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1. De La Soul at Manchester Academy

   2014-05-03 19:44:40 UTC
   I photographed De La Soul last night. Thought they were onstage at 9pm, but when I arrived I was informed that they weren’t on until 9.30pm. As it turned out, they didn’t actually start until 10pm. Not happy. However, you can’t stay angry with De La Soul for too long…

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2. George Clinton and P-Funk at The Ritz

   2014-04-30 20:35:51 UTC
   Aw man. This band. Just incredible. George wandered around like he owned the joint (tonight, he did) but like a benevolent bandleader he focused attention to what the band were doing. If there was a bass solo, he would invite the crowd to watch and listen, never pulling focus. Often…

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3. Elbow storm the Arena

   2014-04-25 21:34:02 UTC
   I’ve wanted to snap Elbow for ages. They didn’t disappoint. An extended stage cut the pit in half, so about 15 photographers had to cram into an area not much bigger than a car parking space, but as Garvey was walking up and down the walkway (or “vanity thrust” as…

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4. 3 Minute Wonders

   2014-04-23 22:03:02 UTC
   I posted this at the beginning of March, when Prince was being a cheeky wee trickster and a bunch of kids were blowing the roof off Academy 2… While the Purple Pixie was generating mild hysteria and generally yanking Manchester’s chain for a week, there were actually other gigs going…

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