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GIG REVIEW: Sam Fender

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Sam Fender performing his Seventeen Going Under Tour at The Motorpoint Arena on Sunday 20th March 2022.Review by Kevin CooperFormer bartender Sam Fender was given a hero’s welcome at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on Sunday night, as he entertained with his epic anthems which del ...
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GIG REVIEW: Paul Carrack

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Paul Carrack performing his Good And Ready Tour at The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham on Friday 18th March 2022Images and Review by Kevin CooperIt was Paul Carrack’s annual pilgrimage to the Royal Concert Hall on Friday night, interrupted only by a two year break due to the pandemic, ...
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INTERVIEW: Clem Burke

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Clem Burke, an American musician best known for being the drummer with Blondie chats with Kevin Cooper about playing with Bootleg Blondie, working with Johnny Marr, meeting the late Charlie Watts and Blondie’s forthcoming tour of the UK.Clem Burke is an American musician who is best know ...
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INTERVIEW: Norman Blake

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Norman Blake, a Scottish singer and songwriter with Teenage Fanclub chats with Kevin Cooper about meeting Little Richard, growing up with The Wombles, their latest album Endless Arcade and their forthcoming tour of the UK.Norman Blake is a Scottish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter wi ...
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INTERVIEW: Jim Kerr

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Jim Kerr, (seen here fourth from the left), a Scottish singer, songwriter and lead singer with Simple Minds, chats with Kevin Cooper what he did during the lockdown, the re-working of their debut single Act Of Love, putting together a set list, and their forthcoming tour of the UK.Jim Kerr ...
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GIG REVIEW: Stiff Little Fingers

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Stiff Little Fingers performing their 20/20 Vision Tour at Rock City Nottingham on Monday 14th March 2022.Images and Review by Kevin CooperMonday night saw Irish punk rock veterans, Stiff Little Fingers, performing at Rock City and they took the crowd on a trip down memory lane.But fir ...
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GIG REVIEW: Kris Barras Band

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Kris Barras Band with special guests These Wicked Rivers and Florence Black performing their Death Valley Paradise Tour at Rock City Nottingham on Saturday 12th March 2022.Images and Review by Kevin CooperKris Barras and his well drilled band finally got to play Rock City on Saturday n ...
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GIG REVIEW: Simply Red

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Simply Red with special guest Mica Paris performing their Blue Eyed Soul Tour at The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Wednesday 9th March 2022.Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe Simply Red bandwagon finally rolled into Nottingham on Wednesday night to deliver a greatest hits show that ...
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INTERVIEW: Peter Cox

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Peter Cox, an English singer and songwriter and one half of the duo Go West chats with Kevin Cooper about performing backing vocals with The Boomtown Rats, their orchestral shows with the Southbank Sinfonia, the release of a deluxe edition of their debut album Go West and touring in May with Paul ...
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GIG REVIEW: Wolf Alice

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Wolf Alice performing their The Blue Weekend Tour at Rock City Nottingham on Sunday 27 February 2022.Images and Review by Kevin CooperSunday night saw a packed Rock City crowd welcome this year’s Brit winners for the Best UK Band and Wolf Alice did not disappoint.Drawing from their b ...
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