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GIG REVIEW: Glen Matlock

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Glen Matlock performing at The Theatre Royal’s Third Stage (Nottingham) on Saturday 16th July 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperIt seems that you can take the boy out of the Sex Pistols but you can’t take the Sex Pistols out of the boy.Glen Matlock was sacked for liking The Beat ...
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GIG REVIEW: David Gest Is Not Dead But Alive With Soul Tour

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David Gest Is Not Dead But Alive With Soul Tour: A Tribute To David Gest And Billy Paul performed at The Albert Hall Nottingham on Wednesday 13th July 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperIn a year when we have lost a number of famous names, David Gest was probably the most flamboyant ...
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GIG REVIEW: Joe Bonamassa

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Joe Bonamassa performing A Salute To The British Blues Explosion at Newark Castle on Friday 8th July 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe rain kept off and the sun remained high in the sky as Joe Bonamassa came to Newark Castle last night on the last leg of a run of five special UK ...
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GIG REVIEW: Gladys Knight

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Spending An Evening In Concert With Gladys Knight at The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham on Sunday 3rd June 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperGladys Knight, the Empress of Soul, whose talent carried her from a 1950’s TV contest to R & B’s Chitlin’ Circuit in the segregated s ...
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GIG REVIEW: Rihanna

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Rihanna performing her ANTi World Tour at The Ricoh Arena Coventry on Saturday 25th June 2016Review by Kevin CooperIt was no surprise that Rihanna’s ANTi World Tour at The Ricoh Arena Coventry last night wasn’t your normal pop show, it is unlikely that Rihanna can do anything norma ...
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GIG REVIEW: Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott performing at Sherwood Pines Nottinghamshire on Friday 24th June 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe great thing about the outdoor concerts held deep in the middle of Sherwood Forest is that age has no barriers, as last night showed when both very you ...
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GIG REVIEW: Jake Bugg

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Jake Bugg performing at Sherwood Pines Nottinghamshire on Thursday 23rd June 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperWith the exception of a brief visit to deliver a thirty minute set at Rough Trade, it is over two years since Jake Bugg appeared at the then named FM Capital Arena, and man ...
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GIG REVIEW: Lionel Richie with special guest Corinne Bailey Rae

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Lionel Richie with special guest Corinne Bailey Rae, performs his All The Hits Tour at the Sheffield Arena on Wednesday 22nd June 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperLionel Richie wasn’t on stage all night long last night at the Sheffield Arena; it was more like 90 minutes as he del ...
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GIG REVIEW: The Newark Riverside Festival featuring Midge Ure, Bananarama, Martin Fry (ABC) and Tony Hadley

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Midge Ure, Bananarama, Martin Fry (ABC) and Tony Hadley performing at The Newark Riverside Festival on Saturday 18th June 2016.Images and Review by Kevin CooperOver 5,000 people at The Newark Festival armed with chairs, blankets and not needed brollies cheered when the ...
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GIG REVIEW: Neil Young with Promise Of The Real

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Neil Young with Promise Of The Real perform his Rebel Content Tour at the First Direct Arena Leeds on Friday 10th June 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperCanadian rock veteran Neil Young, is as passionate today about GM Foods, corporate greed and America’s fragile rural economy as ...
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