Planet Rock presents . . . Winter’s End 2023!
Winter’s End has come round again with the 2023 event taking place at Trecco Bay Holiday Park, Porthcawl between February 3rd-5th. The headline bands will be Elles Bailey (Friday), The Von Hertzen Brothers (Saturday) and The Kris Barras Band (Sunday); a brilliant trio of performers over the weekend. On the undercard you’ll also find the […]
Fields Of The Nephilim / The Membranes, O2 Ritz, Manchester.
It’s one of the coldest days of the year tonight at Manchester’s O2 Ritz, but regardless Fields Of The Nephilim are on their major UK tour promoting their landmark 1988 album The Nephilim In full! Inside the venue it’s absolutely freezing, if you’ve never been to The Ritz in Manchester during the winter before, make […]
BLACK VEIL BRIDES RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DEVIL” FROM THEIR RECENTLY RELEASED EP “THE MOURNING”
https://youtu.be/l0cRT1ehiSM Limited-Edition “Devil” Inspired Holiday Merch Now Available Here: https://shop.blackveilbrides.net (New York, NY) On the heels of the recent release of their digital EP The Mourning last month, Black Veil Brides have released a music video for opener “Devil.” The high energy track has become a fan favorite on the band’s current tour solidifying its […]
Pierce The Veil at Manchester Academy.
Pierce The Veil have returned after a six year hiatus and have taken over Manchester Academy tonight, on their sold out return tour. The emos are flooding in and the energy is wild, some of us may be in our late 20s now but the skinny jeans have returned to us, the backcombed hair and […]
Lenmania in Manchester approaches . . .
Legendary alt-rock/indie-pop songwriter Jamie Lenman is delighted to announce the details of ‘Lenmania III: LenManchester’—ten acts across two stages over seven hours of heaven! Specially curated by Lenman himself, the annual all-day festival is set to return on 18th December 2022 for a very special northern edition at Club Academy + Bar 532, Manchester. LenManchester […]
MOTHER MOTHER + DEAD PONY @ the O2 FORUM , Kentish Town.
Indie-rock band Mother Mother recently played two days sold out gig in London, O2 Kentish Town – after rescheduling during Covid season – and I was there to review and record the event with my photo camera. Mother Mother is a band I had not heard much of before my 15 years old niece introduced […]
The Black Aces – The Takeaway Thieves – Fiefdom @ Gulliver’s, Manchester.
The Australian Rock band Black Aces have finally landed in the UK on their eight day tour, stopping tonight at Gulliver’sManchester. Fiefdom Kicking off the start of the night are Manchester’s own, Fiefdom. The first thing to say about these guys is that they don’t sound anything like how they may look, so don’t jump […]
The Cruel Knives and The Pretty Reckless – Southampton Guildhall.
The Guildhall is unusually full, but when I realise that The Cruel Knives is Sid Glover and Rob Ellershaw‘s latest band (it had somehow escaped me) and given the huge following Heavens Basement had in Southampton it all falls into place. They open with ‘Overdose’ and anyone expecting Heavens Basement won’t be disappointed the high-octane […]
Damnation Festival 2022, BEC Arena, Manchester
Damnation Festival kicked off in full swing in Manchester, at the BEC Arena the first time the festival has taken place in 17 years outside of Leeds. With a jam packed line up of 24 bands, three stages and your typical clashes this was a filled out day full of hard metal. The BEC Arena […]
Samantha Fish s/b Wille and the Bandits @ KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton.
The eminently talented and highly popular Samantha Fish returns to the Midlands to ply her trade of explosive blues rock. Since I last saw her she has changed her band line-up and her now regular touring band comprises Ron Johnson on bass, Matt Wade on keyboards and Sarah Tomek on drums. Before Samantha Fish entertains […]