Music news
Light up for music festival
Published 7 May 2008
IT’S that time of the year again – the 58th Whitehaven Musical Festival is almost upon us.
It Bites set to rock stadium as top support for the Quo
Published 7 May 2008
IT BITES have been named as the main support band to the legendary Status Quo when they play Whitehaven in August.
Hendrix and rootsy rock from Hamsters
Published 7 May 2008
THE Hamsters are playing Rosehill on Saturday, May 24, 8pm.
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Published 7 May 2008
Night with Kid Creole
Published 7 May 2008
REMEMBER Kid Creole? Well he’s leading a young cast in the touring musical Oh What a Night when it calls into Carlisle’s Sands Centre.
Summer of music revealed
Published 30 April 2008
THE programme for the 24th Lake District Summer Music Festival has been unveiled.
Tribute to Abba
Published 30 April 2008
RECREATING the sounds of Abba is the name of the game tomorrow night (Friday).
It’s not a Flook they are coming to Rosehill
Published 23 April 2008
IRISH folk band Flook are coming to Rosehill Theatre.
Kieran rises from tea boy to BAFTA film producer
Published 23 April 2008
A FORMER Copeland man is now a producer for a BAFTA award-winning film company.
Displacements headline next Dance to Radio gig
Published 23 April 2008
DANCE to the Radio is back this Saturday at the Marchon Club.
Top writer Gervase will be telling tales about school life
Published 23 April 2008
ONE of Britain’s most popular writers is coming to Whitehaven Civic Hall.
Rollin’ Clones to hit town
Published 23 April 2008
AS part of their Bigger Banger tour, tribute band The Rollin’ Clones are coming to Rosehill Theatre.
Elvis is in town
Published 23 April 2008
ELVIS is coming to West Cumbria! That is ‘Elvis On Tour – The Legend Continues’.
Egremont’s Central hosts live music
Published 16 April 2008
A NEW live music venue has been set up in Egremont.
Top brass helps RNLI
Published 16 April 2008
ONE of the world’s leading brass bands is to perform a charity concert in Whitehaven Civic Hall.
Catch bus to support Shore
Published 16 April 2008
ST BEES band Shore are through to the finals of the Live and Unsigned semi-finals in Newcastle.
Longsands at Tuns
Published 16 April 2008
FRESH from a tour of Greece, Newcastle-based band The Longsands are playing at The Three Tuns.
Lost Hours to perform again in a one-off gig
Published 9 April 2008
THE Lost Hours are playing together for the first time in over two years.
Indie rockers Bluetones all set to play in Whitehaven
Published 9 April 2008
WITH the Zutons date now confirmed, Whitehaven Civic Hall are also hosting another big band – the Bluetones – on May 10.
Zutons' Whitehaven date confirmed
Published 6 April 2008
WHITEHAVEN Civic Hall has scored another massive coup in securing a gig from The Zutons. Tickets go on sale on Monday.
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