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REVIEW: American Anthems, The Anvil

9:52am Wednesday 8th February 2012

AMERICAN Anthems proved rock and roll is still very much alive and kicking.

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One Direction, BIC

10:07am Wednesday 4th January 2012

Britain's new top boy band hit the south coast on their first tour.

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Status Quo, Quofestive, BIC

12:31pm Wednesday 14th December 2011

WE were rockin’ all over the BIC on Tuesday night when the legends that are Status Quo took to the stage.

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The Saturdays, BIC

9:36am Monday 5th December 2011

ON the first night of their latest UK tour, The Saturdays stormed the BIC.

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The Vaccines, Southampton Guildhall

11:04am Wednesday 30th November 2011

THE biggest-selling new band of 2011 hit Southampton for a sell-out gig at the Guildhall.

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Beth Hart, The Brook

10:13am Monday 28th November 2011

FROM the moment Beth Hart walked on stage at the Brook, sat down at the keyboards and delivered a haunting and heartfelt solo rendition of LA Song, it was evident that she already had captivated the sell-out crowed.

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The Ting Tings: The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth

8:32am Thursday 24th November 2011

OH, Ting Tings, how you have restored my faith in you.

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Adam Ant, Concorde Club, Eastleigh

9:35am Monday 21st November 2011

This was one of the most eagerly awaited concerts of my life.

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John Barrowman, BIC

9:35am Monday 21st November 2011

HE IS Mr Showbiz with a capital S – boasting all the sparkle, glitter and cheese that anyone could ever wish for.

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Christians, The Brook, Southampton

9:38am Monday 21st November 2011

THE “voice of the 80s”, Garry Christian, opened the show with a joke calling the crowd “gluttons for punishment”.

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The Darkness, Southampton Guildhall

4:15pm Friday 18th November 2011

TO MY eternal shame I failed to catch The Darkness first time around.

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Tinie Tempah, BIC

2:33pm Monday 7th November 2011

IT IS just two years since Tinie Tempah burst onto the UK music scene and in that time he has gone on to become the country’s prince of rap.

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Katy B, BIC

9:12am Thursday 3rd November 2011

THIS lady’s tour says it all. It’s entitled On A Mission, the name of her album and you can see why.

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Will Young, BIC

8:32am Monday 31st October 2011

FORMER talent show-winner, Will Young proved when he sang at the BIC, that his appeal is as strong now as it has always been.

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Jessie J, Bournemouth International Centre

10:44am Tuesday 25th October 2011

BOUNDING on stage in a skimpy fluorescent outfit, Jessie J made sure no one would forget her performance.

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Jessie J, BIC

8:34am Monday 24th October 2011

RECORD company bosses knew exactly what they were doing when they signed a teenage Jessie J five years ago.

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Mark Knopfler & Bob Dylan, BIC

2:03pm Saturday 15th October 2011

THE old blues legend goes that if you wait at the crossroads at midnight, you can make a pact with the devil for extraordinary musical talent. Judging by the hypnotic performance tonight, I fear that Bob Dylan has struck just such a deal with old Saint Nick.

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Chase & Status, O2 Academy Bournemouth

10:22am Wednesday 12th October 2011

ON Monday night the O2 Academy in Bournemouth played host to dance music’s hottest property – Chase & Status.

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The Overtones, Bournemouth Pavilion

10:20am Wednesday 12th October 2011

THE five men that make up the Platinum-selling vocal group, The Overtones, certainly know the formula for a good show.

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Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Poole Lighthouse

9:45am Monday 10th October 2011

TAKE eight clever, skilled musicians, a selection of Hawaiian-stringed instruments, and 80 flexible fingers and thumbs.

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Ed Sheeran, O2 Academy, Bournemouth

10:22am Wednesday 5th October 2011

It’s a brave flame-haired young man who ignores the screams of hundreds of girls chanting “We want Ed” in the heat of the O2 Academy in Bournemouth for more than a few minutes.

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Dolly Parton, BIC

11:58am Wednesday 7th September 2011

SHE MAY be all of five foot but, as icons go, they don't come much bigger than Dolly Parton.

