Is Noel Gallagher To Rich To Write?

To be creative, you must be unhappy; to be unhappy, you must be poor. Therefore, you must be short on cash to be a good musician because a band that lacks creativity will end up…with no money? English rockers The Kooks seem aptly named, because their frontman Luke Pritchard certainly comes across as a little off-side. According to Pritchard, Oasis star Noel Gallagher can no longer write successful songs because he has far too much money to be creative. It is for this reason that he wants The Kooks to record as much music as they can before they become famous and are stripped of all artistic abilities. Pritchard recently told Music-News.com, "He wrote all the songs before he got big. You can't write about having a shit time when you're living in a mansion."

First of all, I’m not sure Noel Gallagher has or ever will be happy, so right away it’s an odd claim. Then there’s the obvious fact that all the money in the world does not guarantee happiness, as evidenced by all of the problems within celebrity culture. And finally, since when has it been a rule that chart topping hits be singularly about “having a shit time?” Of course there are a lot of powerfully emotional songs that unfortunately deal with dark issues, but surely musicians don’t depend on tragedy for success. Or do they? I for one am not ready to accept that, so I’m looking for Oasis to prove Pritchard wrong with their next album, slated for release sometime in 2008.

Source: www.cinemablend.com

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The 50 Best Gigs Of All Time

01 - Jim Hendrix @ Monterey Pop Festival 1967
02 - The Beatles @ Hammersmith Odeon, 1964
03 - The Sex Pistols @ Lesser Free Trade Hall 1976
04 - Bob Marley and the Wailers @ The Luceum, London 1975
05 - David Bowie @ Wembley Empire Pool 1976
06 - Pink Floyd @ The Roundhouse, 1966
07 - Arctic Monkeys @ Sheffield, 2005
08 - Roxy Music @ Newport Country Club, 1972
09 - The White Stripes @ The 100 Club, 2001
10 - The Clash @ New York, 1979
11 - Tinariwen @ Tin Esako, Mali 2001
12 - The Who @ Coventry 1967
13 - The Strokes @ Philadelphia 2002
14 - The Rolling Stones @ MSG, New York 1972
15 - AC/DC @ Hammersmith 1976
16 - REM @ Austin 1981
17 - U2 @ Sarajevo 1997
18 - The Band @ TRAH, London 1971
19 - The Jam @ Brighton, 1982
20 - Little Feat @ The Rainbow Theatre, 1975
21 - Jeff Buckley @ 12 Bar, London 1994
22 - Bruce Springsteen @ Wembley 1992
23 - The Ramones @ The Roundhouse 1976
24 - Spiritualized @ Eden Project, 2002
25 - New Order @ Charing Cross, London, 1981
26 - Bob Dylan @ Lincoln, Nebraska 2006
27 - Deep Purple @ Twickenham, June 1970
28 - My Bloody Valentine @ Exeter 1992
29 - Neil Young and Crazy Horse @ Hammersmith, 1976
30 - Public Enemy @ Hammersmith 1987
31 - Weather Report @ Ronnie Scott's London 1972
32 - Thin Lizzy @ Glasgow, 1976
33 - Radiohead @ Glastonbury 1997
34 - Happy Mondays @ Rio De Janeiro, 1991
35 - Chic @ Hammersmith 1979
36 - The Smiths @ Glasgow 1985
37 - Aphex Twin @ New York 1997
38 - Primal Scream & The Jesus & Mary Chain @ Glasgow 1998
39 - The Cramps @ Memphis 1979
40 - Kraftwerk @ Brixton, 2004
41 - Townes Van Zandt @ New York 1968
42 - The Flaming Lips @ Pontins, Camber Sands 1999
43 - Van Morrison @ Brighton 2006
44 - Devo @ Philadelphia 1981
45 - The Libertines @ London, 2003 (The flat)
46 - Led Zeppelin @ Detroit, 1969
47 - Arcade Fire @ Astroia 2005
48 - Nirvana @ Chicago 1993
49 - Guns and Roses @ Washington 1991
50 - Oasis @ Maine Road, 1996

Source: Uncut Magazine

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Jonny Wilkinson "I'm One Of Oasis's Biggest Fans"

As a rugby player, he's the perfectionist who can't stop practising. But as a pianist, he's happy simply to fool around with his brother in their home studio. The World Cup-winner can play all right, just don't ask him to sing ...

How did you come to take up music?

