Saturday night in Manchester was electric as Spanish metal sensation Ankor rocked Rebellion, kicking off their EU/UK tour in style! It was my first experience with this band and my inaugural visit to the venue, and I couldn’t have asked for a better match. Their energy and passion were admirable, making it a night to […]
Magnum – A Passage in Time: A Tribute to Tony Clarkin – KK’s Steelmill
There was something of a bittersweet feeling about tonight’s gig, while it was fabulous to see, and hear, Magnum performing some familiar songs quite brilliantly, it was all done without the presence of the band’s powerhouse guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin who sadly passed away in January last year. This was the first of two […]
Alien Ant Farm with The Fear and InMe at the O2 Ritz, Manchester.
It’s the height of a storm in Manchester and Alien Ant Farm are headlining the O2 Ritz this evening, with last minute support changes which is a topic the band probably prefers to not get into this is a sold out show regardless. In the original support place is Manchester’s own, The Fear. For a […]
CRAWLERS with Moloka at the O2 Institute, Birmingham.
Crawlers are a rock/alt band from Liverpool, after Crawler’s debut album titled ‘The Mess We Seem to Make’ was released earlier this year, crawlers returned to Birmingham at the 02 Institute for their UK headline tour. It was a cold, wet, and windy evening, but this didn’t faze the fans. When I arrived, everyone was […]
October Drift – Gorilla, Manchester.
It’s an intensely windy night in Manchester which is just about fitting for the city in all honesty, when I got to Gorilla there was already a hefty queue forming from under the bridge for tonight’s event which is October Drift on their headline tour! October Drift, a four piece band from South West England […]
Yellowcard with This Wild Life & Story of the Year, O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester.
It’s been 20 years since Ocean Avenue came out and Yellowcard had graced us with a life changing album. After an almost ten year break the pop punk legends are back on the scene. After forming in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997 the band released Ocean Avenue in 2003 taking their newly found fame to another […]
Alice Cooper at the AO Arena, Manchester with The Meffs and Primal Scream.
A bit of an unusual line-up on the night with the supports being supplied by Essex punk outfit The Meffs alongside vintage alt-rockers Primal Scream. While fully intending to review the entire show that was made impossible by the security measures put in place for photographers who had to wait OUTSIDE the venue to be […]
Lacuna Coil with Blind Channel at KK’s Steelmill, Wolverhampton.
It’s been 8 years since I last saw Lacuna Coil; that was at the White Trash Ballroom, Berlin with Genus Ordinis Dei and Forever Still. The Genus Ordinis Dei link continues as Lacuna Coil recruited the GOD founding member and drummer Richard Meiz in 2019. Tonight, though, the support came from Finnish nu-metal band, Blind […]
Deathcore Showcase with Osiah – Manchester Rebellion.
This is a new one for me, not deathcore bands in general but a UK Deathcore Showcase. Tonight’s line up for Oshia isn’t like any other gig that you might go to on a Tuesday. Osiah brings along four other deathcore bands for fans which seems a tad excessive if you didn’t have the fact […]
The Struts with Barns Courtney & James Bruner– Manchester Albert Hall.
The Struts and Barns Courtney have joined forces this year on a co-headline tour, and FRAMEmusic is seeing them at Manchester’s own Albert Hall. A show that brings two fan bases together to make one complete package. Singer / Songwriter James Bruner was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. With 5 years of experience in […]