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Ali Al Hashimi

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Big Special
February 21, 2026 at O2 Institute Birmingham
A triumphant homecoming from a truly special duo · There’s no place like home. And for Black Country duo Big Special, composed of vocalist Joe Hicklin and drummer Callum Moloney, tonight will have felt the sweetest.
February 23, 2026
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Miles Kane
February 7, 2026 at O2 Institute Birmingham
Even during winter, Miles’ sunlight brightens the darkest skies
February 8, 2026
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Only The Poets
February 2, 2026 at Brixton Academy
A monumental performance on a history-defining night · Sold out £1 Brixton gig offers glimpse of what’s to come for Reading band
February 4, 2026
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Biffy Clyro
January 16, 2026 at Utilita Arena Birmingham
Scotland’s finest prove that they are only getting better · A little love and a whole load of arena-made anthems
January 21, 2026
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January 15, 2026
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Mumford & Sons
December 7, 2025 at Utilita Arena Birmingham
Riding the waves of the 2020s folk revival, the band soar to new heights
December 11, 2025
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The Wombats
December 6, 2025 at BP Pulse Live
Wombats on their biggest ever Arena tour · More than just 2000s landfill indie, these guys deliver a truly enjoyable show
December 10, 2025
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Alessi Rose
November 28, 2025 at O2 Academy Birmingham
A future superstar in the making and her passionate fanbase are turning their pretty world into a reality
December 1, 2025
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English Teacher
November 24, 2025 at Chalk
While not quite the finished article, there’s no denying they’re on the right trajectory · 2024 Mercury Prize winners still developing craft after whirlwind breakthrough
November 26, 2025
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Westside Cowboy
November 19, 2025 at The Sunflower Lounge
You better believe the hype, because these are guys will be something great · Winners of the 2025 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition
November 21, 2025
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Live At Leeds In The City 2025
November 15, 2025
The most important festival in the country, and a really damn good festival at that.
November 17, 2025
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Maruja
November 13, 2025 at Electric Ballroom
Turning pain and violence into love and affection · A post-punk symphony of chaotic virtuosity
November 14, 2025
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hard life
October 30, 2025 at Brixton Academy
A different name, but the tunes hit all the same · Band were forced to change name after corporate legal nonsense
November 1, 2025
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Keo
October 25, 2025 at O2 Institute Birmingham
The most exciting thing to come out of Britain right now · Sky is the limit for indie upstarts
October 29, 2025
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Gurriers
October 24, 2025 at O2 Academy2 Oxford
Gurriers bring a high-octane show to Oxford · Raw, compelling and exhilarating, they are a band that deserve to be heard live
October 25, 2025
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The Royston Club
October 18, 2025 at O2 Institute Birmingham
Eclectic and electric, there’s no signs of slowing down for these Welsh hotshots.
October 20, 2025
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Rose Gray
October 8, 2025 at O2 Institute3
Made for the nightclub dancefloor, but born to play the biggest of stages.
October 9, 2025
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Coldplay
August 26, 2025 at Wembley Stadium
A night of pure joy and euphoria proves why they are the biggest band on the planet
September 9, 2025
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Fontaines D.C.
August 15, 2025 at Wythenshawe Park
They may not speak much, but these future Glastonbury headliners let their music do the talking.
August 20, 2025
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Catfish and the Bottlemen
August 3, 2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
A grand tale of “what if’s” and “what could’ve been’s” on a night where you’d rather be at the better gig next door
August 8, 2025
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Billie Eilish
July 27, 2025 at 3Arena
An ‘all-killer no-filler’ set from this generation’s go-to popstar · Billie balances cathartic energy and vulnerability
August 1, 2025
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Kendrick Lamar & SZA
July 10, 2025 at Villa Park
Two of America’s biggest musicians prove that opposites can attract · Kendrick and SZA trade bangers on the Grand National Tour
July 16, 2025
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Dua Lipa
June 20, 2025 at Wembley Stadium
Radical Optimism tour hits Wembley · London-born star cements herself amongst British pop royalty and makes England’s home hers
June 21, 2025
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Magdalena Bay
June 10, 2025 at O2 Academy
Synthpop pioneers deliver their first Leeds show to a sold-out crowd and emerge with flying colours. · Following an initial tour across the UK in the last quarter of 2024, LA-based alternative pop duo Magdalena Bay return to UK soil.
June 12, 2025
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