I asked my older brother, Mark, to buy me a guitar for my birthday in 2003. It was around six months before the World Cup and I started playing because the pressure was building and I needed a release. When I began practising, I was convinced my fingers would never master it, that I hadn't got an ear for music, I hadn't got any rhythm. But it's a skill that can be learnt. I don't have a musical ear - which is why I don't sing - but I now have an understanding of how music works. That helped me to move on to the piano; I started reading about how to form chords and scales and now I can pick out a tune.

What music do you like listening to?

My tastes are quite mainstream. I like Arctic Monkeys and Razorlight, and a bit of old-school rap. I enjoy the music I used to listen to on my parents' old records: Dire Straits, the Beatles, all that. And I'm one of Oasis's biggest fans. They're never going to lose it - they're timeless. I haven't been to many concerts or gigs, but I went to see them in Newcastle once.

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Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher To Host BBC Radio 1 Show

Radio. Established 1967
Radio 1 Legends
Monday 17 to Thursday 20 September
9.00-10.00pm BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 celebrates 40 years of bringing the best new music to its young audience with a series of programmes in which the biggest names in music host their own show for a night. The network, which was established in 1967, has invited the biggest and the best from the music world to play the tunes that inspired them and, in some way, led them to make music themselves.

Confirmed so far for this week are two artists who have contributed in a massive way to UK music – Arctic Monkeys (who host Wednesday evening's show) and the mighty Noel Gallagher, from Oasis, who takes control on Thursday. More Legends will be announced nearer the time.

Thanks to Mr Monobrow for the information.

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In This Months Uncut Magazine

In this month's Uncut, our writers, friends and favourite musicians reminisce about their favourite gigs.

The October issue, onsale now, features our best 50 - including Jimi, U2, The Band and Oasis - with rare photos from the shows too.

Source: www.uncut.co.uk

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Kooks Star: 'Noel Gallahger Is Too Rich To Write'

Oasis star Noel Gallagher is too rich to write chart-topping songs, according to The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard.

Pritchard wants to compose as much material as he can, before his band become too successful - because he believes wealth sapped Gallagher's creativity.

He says, "He wrote all the songs before he got big. You can't write about having a s**t time when you're living in a mansion."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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A Plea By Liam And Noel

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And The Mercury Nominees Are...

The View: Hats Off To The Buskers

The indie rock scene is bursting at the seams but these boys have the best tunes since the Arctics. Everyday concerns turned into hits.

SFTW quizzes singer Kyle Falconer:

Describe the place you grew up in.

We’re all from a place called Dryburgh in Dundee. People think we had a really hard time growing up but it was just a normal housing scheme.

We’d just drink cider, kick footballs and hang around on the steps. We were always in trouble, climbing on roofs, that sort of thing.

Why did you get into making music?

We all used to play together when we were at school. We never had any intention of making money — we just did it because we enjoyed it.

We used to play Beatles and Oasis covers and it went from there really.

How did you get your break?

This has become a bit of a legend now. We were just standing outside the Babyshambles tour bus when they played Dundee and we asked Pete Doherty if he’d listen to our demo.

I was stuttering, I couldn’t even work the CD player. Pete passed on the demos to label boss James Endeacott and he signed us when he started his new label 1965.

In a nutshell, describe your album.

Well, we did the album with Owen Morris who produced Oasis’s Definitely Maybe. We were playing at 1965’s launch party and Owen turned up p****d.

Two days later he said he wanted to do our album. We write songs about what we know. We’re a band for people to hold on to.

How did you feel about being nominated?

It’s all a bit new to me, I’ve never really followed any kind of awards before but I’m really grateful to be nominated. It’s flattering.

What would it mean to win?

We haven’t thought about it, but it would be great to win it. It’s one of those prizes that’s actually about the music rather than everything else that goes on around bands.

Which other nominees do you admire most?

We really like Arctic Monkeys. Great songs and the right attitude.

Which musician, alive or dead, would you most like to meet?

We like loads of old stuff, bands like The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, The Clash. It would be great to have met bands like that.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

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Hospice Gets An All-Star Boost

Rock stars Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller and Ian Brown's efforts means East Lancashire Hospice is set to share in a £250,000 bonanza.

The Park Lee Road hospice is one of a number of beneficiaries from an all-star gathering arranged by former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke.

Other stars involved in the March 2007 Versus Cancer concert included The Charlatans and Peter Hook, Former Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School pupil Nova Rehman helped to pull together the star-packed event, which included partial reunions of both the Stone Roses and The Smiths.

Nova's sister and father were both diagnosed with cancer within a short space of time, inspiring the Blackburn music impresario to master-mind the concert for the Great Northern Aid Trust.

The former owner of Nelson-based Phantom Power production company, Nova now manages Rourke and has a host of music contacts.

