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Shed Seven announce 30th anniversary UK tour with The Sherlocks

Shed Seven have announced a 30th anniversary UK tour, set to kick off later this year with The Sherlocks as a special guest.The band – comprised of Rick Witter, Paul Banks, Tom Gladwin, Tim Wills and Rob Maxfield – will start their 23-date-tour at the Sheffield Octagon on November 14. From there, they will make stops in Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Margate, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Oxford, Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Bournemouth and Nottingham.
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Giant Swan announce “indefinite pause” after abuse allegations made against Robin Stewart
Giant Swan have announced an “indefinite pause” for the band following recent abuse allegations made against one of their members.The electronic duo, comprising Harry Wright and Robin Stewart, were removed from the line-up for Simple Things Festival in Bristol last week “in light of recent details [being] made public” regarding the latter musician.At the time, the event said it “would not be appropriate” for Giant Swan to perform their scheduled set at the festival last Saturday (February 24).In a statement posted on social media, Stewart (aka RS Tangent) wrote: “In light of matters relating to my personal life, it would be inappropriate to platform ourselves and we will therefore no longer be performing at Simple Things.“This is not something we take lightly and hope for your understanding while I address how to proceed from here.”Stewart has since shared a message in which he addressed the “very severe allegations” that had been made against him, while announcing that Giant Swan would be “paused indefinitely until further notice”.As Mixmag reports, Stewart has been accused of verbal and emotional abuse, and ignoring sexual consent among other allegations by his ex-partner Daniela (aka PMS Casualty). The claims are said to have surfaced on X/Twitter last Thursday (February 22), but the posts have since been made private.The alleged abuse was claimed to have occurred over the former couple’s nine-and-a-half-year relationship, and when Daniela was recovering from cancer.A post shared by GIANT SWAN (@giant_swan)Responding in a statement online, Stewart wrote: “I have been accused of various forms of narcissistic abuse and neglect of my ex-partner as she underwent treatment for cancer.
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GIRLBAND! reminisce on small town life on new single ‘Not Like The Rest’
GIRLBAND! have debuted a playful new single, ‘Not Like The Rest’.The alternative newcomers hail from Nottingham and are signed to EMI North, where they are labelmates with the likes of Nadine Shah.Per a press release, members Georgie, Jada and Kay came together after making music in other projects and, during the pandemic, they “plugged into the wider community in Nottingham, one that inspired them with 80s culture, vintage fashion and massive dose of 90s nostalgia, Gwen Stefani and R&B groups.” The sound they carved out has been described as “a punk band making pop songs”.Now, their spirited new single sees them take a trip down memory lane, thinking back to growing up in a small town and not fitting in – “My school was so white/My town was so grey/I was a rainbow, had to hide away/On the 54 bus, she was my first crush/That’s when I knew I had to run away.”Check out ‘Not Like The Rest’ below:The band are set to head out on tour later this year and also have festival appearances booked at the likes of Stockton Calling, Sound City, Teddy Rocks and Block Party in France.You can see the full list of their headline tour dates below and buy your tickets here.MAY3 – Manchester, Deaf Institute 9 – London, The Grace10 – Newport, Le Pub11 – Bristol, Louisiana16 – Southampton, The Joiners18 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms GIRLBAND! have also been announced to be supporting Taking Back Sunday on tour in the UK next month – you can find those dates below and buy your tickets here.MARCH26 – Manchester, O2 Ritz27 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town28 – Cardiff, University Great HallThey will also be supporting Feeder at York’s Barbican and Manchester’s Albert Hall on March 19 and 20 – you can find tickets here.
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