Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
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Who Needs Actions When You Got Words is the debut album from UK rapper Plan B.

Writing and recording

The title comes from a line in the Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets
The Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood , his brother Cris Kirkwood , and Derrick Bostrom . The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix...

 song Plateau
Plateau (song)
Plateau is a song written by alternative rock band the Meat Puppets, which first appeared on their 1984 album Meat Puppets II.The song was popularized when the Meat Puppets performed it with the grunge band Nirvana during their famous 1993 MTV Unplugged appearance...

, famously covered by Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

 on their 1994 album MTV Unplugged in New York
MTV Unplugged in New York
MTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by the American rock band Nirvana. It features an acoustic performance taped at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993 for the television series MTV Unplugged. The show was directed by Beth McCarthy and first aired on the cable television...

.

Release and reception

The album reached and peaked at #30 in the UK album chart when it was released in June 2006. It received very favourable reviews from critics in the hip-hop, indie and mainstream communities. In 2006, Q Magazine rated the album 64th in their 100 Best Albums of 2006. In February 2010, about 3 and a half years after its release the album was certified Silver by British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...

 for selling over 60,000 copies.

Track listing

LP track listing

The LP version of Who Needs Actions When You Got Words was released as a double-12" Vinyl and bonus 7" Vinyl disc containing 14 tracks in total. Some tracks are in a slightly different order than the CD release and the LP also includes "Breakdown" and The Earlies version of "Sick 2 Def" in place of the acoustic version. It does not include "Everyday".

Singles

"Kidz" / "Dead and Buried" was released in 2005 as a 7" vinyl promotional single. The single was limited to 500 copies and released on Plan B's own record label Pet Cemetery Records.

"Sick 2 Def" / "No Good" was released in December 2005 as digital download and 7" vinyl/CD single. It was Plan B's first single on 679 Recordings and his first music video was filmed for "No Good".

"Missing Links" was released on 17 April 2006 as a video-only download single because of refused sample permission for the use of "Pyramid Song" by Radiohead.

"Mama (Loves A Crackhead)" was released in July 2006. The single was released in multiple formats and was his first song to appear on the UK Singles Chart at No. 41.

"No More Eatin" was filmed as a music video and was used as the lead track from Live at The Pet Cemetery EP (2006) and the Remixes EP (2006).

"No Good" was re-released in February 2007 as a digital download and 12" maxi-single. The lead track had been remixed by Jeremy Wheatley and a music video was filmed for the b-side "Bizness Woman" (featuring Killa Kela).

Personnel

  • Plan B - vocal, guitar, producer, mixing, art direction

Production:
  • Fraser T. Smith
    Fraser T. Smith
    Fraser T. Smith is an English record producer, songwriter, mix engineer and guitarist....

     – producer, mixing
  • Paul Epworth
    Paul Epworth
    Paul Epworth is an award-winning British music producer, musician, and songwriter. His production credits include Adele, Cee Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Plan B, Friendly Fires, Bloc Party, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Jack Peñate, Kate Nash and Maxïmo Park.-Lomax:From 2002-2004 Paul provided...

     – producer, mixing
  • Elliott James – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Sam Williams – producer, mixing
  • The Nextmen
    The Nextmen
    The Nextmen are a UK production/songwriting group consisting of Dom Search and Brad Baloo . Often incorporating hip hop drum sets and electronic basslines into their sound, they have worked with many artists from the UK, US and Jamaica...

     – producer
  • The Earlies
    The Earlies
    The Earlies are a band formed by Christian Madden and Giles Hatton from Lancashire, England, and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States...

     – co-producers
  • Jonathan Quarmby
    Jonathan Quarmby
    Jonathan Quarmby is a British record producer best known for his work with fellow brit Kevin Bacon under the moniker 'Bacon & Quarmby'.-Production:*The Longpigs - The Sun Is Often Out *The Longpigs - Mobile Home...

