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Wild Beasts at O2 Apollo Manchester — 16 February 2018 | Dork | Dork

Setlists
Wild Beasts
O2 Apollo Manchester

Setlist

O2 Apollo Manchester

Friday, 16 February 2018 · 23 songs

Manchester

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Setlist · 23 songs

1The Fun Powder Plot
2The Devil's Crayon
3Reach a Bit Further
4A Simple Beautiful Truth
5We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues
6Ponytail
7Bed of Nails

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13Hooting & Howling

17This Is Our Lot

20Celestial Creatures

21Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants

22All the King's Men

23End Come Too Soon

O2 Apollo Manchester

Stockport Road, Manchester M12 6AP

www.academymusicgroup.com/o2apollomanchester

Manchester scene

Venue page Open in Maps

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About Wild Beasts

Wild Beasts was an English indie rock band formed in 2002 in Kendal. They released their first single, 'Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants', on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, before signing to Domino Records. The band released five albums: Limbo, Panto (2008), Two Dancers (2009), Smother (2011), Present Tense (2014), and Boy King (2016). Two Dancers was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

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