Live: Powerhouse band FOZZY to rock the UK
For those who caught their headline show in Kentish Town in London last summer, it will come as no surprise that rock band FOZZY are hitting the road in the UK to rock cities such as London, Manchester and Glasgow. It promises to be a hell of a party! If you’re not familiar, this is …
LIVE: Tomorrow’s Ghosts Festival Announces Line Up
Peter Hook & The Light will be headlining Saturday night at the annual goth festival in its spiritual home of Whitby on the east coast, hot on the heels of Halloween. Hooky & The Light will be presenting Joy Division: A Celebration, taking festival goers back to the gothic roots that began it all. They’ll …
Live Review: Miles Kane – O2 Academy, Leeds 25.01.24
Miles Kane kicks off his UK Tour with a swaggering performance in Leeds. Having released his 5th studio album, One Man Band, in the middle of last year, Miles Kane hits the road on a 2024 UK tour, kicking off in Leeds O2 Academy. In all honesty, the critical reception to the album was pretty …
Live Review: Ashnikko – O2 Academy, Leeds. 08.12.23
London-based US rapper Ashnikko brought her WEEDKILLER tour to Leeds, and left an indelible impression on those in attendance. Well known for high intensity, energetic shows, Ashnikko’s fans – Demidevils – were hyped from the moment they walked into the building. A sea of black – mesh, lace, net, with the occasional blue-haired tribute here …
Live Review: Extreme – Manchester Academy 30.11.23
“We’ve got no business putting out an album at this stage in our career”. So says legendary guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, part way through Extreme’s Manchester Academy show. Indeed, they are out in support of a new record, Six, their first studio album in 15 years. Maybe that’s how they feel as a band, 30-something years …
Live Review: CMAT – Leeds Stylus, 21.11.23
Sometimes you go to gigs and you come away feeling happy but not blown away. You saw what you expected and all was fine. Then other times you come away with a sense that you’ve witnessed something more transformative. A performance that you can’t quite believe was in a room of that size. That you’ve …
Live Music: Becky Hill confirmed for Hardwick Festival
Pop royalty Becky Hill is the first headliner confirmed for next year’s Hardwick festival in County Durham. Hardwick 2024 is gearing up for it’s 10th anniversary celebrations, and this is a great way to kick things off, with one of the most exciting music talents the UK has produced in a long time. You can …
Live Review: Teenage Fanclub – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 08.11.23
Teenage Fanclub have consistently toured over the last few years, and have maintained a strong fan base, nowhere more so, it seems, than this Wednesday evening in Leeds. This time around, the Scottish alternative rock band are supporting their latest album Nothing Lasts Forever, a title somewhat belied by their continued presence on the road, …
Live Review: Piri – Project House, Leeds 08.11.23
As part of a 6-date Extra Hot tour, Piri is showing just how far she has come in the last 12 months, touring pretty much non stop, travelling the world and growing in confidence all the time. With a minimal stage set to work with, Piri and her 2 dancers (Ines Galnares and Millie Gallimore) …
Live Review: FIZZ – Jumbo Records In-Store 28.10.23
FIZZ is the tantalising combination of dodie, Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown, all outstanding artists in their own right, creating a whole greater than the sum of even the most illustrious parts. There are top 10 solo albums between them (dodie’s Build A Problem, and Gartland’s Woman on the Internet) and Isaac …