-piece post-punk band from London. For Savages the intention was to create a sound, indestructible and musically solid, written for the stage, designed with enough nuances [...]
Sparks – Two Hands, One Mouth
Following their highly successful one-off show at the Bush Hall earlier this year, Sparks will take their new pared-down, voice plus keyboards format on the road in the the UK next couple of weeks. Working on the basis that the Mael Brothers are in effect the band the pair decided to host a one off show [...]