East Lancs Hospice will use its share from the concert's proceeds to buy a new hoist to move patients.

Source: www.blackburncitizen.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher Features In New Movie About The Who

The 'Amazing Journey' Project, Two Powerfully Charged Films About The Who, Lays Bare One Of Rock's Greatest Icons Like Never Before

Film One: 'Amazing Journey: The Story Of the Who' Spitfire Pictures Unveils Film for World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival.

Film Two: 'Amazing Journey: Six Quick Ones' (sister film) A Feature Taking the Viewer, In-Depth, Behind What Drives The Who's Magic

Available in Highly Collectible Two-Film DVD Set On November 6, 2007 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

The narrative of "Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who" and sister-film "Amazing Journey: Six Quick Ones" are both driven by compelling new interviews with surviving members Daltrey and Townshend, and those close to the band

In which thoughts and memories of The Who, their music, and their history are shared with the viewer. These eyewitnesses include The Who's manager Bill Curbishley (the film's Executive Producer),and Chris Stamp (with Kit Lambert, one of The Who's original co managers).

Additional insight is provided by close friends, family and colleagues; andcommenting on their musical legacy are Sting, U2's The Edge, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Oasis' Noel Gallagher.

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Some Funny Videos

Came across these today on youtube, special thanks to caroline372.

For more spoof videos of Freddy Mercury, Rolling Stones, Sonny And Cher, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and many more visit there youtube channel here.

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Signed Guitar By Liam And Noel Gallagher In Charity Auction On Ebay

A very special guitar signed by Liam & Noel Gallagher this is a one off brand new electric guitar.





































The guitar is in flaming red especially for Trekstock there is absolutely no others like it in the world!

A MUST HAVE FOR ANY FAN OF OASIS....

All profits to go to 'TEENAGE CANCER TRUST' in association with Trekstock!

Visit www.teenagecancertrust.org or www.myspace.com/trekstock for more information on the charity's work.

The auction can be found here.

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The Kooks On Noel Gallagher's Songwriting Skills

If there's anything New York loves more than a buzz band, it's forgetting about a buzz band. It's hard to stay new for long in this town, and when a band is finally confronted with the reality that the fervor that greeted its naissance has dwindled, it can be awfully painful to watch. After seeing the Brighton-based Kooks play a decent-but-not-great set at Bowery Ballroom last fall, I wondered if their window had already begun to close. Hadn't the Fratellis stolen the Kooks' career right out from under them?

They're planning to start recording in August with producer Tony Hoffer. Given the brand of music the Kooks play, though, and given where they're from -- let's be honest, producing strong second albums hasn't exactly been a trademark of U.K. bands in recent years -- the possibility of a sophomore slump looms. "I think [it happens] just because things change," Pritchard says of poor follow-ups. "Like Noel Gallagher: He wrote all the songs before he became big. I mean, he still writes great tunes, but it's obviously going from being in Manchester to being a millionaire. I think it's all to do with the writing. You can't really write about having a shit time when you're living in a mansion.

Source: www.prefixmag.com

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Xfm To Air Documentaries

Xfm is planning to celebrate 10 years of broadcasting in the capital by producing a series of documentaries highlighting 10 of the most influential and significant albums released from each of the last 10 years. The hour long shows will air each Sunday at 5pm starting this week.

The documentaries are compiled from new interviews from artists including Dave Grohl, Kaiser Chiefs, Noel Gallagher, Mike Skinner, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Josh Homme, The Beastie Boys' Mike D, Norman Cook, The White Stripes and Richard Hawley, plus producers Steven Street, Jim Abbiss and John Leckie and music industry figures such as Emily Eavis and Domino Records’ Lawrence Bell.

All ten documentaries were recorded, produced, edited and hosted entirely by Xfm’s Music News Producer Matt Everitt – the man responsible for Xfm’s acclaimed 2006 Primal Scream documentary ‘Screamadelica – Higher Than The Sun’.

Matt said, “In its 10 year history Xfm has championed and supported some of the world finest bands, and its great to go back and revisit not only ten of the albums that have shaped popular music, but also the incredible musicians who created them.

“What have I learnt? Mike Skinner and Alex Kapranos are smarter than you could imagine, while Ricky Wilson and Norman Cook are funnier, Muse’s Matt Bellamy is utterly unhinged (in a very polite way) yet Fran Healy is very polite (in an utterly unhinged way) and Dave Grohl may be the nicest man in rock music, but Josh Homme is definitely the coolest.”

