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M&S Bank Arena

Kings Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool L3 4FP

District

61 Jordan Street, Liverpool L1 0BW, UK

Rough Trade

54 Hanover St, Liverpool L1 3DY, UK

The Jacaranda

21-23 Slater Street, Liverpool L1 4BW

O2 Academy Liverpool

11-13 Hotham Street, Liverpool L3 5UF

Arts Club

90 Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4BH

Eventim Olympia

West Derby Road, Liverpool L6 9BY

Camp and Furnace

67 Greenland St, Liverpool L1 0BY, UK

QUARRY

45 Hardman St, Liverpool, L1 9AS

Hangar 34

34 Greenland St, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 0BS, United Kingdom

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP, UK

Cavern Club

10 Mathew Street, Liverpool L2 6RE, UK

Jimmy's Liverpool

130 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4JA, United Kingdom

The Shipping Forecast

15 Slater Street, Liverpool, L1 4BW

Invisible Wind Factory

3 Regent Road, Liverpool L3 7DS, United Kingdom

Birdies Bar

29-31 Parliament St, Liverpool L8 5RN, United Kingdom

Arts Club Liverpool - Theatre

Arts Club Loft

The Kazimier

32 Seel St, Liverpool L1 4BE, United Kingdom

Jacaranda Baltic

Unit 2, Cains Brewery, Liverpool L8 5XJ, United Kingdom

O2 Academy 2

St Michael In The Hamlet Church

St Michaels Church Rd, Liverpool L17 7BD, United Kingdom

Arts Club Theatre

Grand Central Hall

35 Renshaw St, Quiggins, Liverpool L1 2SF, UK

The Capstone Theatre

17 Shaw St, Liverpool L6 1HP, United Kingdom

Bramley-Moore Dock

32-34 Regent Rd, Liverpool L5 9SR, United Kingdom

Metrocola

2 Leece St, Liverpool L1 2TR, United Kingdom

Blackstone Street Warehouse, Liverpool

The Magnet

45 Hardman St, Liverpool L1 9AS, United Kingdom

Pride in Liverpool

Unit - 20-21, Albert Dock, The Colonnades, Liverpool L3 4AA, United Kingdom

Mountford Hall

160 Mt Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5TR, United Kingdom

Blackstone Street Warehouse

10 Blackstone St, Liverpool L5 9TY, United Kingdom

24 Kitchen Street

24 Kitchen St, Liverpool L1 0AN, UK

Spanish Caravan

34 Slater St., Liverpool L1 4BX, United Kingdom

Sefton Park

Liverpool L17, United Kingdom

Boxpark Liverpool

Brewery Village, Beaufort St, Liverpool L8 5XJ, United Kingdom

CONTENT

Cain's Brewery Village, Content, Stanhope St, Liverpool L8 5XJ, United Kingdom

Scale Liverpool

The Tapestry, 68-74 Kempston St, Liverpool L3 8HL, United Kingdom

The Pilgrim

34 Pilgrim St, Liverpool L1 9HB, United Kingdom

The Masque

90 Seel St, Liverpool L1 4BH, United Kingdom

Lomax

34 Cumberland St, Liverpool L1 6BU, United Kingdom

The Auditorium at the M&S Bank Arena

King's Dock, Port of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 4FP, United Kingdom

Buyers Club

24 Hardman St, Liverpool L1 9AX, United Kingdom

Cavern Live Lounge

5 Mathew St, Liverpool L2 6RE, United Kingdom

University of Liverpool

Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hl, Liverpool L69 7ZX, United Kingdom

Liverpool Olympia

Arts Bar Baltic

27 Parliament St, Liverpool L8 5RN, United Kingdom

Everyman Theatre

5-11 Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BH, United Kingdom

Goodison Park

8 Goodison Rd, Liverpool L4 4EL, United Kingdom

Baltic Market

Stanhope St, Liverpool L8 5XJ, United Kingdom

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Dork is taking over The Nest at Truck Festival 2026

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Dork is taking over The Nest at Truck Festival 2026

The Oxfordshire weekender confirms running order across Truck Stage, Market Stage and The Nest.

30 Apr 2026 • 4:53 pm

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Outbreak Fest 2026 has added Joyce Manor, Loathe and more to its Manchester lineup

Lip Critic, Shady Nasty, I Promised The World and Algernon Cadwallader also among new additions.

30 Apr 2026 • 12:00 pm

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Love Supreme jazz festival has announced its 2026 line-up with Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective and more

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Love Supreme jazz festival has announced its 2026 line-up with Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective and more

De La Soul's only full-band UK show of 2026 is among the highlights.

28 Apr 2026 • 7:55 pm

Loathe have announced new album ‘A Stranger to You’ with heavy-hitting single ‘Revenant’

Loathe have announced new album ‘A Stranger to You’ with heavy-hitting single ‘Revenant’

Their third record features guests including Jordan Rakei and STATIC DRESS.

27 Apr 2026 • 11:09 pm

SXSW London have completed their 2026 music line-up with a new wave of additions

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SXSW London have completed their 2026 music line-up with a new wave of additions

Cure for Paranoia, YUNJIN, Gaia and Oxlade among latest names confirmed.

24 Apr 2026 • 11:29 am

The Mysterines’ Callum Thompson has unveiled his new project AKA with ‘It Grows On Trees (Money)’ and a skateboard dog chase

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The Mysterines’ Callum Thompson has unveiled his new project AKA with ‘It Grows On Trees (Money)’ and a skateboard dog chase

His debut single is out now via Fiction Records.

