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Students from Loreto College take over the Band on the…
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In just two years, fiery saxophone-drums duo Binker & Moses…
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Band on the Wall presents Free Jazz - a free-entry…
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London Astrobeat Orchestra perform songs from the iconic Talking Heads…
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Manchester Psych Fest returns to Band on the Wall, Soup…
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Band on the Wall takes the Lone Bellow to the…
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This night promises to be one of the most riotous…
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Electronic composer and DJ James Holden performs a unique show…
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Courtney Pine presents Black Notes from the Deep’ featuring special…
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