     – additional producer, mixing
  • Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon (producer)
    Kevin Bacon is a British musician and record producer best known for his work with fellow brit Jonathan Quarmby under the moniker 'Bacon & Quarmby', as well as being bass player in his band The Comsat Angels....

     – additional producer, mixing
  • Finn Eiles – engineer, mixing
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer, mixing
  • Tesfa Pitt – engineer, programming
  • Alan O'Connell – engineer
  • Tom Knott – engineer
  • Analog Kid – drum programming
  • Brad Ellis
    The Nextmen
    The Nextmen are a UK production/songwriting group consisting of Dom Search and Brad Baloo . Often incorporating hip hop drum sets and electronic basslines into their sound, they have worked with many artists from the UK, US and Jamaica...

     – drum programming, mixing
  • Dominic Betmead
    The Nextmen
    The Nextmen are a UK production/songwriting group consisting of Dom Search and Brad Baloo . Often incorporating hip hop drum sets and electronic basslines into their sound, they have worked with many artists from the UK, US and Jamaica...

     – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering


Additional musicians:
  • NY – backing vocals, additional vocals
  • Akatriel – additional vocals
  • Randolph Matthews – backing vocals
  • Andrew Smith – guitar
  • Tom Knott – guitar
  • Jamie King – guitar
  • Dominic Betmead – guitar, turntables
  • Andy Sheldrake – bass
  • Christian Madden
    The Earlies
    The Earlies are a band formed by Christian Madden and Giles Hatton from Lancashire, England, and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States...

     – keyboard
  • Cassell the Beatmaker – drums
  • Richard Young – drums
  • Harry Escott
    Harry Escott
    Harry Escott is a composer living in London. He has composed numerous film scores, mostly in collaboration with Molly Nyman.He studied music at The Royal College of Music and Oxford University....

     – cello
  • Kai Fish – cello
  • Elliott James – cello, piano
  • Alex Berry – double bass
  • Beni G – turntables


Other personnel:
  • Ben Drury
    Ben Drury
    Ben Drury , is a British freelance designer.He was art director of Mo' Wax recordings and has worked extensively in the music industry, creating album artwork for Turin Brakes and Dizzee Rascal amongst others...

     – design, additional photography, art direction
  • Neil Gavin – photography
  • Ben Sansbury – graphic design
  • Dan Stacey – A&R
  • Nicky Stein – legal


Sample credits

  • "No Good" incorporates elements of "You're No Good for Me" by James Edward Bratton and Kelly Charles.
  • "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" incorporates elements of "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
    I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
    "I Can't Go for That " is a 1981 song recorded by Daryl Hall and John Oates.It was the fourth number-one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100 and the second hit single from their album Private Eyes...

    " written by Daryl Hall
    Daryl Hall
    Daryl Hall is an American rock, R&B and soul singer, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter and producer, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates . Hall scored several Billboard chart hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, and is regarded as one of the best blue eyed soul singers...

    , John Oates
    John Oates
    John William Oates is an American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, musician, songwriter and producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates ....

     and Sara Allen.
  • "Charmaine" incorporates elements "Young Girl
    Young Girl (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song)
    "Young Girl" was a song performed by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap released in 1968. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it reached #1 on the UK Singles chart and Cash Box...

    " by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap was an American pop rock group operating in the late 1960s...

    .

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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26 June 2006 679
679 Recordings
679 Artists is a Warner Music Group-owned record label based in London, England....

