Bradford has always had rock running through its veins, and if Bradstock Festival proves anything, it’s that the city is rediscovering its swagger. As Tony Wright From Terrorvision once said you could “tour the venues […]
There’s something about Band on the Wall that sits right in that sweet spot, large enough to carry atmosphere, but intimate enough to feel personal. And on this particular night in Manchester, Sari Schorr turned that intimacy into something […]
There are gigs that feel like events, and then there are gigs that feel like the roof might actually lift off the building. When Massive Wagons juggernaut rolls into town, you don’t just get a […]
As the saying goes, when life throws you lemons, you make lemonade. But when you’re a musician dealing with serious health issues and time spent in hospital, what do you do? If you’re Laurence Jones, […]
Robert Jon & The Wreck’s relationship with the UK has been building steadily since their first tours here in 2021, and nights like this prove why. Every return visit finds the Californian five‑piece sharper, tighter, […]
You could feel it before a single note was played, this was never going to be just another tour stop. With Elles Bailey closing her Can’t Take My Story Away tour at the Picturedrome, expectations […]
You know it’s going to be a good night when Samantha Fish rolls into town. When the support act is the brilliant Zac Schulze Gang as well, you know you’re in for something special. Opening […]
They say good things are worth waiting for—but how long do you wait for something truly great? In the case of a full‑band Lynne Jackaman show, the answer for me was over six years since […]
Sometimes you have to change your plans, drop everything and make sure you get to the show. Well when Orianthi announced a series of shows in the UK, then I had to be there. I […]
I am old enough to remember a time in the 80’s when you could go see up and coming bands for £2 or £3 pounds, the price of 3 or 4 pints of beer. Bands […]
It’s on nights like these when you know you have just witnessed something very special indeed. The first performance of Parker Barrow on UK soil and I can say I was there. From the moment […]
The Sari Schorr Future Starts Here tour rolls into the UK with the first date in York. The girl from New York here in the original York, what’s not to get excited about. Sari and […]
The City Varieties Music Hall was established in 1865 as a room over a pub for the working class. It is a living, breathing homage to the music hall era. You can feel it, hear […]
There is a real buzz in the air tonight at the Stylus Venue at Leeds University for Dirty Honey. The doors may have been an early (6.30pm with curfew of 10.00pm) but the Stylus is […]
Silsden Town is not exactly the rock n’ roll capital of the world or even anywhere near for that matter. But they do seem to be putting on some great acts and tonight we have […]
So Cassidy Paris, who has recently turned 21, has left her party in the warmth and sun of Australia and is here in the UK. This is Cassidy’s second time in Bradford and this time […]
It was just a year since Samantha Fish last played in Manchester and what a storming night it was and definitely one of the gigs of 2022 (see my previous review of the show). So […]
The Retro Bar in Manchester may not be full tonight but the crowd that are here are full of excitement for Laura Evans with many being at her last headline show at Gullivers. But before […]
This is the second time that Bywater Call have played at the Corporation in Sheffield. They supported Robert Jon and the Wreck in 2022 but just as a duo. Whilst they caught my attention that […]
Robert Jon and the Wreck are back in the UK again and tonight they hit the Wardrobe in Leeds. Robert Jon and the Wreck can’t seem to keep away from the UK and likewise, we […]
My Skin journey started in 1995 when I first saw them supporting Thunder and then a couple of headline shows shortly after that. I was hooked on their music. I was gutted when they called […]
A wet and windy Sunday in Blackpool is not normally my idea of fun. But the prospect of one of my favourite bands of the moment, The Damn Truth at my favourite venue, the Waterloo […]
The hottest ticket in Manchester tonight is for Demi Marriner’s album launch show. It was sold out some time ago and I had to pull in a favour or two to bag myself a ticket. […]
In the current climate when money is scarce and choices have to be made where we spend our hard earned cash, then a great offer is what’s needed. Well, I love a buy one get […]
Bradford and the Nightrain have been waiting a long time for When Rivers Meet to be in town, having played the neighbouring Leeds and Huddersfield already. But tonight is the night, but before we get […]
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