Live Review
Live Review: Supersonic Festival – The Mill,7SVN, Birmingham 10.07.2022
Birmingham’s Supersonic, that compact but perfectly realised gathering which The Quietus have designated ‘the mother of British underground festivals’, returned live to central Brum last weekend after a two year COVID hiatus and, judging by the final day, readily reclaimed its deserved touchstone status. Revered but relatively conspicuous in the festival furore, Supersonic is not …
Live Review: Primal Scream & The Mysterines @ Castlefield Bowl 09.07.2022
Photos by Olivia Kenny Primal Scream stunned many when they announced the latest incarnation of Screamadelica Live, a series of live dates that sees the Scottish band playing the seminal album in full and saw them close out the Sounds of the City event at Castlefield Bowl. Formed in Glasgow in 1982 the band began …
Live Review & Photo Gallery: The Raccoons at The Republic Bar, 10.07.2022
Tasmanian rockabilly royalty, The Raccoons made a successful return to the live stage after a lengthy layoff due to the sad passing of former bass player, Alexander ‘Sandy’ Campbell back in February. With new bass man, Warren Hankey in tow, the band powered through two sets of toe-tapping, skirt-twirling rock and roll goodness, delighting the …
Live Review: Damien Dempsey – Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 09.07.2022
On a sunny Saturday evening, on the 9th of July, the Iveagh Gardens was the place to be as Dublin singer-songwriter, or simply just all time Irish legend, Damien Dempsey, took to the stage, as the church of Damo returned for the first time in three years. The Donaghmede native took to the stage at …
Live Review: Summer Street festival 2022 – Cliffe Park, Sunderland 09.07.2022
By Adam Littlemore Sunderland’s Summer Street festival returned with some fantastic artists performing and also bringing new cultures together. The first band to kick off the day was Labyrinthine Oceans, who opened up the festival with their dark music, driving guitar riffs, and bewitching vocals from the lead singer. The next act to perform was …
Live Review: Hudson Taylor / Ali Comerford – Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Kilkenny 09.07.2022
Summer has finally arrived with temperature’s hitting over the mid 20s in Kilkenny, music fans headed for one of Kilkenny’s hidden gems and Irelands, that being BallyKeeffe Amphitheatre.Nestled at the foot of the old Ballykeeffe Quarry, Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre brings the authentic atmosphere of an open-air Italian theatre to the quaint Kilkenny countryside. The once-bustling slate …
Live Gallery: Spiderbait at the Metro, Sydney 8.07.2022
Spiderbait make triumphant return to Sydney.
Live Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Pit Pony / TV Death – Pop Recs, Sunderland 07.07.2022
By Adam Littlemore Tonights PigsX7 gig at Pop Recs in Sunderland opened up the Summer Street Festival which starts this Saturday at Cliffe park, Roker in Sunderland. TV Death were the first of the two support bands to perform. This was my first time seeing them perform and they blew me away with the raw …
Live Review: Duran Duran – The Piece Hall, Halifax. 05.07.22
Emerging to the strains of Velvet Newton, Simon Le Bon and the band receive a rapturous welcome from the West Yorkshire crowd, assembled in Halifax’s impressive Piece Hall. They fly into a blistering start, the crowd immediately singing in unison to Wild Boys. Le Bon struts across the stage, white suit shining in the spotlight, …
Live Review: Paloma Faith / Jack Kane – The Piece Hall, Halifax 02/07/22
A consecutive night for me at Halifax’s The Piece Hall, this time featuring the enigmatic Paloma Faith supported by Jack Kane. This venue will never lose its appeal for me – it’s my hometown so will always have a special place in my heart, but for anyone who hasn’t managed to attend a live music …