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Tonight was the first of two sold-out nights for The Modfather at the O2 City Hall in Newcastle. There was a time he would sell out the bigger arenas, but for now, the perfect place is these medium-sized venues, where he can sell out and pull off a blinder of a show. There are a …

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By Francis Fitzgerald Well, well, Weller. The Modfather arrived on the stage at Stockton Globe to be greeted by a rapturous sell-out crowd. For the next two hours, Teesside was treated to a jaunt through a back catalogue that stretches back through five decades.  To kick off proceedings it was straight into sturdy renditions of …

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Paul Weller, who recently announced a 15 date April tour selling out in record time, confirms a second leg in 2024. This 17-date stint throughout October and November sees Paul and his band gracing stages right across the country and includes 2 nights apiece in both Newcastle and Glasgow and finishing at the legendary Hammersmith …

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Announcing headline acts Royal Blood, Kasabian and Paul Weller, the Derbyshire festival returns at the end of July. Also among the first acts confirmed for the weekend are The Wombats, James, DMA’S, Maisie Peters, The Charlatans, Everything Everything, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, beabadoobee, Reytons, Jamie Webster, Kate Nash, KT Tunstall, The Murder Capital, The K’s, The Beths, Red …

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Storm Arwen did its worst and sent some arctic conditions over Sheffield on Friday night but it didn’t contain enough power to dim the enthusiasm for the 1500 folk who ventured out on an icy Saturday night to see their hero. Paul Weller’s long awaited return to the city, postponed last year due to the pandemic was a massive …

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Paul Weller’s discography of the past decade has glided across new territories, from the synth-laden, Amorphous Androgenous-enlisting experimentation of “Saturn’s Patterns”(2015), to the primal heartbeat of acoustic record “True Meanings” (2018). 2020’s “On Sunset” looks to be a continuation of this, but with Weller sourcing as much from the past as the future, with new release “The Village” presenting a hazy wall of joy. Even more recently, Weller has invited fans …

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Songwriter, national treasure, and eternal mod Paul Weller, now 56, could have carved out a nice little niche career playing various mod incarnations forevermore after his Jam and Style Council years, but luckily for us was too restless and easily bored to do so. Like his previous two albums of surprises, Saturns Pattern is full …

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The ‘Modfather’ is getting back to nature again this summer. Following the success of last years ‘Forest Live’ gigs, Paul Weller, in conjunction with the Forestry Commision, has just announced a string of live dates all set in beautiful woodland surroundings. “It will be good for me to be back in the woods. I really …

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