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REVIEW: FOALS’ MASSIVE SHOW FOR WAR CHILD AT SHEPHERD’S BUSH

I gotta rip up the road

On Monday night, Oxford-born rock band Foals took to Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London for a one-night-only show for War Child as a part of O2’s Brits Week.

Yannis Phillipakis + co. took to the stage for their first gig of the decade, bringing along Jagwar Ma’s Jack Freeman, replacing Everything Everything’s Jeremy Pritchard who joined their touring band at the start of last year. Though, he’ll be joining them again soon when Foals embark on their UK tour, supported by Everything Everything.

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February 24, 2020 By daveygranger

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Review: Glass Animals at Manchester’s Gorilla

‘Wavey Davey’s On Fire’

Last night, after a lengthy absence, tropical indie band Glass Animals made a grand return to the stage at Manchester’s Gorilla.

After drummer Joe Seaward almost lost his life in a cycling accident, the band went on hiatus until his recovery had progressed to a place at which they could perform again, and after one small show in Oxford in 2019, the band are back on their first tour is almost three years.

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February 24, 2020 By daveygranger

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My Year in Music 2019

It’s time for Spotify Wrapped! Every year I get overly exciting for a personalised playlist and stats about who I’ve been listening to this year, even though I already know because I’m the one doing the listening. Either way, this is a great old day to listen to all the tracks I know I’ve listened to a thousand times.

Every year I document my stats on my blog, more so for myself, but if you fancy a gander, you can find them all here: 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Top 5 Artists

1) Bastille (Last Year: 1)

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December 12, 2019 By daveygranger

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Visiting Machu Picchu – The Most Beautiful Sight in Peru

The crowning jewel of Peru, Machu Picchu. This is the reason many come to Peru, and it’s where I ended my trip after three days of trekking the Lares Trek, you can find out more about that here in: Part One, Part Two and Part Three here.

Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world is a place you have to visit if you can, it’s one of the most beautiful places on the planet and not the easiest to visit, so in this post I’ll drop a few tips in, as well as explaining my own Machu Picchu experience.

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September 23, 2019 By daveygranger