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Take That light up Mancunian skies

LIVE REVIEW by EMMA TURTON

Leisure - Take That - Picture by Dave Hogan, Getty ImagesIF YOU saw Take That on their last — Beautiful World — tour, you'd be forgiven for wondering just how they were ever going to top that. ...
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Band's radar now bang on course

Interview by TIM FLETCHER

Leisure - SerpicoEDINBURGH-based rockers Serpico realised a dream when they played at last weekend's Download Festival ... () Read More [Read More]


Pepper Tree-t in store with rockers

by TIM FLETCHER

Leisure - The UnderlimesMELODIC, piano-based rock trio The Underlimes are set to launch their latest EP with a gig at a Burton pub later this month. ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Show still packs contemporary punch

by CAROLINE KAY

SET IN New York in the 1950s, the idea of West Side Story was originally to tell the tale of conflict between an Italian-American Roman ... () Read More [Read More]


Families dancing in the aisles

by KAREN COX

THERE was a mood of barley contained excitement last week inside Stoke's Regent Theatre as youngsters waited impatiently for the curtain ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Question the master interviewer

WRITER, broadcaster, raconteur and Australia's finest export Clive James has been a British institution for longer than he cares to ... () Read More [Read More]


Divine intervention is strife for the wife

by CAROLINE KAY

STARRING Bernie Nolan and Matt Healey, the revival of the smash hit comedy The Tart and the Vicar's Wife is set to entertain audiences ... () Read More [Read More]


Metal surprises . . .

by TRACY SMITH

AS SOMEONE with a love of rock and metal that is many years old now, I am still amazed at all the sub-genres that keep popping up. ... () Read More [Read More]


Top beats woven into more Fabrics

by JONATHAN HORSFALL

NOT many DJs can say they are officially the best in the world.
Montreal's A-Trak, however, is not like ... () Read More [Read More]


Town bands edge closer to stardom

by TIM FLETCHER

Leisure - Fantastik 4NEXT week is crunch time for two Burton bands taking part in a prestigious national music competition. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Reach for the ska with famous five

by TIM FLETCHER

Leisure - Indiana FoxxTHE SOUND of ska is set to shake the foundations of one of Burton's most historic pubs this weekend. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


City programme live and kicking

by CAROLINE KAY

THE Derby Live programme will be bursting out all over this month as an eclectic mix of music comes to The Assembly Rooms. ... () Read More [Read More]


21st festival to be a real Big Session

by CAROLINE KAY

AS THE festival season hots up, a host of performers will delight audiences at the Big Session Festival next month. ... () Read More [Read More]


Thrills in store as Inspector Calls

by CAROLINE KAY

WINNING more awards than any other play in history, the epic West End and Broadway production of JB Priestley's classic ... () Read More [Read More]


Rockers' 'ja bitte' to Berlin chance

by TIM FLETCHER

PROMISING Burton area rock outfit Max Raptor look set to be Berlin-bound as part of a tie-up with a clothing company. ... () Read More [Read More]


Matt's magic

by CAROLINE KAY

HOT off the back of his Filipino tour, Matt Monro Jnr has, over the last five years, firmly established himself as an international ... () Read More [Read More]


Super Subs ready to sock it to 'em

by TIM FLETCHER

BURTON metal outfit Subjeeniuz are set to mark the launch of their new album by heading up a gig which will take the cream of Burton music ... () Read More [Read More]


Spandau stir sees tour dates added

by CAROLINE KAY

EIGHTIES giants Spandau Ballet's comeback Reformation Tour has been extended following a huge demand for tickets. ... () Read More [Read More]


Classic time for new generation

by CAROLINE KAY

WEST Side Story changed the course of musical theatre when it opened on Broadway in 1957 — and it remains one of the most successful stage ... () Read More [Read More]


Sunstock puts talent on the music map

Leisure - Sunstock FestivalTHE FIRST ever Sunstock Festival has kicked off in a blaze of glory on the rural South Derbyshire and Leicestershire borders. ...
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Wolf a style guru, if a Lidl eccentric

Interview by TIM FLETCHER

Leisure - Patrick WolfHE was born in Ireland, raised in London but looks like he fell to earth from another planet. Electro-folk innovator, avant-garde performer and self-styled fashion icon Patrick Wolf ... (08/05/2009) Read More [Read More]


