The History of Rock is a celebration of rock music covering the past 55 or so years with songs from the late 1960’s performed by a group of well-heeled musicians, some of whom will be recognised from other bands. Much of the two-part setlist is dedicated to one of Britain’s best known rock bands – […]
Kira Mac and Jayler at KK’s Steelmill.
Well, what a night this turned out to be with the fabulous Kira Mac, complete with line-up changes, and a swerve in their musical direction, along with newcomers, Jayler, who have been compared to Greta Van Fleet or, as I like to call them, Led Zeppelin Junior – more on this later. It’s been a […]
It’s The Hundred Watt Club, Gloucester Guildhall, March 2024.
Time for something completely different – and, no, it’s not Monty Python but it is pretty damned funny at times. Comedy, burlesque, magic, circus – this show had it all as the fabulous Hundred Watt Club returned to the Gloucester Guildhall for the first of 4 visits this year. For those that don’t know, the […]
Dragon Force with Amaranthe & Infected Rain, Manchester Academy.
This is one insane tour from looking at the poster alone. British Power Metal legends from London, Dragon Force merged with Swedish Heavy Metal band, Amaranthe. A sold out tour and thankfully we managed to get in to witness this insane show at Manchester Academy, which I’m surprised was the venue of choosing and not […]
Pendulum – Manchester Victoria Warehouse.
Very different gig this one, and one that I’ve never thought of putting myself forward for. The closest I’ve ever gotten to this type of music is The Prodigy and that was always in small doses. I’m going into this blind. Pendulum are back in the UK after their incredible set at Download Festivals 20 […]
Anyhooooo – this was Lordi with All For Metal and Crimson Veil, O2 Institute 2, Birmingham presenting their Unliving PicTour Show.
An interesting night in prospect, not least because this would be the first time I’d seen Lordi live. I struggled to see how the larger than life figures, in their costumes, would fit on a stage as small as the one given to them tonight. Indeed, Mr. Lordi wasn’t slow in mentioning that tonight’s stage […]
Skindred w/ P.O.D. and As Everything Unfolds, Manchester Academy.
Skindred, the Welsh legends, are in Manchester on their short UK tour. Skindred for me is a band that should’ve been massively popular way earlier on, before the days of TikTok. I’ve seen these guys before at Download Festival with my shirt in hand whipping it around for the Newport Helicopter and I was ready […]
Elvana / Marisa & The Moths – Y Plas, Cardiff.
“You can’t come in, doors are at 7.30”, says the disinterested security goon, “…says here doors at 7 Fella” I say in reply, showing him the blurb “….it changed today” says he….I try a different tack, “…where do I collect my media pass please?”, a barely audible grunt yields nothing, so I ask again…..“you’ll have […]
Fozzy at Manchester Academy 2.
American heavy metal band Fozzy landed in Manchester for night three of their UK tour. The band formed in 1999 when lead vocalist Chris Jericho was just known as the wrestling superstar that he is. After their huge performance at AEW’s All In Pay Per View at Wembley stadium in August of last year the […]
The Blackout w/ Mouth Culture and Dead Pony at the Manchester Academy 1.
The Welsh post-hardcore band from Merthyr Tydfil have returned; they have come back into our older emo hearts after a break that was, in my opinion, WAY TOO LONG. The Blackout for those who aren’t aware, are a staple in the emo / alternative music scene especially for UK bands, they were among the bands […]