Live Review
Live Gallery: Alison Moyet’s Deep Cuts, Big Hits, and Bigger Voice Fill Sydney’s Darling Harbour Theatre 31.05.2025
From Yazoo to KEY, Alison Moyet Still Sounds Like the Future.
Live Review + Photo Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay enters Day 3
The penultimate day, Saturday, saw a few early technical issues overcome, before leading to a slightly later start which still saw me get around to a further nine artists for the day. New festival favourites, 19-Twenty started out the proceedings, whipping the large crowds who now flock to their performances into a frenzy, setting the …
WET LEG. O2 Academy Leeds. 28.05.2025.
Wet Leg are back. Back with new singles, a new album in July and a short headline tour in venues that aren’t the size of aircraft hangers supporting megastars. With Henry Holmes, Josh Mobaraki and Ellis Durand now fully signed up band members together with Rhian Teasdale and co-founder Hester Chambers Wet Leg deliver a …
Live Gallery: The Singular, Spellbinding Beth Gibbons at the Sydney Opera House 30.05.2025
A rare appearance, a timeless voice — Beth Gibbons stuns at Vivid LIVE.
Live Review & Gallery: Ichiko Aoba Brings Stillness to Vivid LIVE at the Sydney Opera House – Eora Nation, 29.05.25
It simply felt like a dream. That’s the only real way to describe Ichiko Aoba’s performance at the Sydney Opera House for VIVID LIVE. In the middle of a festival that thrives on sensory overload, Aoba offered us something slower and beautifully detached from the teeming cityscape outside. The Japanese artist had transformed the theatre …
Live Gallery: Marlon Williams Returns to the Sydney Opera House for a Reflective Vivid LIVE Performance 29.05.2025
Marlon Williams debuts Te Whare Tīwekaweka at the Sydney Opera House
Live Review: FOCUS Wales 2025 – Wrexham
When I previewed FOCUS Wales 2025 a few weeks back, I was looking forward to the eclectic, international line up that was set to descend on the North Wales city of Wrexham. It’s the essence of a cultural exchange, sharing the music of different countries and cultures in a 3 day showcase, spanning over 20 …
Live Review & Gallery: Pale Jay Debuts Eora/Sydney with Spectacular Vivid LIVE Performance
Masked and mysterious, Pale Jay stepped onto the stage of the Sydney Opera House for his first Eora/Sydney appearance and only his second show ever. As part of this year’s Vivid LIVE program, the rising soul artist delivered an excitingly curated set for a room full of undoubting fans. Known for the signature red balaclava …
Live Review: Slam Dunk Festival 25/05/25, plus gallery
Grab your Rennies, the paracetamol and don’t forget the plasters—it’s that time of year again! Slam Dunk North 2025 has taken over Temple Newsam, bringing a full day of sweaty pits, massive singalongs and all round good vibes. Whether you were moshing your face off, screaming every word or just chilling with a heavily overpriced …
Say Psych: Live Review: Meltchester 2025
Sour Grapes brought back their one day festival for the fourth time this month. Hosted at Projekts Skatepark, with free skating for tickets holders, Sicilian street food to hand and an enviable eight band bill, the event was truly a feast for the senses. With two of the heavier hitters unfortunately dropping out very late …