Bournemouth
News and Stream: Ian McCulloch unveils new album
Echo & The Bunnymen front man Ian McCulloch has announced the release of the stunning ‘Holy Ghosts’, featuring two discs representing different eras in Mac’s work. The first is a collection of orchestral re-workings of classic Echo & The Bunnymen and solo tracks, originally recorded during McCulloch’s show at the Union Chapel last year. It [...]
Noah and the Whale to kick off UK tour in Bournemouth
Noah And The Whale have today announced a series of live shows in the UK in the run-up to the release of their fourth album, Heart of Nowhere. The new dates, in Bournemouth, Warwick, Manchester and Hay-On-Wye, are in addition to the band’s previously announced “A Month Of Sundays” residency at London’s Palace Theatre, starting on April [...]
Jake Bugg announces biggest headline tour to date
Jake Bugg has announced he’ll be embarking on his biggest UK tour so far this autumn, beginning in October at the Bournemouth BIC. It will cap what’s set to be an incredibly successful year for him. Jake has been nominated for Best Breakthrough Act at the Brits 2013, and has picked up another two nods [...]
Your Reviews: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra- Hollywood Blockbusters
Classical music and cinema collided beautifully on a February 13th evening, as it had at a previous gala of similar fare devoted to John Williams (one of this writer’s first ever MintSouth reviews, many moons ago) as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra returned to Portsmouth Guildhall for a concert of Hollywood Blockbusters- drawing on everything from Nino Rota’s [...]
The Levellers, Richard Hawley and The Polyphonic Spree confirmed for Camp Bestival
Dorset’s favourite kids friendly festival, Camp Bestival, have announced their line up for this years festival, which takes place at the beginning of August at Lulworth Castle. Billy Bragg, Richard Hawley and The Levellers are all confirmed to play – as is Labrinth who comes to headline the festival. The Polyphonic Spree will be performing [...]
Competition: Win tickets to see UFO in Bournemouth
British rock legends UFO recently announced a UK tour for 2013, with 2 visits to the south coast later this month (see dates below). The multi-million selling hard rock / metal band make a return to the live arena following the band’s hugely successful UK / Irish 2012 Tour, and the release of their 20th studio [...]
NME Awards tour returns south in February
DJANGO DJANGO, MILES KANE, PALMA VIOLETS and PEACE will visit both Brighton and Bournemouth in February for the legendary NME Awards Tour 2013, which kicks off at Newcastle’s O2 Academy on 7 February 2013 and ends at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on 23 February. Tickets are available at www.nme.com. One of the most important events in the music calendar, the NME Awards Tour has been [...]
The Afterparty cover Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”
South coast five piece The Afterparty have released a cover of Christmas fave ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. Originally released in 1994 by US soul-diva Mariah Carey, The Afterparty recently recorded their take on the classic at Ministry Studios whilst demoing tracks for their début album due out in 2013. Vocalist Nic Mathews says: “We recorded [...]
Skunk Anansie announce two south coast dates
Ahead of their sold out Brixton Academy show this weekend Skunk Anansie have today announced a run of UK tour dates for March 2013! They visit Bournemouth and Brighton on the final two dates of the 11 date tour. 13 March – Cambridge – Corn Exchange 14 March – Norwich – UEA 16 March [...]
James to play Bournemouth with Echo & The Bunnymen
James have announced details of The Gathering Sound Tour in the UK which kicks off in April 2013. The legendary Manchester band who have released twelve albums and sold more than 20 million albums worldwide will be performing songs from their extensive back catalogue. The band have also now confirmed that Echo and the Bunnymen will [...]
Free single from My First Tooth
My First Tooth return with ‘Love Makes Monsters’, the follow up to their début album ‘Territories’ which garnered considerable praise from critics, including The Word who described it as “A full-on blast of raucous folk-pop that’s all hoedown and no slowdown”, and The Fly who called it “…seriously impressive…”. Their first offering from the new [...]
The View announce new single and head to Bournemouth
The View put the finishing touches to an excellent year, that saw them return with the Top 10 album ‘Cheeky For A Reason’, with the confirmation of a fresh Winter Tour. The tour will see them perform up and down the country as well as 2 special shows at the legendary Glasgow Barrowland and finishes [...]
Biffy Clyro announce date at Bournemouth BIC
Fresh from a triumphant return to the live arena with festival dates which included iTunes, Download, the Isle of Wight and Rockness, Biffy Clyro will follow the January 28th 2013 release of their eagerly anticipated new double-album ‘Opposites’ with their biggest arena tour to date, including the BIC in Bournemouth on March 26th. Biffy Clyro [...]
The Human League announce Bournemouth and Brighton dates
The Human League have announced a fifteen date UK tour starting at the Brighton Dome on 23rd November 2012, taking in London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall on 26th November, and culminating at Norwich UEA on 11th December. They also visit Bournemouth BIC on Saturday 24th November The tour celebrates the band’s 35 years in the [...]
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