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Supergrass: Brixton Academy, London SW9

Pete Paphides, The Times, 11 June 2010

EVEN FANS WHO FOLLOWED Supergrass over the years would have to agree that the group, best known for their early Britpop-era hits such as 'Alright' and 'Going Out', rarely made music to elicit extreme emotions. If there was ever a time to prove otherwise, this show ought to have provided it. After 17 years and six albums, the final date in a short farewell tour saw the Oxford quartet draw a line under their time together.

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