Mark Worgan

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  The Streets at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

  ★★★★★

  Watching Mike Skinner in 2026 reminds you that you are no longer the...

  Mark Worgan 6th June 2026
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  Metric – Romanticize the Dive

  ★★★★★

  Roughly a decade ago, many of Britpop’s supporting players started...

  Mark Worgan 24th April 2026
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  Elbow at the Royal Albert Hall

  ★★★★★

  It’s now almost two decades since The Seldom Seen Kid catapulted Elbow from being...

  Mark Worgan 24th March 2026
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  Maximo Park at Brixton Academy

  ★★★★★

  Valentine’s Day 2026 was a bad one for most men who wear red trousers, what...

  Mark Worgan 15th February 2026
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  Cast – Yeah Yeah Yeah

  ★★★★★

  More than three decades on from emerging in the slipstream of Britpop’s kings, Cast...

  Mark Worgan 26th January 2026
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  The Cribs – Selling a Vibe

  ★★★★★

  Unlike fellow mid-2000s Yorkshire indie rockers Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs never...

  Mark Worgan 8th January 2026
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  The Temper Trap at the Forum

  ★★★★★

  For those of us in the UK, Aussie indie rockers The Temper Trap are kind...

  Mark Worgan 3rd November 2025
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  Richard Ashcroft – Lovin’ You

  ★★★★★

  Depending on your views, Richard Ashcroft is either Britpop’s...

  Mark Worgan 7th October 2025
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  Hot Chip at Troxy

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  It’s fair to say that for two decades, Hot Chip have quietly been one of...

  Mark Worgan 6th September 2025
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  Big Noble – It’s Later Than You Think

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  It’s ten years since Interpol guitarist Daniel Kessler and sound...

  Mark Worgan 14th August 2025