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Xfm announces Winter Wonderland line-up

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 11 comments 17:02 October 31st, 2006

The Fratellis (pictured), Manic Street Preachers, Biffy Clyro, The View and Boy Kill Boy are among the acts confirmed for Xfm's three-date Winter Wonderland season this year.

The Manics will perform at the Manchester Apollo on December 8 - it'll be the Welsh trio's first gig of 2006. Line-ups as below...

December 7 - Glasgow Carling Academy
The Fratellis
The View
Biffy Clyro

December 8 - Manchester Apollo
Manic Street Preachers
Badly Drawn Boy
The Rakes

December 9 - London Brixton Academy
The Kooks
The Feeling
Boy Kill Boy
PLUS: secret special guests!

Tickets go on sale on Friday (November 3).

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sarkyfox | 31 Oct '06, 17:11 | X | Reply

i;m guessing....

the secret special guests are ' the automatic - seeing as they're tagged but not mentioned, eh? cunning!

andyg52 @sarkyfox | 31 Oct '06, 18:19 | X | Reply

Hahahaha...

...ace.

dewdropmagic @andyg52 | 31 Oct '06, 18:50 | X | Reply

say what you like

about the manics, JD Bradfield is still an incredible front man on the live stage.

Sambop | 31 Oct '06, 21:51 | X | Reply

last years

special guests were fucking chas and dave. waste of time that was. dont get excited.

benners @Sambop | 31 Oct '06, 22:56 | X | Reply

Here.......

.......here......!!!

As long as they dont play anything from their last album.

I love the Manics, but Lifeblood was Dreadful - with a capital 'D'............

But what do I know.........?

Mollox @Sambop | 1 Nov '06, 09:54 | X | Reply

i can't believe

biffy are opening for those two piles of shit ...

bearcub | 1 Nov '06, 11:54 | X | Reply

i already

have my tickets for the manchester one, should be good :)

fistyness | 1 Nov '06, 14:39 | X | Reply

surely

it's the other way around? as in biffy are headlining. if not = MEGA UNFAIR LOLZ

team_cooper @bearcub | 2 Nov '06, 16:58 | X | Reply

oh well

..

Fridays31 @fistyness | 19 Nov '06, 18:17 | X | Reply

i hate xfm

... great 'new' music

bearcub @Fridays31 | 13 Feb '07, 13:38 | X | Reply

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