This year’s Shockwaves NME Awards Tour kicks off at the O2 Academy in Newcastle tonight with live sets from The Maccabees, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Big Pink and The Drums. I managed to get my hands on a couple of complimentary tickets (thanks Matt) so can avoid the usual ‘am I/aren’t I’ guestlist shenanigans and [...]
They’ve been dubbed the best connected band in Britain thanks to guitarist Robbie Furze’s previous incarnation as record label boss and talent scout, but strip back the layers of industry hype and friendships with Klaxons, Little Boots and Florence Welch that surround London-based duo The Big Pink and you’ll find a band delivering some of [...]
The 2010 Shockwaves NME Awards Tour kicks off at the O2 Academy in Newcastle on February 4. The line-up includes The Maccabees, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Big Pink (pictured) and The Drums. The full dates are: Newcastle O2 Academy (February 4) Glasgow Barrowland (5) Manchester Academy (6) Leeds O2 Academy (7) Nottingham Rock City (9) [...]
