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Tinariwen, O2 Institute 2, Birmingham review - desert superstars raise the roof

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Album: Kool & the Gang - People Just Wanna Have Fun

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Album: Skids - Destination Düsseldorf

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Siouxsie, The Halls, Wolverhampton review - former Banshee brings the house down

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Album: Swans - The Beggar

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Album: Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman…

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Jim Jones Allstars, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham review - veteran garage punkers turn up the soul

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Album: Tinariwen - Amatssou

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Album: Fatoumata Diawara - London KO

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Duran Duran, Utilita Arena, Birmingham review - New Romantic veterans return home

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Album: Lonnie Liston Smith - JID017

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Goat, The Mill, Birmingham review - Scandinavian pagans see the weekend out in style

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The Damned, Town Hall, Birmingham review - original punks bring some darkadelica to a full house

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Album: GoGo Penguin - Everything is Going to be OK

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Album: A Certain Ratio - 1982

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Suede, Symphony Hall, Birmingham review - a messianic performance from Britpop's originators

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