Speaking about the project, title artist Norman Cook said, “It’s marvellous to be included in Xfm’s list of the most influential albums of the past decade, and I must confess, I quite enjoyed being probed at such great length about ‘You’ve Come Along Way Baby’, especially by someone with such well defined probing facilities as Matt.”

The Kaiser Chiefs Ricky Wilson said "Xfm has always been important to us as a band, even before we were this band. Xfm were brave enough to play us, even when we weren't very good. I didn't even hear it for the first seven years until I got a digital radio three years ago, it was just something that Nick always said was important. It's nice now that I'm fully digital, 'cos I can start to support Xfm just as they have been supporting us for a very long time. It's also nice to be seen as being influential, even though Xfm have probably been more influential than us."

Xfm’s Head Of Music Mike Walsh added, ‘Xfm is proud to have been so integral to the careers of so many historic artists over the past 10 years. This series of docs charts the making of many of these historic records by featuring one of our favorite albums of each of our 10 years.

“Xfm has also always prided itself on innovative, in depth and passionate programming. These docs have been brilliantly made, single handedly, by our very own Matt Everitt and are a great to testament to how Xfm continues to compete with the BBC in the area of music specials. We are very grateful to all the artists, managers and label personnel that gave us their time and I'm sure they will all be more than happy with the fantastic job that Matt has done.’

The full list of programmes are:

2nd September 2006 – Arctic Monkeys ‘Whatever People Say, That’s What I’m Not’
9th September 2005 – Kaiser Chiefs ‘Employment’
16th September 2004 – Franz Ferdinand ‘Franz Ferdinand’
23rd September 2003 – The White Stripes ‘Elephant’
30th September 2002 - The Streets ‘Original Pirate Material’
7th October 2001 - Muse ‘Origin of Symmetry’
14th October 2000 – Queens of the Stone Age ‘Rated R’
21st October 1999 – Travis ‘The Man Who’
28th October 1998 – Fatboy Slim ‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’
4th November 1997 – The Verve ‘ Urban Hymns’

Source: www.radiotoday.co.uk

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Definitely Maybe is the debut album by English band Oasis, released on August 30th 1994. It was an immediate commercial and critical success in the UK, having followed on the heels of singles "Supersonic", "Shakermaker" and particularly the popular "Live Forever".

Definitely Maybe went straight to number one and 7x platinum in the UK Album charts on initial release. It was the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK when released. Definitely Maybe marked the beginning of Oasis' success in America, selling over 1 million copies there, although only reaching #58 on the Billboard 200. The album went on to sell over 7.5 million copies worldwide.

In 1997 Definitely Maybe was named the 14th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 2005 Channel 4's '100 Greatest Albums' countdown placed the album at number 6. In 2006 NME placed the album third in a list of the greatest British albums ever, behind The Stone Roses and The Queen Is Dead. In a recent British poll, run by NME and the book of British Hit Singles and Albums, Definitely Maybe was voted the best album of all time with The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band finishing second and Revolver third. Q magazine readers placed it at five on their greatest albums of all time list in 2006 and in that same year NME hailed it as the greatest album of all time. It is frequently referred to as the greatest debut album of all time.

Album History

In 1994, Oasis were seen as a distant echo of the moribund 'Madchester' scene which had exploded in the early 1990s. Unlike other Madchester bands who indulged in experiments with funk, dance or hip-hop, Oasis presented themselves as a relatively straightforward rock and roll band. Along with bands like Blur and The Verve they seemed to encapsulate a new wave, one which did not yet have a name. By the end of the year the media coined the term Britpop, of which Definitely Maybe retrospectively became one of the pivotal albums.

Many of the songs had originally appeared on Oasis' "Live Demonstration" demo recorded in Liverpool the year before with Chris and Tony Griffiths of The Real People. The main recording sessions took longer than expected, with the bulk of the album having to be recorded three different times with Mark Coyle producing, before Owen Morris came up with a mix that everyone was satisfied with. The album cost nearly £85,000 to produce, a huge amount of money for a debut album at the time.

The album title, according to Noel Gallagher, comes from a poster he saw in a pub, although he cannot remember what the poster was advertising.

Track Listing
All tracks written by Noel Gallagher.

01: "Rock 'n' Roll Star" – 5:22
02: "Shakermaker" – 5:08
03: "Live Forever" – 4:36
04: "Up in the Sky" – 4:28
05: "Columbia" – 6:17
06: "Sad Song" (extra track on the UK LP version, and the original Japanese version of the album) – 4:27
07: "Supersonic" – 4:43
08: "Bring It on Down" – 4:17
09: "Cigarettes & Alcohol" – 4:49
"Digsy's Dinner" – 2:32
This was misspelt as "Digsy's Diner" upon its North American release.
10: "Slide Away" – 6:32
11: "Married with Children" – 3:11

Singles

"Supersonic"
Released: 11 April 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Mark Coyle
Video Director: Mark Szaszy (UK) / Nick Egan (US)
Chart positions: # 31 (UK)
Watch the music video here, or a live performance here.

