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International Feel: Highlights from Le Guess Who? 2026

Celebrating its 20th year, with a lineup focussed on bypassing arbitrary boundaries, Utrecht's flagship experimental festival forces even the most eclectic listener to go beyond, says Patrick Clarke Bethlehem's Lawrence Sammour, photo by Maarten Mooijman We start Le Guess Who? 2026 with Tortoise, who treat an enormous crowd to the cavernous Ronda space within Utrecht’s TivoliVredenburg complex. They offer a masterful display of how the subtlest shifts can produce the biggest effects, a tiny buzz of synth blooming slowly into something majestic and warm; a small nudge of bass snowballing until

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Suede | Manic Street Preachers: Utilita Arena, Birmingham – Live Review

Suede and Manic Street Preachers bring their co-headline tour to Birmingham for a night filled with high-energy performances, towering songs, many slogans, and an overwhelming sense of community. The post Suede | Manic Street Preachers: Utilita Arena, Birmingham – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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Stevie Wonder: Co-op Live, Manchester – Live Review

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life 50th Anniversary Tour Co-op Live, Manchester 8th November 2026 Motown icon Stevie Wonder marked fifty years of Songs in the Key of Life at Co-op Live with two sets, 25 songs and no support act, taking 20,000 people from hushed reverence to full-throttle funk. Thom Sidwell was […] The post Stevie Wonder: Co-op Live, Manchester – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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Sean Solomon: Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds – Live Review

Sean Solomon | Homerun Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds 2nd November 2026 Accompanied by his trusty VHS player, Sean Solomon plays Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds. Andy Brown reviews for Louder Than War. The World Is Not Good Enough – the debut album from Sean Solomon – is an album I’ve found myself coming […] The post Sean Solomon: Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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Cat Power: Albert Hall, Manchester – Live Review

Cat Power Albert Hall, Manchester 4th November 2026 Chan Marshall rides the blue wave to deliver a stirring take on her masterpiece, The Greatest. Chan Marshall is around forty minutes late on stage tonight, but she comes armed with a good excuse. “I was up really late last night,” she says in her unmistakable Georgia […] The post Cat Power: Albert Hall, Manchester – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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The Mission: O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – Live Review

The Mission celebrate their 40th anniversary with a run of shows that kicks off with a full performance of debut album God's Own Medicine. Nils van der Linden joins the festivities. The post The Mission: O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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Korn: AO Arena, Manchester – Live Review

Korn | Architects AO Arena, Manchester 31st October 2026 With their 15th studio album in the works, there’s no hiding in the studio for Korn as they hit UK stages with Architects in tow, for their first UK tour in over a decade. The first thing I said to my fellow metal-loving friend when I […] The post Korn: AO Arena, Manchester – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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YAANG : Manchester YES : Live Review ‘breakthrough gig of fast rising electro post punk band’

YAANG Live Review Of brilliant breakthrough gig from Manc electro post punkers The post YAANG : Manchester YES : Live Review ‘breakthrough gig of fast rising electro post punk band’ appeared first on Louder Than War .

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Blood Red Shoes: Gorilla, Manchester – Live Review

Blood Red Shoes | Alice Costelloe Gorilla, Manchester 28th October 2026 The Brighton punk stalwarts launch a new era in typically deafening fashion. Two years ago, Blood Red Shoes played a handful of special shows to celebrate twenty years together as a band, allowing dedicated audiences in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin to choose the […] The post Blood Red Shoes: Gorilla, Manchester – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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