Department of Culture
The following cultural works have been reviewed, assessed and formally approved by the Office of the Prime Minister. Citizens are encouraged to consume this selection. Deviation from this list is encouraged. The Prime Minster is happy to receive recommendations.
Cultural Filings
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I Strongly Believe in Incredible Things: A Creative Journey Through the Everyday Wonders of Our World
BOOK
- Creator
- Rob Auton
- Rating
- ★★★★ (4/5)
- Date added
- 30 December 2023
Javelin
VINYL
- Creator
- Sufjan Stevens
- Format
- Vinyl, LP, Album (Lemonade)
- Released
- 2023
- Date added
- 30 December 2023
Blood On The Tracks
VINYL
- Creator
- Bob Dylan
- Format
- Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo (180g)
- Released
- 1975
- Date added
- 29 December 2023
Depression Cherry
VINYL
- Creator
- Beach House
- Format
- Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress (Metallic Foil Sleeve)
- Released
- 2015
- Date added
- 23 December 2023
- Venue
- Gullivers
- Location
- Manchester
- Date added
- 9 December 2023
Friendly Fires
GIG- Venue
- O2 Victoria Warehouse
- Location
- Manchester — 15th Year Anniversary Tour of 'Friendly Fires' - The Album tour
- Date added
- 24 November 2023
porij
GIG- Venue
- O2 Victoria Warehouse
- Location
- Manchester
- Date added
- 24 November 2023
Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe
BOOK
- Creator
- Bill Bryson
- Published
- 1991
- Rating
- ★★★ (3/5)
- Date added
- 2 November 2023
The Streets
GIG- Venue
- O2 Victoria Warehouse
- Location
- Manchester — The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light tour
- Date added
- 27 October 2023
A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus #23)
BOOK
- Creator
- Ian Rankin
- Published
- 2020
- Rating
- ★★★ (3/5)
- Date added
- 17 October 2023
Half Moon Run
GIG- Venue
- Albert Hall
- Location
- Manchester — The Salt Tour 2023 tour
- Date added
- 16 September 2023
Breakfast of Champions
BOOK
- Creator
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- Published
- 1973
- Rating
- ★★★★ (4/5)
- Date added
- 11 September 2023
2nd Grade
GIG- Venue
- Basement
- Location
- Manchester
- Date added
- 8 September 2023
Bear’s Den
GIG- Venue
- Watergate Bay
- Location
- Newquay
- Date added
- 12 August 2023
Confidence Man
GIG- Venue
- Watergate Bay
- Location
- Newquay
- Date added
- 12 August 2023
Gwenno
GIG- Venue
- Watergate Bay
- Location
- Newquay
- Date added
- 12 August 2023
Little Simz
GIG- Venue
- Watergate Bay
- Location
- Newquay — NO THANK YOU tour
- Date added
- 12 August 2023
Cypress Hill
GIG- Venue
- Watergate Bay
- Location
- Newquay
- Date added
- 11 August 2023
- Venue
- Watergate Bay
- Location
- Newquay
- Date added
- 11 August 2023
- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 23 July 2023
Gengahr
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 23 July 2023
Royal Blood
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon — European Tour 2023 tour
- Date added
- 23 July 2023
Self Esteem
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 23 July 2023
alt‐J
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 22 July 2023
Chimpo
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 22 July 2023
Oppidan
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 22 July 2023
Shy FX
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 22 July 2023
Squid
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 22 July 2023
Carsick
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 21 July 2023
Gaffa Tape Sandy
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 21 July 2023
The Vaccines
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 21 July 2023
The Wombats
GIG- Venue
- Hill Farm
- Location
- Steventon
- Date added
- 20 July 2023
Blondie
GIG- Venue
- Pyramid Stage
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 25 June 2023
Elton John
GIG- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton — Farewell Yellow Brick Road World Tour tour
- Date added
- 25 June 2023
Yusuf Islam
GIG- Venue
- Pyramid Stage
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 25 June 2023
Daniel Avery
GIG- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 24 June 2023
Leftfield
GIG- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 24 June 2023
Lizzo
GIG- Venue
- Pyramid Stage
- Location
- Pilton — Special tour
- Date added
- 24 June 2023
Maggie Rogers
GIG- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton — Summer of '23 tour
- Date added
- 24 June 2023
- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 24 June 2023
- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton — Gigi's Recovery Tour 2023 tour
- Date added
- 24 June 2023
- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 24 June 2023
Arctic Monkeys
GIG- Venue
- Pyramid Stage
- Location
- Pilton — The Car tour
- Date added
- 23 June 2023
Foo Fighters
GIG- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 23 June 2023
The Hives
GIG- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 23 June 2023
- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 23 June 2023
Mike Skinner
GIG- Venue
- Worthy Farm
- Location
- Pilton
- Date added
- 22 June 2023
The Prodigy
GIG- Venue
- Heaton Park
- Location
- Manchester — Summer 2023 tour
- Date added
- 11 June 2023
Dead & Born & Grown
VINYL
- Creator
- The Staves
- Format
- Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue (Recycled Coloured Vinyl)
- Released
- 2012
- Date added
- 31 May 2023
The River in the Sky
BOOK
- Creator
- Clive James
- Published
- 2018
- Rating
- ★★★★ (4/5)
- Date added
- 5 March 2023
Suzanne Vega
GIG- Venue
- The Bridgewater Hall
- Location
- Manchester — An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories tour
- Date added
- 20 February 2023
SVIIB
VINYL
- Creator
- School Of Seven Bells
- Format
- Vinyl, LP, Album
- Released
- 2016
- Date added
- 25 January 2023