Live Review
Live Gallery: REO Speedwagon – Toyota Center, Washington 23.05.23
By Nestor Salgado 80’s rock band REO Speedwagon takes the stage in Kennewick, WA USA during their 2023 U.S. tour. Over 40 years later, REO Speedwagon continues to perform the records that captivated the hearts of people all over the world with songs like “Keep On Loving You” & “Can’t Fight This Feeling” – solidifying their …
Live Review: The Beths – Whelans, Dublin 31.05.2023
Photos and words David McEneaney The Beths played a jam packed set list to a jam packed Whelans on Wednesday 31st May, and it was absolutely delightful.When the New Zealand four piece took the stage (beside a giant inflatable fish taken from the cover of their their latest album ‘Expert in a Dying Field’) you could …
Live Review: Live At Leeds: In The Park, Leeds 28/05/23
*Photos of Maximo Park by Huw Williams Following on from a punk-rock filled night on Friday with headliners NOFX, Saturday saw a change in genre with Live At Leeds: In The Park taking place on Saturday at Temple Newsam in Leeds. Returning for a second year following a successful first year, Irish indie band Two …
Gallery and set-lists: Soft Cell / OMD / Sophie Ellis-Bextor / Heaven 17 – St Anne’s Park, Dublin 03.06.2023
It was a feast of electronica and new-wave at St Anne’s park Dublin as some of the biggest names of the new-wave / synth-pop scene took over the park for the day. Heaven 17 photos & set-list: (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove ThangCrushed by the Wheels of IndustryPlay to WinCome Live With MeLet’s Dance …
Live Review Plus Gallery: The Church, Odeon Theatre, Hobart 03.06.2023
It was rather apt that The Church should mark their first gig in Hobart for more than twenty years one week ahead of the ritual bacchanalia that is Dark Mofo. A perfect time for sonic absolution before the descent into the wicked ways of Hobart’s famed winter festival. And what a performance it was. The …
Live Review: Wide Awake Festival – Brockwell Park, London 27.05.23
What a perfect weekend to kick start the festival season, than to head to London, to one of the many one day festivals taking place across the nation with Wide Awake Festival, which is set in Brockwell Park, a stone’s throw away from Brixton tube station. With minimal queues and not so intrusive security, festival …
Live Review: Carcass / Conjurer / Slimelord – The Warehouse, Leeds 30.05.23
As I entered the blackened Warehouse, I had no sooner secured my vantage point than we were being blasted with the brutal deathened doom of Leeds bruisers Slimelord, and considering these hometown barbarians were only the opening offering tonight the place was absolutely packed. From the moment the band hit the stage we were being …
Live Review: John Fogerty – The O2, London 29.05.23
By Adrian Peel Tonight’s gig from John Fogerty, the legendary singer, songwriter and driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, began with a short video showing an interview with the musician, responsible for many of the most instantly-familiar tunes in rock, revealing how he first started writing songs. He also expressed his delight at owning CCR‘s back catalogue once …
Live Review: Steel Panther / Winger – Kentish Town Forum, London 20.05.23
By Rebecca Bush There is always an electric excitement in the air whenever Steel Panther come to town , you know you are going to have a kick ass time and true to form tonight they deliver!! Joining them on this leg of their ‘On The Prowl’ tour are long standing rock legends Winger. They …
Live Review & Gallery – Chris Masuak and Dog Soldier with The Silver Dragons, The Link & Pin 210523
Legendary frontman Chris Masuak of Radio Birdman fame rocked Woy Woy for the start of his east coast tour earlier this month. His first tour of Australia in 6 years, headlining shows across the ACT, NSW, VIC and QLD with his Australian band Dog Soldier comprising Tony Bambach on bass (Lime Spiders) and Stu Wilson …