CD 5051011497926
2xLP + 7" 505101149791

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
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30

Certifications

Country Certification
United Kingdom
British Phonographic Industry
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Silver

Live band

  • Plan B – vocals, guitar
  • Tom Wright-Goss – guitar
  • Andy Sheldrake – bass
  • Richard Cassell – drums
  • Beni G – DJ, turntables

Support acts

  • Example (July 2006, January–February 2007)
  • Professor Green (January–February 2007)
  • Hadouken! (January–February 2007)
  • Killa Kela (January–February 2007)

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Leg 1: United Kindgom
13 May 2006 Leeds
Leeds
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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The Faversham
31 May 2006 London
London
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The Macbeth
12 July 2006 Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Carling Academy Newcastle
Carling Academy Newcastle
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13 July 2006 Glasgow
Glasgow
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King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
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14 July 2006 Birmingham
Birmingham
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Carling Academy 2 Birmingham
15 July 2006 Liverpool
Liverpool
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Carling Academy 2 Liverpool
18 July 2006 Nottingham
Nottingham
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Rescue Rooms
19 July 2006 Manchester
Manchester
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Academy 3
Manchester Academy
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21 July 2006 London
London
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Mean Fiddler
Mean Fiddler
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22 July 2006 Bristol
Bristol
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Ashton Court
Ashton Court
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23 July 2006 Brighton
Brighton
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Concord 2
Leg 2: Festivals
12 August 2006 Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

Japan
Japan
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Intex Osaka
Intex Osaka
is an exhibition center located in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. With nearly 70,000 square meters of exhibition space, it ranks third in Japan, behind Tokyo Big Sight and Makuhari Messe.-Principal events:...

13 August 2006 Chiba
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....

Chiba Marine Stadium
Chiba Marine Stadium
is a stadium in Chiba City, Japan. It opened in 1990 and holds 30,000 people.The official opening of the stadium was held on April 13, 1990, when popstar Madonna opened her Blond Ambition Tour at the venue...

26 August 2006 Reading
Reading, Berkshire
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United Kingdom
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Little John's Farm
27 August 2006 Leeds
Leeds
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Bramham Park
Bramham Park
Bramham Park is a country house between Leeds and Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The Baroque mansion was built in 1698 by Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley. It has remained in the ownership of Benson's descendents since its completion in 1710...

28 August 2006 Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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The Liquid Room
12 November 2006 Paris
Paris
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France
France
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La Cigale
La Cigale
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Leg 3: United Kingdom & Ireland
28 January 2007 Dublin Ireland
Ireland
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The Village
The Village (music venue)
The Village is a state-of-the-art music venue situated next door to Whelan's on Wexford Street, Dublin. The venue was an old nightclub owned by Mean Fiddler, but since 2003 has been turned into a music venue. It has a large balcony right around the venue onto right up by the stage and has a...

30 January 2007 Preston United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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53 Degrees
31 January 2007 Birmingham
Birmingham
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Carling Academy 2 Birmingham
1 February 2007 Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

The Cockpit
2 February 2007 Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

The Arches
The Arches (Glasgow)
The Arches is a bar, arts venue, theatre, live music venue and nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland, which first opened in 1991. It is a not-for-profit organisation...

3 February 2007 Sheffield
Sheffield
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The Leadmill
7 February 2007 Manchester
Manchester
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Academy 2
Manchester Academy
Manchester Academy is a brand name used by the University of Manchester Students' Union for its four concert venues in Manchester, England, which reside on Oxford Road both within and adjacent to the main Students' Union building....

8 February 2007 Cardiff
Cardiff
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University Solus
Cardiff University Students' Union
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9 February 2007 London
London
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Shepherd's Bush Empire
10 February 2007 Bristol
Bristol
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Anson Rooms
12 February 2007 Cambridge
Cambridge
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The Junction
The Junction
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13 February 2007 Liverpool
Liverpool
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Carling Academy 2 Liverpool
14 February 2007 Norwich
Norwich
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Waterfront
The Waterfront, Norwich
The Waterfront is a live music venue/nightclub in Norwich, Norfolk. It is in King Street, on the bank of the River Wensum, opposite Norwich Riverside. It has been managed by the Union of UEA Students since 1993. It is not however a student club, and entrance is open to the public. The building...

