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1. 1. Bands needed for outdoor festival

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 July 2005 ORGANISERS of an outdoor music festival in East Manchester are looking for local acts to play on their main stage.

2. 2. Pete Doherty up for NME awards with two bands

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 31 January 2005 SINGER Pete Doherty's former band The Libertines will go head-to-head with his new outfit Babyshambles at the NME Awards.

3. 3. Listen to some of the War Child bands' performances

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 October 2005 TEN years after the huge success of the first War Child album, a bunch of today's leading artists headed into studios around the world on September 9 to record Help: A Day In The Life.

4. 4. A Fat chance for Daniel

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 March 2005 IT goes a little something like this: bands form, bands play gigs, bands record a demo, bands chase record companies, bands go down to London. New Manchester record label, Fat Northerner, was one of the first to recognise this well worn, but ultimately rigorous path that young, unsigned bands have to face.

5. 5. Funeral For A Friend - History (Atlantic)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 November 2005 EVEN rock bands that have achieved global success have soft sides, ok? As the new single by Funeral For A Friend showcases the bands downbeat and tender alter-ego.

6. 6. M People back home

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 October 2005 ONE of Manchester's most popular bands made a long-awaited return to the city at the weekend. M People, who became one of the nation's most-loved dance bands in the 1990s following a string of hits, played the M.E.N. Arena in front of an ecstatic crowd.

7. 7. InMe hoping to get in you

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 July 2005 THESE days, you can't get away from teen bands. Whether it's a jamming session between friends in a garage, or bands like McFly rising to fame before they reach 20, today's youth are conquering the music industry. Essex rock band, InMe, are no exception. They play the city on Thursday.

8. 8. Ink spots

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 June 2005 ALL bands (often in desperate gestures of solidarity) profess to being "destined to perform together''. In the case of I Had An Inkling, that statement actually rings a lot truer than most. They play the city on June 16.

9. 9. Arctic Monkeys swinging in

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 May 2005 IF you need proof of how quickly bands are seized upon by both the music industry and fans nowadays, look no further than the Arctic Monkeys, who play Jabez Clegg on June 9.

10. 10. Former Smiths to reunite for cancer benefit

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 December 2005 TWO former members of one of the world’s most influential bands are to reunite for the first time in over 17 years for a one-off charity gig in Manchester.

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