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GIG REVIEW: The Flashback Festival (Part 2)

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The Flashback Festival at Thoresby Estate Nottinghamshire on Saturday 2oth August 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperClive Jackson, better known as the Doctor from Doctor & The Medics and compere for the event told this crowd on the second day of The Flashback Festival at the Tho ...
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GIG REVIEW: The Flashback Festival

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The Flashback Festival at Thoresby Estate Nottinghamshire on Friday 19th August 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperWhilst you cannot rely upon the British weather, what you can rely upon is having a great time at the Flashback Festival at the delightful Thoresby Estate, as the crowd ...
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GIG REVIEW: Splendour Festival

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Splendour Festival at Wollaton Park Nottingham on Saturday 23rd July 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperThis year’s Splendour Music Festival did not need wellies, but flip flops. Nor were rain ponchos needed but fifty factor sun cream as over 23,000 people visited Wollaton Park for ...
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GIG REVIEW: Belly

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Belly performing at Rock City Nottingham on Tuesday 19th July 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperTanya Donelly, a key member of Throwing Muses and The Breeders, formed Belly in 1991 and after they released their 1993 debut album Star, and King in 1995, they broke up the following yea ...
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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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