However, while Black Francis and his crew pulled in plenty of their core fan base into Birmingham’s O2 Academy this week, it was also pleasing to see plenty of young men and women who couldn’t have ...

Not that this put any kind of dampener on his Pete Townsend-like flailing right arm as he blasted through the power chords of “RNR”, “F Up” and “Be Someone”. His band were also serious about being ...

It was the Greatest Day watching Bowling for Soup at O2 Academy Birmingham, as the American rock band thrilled a packed crowd with an incredible two-hour performance. Sign up for the top news stories ...

"The first time we played this room, we were on the NME Awards Tour in 2011," says The Vaccines frontman Justin Young as his five-piece return to Birmingham for their first gig in four years. "I only ...

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