Tag: 2024
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Venue: SWX Date: Dec 24, 2024 I was well prepared, and under orders (from myself) to glam up or shut up for this one. I have more sequins than sense as I twinkle my way from the cracker-littered Christmas Steps pub to join a hyped crowd of DD’s biggest and most excited fans in SWX.…
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Venue: SWX Date: Dec 1, 2024 Katy J Pearson is huge in Bristol. There she is on a 20-foot-tall screen, staring back at me as I ascend the stairs into SWX. She is back home as part of her UK tour to celebrate her epic third album Someday, Soon. The room is packed with friends,…
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Venue: THEKLA Date: Nov 25, 2024 Shanty punk on a boat? Yes please! I can’t think of a more fitting place in Bristol to see Skinny Lister smash open the first show of their UK tour than the iconic Thekla. Fresh from their European dates they were back, ready to rock the boat in front…
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Venue: SWX Date: Nov 22, 2024 It’s hard to believe that this is English Teacher’s debut album. They’ve gathered much warranted acclaim over the last year or so, and the chances are if you’ve been to a festival, you’ll have seen them by now. Bristol was blessed to host the Mercury Prize-winning band who finished…
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Venue: STRANGE BREW Date: Nov 17, 2024 What’s the best thing to do on a freezing Thursday night in Bristol? Go and see Liz Lawrence at Strange Brew obviously! In support, we saw a minimalist Attawalpa, performing as a two-piece with singer/lyricist/guitarist Luis Felber and on the viola Freya Hicks; a striking setup. Set opener…
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Venue: SWX Date: Nov 11, 2024 Tonight saw the first show of Ibibio Sound Machine’s UK tour for their new album Pull The Rope. Bristol has been kind to the band over the years, so what better place to start than the city’s independent venue, SWX? Fans filtered into the sounds of DJ Michael Bower,…
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⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2024-09-01T14:39:41+0100 Fresh from a dream come true show at Reading Festival performing on the Festival Republic stage Only The Poets resumed their UK tour tonight at Bristol’s iconic independent venue The Fleece. This was my second OTP show catching them last Halloween in one of Bristol’s…