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GIG REVIEW: Will Young

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Will Young performing his Lexicon Tour at The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham on Tuesday 22nd October 2019Images and Review by Kevin CooperWith a stage adorned with metal platforms and scaffolding to accommodate his very talented five piece band and two backing singers, Will Young surpri ...
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GIG REVIEW: The Pitmen Poets

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The Pitmen Poets performing their Night Of Songs And Stories: Their Farewell Tour at The Palace Theatre Mansfield on Sunday 20th October 2019Images and Review by Kevin CooperFor decades coal mining was the backbone of the UK economy and in many regions including the North of England, M ...
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GIG REVIEW: Andrea Bocelli

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Andrea Bocelli performing at The Resorts World Arena Birmingham on Saturday 19th October 2019Images and Review by Kevin CooperIt has been twenty three years since Con Te Partiro was re-recorded as Time To Say Goodbye with British soprano Sarah Brightman, and the global smash made an in ...
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GIG REVIEW: Boyzone

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Boyzone performing The Final Five Tour at The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Thursday 17th October 2019Images and Review Kevin CooperEarlier this year Boyzone came to the Motorpoint Arena on their Thank You And Goodnight Tour which saw many emotional fans saying a fond farewell to a bo ...
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GIG REVIEW: Hootie & The Blowfish

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Hootie & The Blowfish performing their Group Therapy Tour at The O2 Academy Birmingham on Wednesday 16th October 2019Images and Review by Kevin CooperHootie & The Blowfish were back in the Midlands last night for the first time in nearly two decades and it was the O2 Academy in ...
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INTERVIEW: Billy Mitchell

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Billy Mitchell, (seen here second from the left), singer and songwriter with The Pitmen Poets chats with Kevin Cooper about how The Pitmen Poets came to be formed, being back on the road with Bob Fox, The Pitmen Poets’ latest album Seamless, and their forthcoming Farewell Tour of the UKB ...
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INTERVIEW: Steve Hogarth

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Steve Hogarth, English singer, songwriter and lead singer with Marillion, chats with Kevin Cooper about his time studying at Trent Polytechnic, why he hesitated on joining Marillion, the release of their latest album With Friends From The Orchestra and Marillion’s forthcoming tour of the UK ...
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GIG REVIEW: Midge Ure And Band Electronica

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Midge Ure And Band Electronica performing The 1980 Tour at The Town Hall Birmingham on Monday 7th October 2019Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe year 1980 heralded the birth of synthesizer sophisticated music and as the front man of the massive synth pop group Ultravox, Midge Ure was ...
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INTERVIEW: Midge Ure OBE

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Midge Ure OBE, Scottish musician, singer songwriter and producer chats with Kevin Cooper about Live Aid, Bob Geldof’s bad texting, the hit single Vienna, and his forthcoming 1980 tour of the UK.Midge Ure OBE is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer.  He ...
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GIG REVIEW: Keane

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Keane performing their Cause And Effect Tour at The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham on Friday 4th October 2019Images and Review by Kevin CooperThere wasn’t a seat to be had last night as English alternative rock band, Keane brought their first tour in seven years to the Royal Concert H ...
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