Acoustic festival to rock and roll

by TIM FLETCHER

Leisure - The Animals at the 2008 Acoustic FestivalTHE CLOCK is ticking down to a major music festival coming to a historic country house in the South Derbyshire countryside ... (08/05/2009) Read More [Read More]


LIVE! This week

Updated June 16
PREVIEWING all the gig action for the coming week ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

GIG GUIDE - What's on where

Updated June 16
Find out what's happening on the music scene in Staffordshire, South Derbyshire, North West Leicestershire and further afield... (16/06/2009) Read More [Listings]

Levellers headline in the countryside


FOLK rock veterans The Levellers headline a festival being held in the Derbyshire countryside next month. ... () Read More [Read More]

Bigger and better


AN arts festival held in Ashby is expanding this year. Organisers of Ashby Arts Festival hope it will feature an outdoor music and performance event ... () Read More [Read More]

Summer Sundae has sweet line-up


THIS summer will see some of the greatest bands of our time raise the bar for festivals at one of the Midlands' biggest music gatherings. ... () Read More [Read More]

Rock giants lined up for V Festival

by HELEN KREFT
ONE OF Britain's largest festivals is on its way back to Staffordshire — bringing with it some of the biggest names in music. ... () Read More [Read More]

More acts on bill


MORE acts have been confirmed for June's Download Festival at Donington Park.
Veteran rockers Def Leppard and Whitesnake, ... () Read More [Read More]

New act chance


THE DEADLINE is looming for those wanting to audition in Derbyshire to be the next big live act. ... () Read More [Read More]

Busy programme


TWO Derby venues are promising Shakespeare, science, comedy and even murder mystery over the coming months. ... () Read More [Read More]

Rejuvenated trio enjoy time in Sun

by ANDY PARKER
Leisure - Tilted SmileNOT many bands have the right to call their debut album Live At Sun Studio. Tilted Smile are one of them. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Ray can't wait for the summertime

Interview by JENNY MOODY
IN THE Summertime is instantly recognisable and has been the soundtrack to summer since it was released in the 1970s — and is still being ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

It's ladies' night!

by CAROLINE KAY
BILLED as being funnier, flirtier and even more fabulous than ever, The Lady Boys of Bangkok have taken Derby by storm. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Legend or loopy?

Interview by TIM FLETCHER
Leisure - Tim WestwoodURBAN music legend or figure of fun? Radio 1's Tim Westwood has done more than any other figure in the UK to promote the growth of hip-hop to its current ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

An old romantic

by CAROLINE KAY
ALTHOUGH originally listed as a comedy, The Winter's Tale has since become known as one of Shakespeare's most romantic plays. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Big sound - and bigger ambitions

Interview by TIM FLETCHER
Leisure - TelegraphsBRIGHTON-based rock five-piece Telegraphs are taking their edgy, angular rock sound to the nation on an extensive tour – including a visit to Nottingham - this spring ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Heartbreak led to top prize chance

Interview by KEITH BULL
Leisure - Nick HemmingBURTON singer Nick Hemming has revealed the heartbreak which inspired him to write the song which has stunned the music world ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Packed programme awaits


ROCK, drama and comedy are a few of the treats lined up at Burton's biggest arts venue.
This month The Brewhouse arts centre, in ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Sunstock fest our answer to Glasto

by TIM FLETCHER
Leisure - Alex Canner and Paul 'Lavy' Latham - Sunstock organisersSOMETHING is stirring in the green and pleasant countryside which spans the Derbyshire-Leicestershire frontier. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Desert funksters on the way home

by TIM FLETCHER
Leisure - EstebanDESERT funk afficionados are in for a treat with the latest release from Burton four-piece Esteban ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Originally English — and proud of it

by CAROLINE KAY
SINGER-SONGWRITER Martha Wainwright, ex-Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and West Country folk star Seth Lakeman are among the line-up announced ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]





Gigs, bands, festivals, tickets and what''s on where in the local music, entertainment and leisure scene in Burton-on-Trent, parts of South Derbyshire, East Staffordshire and the East and West Midlands - brought to you by the Burton Mail newspaper