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Gig Of The Week: Elbow

July 27
Elbow, Matt Corby
Palace Theatre, Melbourne

Elbow have been one of the most respected groups in England for more than a decade, however internationally they have been swamped by the Coldplays of the world; bands that dabble in the same type of earnest and uplifting British balladry and rock without any of the restlessness and genre-hopping that makes Elbow such a great live experience.

If you are yet to check them out, consider this the perfect introductory show.

Matt Corby is quite a revelation too; an amazing Buckley-esque voice and plaintive, sorrowful ballads make him an unlikely but perfectly suited support act.

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