Artist: Madness
Support: Stereo MC’s
Venue: Manchester Central
Date: 18.12.08

Artist: Madness
Support: Stereo MC’s
Venue: Manchester Central
Date: 18.12.08

Artist: Orchestra of Opera North
Conductor: Gareth Hudson
Vocalists: Mary Carewe / Grainne Renihan / Peter Corry
Venue: Leeds Town Hall
Date: 30.11.08
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Artist: MGMT
Venue: Carling Academy, Leeds
Date: 5.11.08
The former Leeds Town & Country Club was refurbished and briefly reopened as the Carling Academy. Before long it would once again rebrand as O2 Academy Leeds.
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Artist: The Music
Venue: Leeds Metropolitan University
Date: 14.5.08
Welcome to the North!
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Artist: The Pigeon Detectives
Support: The Twang
Venue: Millennium Square, Leeds
Date: 3.5.08
The evening required a choice between two hometown bands: New indie upstarts The Pigeon Detectives or the ‘last ever’ gig by veterans CUD.
Years later, The Pigeon Detectives still have to live up to their debut album, and CUD have made more comebacks than Rocky Balboa.
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Artist: The Fratellis
Venue: Leeds Metropolitan University
Date: 19.4.08
An evening of Costello Music.
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Artist: Supergrass
Venue: Leeds Metropolitan University
Date: 16.4.08
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Artist: Gallows
Venue: Leeds Metropolitan University
Date: 24.2.08
Raucous in all the right ways.
Ticket no. 00002. Chasing the illusive first ticket for a gig. This was the nearest so far.