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  • The Kooks perform at Sounds of the City - image courtesy Andrew Whitton
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    Previewed: The Kooks at Sounds of the City

    ByMark Kelly

    The Kooks perform at Sounds of the City at the penultimate day of a series of Manchester gigs at Castlefield Bowl. Sounds of the City is back at Castlefield Bowl with a huge lineup including Elbow, The Kooks, Kylie Minogue and The Wombats. The show comes after The Kooks revealed new music to fans with…

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  • Barnes Courtney will perform at Sounds of the City at Castlefield Bowl
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    Barns Courtney to perform at Sounds of the City ahead of new album

    ByMark Kelly

    Barns performs at Sounds of the City 2019 as the event takes over Castlefield Bowl ahead of the release of his second studio album 404. 404 is set for release on 6 September via Virgin EMI. The album features 10 new tracks and explores his transition to adulthood, with offerings of loss, conflict, frustration and…

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    Nadine Shah to support Elbow at Sounds of the City

    ByMark Kelly

    Nadine Shah is set to support Elbow at their Castlefield Bowl gig as part of Sounds of the City when it takes over the area next week. The twice Mercury Prize nominated Nadine Shah’s 2017 Holiday Destination saw her addressing the world at large, scrutinising some of the most hard-hitting subjects of them time –…

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  • Sounds of the City 2019
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    Sounds of the City returning in 2019 with huge lineup

    ByEditorial Team

    Sounds of the City will return to Castlefield Bowl in July 2019 with a huge lineup including Elbow, The Kooks, Kylie Minogue and The Wombats.  The first hint at the line-up recently landed with news that Kylie will play Castlefield Bowl on 11 July 2019. The opening headliners at the series of Manchester gigs will…

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  • Hac-BEE-Enda be sculpture has been commissioned by The Printworks and created by Justin Eagleton
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    Giant Bee sculpture previewed at Castlefield Bowl

    ByMark Kelly

    Sounds Of The City attendees will receive a sneak preview of A giant Hac-BEE-Enda sculpture created by Manchester-based artist Justin Eagleton who has teamed up with The Printworks to create the work of art.

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  • The Levellers will perform at Sounds of the City 2018 image courtesy Steve Gullick
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    New Model Army, The Wildhearts, Zion Train and Membranes join Sounds of the City line up

    ByMark Kelly

    New Model Army, The Wildhearts, Zion Train and Membranes will join folk punk band Levellers at Castlefield Bowl’s Sounds of the City.

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  • Rag n Bone man will headline at Sounds of the City
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    Line up announced for Sounds of the City at Castlefield Bowl

    ByMark Kelly

    Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl will host five gigs over the Summer as Sounds of the City returns for 2018.

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  • Arcade Fire at Sounds Of The City
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    Arcade Fire to play at Castlefield Bowl

    ByEditorial Team

    Arcade Fire have been announced to perform at Sounds Of The City this summer at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl. The headline show, which is also part of Manchester International Festival, is their first show in Manchester in six years. The date comes in the middle of a run of shows at Castlefield Bowl featuring Richard Ashcroft…

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    Badly Drawn Boy joins lineup at Castlefield Bowl

    ByEditorial Team

    Mercury Music Award winner Badly Drawn Boy has been announced to perform at Sounds of the City at Castlefield Bowl.  He is set to be the special guest to Guy Garvey performing on 1 July. The performance follows last year’s 15th anniversary tour in honour of his debut album The Hour of Bewilderbeast. Guy Garvey…

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    Sounds of the City to return with Guy Garvey, James Bay and more

    ByEditorial Team

    Next summer some of the most acclaimed live artists and shows including Guy Garvey, Haçienda Classical, James Bay, Stereophonics and Catfish And The Bottlemen are taking over Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl throughout July 2016 for Sounds of the City. So far five dates have been announced for the beginning of July which follow a series of…

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