Europe are actually a very good blues influenced hard rock band. I bet you'd quite like them, Rik.

They certainly surprised me when I saw them circa 1986

I went along expecting a 'fluffy-poodle-teen-girl-pin-up-band' and was blown away at just how heavy they were!

BBC Red Button currently has a Deep Purple 'Radio 2 In Concert' running at various time throughout the day

It's appears to be mainly on a loop, playing for up to 6 hours at a time, which I would imagine is just the show repeated time after time!

It seems it is there until either Wednesday (22nd) or Thursday (23rd) next week, when it is replaced by a 'Tears For Fears' show!

Got tickets for ELO normal price with all crap on top £60
I'm wasted having a conversation with most people in our factory vast majority are who are they or their shit ffs then someone says to me have you got Taylor swifts new album , I said I be insulted if someone gave me that shit.

The Manic Street Preachers 2018 tour

Dates:

23 April NEWCASTLE, Metro Radio Arena
25 April GLASGOW, The SSE Hydro Arena
27 April BIRMINGHAM, Arena
28 April MANCHESTER, Arena
1 May LLANDUDNO, Venue Cymru Arena
2 May LEEDS, First Direct Arena
4 May LONDON, The SSE Arena Wembley
5 May CARDIFF, Motorpoint Arena

The Human League (with support from Midge Ure) tour 2018

WED 21 NOV UK, Southend-on-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion
FRI 23 NOV UK, Brighton, Centre
SAT 24 NOV UK, Manchester, Arena
SUN 25 NOV UK, Glasgow, The SEC Armadillo
TUE 27 NOV UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, City Hall
WED 28 NOV UK, Cambridge, Corn Exchange
FRI 30 NOV UK, Bournemouth, BIC Windsor Hall
SAT 1 DEC UK, Birmingham, Arena Birmingham
SUN 2 DEC UK, Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
TUE 4 DEC UK, Leicester, De Montfort Hall
WED 5 DEC UK, Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
FRI 7 DEC UK, Sheffield, Steel Hall
SAT 8 DEC UK, London, Eventim Apollo

I'm not keen on human league but I'm going try for Manics again seen 3 times excellent band , and peter Kay as well tickets go on sale Sunday .

A second date has been added in Birmingham. They now also appear on October 12th as well as the 10th

If anyone interested Peter Kay added loads of new dates at different venues
17 dates at men arena tickets are available told few friends and they all got tickets .

Here his dates 4 pages of them

https://www.seetickets.com/tour/peter-kay

I have noticed that there is a real North/South divide with these dates

14 different venues over (at time of writing) 100+ shows and with the exception of the London ones, they are all in the Midlands or above