Skaters | Mon 9 May | The Rainbow Courtyard | £8
Fresh from supporting Rat Boy in his sold out concert at the O2 Institute last week, Birmingham makes a second welcome to the New York band inspired by ’80/’90s Brit-pop and post-punk records whose sound is resonant with Primal Scream and Blur influences.
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Yak | Wed 11 May |The Rainbow | £8
London-based British prog rock band whose lead singer Oli Burslem originally hails from Wolverhampton, but heads a band fast coming into focus on a far bigger radar.
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Chastity Belt | Wed 12 May | Hare & Hounds | £8
The Hardly Art-signed, Washington state-based four-piece bring their poppy alt-rock to the city.
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Imagined Isle | Thu 12 – Mon 16 May | Town Hall & Symphony Hall | Various prices
Folk festival featuring a host of talent inc Nick Drake tribute Way To Blue w Iron & Wine and Vashti Bunyan as well as shows from Kate Rusby, Eric Bibb, Declan O’Rourke, Ukuklele Orchestra of Great Britain and Emily Portman. See our feature with DISCOUNT CODE here.
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Snowpoet | Fri 13 May | Glee club | £10
Ethereal, psychedelic and innovative blending of poetry and modern folk inspired by the lyrical and literary likes of Sylvia Plath, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits and EE Cummings.
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Manic Street Preachers + Editors | Sat 14 May | The Genting Arena | £35.70
The second night of the Welsh wonders’ Everything Must Go 20th Anniversary Tour, fresh from last night’s Liverpool gig with support from Editors.
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