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KICKSTART CHRISTMAS
05 December 2003 / Secret Venue / Manchester
:: Seth ::
In a mutually respectful atmosphere that sadly only “invite-only” seems to afford, the mood is warm, personal and ponderous

MAGIC NUMBERS
12 December 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: Child / Children :: Just William :: Slide ::
Child's fervent desire could prove this band to be an optimistic challenge to the likes of their contemporary’s

SHOCK TACTICS
06 December 2003 / Academy 2 / Manchester
:: Electric Six :: Kid Symphony. ::
And I might like you better if we fuck together, If it’s not to be,then you know I have something better than you: Naked pictures of your mother

IT'S HAMMELL TIME
07 December 2003 / Academy 3 / Manchester
:: Hammell on Trial ::
Raw, dirty, sincere and highly educational - Like Michael Moore with a plectrum or a less shambolic Alan Parker Urban Warrior

ARE YOU RECEIVING ?
03 December 2003 / Academy 3 / Manchester
:: Broadcast ::
Bold, grainy pop-art visuals keep your eyes dancing in perfect synchronicity, that’s if your mind’s eye isn’t already scribbling away in overdrive.

MANNERS COST F*CK ALL...#1
04 December 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: Glass :: Adom :: TV Babies ::
Simultaneously elegant yet on the brink spontaneously combusting at any moment

CARPET BAGGERS
06 December 2003 / Apollo / Manchester
:: Inspiral Carpets ::
There are five men onstage who had a career, which outlived baggy and even stepped on the toes of Britpop