Jason Siddall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Squeeze / Dr John Cooper Clarke – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield 04.11.2022

A Friday night trip to a venue in my hometown Sheffield City Hall for a sold out Squeeze show. Arriving just in time for what was an interesting support choice…

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Live Review: Skid Row / The Treatment – O2 Academy, Sheffield 28.10.2022

A trip to the O2 Academy last Friday, Skid Row had been on my list of bands to see for a while. I had been intrigued by the online differences…

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Live Review: Beabadoobee / Pretty Sick – Foundry, Sheffield 14.10.2022

A trip to Foundry Sheffield on Friday for a sold out Beabadoobee show. Supporting were Pretty Sick, hailing from New York and signed to the same record label as tonight’s…

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Live Review: Leeds Festival – Bramham Park, Wetherby 26.08.2022 – 28.08.2022

The weekend of 26th to 28th Sept saw a trip up the motorway to Leeds for what promised to be a fantastic weekend of live entertainment. I decided to stay…

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Live Review: Tramlines Festival – Hillsborough Park, Sheffield 22.07.2022 – 24.07.2022

The weekend of 22nd to 24th of July and the return of the highlight in Sheffield’s music calendar that is Tramlines at Hillsborough Park. The event promised to be spectacular…

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News: Tramlines Festival 2022 Preview

Tramlines 2022 the biggest festival event in Sheffield and the highlight of the local music calendar. A local lad myself I was born and raised in Hillsborough and spent a…

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Live Review: Download Festival – Castle Donington, Derby 10.06.2022 – 12.06.2022

My first festival press coverage and definitely not my last (hopefully) Download did not disappoint! An absolutely amazing spectacle of some of the best live acts in rock today. To…

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Live Review: Kenny Thomas / Acantha Lang -O2 Academy, Sheffield 22.04.2022

A trip to Sheffield O2 Academy last Friday, I wasn’t sure what to expect as I hadn’t seen Kenny perform for a long time, suffice to say that I was…

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Live Review: Red Rum Club / Fever / El Rey- Leadmill, Sheffield 26.04.2022

Tuesday night and a trip to the iconic Leadmill for what promised to be a fantastic evening. First up was El Ray hailing from Manchester but very obviously originally from…

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Live Review: Twister / Misery’s Smile – Corporation, Sheffield 08.04.2022

A trip to the Corporation in Sheffield on Friday to see Twister for the second date of their much anticipated UK tour. I first discovered Twister last year when I…

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