The 405 Gig Guide // 16th - 22nd January 2012

Toy - Shacklewell Arms // 18th January 2012

Toy are bloody brilliant, the show is put on by EYOE, and it's free. Hello! What more can you ask for?

Click here tograb your free ticket

You can visit Toy by heading to http://www.facebook.com/toy.band

Other Gigs
• 16/02/12: Dear Reader - The Social // Click here to buy tickets
• 17/01/12: Lianne La Havas - Social // Click here to buy tickets
• 17/01/12: Wolf People - The Garage // Click here to buy tickets
• 18/01/12: The Xcerts - Borderline // Click here to buy tickets

Gigs chosen by Oliver Primus

The Xcerts – King Tut’s // 22nd January 2012

King Tut’s round off their New Year’s Revolution mini-festival with the exceptional Pareto, but it’s The Xcerts that gets this week’s top spot. It’s pretty self-explanatory… Click here to buy tickets

You can visit The Xcerts by heading to http://www.thexcertsband.com/

Other Gigs
• 16/01/12: King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution feat. United Fruit, Lady North, Hunt/Gather, Natalie Price, Jonathan Snee – King Tut’s // Click here to buy tickets
• 18/01/12: King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution feat. Beerjacket, Michael Cassidy, Coat Hooks, Julia and the Doogans, Burning Café – King Tut’s // Click here to buy tickets
• 19/01/12: Thin Lizzy – Barrowland // Click here to buy tickets
• 19/01/12: M83 – The Arches // Click here to buy tickets
• 21/01/12: Casiokids – Captain’s Rest // Click here to buy tickets
• 22/01/12: Tubelord – Captain’s Rest // Click here to buy tickets

Gigs chosen by Toni Spencer

The Maccabees – Leadmill // 21st January 2011




Another quiet January week in Sheffield until Saturday, when The Maccabees take the honour of being the first big name guitar band to descend upon the city in 2012. In support of their latest record ‘Given to the Wild’, which has been impressing reviewers with its altogether more grandiose approach, it will be interesting to see how this new ‘big’ Maccabees fares on the live stage.



Click here to buy tickets




You can visit The Maccabees by heading to maccabees.co.uk






 Other Gigs

• 16/01/12: Steel Trees / ObLong / Wooderson – SOYO // FREE
• 19/01/12: In Arms – South Sea // Tickets OTD


• 19/01/12: Black Dahlia Murder – Corporation // Click here to buy tickets
• 20/01/12: Harley Likes Music – The Cremorne // FREE



Gigs chosen by Kyle Rice

Foe– Castle Hotel   // 22ndJanuary 2012




Still pretty quiet on the Northern front, but thinks are slowly starting to pick up. Like this little portion of gig delight. Complete with a riot grrrl attitude and rather infectious songs, Foe is certainly worth the visit. Regardless of this, she is a bit beautiful. And fond of a colourful wig. Bonus.



You can visit Foe by heading to http://foe-mania.tumblr.com/

Click here to buy tickets




Other Gigs
• 18/01/12: M83 – The Ritz// Click here to buy tickets
• 20/01/12: Casiokids –The Deaf Institute// Click here to buy tickets

Gigs chosen by Heather Berry




M83 – Concorde 2 // 22nd January 2012

Hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed sixth album, ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming’, Anthony Gonzalez brings M83’s truly giant electronic-pop experimentations to the Concorde 2’s dancefloor.

Click here to buy tickets

You can visit M83 by heading to http://ilovem83.com/

Other Gigs
• 17/01/12: The Xcerts – The Haunt // Click here to buy tickets
• 21/01/12: Tyrannosaurus Dead – The Green Door Store // Click here to buy tickets

Gigs chosen by EdBlow




Explosions In The Sky – Mandela Hall // 22nd January 2012

This is going to be all kinds of awesome. Get down to Mandela Hall and experience the uplifting sonic sounds of post rock at its finest. The Texas 5 piece know exactly how to captivate an audience with their intricate and beautiful material so make sure you don’t miss out!

Click here to buy tickets

You can visit Explosions In The Sky by heading to http://www.explosionsinthesky.com/

Other Gigs
• 21/1/12: Cantenbury – Speakeasy// Click here to buy tickets
• 21/1/12: Modstep – Stiff Kitten // Click here to buy tickets
• 21/1/12: Lanterns On The Lake – Black Box // Click here to buy tickets

Gigs chosen by Ross Haymes