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Live Review: The Paper Kites/Hollow Coves/Kat Edwards, Odeon Theatre, Hobart 11/02/22.
The grand old Odeon Theatre in Hobart has Chameleon like qualities: changing its colours and nature according to the artists who play there. I’ve seen the place pulsating and exploding with a vibrancy and an atmosphere befitting a stadium ten times its size, and I’ve seen it exuding an intimacy and closeness befitting a private …
Live Review: Echo and The Bunnymen – 3Olympia, Dublin 09.02.2022, plus gallery
Last night saw Echo and the Bunnymen arrive to Dublin’s 3Olympia for their show Celebrating 40 years of magical songs. The stage backlit and set in a blanket of thick smoke, and the band take to the stage, opening the night with Going Up / Show of Strength. Ian asks at this point what time …
Live Review: James Blunt – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham 10.02.2022 plus gallery
As the venue starts to fill, there is a sense of excitement in the air. You can tell that this is a lot of people’s first gigs since the pandemic began and what a way for them to get back into things. The support slot is being filled by Gavin James who is another talented …
Live Review: Cosmic Psychos play Sydney Plus Gallery
Cosmic Psychos make triumphant return to Sydney.
Live Review: The Clockworks / Cheap Teeth / Niches (IVW)- The Factory, Worthing 02.02.2022 plus gallery
What an absolute joy to see gigs back up and down the country to celebrate Independent Venue Week for 2022. I travelled to The Factory in Worthing to see The Clockworks supported by Cheap Teeth and Niches. This is grassroots, and perhaps in one of the more unlikely music venue locations. With Brighton just down …
Live Review: The War on Drugs – Madison Square Garden, New York City 29.1.2022
Ah, the indie band fan’s dilemma. You have been championing them for years – sharing songs with friends, traveling to other cities to see them play different venues, spreading the word of the band’s incredible new album. Yet, you secretly want them forever playing clubs that hold less than 1,000 – right? Headlining a show …
Live Review: Millie Manders And The Shutup – Islington Academy, London 02.02.2022
Millie Manders And The Shutup played their first full headline UK tour last autumn in celebration ofthe release of their debut album, Telling Truths, Breaking Ties. They returned to treat a London crowd to make of the songs that make up that album for a nights entertainment at Islington Academy. Their brand of broad punk …
Live Review: Simply Red / Mica Paris – 3Arena, Dublin 02.02.2022
Tonight a large throng (including us here at Backseat Mafia) gathered 3Arena Dublin for the start of Simply Reds long awaited Blue Eyed Soul tour, and opening up the night is soul star Mica Paris who treats the audience to a set spanning her career as well as tracks from her latest album. Nearing the …
Live Review: Get your motor running – Still Lovin’ Chopper Show
Live music is back with Still Lovin Chopper festival showcasing a host of bands and bikes.
Live Review: Saxon / Diamond Head / Girlschool / Uriah Heep – Apollo, Manchester 28.01.2022
So, the first gig of 2022 for me and it’s an absolute beast of a line up when it comes to a who’s who in the world of British heavy metal, each having put in a shift of over 40 years to date, mind blowing I know ! As the evening descended upon us and …