15 February 2007 Southampton
Southampton
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University
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22 February 2007 London
London
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Fopp
Fopp
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Leg 4: United States
12 March 2007 New York City
New York City
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United States
United States
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Joe's Pub
Joe's Pub
Joe's Pub at Public Theater is a nightclub that hosts live performances regularly. The venue, which is a non-profit operation, is located at 425 Lafayette Street near Astor Place in Manhattan, New York City...

13 March 2007 Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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Cinespace
CineSpace
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15 March 2007 Austin
Austin
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Trinity Lounge
16 March 2007 301 Chicon Street
17 March 2007 Zero Degrees
17 March 2007 Beauty Bar
Leg 5: Australia
19 May 2007 London
London
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

Scala
Scala (club)
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24 May 2007 Melbourne
Melbourne
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Australia
Australia
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Ding Dong Lounge
26 May 2007 Sydney
Sydney
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The Basement
Leg 6: Festivals
16 June 2007 London
London
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London
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17 June 2007 Leeds
Leeds
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Harewood House
Harewood House
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21 June 2007 New York City
New York City
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United States
United States
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Hiro Ballroom
23 June 2007 Pilton
Pilton, Somerset
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Worthy Farm
29 June 2007 Istanbul
Istanbul
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Turkey
Turkey
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Solar Beach
8 July 2007 Balado
Balado
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Balado
20 July 2007 Trenčín
Trencín
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Slovakia
Slovakia
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Trenčín Airport
Trenčín Airport
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4 August 2007 Faversham
Faversham
Faversham is a market town and civil parish in the Swale borough of Kent, England. The parish of Faversham grew up around an ancient sea port on Faversham Creek and was the birthplace of the explosives industry in England.-History:...

United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

Mount Ephraim
Mount Ephraim
Mount Ephraim , or alternately Mount of Ephraim, was the historical name for the central mountainous district of Israel once occupied by the tribe of Ephraim , extending from Bethel to the plain of Jezreel. In Joshua's time , approximately sometime between the 18th century BCE and the 13th century...

18 August 2007 Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...

Hylands Park
Hylands Park
Hylands House is a Grade II* neo-classical villa situated within Hylands Park a 232-hectare park south-west of Chelmsford in Essex in South East England. It is owned and operated by Chelmsford Borough Council.-History:...

24 May 2007 Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

Weston Park
Weston Park
Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located north-west of Wolverhampton, and north-east of Telford, close to the border with Shropshire...



Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
As part of Nasty Fest
As part of Ashton Court Festival
Ashton Court Festival
The Ashton Court Festival was an outdoor music festival held annually in mid-July on the grounds of Ashton Court, just outside Bristol, England. The festival was a weekend event which featured a variety of local bands and national headliners...

As part of Summer Sonic Festival
Summer Sonic Festival
The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two or three-days rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Chiba the following day and vice versa....

As part of Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...

As part of T on the Fringe
T on the Fringe
The Edge Festival is an annual music festival held in Edinburgh, Scotland, which takes place during August of each year. Formerly known as T on the Fringe, The Edge is part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts fringe festival...

As part of Les Inrocks Festival
As part of SXSW
As part of Wireless Festival
Wireless Festival
The Wireless Festival is a music festival in England that takes place every year in Hyde Park, London, and took place at Harewood House, Leeds in 2006 and 2007. It is owned and managed by Live Nation....

As part of Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...

As part of Radar Live Festival
As part of T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...

As part of Pohoda Festival
Pohoda (music festival)
Pohoda festival is an open-air summer music festival in Slovakia, first organized in 1997 in Trenčín. It is one of the biggest Slovak music events organized annually...

As part of Electric Gardens
Electric Gardens
Electric Gardens, , sometimes abbreviated to 'EGFestival', or 'EGFest', or sometimes simply 'EG', is a medium sized 'Boutique' Music Festival situated at Mount Ephraim, Faversham in Kent. The event occurs on a weekend in early August.The first occurrence of the festival was in 2006, and so far the...

As part of V Festival
V Festival
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and...



External links

  • Who Needs Actions When You Got Words at Metacritic
    Metacritic
    Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...

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