LIVE: BLUEDOT FESTIVAL 2019

-JODRELL BANK OBSERVATORY, CHESHIRE- Thursday Arriving at the festival late Thursday afternoon, we are just in time for Emma Gene Thackery. After finding a space in the busy camping ground to pitch, we make our first journey through the festival grounds. The festival is full, ready for the Halle Orchestra who are just as much […]
-YES, MANCHESTER- London’s own afro-funk party known as Ibibio Sound Machine have gained a passionate following from all walks of life, young and old. A likely reasoning is the way they sew West-African dance and funk music with the hyper-animated electro-punk heard over at labels like DFA Records. Tonight, they play at Yes in Manchester […]

LIVE: IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE / AADAE – 15/03/2019

SOUND CITY REVEAL PEACE, SLOW READERS CLUB, IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE, BAXTER DURY, IDLES, JAWS, LOW ISLAND, CASSIA, THE ORIELLES AND ZUZU

The first bands revealed to feature at Liverpool Sound City 2018 are alt-psych rock band Peace, and guitar-electro poppers The Slow Readers Club. They will rub shoulders with Eno Williams’ African and electronic clash Ibibio Sound Machine, and Baxter Dury who weaves sparse yet touching lyrics through his music. Arch social commentators Idles chronicle the […]
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – The winter bite has recently left the Manchester air and the newfound glow of spring is still a novelty tonight. Ideally, the visit of Ibibio Sound Machine, one of the country’s most vibrant and buoyant bands, would have been a great excuse to cash in on the seasonal […]

LIVE: IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE – 28/03/2017