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Having gigged regularly for the last couple of years, Belfast three-piece Steering Fail have finally distilled their furious hybrid of
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25th May 2012 Additional Belsonic support acts announced
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Several more support acts have been announced to play this year’s Belsonic festival. With support for ska legends Madness still
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