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NEWS 27th Dec, 2024

MUSIC MATTERS - Pete gives out his annual awards to Coventry artists for 2024
NEWS 14th Jun, 2024

Tributes paid to The Selecter's ska star and proud Coventrian Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson
NEWS 18th Jan, 2024

MUSIC MATTERS- Rock opera tells family story through the Blitz
NEWS 2nd Jan, 2024

Dates revealed for Coventry's Godiva Festival
NEWS 26th Dec, 2023

New Coventry book covers the launch of the 2-Tone era
NEWS 12th Oct, 2023

MUSIC MATTERS- Cats A Great Single
NEWS 3rd Jul, 2023

IN PICTURES- Over 70,000 enjoy Coventry’s Godiva Festival
NEWS 3rd Jul, 2023

MUSIC MATTERS- Coventry should be ‘so proud’ of Godiva Festival
NEWS 9th Jun, 2023

Giant Godiva puppet to feature at Coventry festival for first time
NEWS 24th May, 2023

2-Tone to be celebrated at Coventry's Godiva Festival
NEWS 11th May, 2023

MUSIC MATTERS- Reflecting on 80s band The XCerts
NEWS 16th Apr, 2023

HMOs, Just Stop Oil protests and The Selecter- This week in Coventry
NEWS 13th Apr, 2023

Iconic Coventry band The Selecter feature on Windrush 75 playlist
NEWS 4th Apr, 2023

Let the battle of the bands commence for place at Coventry's Godiva festival
NEWS
11th Mar, 2023

IN PICTURES AND VIDEO - 2-Tone Trail plaque unveiled at Coventry Station to remember The Rocket pub and Horizon Studios
NEWS 28th Feb, 2023

More acts announced for Coventry's Godiva festival- including local 2-Tone legends
NEWS 2nd Feb, 2023

MUSIC MATTERS- Go one step beyond on our 2-Tone trail
NEWS 19th Jan, 2023

MUSIC MATTERS- Going dance crazy for tribute acts
NEWS 26th Dec, 2022

'Too much too young'- Coventrians pay tribute to Terry Hall
NEWS 29th Dec, 2022

Selecter star Pauline Black gives seal of approval to Coventry's Reel Store exhibition
NEWS 3rd Aug, 2022

Legendary 2-Tone singer Pauline Black receives honorary degree from University of Warwick
NEWS 2nd Jun, 2022

Music royalty comes to Coventry College as Pauline Black joins in the Jubilee celebrations
NEWS 26th Apr, 2022

Coventry's HMV Empire scoops two top prizes at tourism awards
NEWS 10th Mar, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Portrait exhibition of Coventry greats goes on show
NEWS 6th Jan, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - New single from RudeSix and congratulations Pauline Black OBE
NEWS
2nd Dec, 2021

Array Collective Win Turner Prize 2021
NEWS 25th Sep, 2021

Assembly Festival Garden to host exclusive screening of BBC's '2-Tone – The Sound of Coventry' documentary
NEWS
6th Sep, 2021

PICTURE SPECIAL - Fantastic City of Culture weekend as Coventry's Godiva Festival returns
NEWS
9th Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Godiva Festival's return and Dill's new album
NEWS 26th Aug, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP 'musician's musician' Ollie Warner, Abbey Road and 2-Tone exhibit
NEWS
22nd Jul, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Danny Ansell, Jerry Dammers and Terry Hall's Home Sessions
NEWS 4th Jun, 2021

Rallying call for everyone in the city to join tomorrow's Coventry Moves Together
NEWS
2nd Jun, 2021

Coventry Moves – All you need to know for Saturday’s signature UK City of Culture event
NEWS 20th May, 2021

REVEALED - The six 'Energies of the City' to take centre stage for Coventry Moves
NEWS 6th May, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Finding Common Ground in Leamington and Selecter's 40th anniversary edition out now
NEWS
18th Feb, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Be part of the Coventry 2 Tone exhibition and Senses have new album
NEWS
28th Jan, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Staring at the Rude Boys and something completely different......
NEWS 27th Nov, 2020

MUSIC MATTERS - 'Coventry Venues - A Year in the Live’