"Shakermaker"
Released: 13 June 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Director: Nick Egan
Chart positions: # 11 (UK)
Watch the music video here, or a live performance here.

"Live Forever"
Released: 8 August 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Directors: Carlos Grasso (UK) / Nick Egan (US)
Chart positions: # 10 (UK) # 2 (US Modern Rock)
Watch the music video here, or a live performance here.

"Cigarettes & Alcohol"
Released: 10 October 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Director: Mark Szaszy
Chart positions: # 7 (UK)
Watch the music video here, or a live performance here.

Personnel

Liam Gallagher – vocals
Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, vocals
Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs – rhythm guitar
Paul McGuigan – bass guitar
Tony McCarroll – drums

Additional Personnel

Anthony Griffiths – vocals
David Batchelor – producer
Mark Coyle – producer, engineer, mixing
Anjali Dutt – engineer
Owen Morris – producer, mastering, mixing, production concept
Roy Spong – engineer
Dave Scott – engineer
Brian Cannon – art direction, design, concept, cover design
Michael Spencer Jones – photography

Source: Wikipedia

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Noel Gallagher On The Russell Brand Podcast Again

Noel Gallagher is yet again on the Russell Brand podcast.

During a quick chat Russell accuses Noel of Flirting with George Michael's long term partner Kenny Goss.

Noel also speaks about David Walliams Birthday Party, Match Of The Day, Reading Festival and Animal psychologists and more.

Click here for more information on how to download the podcast.

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Noel Gallagher's Guitar For Sale On EBay For £2,500 Or Best Offer

The guitar used to belong to Noel Gallagher and was made for him specially by Epiphone in the custom colour of Manchester City Blue.

Like all genuine ex-Noel Gallagher guitars it comes with a signed letter from Jason Rhodes describing the guitar and is signed by Jason.

It is on the headed paper of the guitar shop in Chelsea that Noel sells his guitars through.

The letter confirms that the guitar is in a custom colour and was made by Epiphone for Noel and confirms it was his property.

It comes with the original hard case and it is in great condition with barely a mark on it.

The guitar is an Epiphone Emplorer,in metallic Man City Blue and has gold hardware and is from around 1996.

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Rockstar Radios Charity Auction

Paul Weller, Oasis’ Noel and Liam Gallagher and Editors are among a number of artists who have signed digital radios for a charity auction.

Bill Wyman and Alice Cooper have also offered their signatures for the auction which is raising money for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy.

Nordoff-Robbins is the leading independent provider a unique form of music therapy for children and adults with a wide range of needs.

The auction for the special digital radios will begin on October 1st. For more information on the radios and how to bid follow the link, by clicking here.

Source: www.gigwise.com

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The Cavern The Most Famous Club In The World Chart Position

The Cavern The Most Famous Club In The World Compilation Album, has entered the charts at number eight on the Top 40 Compilation Albums.

The album features tracks from Oasis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Arctic Monkeys, Queen, Elton John, Ben E. King and many more.

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Manchester’s In The City To Go Ahead

In honour of Tony Wilson…

Manchester’s In The City event is to go ahead this October despite the recent death of its founder Tony Wilson.

The musical festival will now operate under the name of ‘It’s A Brand New Dance, But We Don’t Know Its Name’ – which are the opening lines to David Bowie’s, ‘Fashion’ – as a tribute to Wilson.

Wilson, who died of a heart attack on August 10th, co-founded ‘In The City’ alongside his wife, Yvette in 1992 and the event went on to help launch the careers of bands, such as, Oasis, Radiohead and Muse.

According to a statement, the future of the event has never been in doubt, with Wilson and his wife discussing its future prior to his death.

"Before his death – in conversations with his partner and ITC co-founder Yvette – the decision was made between them to carry on no matter what happened,” explained a spokesperson.

“So instead it’ll be the informed, irreverent, intellectual and most of all inspiring event that it always has been – perhaps even more so this time round. It’s the most fitting tribute we’re sure you’ll agree."

The format of the event will remain the same, with industry officials holding conferences during the day and live music performances taking place during the evening.

The deadline for band’s to send demos into event organisers is August 31st.

Source: www.gigwise.com

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