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ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL MUSIC SHOW 2013
The Southwest’s premier music industry and music technology show celebrates its 5th year anniversary on Saturday 18 May at Exeter Phoenix. Organised by social enterprise Sound Gallery Studios, this unique event brings with it hundreds of visitors and an impressive guest speaker line-up featuring Peter Gabriel and Led Zeppelin percussionist Hossam Ramzy, soundscape innovator Richard [...]
RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY TO HOST LECTURE AND SESSIONS IN BRISTOL
Red Bull Music Academy host a series of exclusive lectures this weekend in Bristol. Taking place on Sat 4th May at Hamilton House on Stokes Croft, guests John Talabot, Andres and Chris Farrell (Idle Hands) will be sharing their knowledge and offering advice on working within the music industry. The lectures run from 3pm-7pm and [...]
HISTORY OF UNLEASHED CLUB NIGHT
Plymouth has always had a good Drum and Bass scene in the westcountry and the key player in this over the past few years was a monthly night called Unleashed. Running from 2005 – 2012, they hosted some of the biggest names in the scene right now, before they became household names, such as Subfocus, [...]
NEW ACTS ADDED TO BEACHBREAK LIVE
Following on the relocation to Newquay for this years Beach Break Live, promoters have announced the second wave of artists to add to the line-up. Featuring everyone from the globally renowned Cuban Brothers and the phenomenal Dizraelli & the Small Gods to favourite MistaJam, this year Beach Break Live offers ticket holders its biggest ever line up [...]
BEN HOWARD WINS TWO BRIT AWARDS
South Devon based singer and songwirter, Ben Howard scooped TWO BRIT awards last night, one for Best Male Solo Artist and the other for British Breakthrough Act – voted for by a public vote. The Totnes based singer Ben, 25, was among of host of UK star performers to collect one of the coveted Brit [...]
SPONSORED POST: SORT OUT YOUR CREDIT CARDS
Famous for their Meerkats, online site Compare the Market have just launched a Credit Card comparison service, perfectly timed for the start of the year to help get the best deals on your credit cards. With loads of different cards on the market offering a huge range of rates, it’s tricky to choose an option [...]
FIRST BOARDMASTERS 2013 ACTS ANNOUNCED
Europe’s biggest surf and music festival, Boardmasters has announced it’s first headline acts for 2013. Taking place on 7-11 August in Newquay, The Vaccines, Basement Jaxx and Ben Howard are the main stage headliners over THREE days. Not much need be said about Boardmasters favourite Ben Howard. The Boardmasters veteran is a Mercury nominee and [...]
BLOC RELAUNCHES AS BLOC LONDON WITH SHOWS FOR 2013
Following the cancellation of last year’s event after overcrowding and ticket system flaws, Bloc festival has reinvented itself as Bloc London and relaunched for 2013, unveiling a series of 10 London shows later this year. With the same team involved, the events are promoted by HB Events Ltd. under license from Bloc Holdings and things [...]
FIRST ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR NASS FESTIVAL
NASS Festival returns in 2013 on 11-13th July and has announced its first acts for the event. Taking place at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, the festival combines street sports such as Stake, BMX and inline skating alongside some of the biggest names in music. To get moving for 2013, Digital Soundboy [...]
NEW 247 TICKET SERVICE COMING SOON
We are pleased to confirm that our new online ticket microsite will be up and running within the next week or so. Working in conjunction withour friends at Skiddle, this will enable you to buy tickets to a large number of the events and gig/club nights we mention on this site, safe in the knowledge [...]
GLASTONBURY ANNOUNCE FIRST ACT OF 2013 FESTIVAL
Malian singer Rokia Traore has been announced as the first act confirmed for Glastonbury 2013. Malian acts will open the Pyramid stage each day and Glastonbury’s wanted to show the war torn country some solidarity. Rokia is Mali is the leading performer from Mali and she has played Glastonbury back in 2009. Tickets for the [...]
SIGUR ROS TO HEADLINE 2013 EDEN SESSIONS
Ambient/post-rock band from Reykjavík, Iceland, Sigur Rós will headline one of the Eden Sessions at Cornwall’s Eden Project on Sunday June 30 and is one of just a few shows they will play in the UK this summer. With their sixth studio album Valtari released last year, a new live show, an 11-piece live band [...]
BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS TOUR ARRIVES IN BRISTOL
Brits will be gathering in BRISTOL Clifton Downs at 11:15 this Saturday to take part in a free exercise session run by British Military Fitness. The instructors, both ex and serving military, will put the raft of newcomers through their paces in a bid to kick-start their 2013 fitness plans. This all comes off the [...]
LOVE SAVES THE DAY 2013 FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE HEART OF BRISTOL
Bristol’s newest one day dance festival, Love Saves the Day returns on Saturday 25th May 2013 at Castle Park, Bristol. Selling out over two months beforehand, last year over 7,500 people partied to the likes of Amirali, Annie Mac, Disclosure, Babyhead, Eats Everything, Joker amongst others in the heart of Bristol. Building on this success, [...]
BILL BAILEY 2013 TOUR HEADS TO SOUTH WEST AND WALES
Bill Bailey is hitting the road with his new show Qualmpeddler next year – playing PLymouth Pavilions on April 26, Torquay Princess Theatre on April 27, Cardiff St David’s Hall on May 28, Cheltenham Town Hall on June 1 and ending in Bristol Hippodrome on June 16, 2013. Bill Bailey had Doubts about the modern [...]
BEN HOWARD ANNOUNCES SECOND DATE AT PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS
After a sell our homecoming show, Ben Howard has added a last minute extra show at Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday 13 November. An admin error by a ticketing site for the original show at Plymouth Pavilions has affected a large number of fans, so Ben and the band thought the only way to make it up [...]
CATAPULT RECORDS CARDIFF PRESENTS TOTAL SCIENCE
Catapult records return to the vaults for a second evening of classic drum and bass - this time they present the legendary Total Science on November 24, 2012. Total Science are one of the longest standing and most respected Dj/Producer duos in the drum and bass scene. Jason Greenhalgh (Q-Project) and Paul Smith (Spinback) first met [...]
KELLY BROOK TEAMS UP WITH NEW LOOK FOR CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
It’s that time of year again when sequins, bling and glitter start sneaking into our wardrobes and long days in the office are followed by after-work drinks and late night festivities…that’s right, the party season is finally upon us. To celebrate this on-set of wintry weather and invites galore, the gorgeous Kelly Brook has designed [...]
NEW BREWDOG BAR OPENS IN BRISTOL CITY CENTRE
BrewDog, Scotland’s largest independent brewery, has opened a new craft beer bar – BrewDog Bristol. The new branch, on Baldwin Street, is their ninth craft beer bar, opened in response to a ‘groundswell of craft beer fans’. With a capacity of 90, BrewDog Bristol will not only showcase BrewDog’s own ales, but also draught beers from breweries [...]
THE STONE ROSES ANNOUNCE FURTHER THREE UK DATES IN 2013
Following on from their sell out sates at Heaton Park earlier this year, The Stone Roses have announce three more UK shows - to take place in June 2013. The Stone Roses are now in the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest selling UK dates in history after selling 220,000 tickets for their 3 shows [...]
