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The Eagles at Manchester’s Phones 4u Arena
The Eagles’ Don Henley infamously proclaimed “we’ll play together again when Hell freezes over” after the biggest-selling American band of the 70s fell apart in 1980 amid legendary bad behaviour, recriminations, and backstage punch-ups.
Read the full story..Kings of Leon
First time I heard Kings of Leon was in 2004. The Bucket had been released as their first single off the album Aha Shake Heartbreak and it blew me away, with its raw power and unpolished energy.
Read the full story..Gary Barlow: the Frodsham frontman comes home
Last week’s Manchester Arena gig by Gary Barlow was a first for me.
Read the full story..Elbow: soaring to new heights
Elbow played Manchester’s Phones 4u Arena on Wednesday night to a crowd of almost 20,000 and pulled off a spectacular trick. They made it feel like an intimate gig.
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