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Hobbsy
@hobbsy.bsky.social
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Manchester-based music fan. Occasional photos / websites / tech stuff. Some faves: Fontaines DC, Alice Phoebe Lou, Julia Jacklin, Katy J Pearson, Taylor Swift, Courtney Marie Andrews, Bjork, Verve, Beta Band. 6Music. ThinkPads. Linux. Seinfeld. IndieWeb.
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · 3d
Allo Darlin' @allodarlin.bsky.social play Manchester Band On The Wall tonight.

Runtimes:
doors 7pm
Juice Pops 7.30pm
Allo Darlin' 8.30pm
curfew 10pm

Here's a YouTube playlist of some video I shot when they played Deaf Institute 15 years ago on 18th Sept 2010:

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Allo Darlin' at Manchester Deaf Institute (18th Sept 2010) - YouTube
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Aug 18
Are there any good public instances of Linkding user bookmarks that you've come across? Or do you have one yourself to share? I wish there was a public directory to browse like you can on Pinboard linkding.link #Linkding #SelfHosted #Indieweb
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Jul 1
runtimes for Faye Webster tonight at Manchester Academy 1:

8pm Amie Blu

9pm Faye Webster

11pm curfew

#FayeWebster #runtimes
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Jun 25
Brandi Carlile #runtimes at #Manchester Opera House tonight:

Audrey McGraw 7:30-8pm
Brandi Carlile 8:30-10:30pm
poster showing runtimes for Manchester Opera House (Wed 25th June 2025) Audrey McGraw 7:30-8pm Brandi Carlile 8:30-10:30pm
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Jun 21
Horsegirl on at 8:30pm tonight at BOTW #Manchester #runtimes
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Jun 16
Yeah Yeah Yeahs on at 8:30pm tonight at Manchester Apollo #runtimes #YeahYeahYeahs
runtimes for Manchester Apollo (Mon 16th June 2025). Doors 6:30pm. Support: Grimm Grimm 7:30-8pm. Yeah Yeah Yeahs 8:30-10pm.
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Jun 9
Waxahatchee #runtimes tonight at Manchester Albert Hall (via @nowwave.bsky.social post on X):

doors 7pm
Merce Lemon 8pm
#Waxahatchee 9:15pm

#NowWave
poster for Waxahatchee’s Albert Hall Manchester gig tonight (Mon 9th June 2025). Sold out. £27.50. 7pm. support Merce Lemon. pink lettering used on blue background.
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Jun 9
for those not going to #Waxahatchee tonight, Westside Cowboy are playing AATMA in #Manchester at 8:40pm 👍
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · May 31
jasmine4t #runtimes at Deaf tonight

(via Lucas’ Instagram)

doors 7pm
Ether Mech 7:15pm
Lucas Assagba 7:45pm
jasmine4t 8:35pm

#Manchester
runtimes screengrab: doors 7pm Ether Mech 7:15pm Lucas Assagba 7:45pm jasmine4t 8:35pm
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · May 10
‪doors 7pm‬
‪Lindsay Munroe 8pm‬
‪Noah Gundersen 9pm‬
‪curfew 11pm‬

‪#runtimes‬
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‪doors 7pm‬ ‪Lindsay Munroe 8pm‬ ‪Noah Gundersen 9pm‬ ‪curfew 11pm‬ ‪#runtimes‬ ‪@GorillaMCR @noahgundersen ‬
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · May 10
anyone have the runtimes for Noah Gundersen tonight at Manchester Gorilla please?

#runtimes

youtu.be/ajvQ9xY3_CM?...
Phoebe Bridgers + Noah & Abby Gundersen - Killer + The Sound (Official Video)
YouTube video by Dead Oceans
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 26
let’s go West @wdcfc.bsky.social #wdcfc #Liverpool
Ken Dodd statue wears West Dids & Chorlton FC scarf in Liverpool Lime St station, before the playoff semi
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Under the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social · Apr 23
The Swell Season have announced their first new album in 16 years, "Forward," and shared a new song from it, “Stuck in Reverse,” via a music video. www.undertheradarmag.com/news/the_swe...
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 14
Wax and Beans are selling their unsold RSD vinyl online tonight from 8pm:

www.waxandbeans.co.uk/collections/...

#RSD2025
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 14
looks like that acquisition happened 12 months ago in April 2024, but the rebranded website and socials is new today I think.

www.ticketnews.com/2025/03/see-...

www.ticketnews.com/2024/06/cts-...

www.iq-mag.net/2024/04/cts-...

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/vivendi-to-s...
Vivendi to sell See Tickets and festival business to live music giant CTS Eventim - Music Business Worldwide
See Tickets sold about 44 million tickets in 2023…
www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 14
what's the deal with See Tickets and Eventim? Have they been recently sold?

blog.seetickets.com/2025/04/14/w...

#SeeTickets #Eventim
blog.seetickets.com
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 12
Pat Davin hat-trick today 🤞
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 12
I missed out also :(
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 11
Crazy day for ticket onsales all happening at once. Don't know why they all have be put on sale at same time :/

Gene at Brudenell, Courtney Marie Andrews, Maccabees (9am), Mac DeMarco, Wet Leg, Gwenno, Everything Everything, Little Simz, The Hives, Slow Readers Club, The Amazons, Songs Of Joni...
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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · Apr 10
Ndanyan, a cat with a snowman on its hat and a chicken handbag, is a mascot from Shinjo City.
A white cat wearing a blue jacket and a yellow hat with a small snowman on it stands on a red carpet.
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 10
Black Country, New Road: The Plaza, Stockport – Live Review louderthanwar.com/black-countr...
Black Country, New Road: The Plaza, Stockport – Live Review
Black Country New Road - The experimental collective play new album Forever, Howlong in its entirety for the first time.
louderthanwar.com
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 10
did Seetickets not put a ticket limit on the Gene Leeds presale? I was trying to grab 1 but think the dropdown allowed up to 10 :/ missed out
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 9
Courtney Marie Andrews has announced some intimate UK and Europe shows (Oct/Nov 2025) via her Instagram.

#CourtneyMarieAndrews
screenshot of Courtney Marie Andrews’ Instagram post showing list of small UK venues she will be playing in Oct 2025. Tickets on sale Fri 11th April 2025. See Insta for full list. screenshot of Courtney Marie Andrews’ Instagram post showing list of European venues she will be playing in Nov 2025. Tickets on sale Fri 11th April 2025. See Insta for full list.
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 9
Gene Leeds Brudenell presale “tomorrow at 10am” and general sale this Friday #Gene #GeneBand #Brudenell
screenshot from gigsandtours of Gene at Leeds Brudenell (28th Sept) ticket page showing general onsale on Fri 11th April 2025. Tickets £40 face (£45.30) poster for Gene at Leeds Brudenell showing Gene logo in neon screenshot from Gene website showing details of new concert at Leeds Brudenell (Sun 28th Sept). Presale “tomorrow at 10am” and general onsale on Fri 11th April 2025. Sign up to the band’s mailing list on their website to get presale code.
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Hobbsy @hobbsy.bsky.social · Apr 9
Gene at the Brudenell 🤩
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