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Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones to kick off solo tour in Edinburgh

Posted on by Gary Flockhart
Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones to kick off solo tour in Edinburgh

Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones will kick off his solo tour in Edinburgh this summer. The 44-year-old Welshman, who released his debut album Only the Names Have Been Changed in 2007, will begin the tour at the Capital’s Usher Hall on June 1 and wrap things up in Nottingham on July 3. Fans have been promised a set filled with 22 years’ of Stereophonics music as well as Jones’ solo material. Jones said: “I’ll be performing some…

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Review: Stereophonics, Edinburgh Castle

Posted on by Amy Anderson
Review: Stereophonics, Edinburgh Castle

There were two shocks in store for fans at the Stereophonics gig at Edinburgh Castle earlier this week – the band began their set at 8.30pm prompt and there was strictly no alcohol served for the duration of the gig. “If anyone’s still in the pub, you better hurry up!” announced frontman Kelly Jones, before opening with C’est La Vie and I Wanna’ Get Lost With You. The song choices made for a strikingly slow…

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Preview: Stereophonics, Edinburgh Castle

Posted on by Amy Anderson
Preview: Stereophonics, Edinburgh Castle

Welsh rockers Stereophonics have spoken out about performing in the Capital, ahead of their gig at Edinburgh Castle tonight. Speaking to the Daily Record, frontman Kelly Jones said: “We are very excited to be playing Edinburgh Castle because over the last 20 years we’ve always ended up doing Glasgow and Aberdeen because there hasn’t been an arena situation in Edinburgh. I’m looking forward to doing something over a couple of nights there because I love…

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Stereophonics announce second Edinburgh Castle date

Posted on by Gary Flockhart
Stereophonics announce second Edinburgh Castle date

Welsh rockers Stereophonics have announced that they will play an additional gig at Edinburgh Castle on Saturday, July 16 after tickets to the first date sold out this morning. The chart-topping band played a gig at the Usher Hall just as few weeks ago, so it’s a quick return for Kelly Jones and the boys, who, prior to that, hadn’t performed in Edinburgh since March 2013 in support of their Graffiti On The Train album. Mark Mackie,…

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Gig review: Stereophonics, Usher Hall

Posted on by Amy Anderson
Gig review: Stereophonics, Usher Hall

They’ve been around for nearly two decades but Stereophonics are living proof that, when it comes to performing live, polished experience can sometimes trump a willingness to experiment. Tickets to their gig at Edinburgh’s majestic Usher Hall sold out in a matter of minutes, with fans eager to watch the band play a gig in the relatively small venue as a warm-up for their upcoming arena tour dates. Opening their set with I Wanna Get Lost With…

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