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INSANE: Housemartins - The Real Truth

Other lives: Proprietor of the New Adelphi Club in Hull, a venue that has provided a home for alternative music for more than 40 years

The Guardian - UK

See Fatboy Slim rehearsing bass in a hotel bedroom with the band ahead of his Housemartins Glastonbury reunion

Norman Cook has still got his four-string chops

MusicRadar

“I wrote a few emails saying ‘I’d like to give my songs to the public’… he wasn’t interested”: Paul Heaton tried to nationalise his back catalogue, the Tories said no

The Beautiful South and Housemartins man tried to put the proceeds from his hits back into the state but was turned down

Louder

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TRNSMT revellers enjoy free pints after Beautiful South frontman puts money behind bar at five Glasgow pubs

Paul Heaton, who was also a founding member of the Housemartins, pledged the cash amid what he called "the cost of greed crisis".

Daily Record

Beautiful South frontman puts money behind bar at five Glasgow pubs before TRNSMT

Paul Heaton has put money behind the bar at five pubs in the city so revellers can have a drink on him, as the former Housemartins frontman prepares to play at Glasgow Green.

Daily Record

Right Here, Right Now review – Fatboy Slim’s beach concert will make you flinch with anxiety

They expected 60,000 attenders, but 250,000 showed up. Staff quit, police had to flee and – as this documentary shows – tragedy loomed. Or it would’ve, if not for the loved-up ravers…

The Guardian - UK

Paul Heaton consoles England fans following World Cup exit with triumphant Manchester show

The Housemartins and Beautiful South singer had a job to lift fans' spirits but managed to do so with his amazing music

Manchester Evening News

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Grand gesture: musician Paul Heaton puts £1,000 behind bar at 60 pubs

The Housemartins and Beautiful South frontman invited fans to celebrate his 60th birthday with him

The Guardian - UK

Geordies celebrate Paul Heaton's 60th birthday with free drinks in Byker and Ouseburn pubs

Two boozers in Newcastle were picked for the celebrations - with Paul wanting to buy drinks for regulars and fans of his music alike

Chronicle Live

‘It’s like it’s my birthday: The pubs enjoying Paul Heaton’s birthday bar tab

The former frontman of the Housemartins and the Beautiful South is local to South Manchester and to show his support to his community, two of Manchester’s six tabs were awarded to Paul Heaton’s locals: The Orion on Burton Road and Albert Wilsons on Wilmslow Road in Withington.

Manchester Evening News

Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton offers free drinks at 60 pubs to mark his 60th birthday

Former Beautiful South and Housemartins star puts cash behind the bar pubs that mean a lot to him to celebrate his big day

Wales Online

Pop star Paul Heaton putting cash behind bars around UK for big birthday - and two are in Newcastle

Two pubs in Newcastle have been picked - with Housemartins and Beautiful South singer Paul wanting to buy drinks for regulars and fans who have supported his music over the years

Chronicle Live

Paul Heaton to put cash behind bar at Leeds' Royal Oak and 59 other pubs

Fans called the former Housemartins frontman a "legend" after he announced he would put money behind the bar of 60 pubs across the UK on Monday

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