Saint Etienne's Sarah brings dream-pop to new Kite festival
SARAH Cracknell is not like most pop stars. Sure, the singer with synth-pop band Saint Etienne is a formidable presence on stage, a chic frontwoman…
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SARAH Cracknell is not like most pop stars. Sure, the singer with synth-pop band Saint Etienne is a formidable presence on stage, a chic frontwoman…
MUSIC lovers have reacted with dismay at "devastating" plans to close Oxford city centre's last real gig venue and turn it into student flats. Owners of The Wheatsheaf, off High Street, have submitted an application to Oxford City Council for permission to close its first floor concert venue and convert it, and the floor above, into apartments. Over the past 20 years, The Wheatsheaf has hosted some of the biggest bands to have emerged from the city – including Supergrass, Stornoway and Foals, who played their first gig there. The intimate venue is home to a wide variety of gig nights ...