Stranglers
Wanting to get out to a gig this week? Well find out where tickets are still available with Live4ever’s guide to some of the best shows going on in a major city near you over the next 7 days:
BIRMINGHAM:
Saturday – The Soft Pack @ O2 Academy
CARDIFF:
Thursday – Hadouken! @ Millennium Music Hall
COVENTRY:
Saturday – Twisted Wheel @ Kasbah
GLASGOW:
Friday – The Stranglers @ O2 Academy
Saturday – 30 Seconds To Mars @ S.E.C.C
Rock legends The Stranglers continue to pull the crowds over 30 years since they first found fame during the explosion of Punk in Britain in the 1970s. Songs from their more recent records, such as the acclaimed 2004 album ‘Norfolk Coat’, as well as their Hugh Cornwell-era classics, will guarentee a great show from one of Britain’s best known acts.
LEEDS:
Monday – Yeasayer @ The Faversham
Machine Head @ O2 Academy
Live4ever favourites Yeasayer are out on the road promoting their second studio album ‘Odd Blood’, which was released earlier this month. Read our review of their new record here (www.live4evermag.com/2010/02/review-yeasayer-odd-blood/), and check out a few samples on their Myspace page.
LIVERPOOL:
Thursday – Detroit Social Club @ Masque
Saturday – The Genuine Articles @ O2 Academy
Acclaimed British rock band Detroit Social Club have supported the likes of Oasis and Primal Scream, and are currently on a headline tour across the UK. After releasing the singles ‘Rivers and Rainbows’ and the brilliant ‘Sunshine People’, the group are set to release the EP ‘Kiss The Sun’ next week, which is set to further boost their reputation as one of Britain’s best new bands.
www.myspace.com/detroitsocialclub
LONDON:
Wednesday – Corinne Bailey Rae @ Shepherds Bush Empire
Thursday – Los Campesinos! @ Koko
MANCHESTER:
Monday – The Rumble Strips @ Club Academy
Friday – Field Music @ Islington Mill
NEWCASTLE:
Saturday – Europe @ O2 Academy
80s nostalgia is in full flow around the UK as Europe promote their recent album ‘Last Look At Eden’. Their third album since reuniting in 1998, fans will be keen to hear new material, but their huge 1986 worldwide hit ‘The Final Coundown’ is sure to be the set’s highlight.
NORWICH:
Wednesday – Hot Chip @ U.E.A
NOTTINGHAM:
Wednesday – Nick Harper @ Rescue Rooms
Thursday – Local Natives @ Rescue Rooms
LA-based Local Natives released their excellent debut LP ‘Gorilla Manor’ in November last year. With a sound similar to their fellow-countrymen Fleet Foxes, they are touring the UK through till March, before returning to the US to play the SXSW Festival.
www.myspace.com/localnatives
PORTSMOUTH:
Sunday – Chew Lips @ Cellars At Eastney
SHEFFIELD:
Saturday – The Holloways @ The Leadmill
(all gigs listed have tickets still for sale at the usual outlets as of 22nd February 2010)