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That’ll Be The Day, Bournemouth Pavilion

12:06pm Wednesday 7th September 2011

NOW in its 26th year of successful touring, That’ll Be The Day opened its Bournemouth season with a new blend of great pop songs from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, saucy humour, and nostalgic overhead projections – “Murraymints, Murraymints, too good to hurry mints!”.

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Taking Back Sunday, Southampton Guildhall

12:03pm Wednesday 7th September 2011

IT’S been almost 10 years since New Jersey pop-rockers Taking Back Sunday exploded onto the music scene with debut album Tell All Your Friends.

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Judas Priest, BIC

1:12pm Monday 25th July 2011

THE congregation are gathered for the last sermon of the Priest’s UK tour. War Pigs blasts from the PA. The faithful sing every word of the Sabbath hymn. Then darkness...

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Roger Daltrey, Broadlands, Romsey

7:03pm Monday 18th July 2011

IT was not the sort of entrance you would have expected from a rock icon.

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Westlife, Broadlands, Romsey

7:02pm Monday 18th July 2011

THEY may not be the fresh-faced fivesome I fell in love with all those years ago but they can still get the girls screaming.

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Larmer Tree Festival 2011

7:05pm Monday 18th July 2011

CELEBRATING its 21st anniversary this year, the Larmer Tree Festival has grown to provide some of the best, most interesting and diverse entertainment on the festival circuit.

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James Taylor, BIC

11:51am Friday 15th July 2011

IT would be hard to find a more amiable entertainer to spend an evening with than James Taylor.

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Blissfields Festival

11:22am Monday 4th July 2011

BLISSFIELDS festival lived up to its theme as it was a truly out of this world experience.

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Brit Floyd, The Anvil

4:33pm Friday 8th July 2011

HE was not promoting a new line in lingerie.

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Beady Eye, Southampton Guildhall

9:53am Wednesday 27th April 2011

IT’S not Oasis. But for fans of the seminal and now defunct rock and roll stars, it’s the next best thing.

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Adele, Southampton Guildhall

8:51am Thursday 21st April 2011

FLAWLESS ballads mixed with a healthy dose of audience banter.

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Katy Perry at the BIC

6:14pm Friday 1st April 2011

SHE’S better known in the UK for her high-profile relationship than her pop career.

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Joe Lovano: Turner Sims

11:20am Tuesday 29th March 2011

In the perfect acoustics of the Turner Sims concert hall, American jazz great Joe Lovano played an opening solo saxophone motif.

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The Script: The BIC

12:08pm Saturday 26th March 2011

It was just over two years ago that I first saw The Script when a few hundred fans packed out the Pyramids in Portsmouth just as their hit self titled album was breaking into the charts.

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Buddy Greco/Lezlie Anders: Concorde Club, Eastleigh

12:10pm Saturday 26th March 2011

IT was a triumphant return to the Concorde for veteran American crooner and jazz pianist Buddy Greco who gave a master class in piano playing.

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Josh T. Pearson – Last of the Country Gentlemen

3:27pm Friday 25th March 2011

Josh T. Pearson has been a highly sought after solo artist over recent years and many country fans have been eagerly awaiting his debut release.

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The Chapman Family – Burn Your Town

4:06pm Friday 18th March 2011

It’s been two years since this group’s successful stint on the NME Radar Tour thrust them in to the public eye, but that is how long it’s taken the group to write something they’re proud of.

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Example: Southampton Guildhall

11:01am Thursday 17th March 2011

HE came, he sang, he rapped, and he truly was a great Example.

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Chase and Status, Southampton Guildhall

11:17am Saturday 12th March 2011

BRINGING an eclectic mix of tunes and vibrating the room with their addictive beats, drum n bass act Chase and Status definitely pleased the crowd at the Guildhall.

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The Enid play the Brook

3:45pm Friday 4th March 2011

THOSE masters of symphonic rock, The Enid, make a return visit to the Brook on Thursday.

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The Megaphonic Thrift – Decay Decoy

3:13pm Friday 4th March 2011

If you love your guitars then you can do no better than popping out and picking this up. This is the dictionary definition of full-on. Aggressive, grimy, almost sinfully good to listen to.

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