Belinda carlisle symphony hall, birmingham

London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Aside from a performance at Love Supreme Festival last year, we haven’t seen Sananda Maitreya play live in the UK for quite some time. Here for nine shows, it’s been 23 years since he last officially

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