Mark, My Words: from Britpop to ‘landfill indie’, the lockdown is forcing us...
Cometh the crisis, cometh the man. And that man, as always, is Johnny Borrell, riding a dark horse out of time’s swirling mists to remind us all of the unfading pleasures of necking cheap Merlot...
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Snow Patrol, Ash and Van Morrison lead plea to Northern Ireland government to...
Snow Patrol, Ash and Van Morrison are among a group of nearly 150 artists calling on Northern Ireland’s government to save the country’s music industry. Read more: Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler...
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Lewis Capaldi, Bastille and Snow Patrol to headline Latitude Festival 2021
Lewis Capaldi, Bastille and Snow Patrol have all been confirmed to headline Latitude Festival in 2021. It comes after this year’s event was axed this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more:...
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Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid backs financial support for musicians and crew:...
Snow Patrol‘s Johnny McDaid has spoken of his fears that individual musicians, artists and and crew remain will not be protected by the government’s £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces....
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Against a tone-deaf Government, the battle to save live music is just beginning
2020: the year that just keeps on taking. It wafts the promise of imminent Christopher Nolan films under our noses, then snatches them away like an evil nibbles waitress. It hints that we might be...
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The Government’s bizarre gig guidelines could return us to the dour...
Humming a tune before strangers? Big no-no. Tinkling on a piano with forefinger only? Not the done thing. Slapping a gentleman with your handkerchief, tapping him with your fan or – Heaven forfend! –...
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“I lost 12 kilos in six weeks promoting Oasis”: the real-life stories behind...
Rock promoter Dave McLean once had to talk an early business partner out of killing a rival with a gun hidden in a golf bag. Another time, he got his mum to cater for Iron Maiden’s entire road crew at...
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Lewis Capaldi, Diana Ross and Snow Patrol announced for 2021 Lytham Festival
Lewis Capaldi, Diana Ross, Snow Patrol, Lionel Richie And Duran Duran have been announced as the headliners for next year’s Lytham Festival. READ MORE: The Big Read – Lewis Capaldi: “I make jokes...
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The long, noble (and sometimes ignoble) history of indie bands writing songs...
“A-wooo!” howled Shakira on 2009’s ‘She Wolf’, and the indie pack descended on pop’s jugular. That song, you see, was co-written with Sam Endicott of ‘00s synth-rock jawlines The Bravery and...
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Don’t be fooled, Valentine’s Day romcoms are a cinematic Tinder scam
Ever run full pelt at an airport security guard with a bunch of flowers instead of a ticket, shouting: “Out of my way, I have to stop her moving to Paris!”? Believe me, you’re on a one-way trip to...
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Liam Gallagher and Snow Patrol lead headliners for Isle of Wight Festival 2021
The Isle of Wight Festival has unveiled its line-up for 2021, with the likes of Liam Gallagher, Snow Patrol, David Guetta and Duran Duran all confirmed as headliners. The line-up comes after organisers...
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Snow Patrol announce Manchester show for September 2021
Snow Patrol have announced that they’ll play one of their first post-lockdown shows in Manchester this September. The Northern Irish band will head to Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl on Sunday, September...
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10 songs we never want to hear in clubs ever again
With the world beginning to open up from this week, clubbing will soon be back on the cards. Like you, I’ve missed the overpriced drinks and that weird antiseptic smell, but there are certain club...
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Listen to Lucy Dacus put an ethereal spin on Snow Patrol’s ‘Chasing Cars’
Before releasing her new album ‘Home Video’ tomorrow, Lucy Dacus has shared a bewitching cover of Snow Patrol’s 2006 single ‘Chasing Cars’. READ MORE: Lucy Dacus: “This record is just one step on the...
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Belfast awarded UNESCO City of Music status
Belfast has been officially recognised as a UNESCO City of Music. READ MORE: Mark, My Words: ‘Chasing Cars’ is proof that your radio hates you Northern Ireland’s capital city was given the accolade due...
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Edinburgh pop-up venue to host Biffy Clyro, Madness, Fatboy Slim and more in...
Edinburgh’s new pop up venue The Big Top has announced headline shows by Biffy Clyro, Madness, Fatboy Slim and more for summer 2022. Snow Patrol will also play a set at the venue in Royal Highland...
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Foals, Lewis Capaldi and Snow Patrol to headline Latitude 2022
Foals, Lewis Capaldi and Snow Patrol have been announced as the headliners of Latitude 2022. The Suffolk festival will take place at Henham Park from July 21-24 this year after it returned last summer...
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Ed Sheeran’s co-writer Johnny McDaid calls plagiarism “abhorrent” in ‘Shape...
Ed Sheeran‘s co-writer Johnny McDaid has described the idea of plagiarism as “abhorrent” during the ongoing copyright court case regarding ‘Shape Of You’. Sheeran, McDaid and co-writer Steve Mac have...
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Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello for ITV’s ‘Concert For Ukraine’
Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello have been announced for ITV’s Concert For Ukraine at Resort World Arena in Birmingham next week – get tickets here. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis:...
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Here’s the weather forecast for Latitude Festival 2022
Latitude 2022 has opened its gates to festivalgoers – you can check out the latest weather forecast for the bash below. READ MORE: Foals on headlining Latitude 2022: “They were the first to give us a...
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