It’s a cold Friday night in Manchester, and the place to be tonight for Des Rocs is Rebellion, and based on the crowd this could be the best place to be with it being this cold, or perhaps the worst. With only one support for the night as Des Rocs is due to hit the […]
Helmet at Club Academy, Manchester.
Alternative Metal band Helmet from New York City have hit Manchester on their Look Left World Tour. Helmet had had numerous lineup changes with Hamilton as the only constant member; since 2010, the band has consisted of Hamilton, Drummer Kyle Stevenson, Guitarist Dan Beeman and Bassist Dave Chase. This gig is a slightly odd one […]
Atreyu s/b North Atlas at the Academy 2, Manchester.
California based metalcore legends Atreyu are back in the UK for their own headline tour! Originally booked for Club Academy, they take the stage at the upgraded Academy 2 for an insane Sold Out show! The entire room is packed and there is barely room to move. With only one support, Scottish band North Atlas […]
Xandria with Phantom Elite and Skarlett Riot – Club Academy, Manchester
Xandria, the incredible symphonic metal band from Bielefeld, Germany are back in Manchester on their own headline tour. Last year the band toured on a joint tour with Visions of Atlantis but they’re back again with support from Phantom Elite and Skarlett Riot. Tonight is the night of female fronted bands, showing you just how […]
Europe at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester.
This is the Time Capsule, 40th Anniversary Tour or An Evening with Europe to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the band’s self-titled, first album. The current line-up of Joey Tempest, John Norum, Mic Michaeli, John Levin and Ian Haugland has remained unchanged sine the band reformed in late 2003, and existed for a short time […]
The Raven Age ‘Blood Omen Tour’ with Disconnected; Manchester Academy 3.
It’s a Tuesday night in Manchester at the Academy 3, the queue is starting to pile up despite the horrific rain even inside the venue the queue is at the bottom of the stairs. The room quickly fills up with a mix of generations as everyone eagerly waits for the first and only support act […]
Malevolence with Justice for the Damned, Guilt Trip and Sylosis, O2 Ritz, Manchester.
I’m going to be straight and up front; going into this show I was not a fan of Malev (that’s Malevolence to you commoners), but this is also someone who hasn’t been to one of their headline shows before. It’s a night of hardcore music meaning stand to the side or accidentally end up in […]
Glenn Hughes and The Damn Truth at KK’s Steelmill.
Tonight it was an ‘expanded’ KK’s Steelmill as the big room was fully opened up to allow some room to breathe for the sold-out show. The show was opened by The Damn Truth, a collection of Canadians hailing from Montreal specially imported for this tour and if you’ve seen them before you’ll know why. A […]
Starbenders plus The Soul Revival at KK’s Steelmill.
We’re in the KK’s Steelmill boxroom tonight, well, not quite a boxroom but the smaller side room away from the main area. Audience tonight was only expected to be around 100 people so quite an intimate gig in prospect. The show kicks off with local band, The Soul Revival who have had to pretty much […]
Fall Out Boy with Nothing, Nowhere and PVRIS, First Direct Arena, Leeds.
It’s a Friday night in Leeds, at the First Direct Arena and there are two massive queues outside of the arena that travel around the entirety of the building, all Fall Out Boy fans ready for the new tour to promote the band’s latest album So Much (For) Stardust. Before I jump right into the […]