Live Review
Gallery and Set-lists: She Past Away / Scattered Ashes – Whelans, Dublin 06.09.2023
Turkish Dark-wave band She Past Away made their Irish debut at Whelans in Dublin, the band have been active since 2006 so hasnt really taken them tht long to make it to Irish shores. Volkan Caner himself remaking why has it taken so long. Either way it was a classic Dark-wave show and the band …
Live Gallery: Future Now Weekender – Future Yard, Birkenhead 25.08.2023 – 26.08.2023
By Daniel Kirby The fourth annual Future Now festival took place over the August bank holiday weekend at Future Yard in Birkenhead. One of the best small music venues in the country since it was launched a few years ago, this year’s festival played host to headliners The Bug Club on Friday night, and Bodega …
Live Review: Last Train Home Festival – Darlington 02.09.2023
All words and pictures by Steve White – All Rights Reserved. Now in it’s sixth year Darlington’s Last Train Home Festival has built a well deserved reputation for bringing some of the best new music across various genres, as well as comedy, to this part of the North East. Organised and promoted by Tracks Darlington, …
Live Review: Rock N Roll Circus – Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield 02.09.2023
On Saturday I attended the Rock and Roll Circus Festival in Sheffield. This unique music festival brought together superb live bands blended with circus style performances creating an unforgettable experience for fans of all ages. The Main stage lineup featured much anticipated headliner Self Esteem (AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor) and her fantastic supporting band. A …
Live Review: HIMALAYAS – Leeds Festival, 26.08.23
Wales had a good weekend at Leeds Festival. On Saturday it was South Wales turn on the Festival Republic stage, after the Royston Club had kicked things off well for the Celtic contingent the day before. HIMALAYAS more than lived up to that vibe. “Probably best” joked Joe Williams, when I caught up with the …
Live Review: boygenius – Halifax Piece Hall, 23 August 2023
The bewitching harmonies of Without You, Without Them ring out around the majestic Italianate architecture of Halifax’s Piece Hall. It signals the start of one of the most hotly anticipated shows of the summer. The big screen at the back of the stage flickers to life, like an old TV, and the crackly image of …