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GIG REVIEW: Duran Duran

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Duran Duran performing their Europe 2025 Tour at The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Sunday 26th October 2025. Images and Review by Kevin CooperIt is ten years since Duran Duran graced the stage of the Motorpoint Arena and on Sunday night the Nottingham venue was only one of two in the ...
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GIG REVIEW: Glenn Hughes

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Glenn Hughes performing The Chosen Years Tour at Rock City Nottingham on Friday 24th October 2025. Images and Review by Kevin CooperGlenn Hughes was back at Rock City on Friday night as part of his Chosen Years Tour, and whilst it was a partisan crowd, they still made their presence fe ...
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GIG REVIEW: Busted vs McFly

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Busted vs McFly performing their 2025 Tour at The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Wednesday 15th October 2025. Review by Kevin CooperA packed crowd stepped into the Motorpoint Arena on Wednesday night for the second of three Nottingham dates for Busted vs McFly, expecting nostalgia and ...
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GIG REVIEW: The Wedding Present

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The Wedding Present performing their 40th Anniversary Tour at Rock City Nottingham on Saturday 11th October 2025. Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe Wedding Present’s 40th anniversary tour reached Rock City on Saturday night, and though the venue wasn’t quite sold out, that hardl ...
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GIG REVIEW: The Boomtown Rats with special guests The Horns

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The Boomtown Rats with special guests The Horns performing their Celebrating 50 Rat Years Tour at The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham on Friday 10th October 2025. Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe Boomtown Rats were back performing on Friday night at the Royal Concert Hall and were ce ...
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GIG REVIEW: The Divine Comedy

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The Divine Comedy performing their Rainy Sunday Afternoon Tour at The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham on Tuesday 7th October 2025. Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe Divine Comedy are happily a band that cannot be pigeon-holed and that is maybe one of the reasons why a packed crowd tur ...
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GIG REVIEW: Magnum

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Magnum performing their A Passage In Time – A Tribute To Tony Clarkin Tour at Rock City Nottingham on Monday 6th October 2025. Images and Review by Kevin CooperMagnum’s Tony Clarkin passed away just before the release of their twenty-third studio album, Here Comes The Rain, and to ...
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INTERVIEW: Lauri Johannes Ylonen

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Lauri Johannes Ylonen, (seen here at the front), a singer song writer, best known as being the co-founder and front man of The Rasmus, chats with Kevin Cooper about recently playing a show in the Ukraine, playing dates with Metallica, their latest album Weirdo and their 2025 UK Tour. Read more →

GIG REVIEW: Simply Red with special guest Rumer

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Simply Red with special guest Rumer performing their 40th Anniversary Tour at The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Wednesday 1st October 2025. Images and Review by Kevin CooperAnnouncing their 40th anniversary tour just before the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, Simply Red finally got to ...
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