ALTHOUGH the beguiling Guillemots may have failed to slay the mighty Muse for Best British Live Act at the Brits, there was plenty of love for them last night as they played to a capacity Valentine's Night Birmingham Academy.
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WHILE no-one was under any illusions that the evening's proceedings wouldn't be dark and haunting - nobody expected to leave the Birmingham Academy feeling like they had just woken up in a graveyard.
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IT IS as much an invitation as a band name so no surprises that the audience was keen to clap along to the quirky tunes of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
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FIVE years ago, Hundred Reasons were part of the new wave of British rock when debut album Ideas Above Our Station crashed the UK charts at number six.
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IT opened with Tenacious D jamming in Kyle Gass's living room and saw the duo battle with the devil in hell - and it ended with fans screaming for more.
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LOVE them or loathe them - and they have certainly divided opinion within the metal fraternity - you've got to give Trivium credit for the fact that they just can't stop gigging.
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WHAT a party! The Pogues were joined by fellow Irish party animals, The Saw Doctors, to ensure Christmas at the NIA was given a true St Patrick's Day makeover.
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THIS time last year Midland Status Quo fans were in a deep depression because the band's much anticipated pre-Christmas NEC gig was cancelled due to guitarist Rick Parfitt's ill-health.
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IT WAS a muted beginning to this concert when Paul Heaton appeared for an acoustic performance of One Last Love Song, but while it may have been a quiet start it didn't stay that way.
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AFTER 16 years, some may think the Charlatans' time has been and gone, but another impressive performance in the city proved the band still has what it takes.
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