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SLIPKNOT
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NIA) |
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| Sunday
7th December 2008 - 7pm |
| Taking
their leads from early nu-metal pioneers such
as Korn, Slipknot exploded into public consciousness
in 1999 with their self-titled debut album.A
spectacular live show and the commercially
successful singles Wait and Bleed and Spit
It Out ensured the record soon acquired platinum
status.The 2001 follow-up Iowa continued the
band's trademark brutal sound, spreading it
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WILL
YOUNG (Symphony
Hall) |
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| Sunday
7th & Monday 8th December 2008 - 7pm |
| On
February 9, 2002, and after 4.6 million votes,
British singer Will Young became the winner
of Pop Idol, the successful U.K. live entertainment
TV show. Soon, his debut single "Anything
Is Possible/Evergreen," released on February
25, 2002, became the fastest-selling single
in the U.K., an title previously held by Band
Aid's 1984 hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
Young studied politics at Exeter University
before moving from Hungerford, Berks, to London.
His musical passion grew while studying musical
theater at the Arts Educational School in
Chiswick. Before making his first record,
featuring Westlife's "Evergreen"
and "Anything Is Possible," Young
performed the Doors classic "Light My
Fire" to one of the largest and youngest
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| THE SAW DOCTORS (Wulfrun Hall) | | | Sunday 7th December 2008 - 7pm | The 90s witnessed The Saw Doctors emerge as the most successful Irish rock band since U2. The Washington Post referred to the Saw Doctors as "one of the world's most appealing roots-rock outfits." The Saw Doctors had their initial success with their second single, I Useta Love Her, which became the biggest-selling single in Irish history and spent nine weeks at the top of the Irish charts. Following its success, the Saw Doctors' first single, N17, too became a number one hit. The Saw Doctors' debut album, If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back, released in 1991, also reached the top slot on the Irish charts. Same Oul' Town, the Saw Doctors' third album, was released in 1996 and fared well reaching number six on the British charts. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | wulfrun hall | | we also recommend... | 0844 847 2277 | | | |
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THE
WILDHEARTS (Civic
Hall) |
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| Monday
8th December 2008 - 7pm |
| Ginger
and co. are still going strong after over
a decade in the business, and still playing
their infectious hard rawk music, with the
odd Irish folk overtone.
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KINGS
OF LEON (The
NIA) |
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| Wednesday
10th December 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Kings
of Leon are a rock band made up of three brothers
and a cousin, based in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee,
who play a cross between Southern rock and
garage rock. The band consists of Nathan Followill
(drums/backup vocals), Caleb Followill (lead
singer/rhythm guitar), Jared Followill (bass),
Matthew Followill (lead guitar). The group's
name is derived from Nathan, Caleb, and Jared's
father and grandfather, both named Leon. Jared
and Caleb were born in Tennessee, while Nathan
and Matthew were born in Oklahoma.
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| HAWKWIND (Wulfrun Hall) | | | Wednesday 10th December 2008 - 7pm | | The great grandaddies of psych-rock travelling through time and space to bring their classic sound to a new generation. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | wulfrun hall | | we also recommend... | 0844 847 2277 | | | |
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THE
STEEL TOUR (Civic
Hall) |
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| Thursday
11th December 2008 - 7pm |
| Tour
featuring some of the Steel City's greatest
pop exports. Formed in the late 1970s by Sheffield-based
computer programmers Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn
Ware, Human League evolved into one
of the seminal 80s electro pop bands. Fronted
by former hospital porter, Philip Oakey -
and featuring dancers Susan Ann Sulley and
Joanne Catherall - the band went on to record
some of the most influential songs of the
decade. ABC, the big-haired, cool and
suave '80s pop icons whose videos and songs
lived on long after the band had split. Their
debut album The Lexicon of Love' was a huge
hit in 1981and often features in UK critics'
lists of favourite albums; it ranked 42nd
in The Observer Music Monthly's "Top
100 British Albums" (June 2004). Now
reformed and back on the road with new material
as well as the classics. Heaven 17,
80s synth-pop heroes, once the instrumental
core of The Human League, who achieved considerable
chart success in their own right.
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THE
UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN XMAS
SPECIAL (Town
Hall) |
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| Thursday
11th December 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Fans
mob them in Japan. They've played at Ronnie
Scott's, the Royal Festival Hall and Glastonbury.
And now the Symphony Hall warmly welcomes
these funny, twanging, singing, awesome, foot-stomping
ukulele players. From its first sell-out gig
more than 20 years ago The Ukulele Orchestra
of Great Britain has shown audiences a good
time. Whatever your taste in music –
Tchaikovsky, Nirvana, Kate Bush, The Sex Pistols,
Otis Redding – there's something in
the line-up that'll get your toes tapping.
Their on-stage antics make for an informal
evening packed with laughs. But don't think
the orchestra is a spoof; each member is a
serious virtuosic player of the ukulele. Sit
back in the cabaret-style seating and let
this cult orchestra sing, strum and pluck
its way into the cockles of your heart, only
this time with a festive slant. (back
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JASON
DONOVAN (Symphony
Hall) |
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| Friday
12th December 2008 - 8pm |
| Jason
Donovan has enjoyed a successful and varied
career in film, television and theatre plus
a record-breaking international solo career
in which he made over 13 million record sales.
