NEWS: The Manics Come Home

Former glam slut punks the Manic Street Preachers have announced a special homecoming gig as a warm-up to their Reading and Leeds festival appearances.

The trio will be playing the Newport Centre on Thursday 21st August.

Close to their childhood home of Blackwood, Caerphilly, the show is a rare chance to see the stadium rockers in a space barely big enough to swing a Cuban dictator.

Tickets for the night will be available from 9:30 on Friday July 18 from via the See Tickets website. You can also snap them up directly from the Newport Centre on 01633 656757 or 0871 200 260.

Tickets are £25.00.

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This news story can be found on the Quietus with other pieces by Dean Samways.

Words: Dean Samways

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NEWS: Stage shakes off alcoholism: Reading and Leeds re-branded

With the cleaning up and rebranding of the Reading and Leeds Festival sans-rubbish dishwater alcohol, the new bands tent has gone through somewhat of a metamorphosis.

As of this year the smallest of the stages at the festival formerly known as The Carling Weekend will be called the Festival Republic Tent.

Headlining this stage will be Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Elliot Minor and The Kills (pictured above).

This year the Reading and Leeds Festivals will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend of 22-24. More information here.

This news story can be found on Drowned in Sound with other pieces by Dean Samways.

Words: Dean Samways

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