Robin Trower Announces UK Tour Dates For August and September
His New Album One Moment In Time: Live In The USA is out now via Artone / Provogue. Order/Listen HERE The award-winning British blues icon Robin Trower announces a run of UK tour dates for 2026, beginning in Sunderland (Old Fire Station) on 31 August and then calling through Edinburgh (Queens Hall), Manchester (Academy), Cambridge […]
Opeth, Paradise Lost & Katatonia – The Piece Hall, Halifax
It’s been an afternoon gilded by sunlight and we’re at the Piece Hall – a magnificent Grade I listed building in Halifax that’s more like a Roman forum than your average Carling/02 sponsored concert hall. The surrounding streets have been awash with gig goers for the past few hours, and beneath the historic looking colonnades, […]
The Hollywood Vampires with The Damned at Cardiff Castle.
On the site of a 1st Century Roman fort the current Cardiff Castle stands as both a Medieval fortification and a Victorian Gothic Revival mansion. Tonight’s event is hosted by Depot Live and more than 9,000 people are expected through the gates for a gig that could not be more apt for the venue; The […]
AFTERDRIVE announce UK Tour & Debut EP
Following the breakout success of their alt-pop anthems Fashion and Neon View, rising pop-rock heavyweights AFTERDRIVE have officially announced their highly anticipated debut EP, Dress To Drive, arriving on all major platforms on October 9th 2026 and the Dress To Drive UK Tour, with tickets on sale here. The Dress To Drive Tour will see […]
Penetration at the Grove, Newcastle – a bit of old-school punk
First up was Shanks & Shivs. Shanks & Shivs are pure North‑East grit — no polish, no pretence, just attitude and riffs that sound like they’ve been sharpened on concrete. They swaggered onto the stage like they’d just stepped out of a back‑alley brawl, and the crowd responded instantly. Their set was loud, messy in […]
M2TM Oxford Grand Final – Jericho Tavern, Oxford – July 11 2026
The sun is shining, the Jericho is buzzing, and it’s the day that we have all been waiting for since the competition kicked off back in February: the M2TM Grand Final. We have been well and truly spoiled this year with the team pulling another stellar line up across an all day event out of […]
Breaking Benjamin – O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester
American hard rock band, Breaking Benjamin have made their long awaited return to not only Manchester but the UK in general! After nine long years the long awaited tour has reached us, originally they were set up to play the Ritz before the not so shocking upgrade to Victoria Warehouse, honestly they could’ve gone arena […]
M2TM Semi Final 2 – Jericho Tavern, Oxford – June 27 2026
It’s the highly anticipated second of the Semi Finals and the Jericho is rammed once again as we have a packed night of metal awaiting us all. With 4 competing bands and a headliner up on tonight’s roster, the schedule is packed and both the bands and the crowd are ready. Taking it away first […]
Venom Inc / Devastator / Imperium – Sheffield Corporation
Imperium The metal bands in the UK are now so good that going to any given show will pretty much guarantee that you see something heavy and well executed. None more so than with Imperium who get things going with their crushing brand of melodic thrash. Since releasing their debut single Here Comes The Night […]
Voivod + Midnight + Cryptosis – Rebellion, Manchester
It’s Friday night at Rebellion in Manchester for what’s billed as a co-headline tour between Voivod and Midnight – with the French-Canadian stalwarts topping the bill. Doors were listed as 6pm but it’s gone by 7 by the time we’re moving, and a healthy-looking queue has built up behind us. Cryptosis Support comes from Cryptosis […]