Musical goings on from Manchester. This is a [pretty much] daily updated version of the fanzine, with news, releases, gig listings, new bands, videos, and whatever else might occur.

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Latest Gigs/Festival News

Gigs
(Mines Advisory Group* fundraiser) Revenge of the Psychotronic Man, The Shadowcops, Sounds of Swarmi, The Marder - Saturday 21st June, 2pm - Zavvi (free)
Mines Advisory Group* Fundraiser (6 local bands) - Sunday 22nd June, 7pm - Retro Bar (£3)
The Duke Spirit - Monday 29th September - Club Academy (on sale Friday (20th June) at 9am)
Dirty Pretty Things - Tuesday 7th October - Academy 2 (on sale Friday (20th June) at 9am)

Festivals
The Levellers, Blondie and the Australian Pink Floyd Show have been confirmed as headliners for Guilfest in Stoke Park, Guildford (3-6 July) atop a line up which includes British Sea Power, The Damned, From The Jam, Royworld, Zucchero, Dodgy and Kula Shaker.

New Young Pony Club, These New Puritans, Caribou and Holy Fuck have been confirmed to play Loop festival on 16 August in Victoria Gardens, Brighton.

Load. Click. Shoot! are set to play the Last.fm stage on the Sunday at Offset festival (30-31 August) in Hainault Forest Country Park along with The Maccabees.

Johnny Foreigner and Pete & The Pirates have confirmed their appearance at Reading and Leeds this year.

The Ting Tings will be playing the John Peel Tent at Glastonbury on the Friday (27th June) at 5:20pm.

Due to, lead singer, Carl Barat's hospitalisation, Dirty Pretty Things have had to pull out of this Saturday's (21st June) Rock A Field Festival in Luxembourg.


* MAG is a Manchester based de-mining organisation that clears landmines and explosive remnants of war in current and post conflict zones around the world, enabling communities to develop and prosper in a safe environment. Maginternational.org.

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