21 Apr 2026 • 11:05 am

Paul McCartney has returned with ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’, his first solo album in five years

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Paul McCartney has returned with ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’, his first solo album in five years

Recorded over five years with producer Andrew Watt between tour legs.

26 Mar 2026 • 3:40 pm

SXSW London 2026 has revealed its first names with Earl Sweatshirt, Shame and more

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SXSW London 2026 has revealed its first names with Earl Sweatshirt, Shame and more

The festival is scheduled to run from 1st to 6th June across Shoreditch.

19 Mar 2026 • 11:22 am

Bastille and The Wombats have booked a Crystal Palace Bowl show for August

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Bastille and The Wombats have booked a Crystal Palace Bowl show for August

Tickets available to general public from 10am on Friday 6th February.

5 Feb 2026 • 1:11 pm

Courting are back (briefly) with a new single and zero plans

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Courting are back (briefly) with a new single and zero plans

Courting are back with a new single, a new twist on their most ambitious album yet, and, possibly, a motocross concept record. Maybe. Probably not. Maybe?

7 Aug 2025 • 9:45 am

The Wombats vs The Algorithm: Embracing human imperfection has shaped the band's most daring album yet

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The Wombats vs The Algorithm: Embracing human imperfection has shaped the band's most daring album yet

From Liverpool locals to LA lifestyle, The Wombats’ sixth album finds Murph and Co. embracing imperfection and fighting against processed perfection in modern music.

22 Feb 2025 • 11:15 am

Starter for 10: The Wombats' tales of girls, boys and marsupials

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Starter for 10: The Wombats' tales of girls, boys and marsupials

With their new album 'Oh! The Ocean' out now, we look back and pick ten essential Wombats tracks that capture their journey from giddy upstarts to seasoned indie heroes.

17 Feb 2025 • 4:30 pm

Dear Santa... Love, 'The Bands'

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Dear Santa... Love, 'The Bands'

We asked 'The Bands' what they want for Christmas. Turns out it's mostly a new My Chemical Romance album.

16 Dec 2024 • 3:30 pm

Courting reflect on Reading & Leeds main stage props and secret 2025 plans: "I'll give you an exclusive, but only as an acronym…"

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Courting reflect on Reading & Leeds main stage props and secret 2025 plans: "I'll give you an exclusive, but only as an acronym…"

COURTING stop by for a typically chaotic chat backstage at Reading Festival.

17 Sept 2024 • 1:48 pm

The Mysterines: "The best art is provocative, but not always entirely truthful"

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The Mysterines: "The best art is provocative, but not always entirely truthful"

The Mysterines confront their fears and explore new sonic territories in 'Afraid Of Tomorrows', proving they're not afraid to keep surprising themselves and their fans.

21 Jun 2024 • 12:00 pm

Crawlers: "2024 is going to be another year of Crawlers chaos"

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Crawlers: "2024 is going to be another year of Crawlers chaos"

With a debut album and a devoted fanbase following them along the way, 2023 Hype List alumni Crawlers are ready to make 2024 their own.

15 Feb 2024 • 1:33 pm

All the world's a stage, but Courting are not merely players: "We want to surprise people"

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All the world's a stage, but Courting are not merely players: "We want to surprise people"

With their debut full-length, Courting set themselves up as indie-pop’s plucky new disrupters. As they return for its follow up, ‘New Last Name’, they’re playing a much bigger game.

29 Jan 2024 • 10:40 am

Love Fame Tragedy: "The recording of the album got a bit 'Chinese Democracy', to be honest"

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20 Oct 2023 • 8:10 am

Courting are back and swinging big with their new single, 'Flex'

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Courting are back for a whole new "really weird", genre-hopping era. Prepare for pop nonsense.

7 Jul 2023 • 9:00 am

Circa Waves: Never going under

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19 Jan 2023 • 8:21 am

About To Break 2023: Crawlers

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About To Break 2023: Crawlers

Over the past year or so, Crawlers have already made a sizeable splash in rock’s deep end. Now, with a debut album to work towards, it’s less a question of if, and more a matter of when they take over the whole joint.

18 Jan 2023 • 9:44 am

Hype List 2023: Crawlers: "There's such joy in being surrounded by people who understand you"

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The band unafraid to speak their truth.

5 Dec 2022 • 2:49 pm

Courting: "We wanted to make a statement"

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Courting: "We wanted to make a statement"

It’s debut album time for Dork faves Courting, and, it turns out, ‘Guitar Music’ isn’t quite what it says on the tin...

23 Sept 2022 • 11:22 am

Crawlers: "The most traumatic thing can get turned into such a positive thing"

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24 Aug 2022 • 10:22 am

The Cut: beabadoobee, Sky Ferreira, Easy Life and the best new tracks of the week

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It's been a week packed with new music. We've sifted through the pile and plucked out a few of the best.

27 May 2022 • 10:48 am

Murph from The Wombats talks new music, Love Fame Tragedy and secret sets backstage at Reading 2019

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Murph from The Wombats talks new music, Love Fame Tragedy and secret sets backstage at Reading 2019

Reading, Leeds and back again.

26 Aug 2019 • 3:07 pm

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Murph from The Wombats is stepping out with a brand new project, Love Fame Tragedy: "Everything's still cut from the same loaf of bread"

Steven Loftin grabbed a hot minute to find out more.

2 Aug 2019 • 11:47 am

Any Other Questions with... SPINN

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6 Jun 2019 • 11:22 am

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The Beatles — Anthology 2025 (The music, the book, the series)

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