Most famous for his role as Scott Robinson
in Neighbours, Jason won nearly every Australian
award during his time on one of Australia’s
most successful drama series and the hearts
of millions. These awards included Most Popular
Actor and Best New Talent. Jason then went
on to play a number of other roles in film
and television throughout the last fifteen
years, including Heroes; Rough Diamonds; The
Sun, the Moon and the Stars; Sorted and Horseplay.
Jason’s vocal career began in 1988 when
he released ‘Especially for You’
with Kylie Minogue and a debut solo album,
Ten Good Reasons. Following the release of
his second album in 1989, Jason became the
biggest selling UK and European artist. In
the same year he was voted Best Male Singer
and Britain’s Best Album at the Smash
Hits Awards. Jason has performed internationally
to sell-out audiences of thousands. In 1991,
Jason triumphed in the West End when he starred
as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat at the Palladium. Jason played to
critical acclaim and sell-out business. In
1998, Jason again drew sell-out crowds for
his performance as Frank ‘N’ Furter
in The Rocky Horror UK Tour, during the show’s
25th Anniversary. Since the, Jason has been
dividing his time between the UK and Australia
with his young family. Jason currently stars
in the highly acclaimed, award winning series,
MDA. Nominated for an Emmy Award, MDA has
transformed Jason’s career in Australia
and other territories where the series continues
to retain enormous popularity. Jason returned
to the Palladium in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
earlier this year for a six month run and
is currently in rehearsal for a number 1 tour
of Stephen Sondheims hit show, Sweeney Todd.
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JAMES
(The
NIA) |
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| Saturday
13th December 2008 - 7pm |
Few
bands can claim to have been instrumental
in 20 years of musical history. Well, James
are one of them. From their early EPs for
a youthful Factory records, through their
pivotal place in the '80s indie scene, the
early '90s Manc-centric baggy scene and
the mid '90s era of guitar bands breaking
the top 10 and playing arenas. Through all
this, James have been at the forefront of
British music. With a host of classic songs
including "Sit Down", "She's
a Star", "Come Home" and
"Laid", the band's place in UK
musical history is already assured. James
nonetheless remain a band that are hugely
popular with the public and can claim to
have influenced a whole host of artists
including Coldplay's Chris Martin as well
as touring companions The Smiths. The Smiths
recorded a version of the James' early single
"What's The World", the only contemporary
song covered by the band.
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DANDY
WARHOLS (Wulfrun
Hall) |
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| Thursday
11th December 2008 - 8pm |
The
Warhols have been going since the mid-nineties,
yet it's taken a TV advert to get them the
success they've so richly deserved with
'Bohemian Like You'. A joyful barrage of
anthemic indie-pop. (back
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STEREOPHONICS
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NIA) |
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| Monday
15th December 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Welsh
three-piece rock band The Stereophonics achieved
chart success for the first time in 1996 with
Local Boy in the Photograph. Since then they
have become one of the most successful alternative
rock bands from the UK, with albums Word Gets
Around, Performance and Cocktails, Just Enough
Education to Perform and You Gotta Go there
to Come Back all achieving notable success.
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VINCE
NEIL (Civic
Hall) |
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| Thursday
18th December 2008 - 7pm |
| Former
member of Motley Crue, now pursuing a solo
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JOOLS
HOLAND & HIS RHYTHM AND BLUES ORCHESTRA
(The
NIA) |
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| Saturday
20th December 2008 - 7pm |
| On
the eve of the 200th episode of Later…,
Jools Holland announces his much anticipated
2008 autumn tour. To celebrate his golden
50th birthday, the master of ivories will
embark on a 31 UK date tour alongside his
Rhythm & Blues Orchestra from October
through to December. In what will be his most
glittering tour yet Jools Holland & His
Rhythm and Blues Orchestra plays The NIA Academy
on Saturday 20 December 2008. Following his
hugely successful sell out tour last year
and the release of “Best Of Friends”
which stormed the album top 10, Jools Holland’s
2008 UK tour will kick off on 24 October.
Bringing audiences another taste of his blues
and boogie woogie fun, Jools Holland - the
hardest working and most prolific British
musician, promises a trademark foot-stomping
night out. With guest vocals from Birmingham's
own Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and other
guests still to be announced, Jools will perform
tracks spanning his 11 albums from the past
11 years as well as songs taken from his latest
hit album ‘Best Of Friends’ which
was released last autumn. The album includes
some of Jools’ most loved collaborations
with guests including the late George Harrison,
Norah Jones, Tom Jones, Bono and Stereophonics.
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STATUS
QUO (LG
Arena) |
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| Monday
22nd December 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Status
Quo are one of Britain's most enduring bands,
releasing over 50 hit singles in a career
that has so far lasted over 35 years. Despite
their longevity, their enthusiasm for touring
has never waned and they continue to perform
live regularly across Europe. Classic singles
include Rocking All over the World, In the
Army Now and Down Down.
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