Saturdays festivities started with The Forged Hearts, who hail from Northern Ireland. They describe themselves as a ‘female fronted, classic rock inspired band’ and had travelled just to be at Winters End. The first two tracks (I Touched The Fire and Stupid Games) rattled the addled brain cells of those pissheads who were still hanging […]
Planet Rock – Winters End 2023, Trecco Bay. Day 1.
“Any festivals you want to cover, particularly in the first few months of the year, then let me know?” Those were words from Reg that led me to Planet Rocks Winters End Festival, a little all in one rock festival, held in Porthcawl, Wales. Where? Well that was my first reaction when I heard Trecco […]
IMPERIAL AGE – The Dome, London
Do you ever get that feeling when things do not seem to work out, whatever good you try to do? This is what Imperial Age must have felt while organising their last, almost four years in the making, tour, after Covid (twice), the Russia-Ukraine war (more below) and (ongoing) visa problems that kept the band […]
Black Flag & Total Chaos – O2 Ritz, Manchester
American punk band, Black Flag are back in the UK on an insane 7 day UK tour. Tonight they take over Manchester’s O2 Ritz with special guests Total Chaos to start the night with a bang. With an insane 19 song set list this is going to be a night of classic punk rock to […]
British Lion, Airforce and Voodoo Six live at the Islington Assembly Hall.
I like metal, goth, and everything rock or alternative in between but truth be told, I am not always up to speed with what is out there, sometimes I get stuck in my little bubble, so going out there taking pictures of live events, is helping me make up for that. So, when I got […]
Dead Daisies, Graham Bonnet Band, FM – KK’s Steelmill, Wolverhampton.
Following hot on the heels of their successful 2021 tour, The Dead Daisies returned to the UK in 2022 for eight gigs featuring tracks from the new album ‘Radiance’. This time they storm the home of rock in the Midlands, KK’s Steel Mill, which is literally a converted heavy metal foundry in the heart of […]
Tubular Bells Live; the 50th Anniversary of Tubular Bells – Cheltenham Town Hall.
Depending on your personal perspective you could read this as Tubular Bells Live or Tubular Bells Live (think about it!). Either way your perspective is reasonable for after being in existence for 50 years, Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells is alive and kicking thanks to the hard work of one Mr. Phil Toms. Tonight’s ensemble comprised: […]
Dropkick Murphys – Cardiff International Arena.
Punk? Mmmmm, perhaps to be more precise Celtic Punk. Whichever punk you choose then the Dropkick Murphys epitomise the word, they are very different from the rest, they are full on, they are unique, and they are fabulous. Formed in 1996 in Quincy Massachusetts USA, the Dropkick Murphys are not your stereotypical Mohican sporting type […]
CHASE ATLANTIC + SUPPORTS, EVENTIM APOLLO, LONDON.
Occasionally you have to come out of your comfort zone, the things you are familiar with and like, to accept new challenges. So this was the case with me going to see a gig of a band I had never heard of before and a style of music I was not familiar with. I arrived […]
Kris Barras with Dea Matrona at Gloucester Guildhall.
Word on the street is that Kris Barras has gone over to the dark side – gone all ‘ard and ‘eavy – well, let’s see shall we! However, before we hear whether Kris Barras has gone all Darth Vader on us it’s Dea Matrona who hit the stage. This is an Irish trio fronted by […]