Live review Archives - Backseat Mafia

Live Review Plus Gallery: Blackwater Holylight, Dark Mofo Festival, Hobart 20.06.2026

The magnificent Odeon Theatre was awash in deep red light as Blackwater Holylight quietly took the stage, easing the audience into their distinctive blend of doom, shoegaze and psychedelia. Dispensing…

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Live Review: Spear of Destiny. Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 30.05.26

Spear of Destiny closing out their tour in Leeds with a powerful message #spearofdestiny #postpunk #livemusic #brudenellsocialclub #kirkbrandon

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Live Review: Gans / Pixies– “P40 – 40th Anniversary”-Royal Albert Hall, London – 29.05.2026

To mark the 40th Anniversary the Pixies return to London for a blistering masterclass of a no- nonsense, art-rock surge-grunge spectacular. The most influential American rock band in the past…

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Live Review & Gallery: Dry Cleaning and Station Model Violence perform at Sydney Opera House for Vivid LIVE – 29.05.26

Dry Cleaning‘s Sydney Opera House debut arrived just in time for Vivid LIVE, a long-awaited local first for the South London four-piece. And it was a good night to finally…

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Live Gallery: KT Tunstall Revisits Eye To The Telescope At Sydney’s Metro Theatre 23.05.2026

There’s a warmth inside the Metro Theatre tonight. Diehard fans and visibly excited newcomers fill the room long before KT Tunstall even walks onstage. More than twenty years on from the release of Eye…

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Live Review: Cherryholt – Oporto, Leeds. 18.05.26

Cherryholt show they're more than ready for the step up to headliners, kicking off their tour in Leeds #cherryholt #livemusic #backseatmafia #gigphotography #indiemusic

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Live Review & Gallery: Genesis Owusu brings Red Star Wu’s Pirate Radio Tour to Enmore Theatre following fresh release – 18.05.26, Gadigal Land/Sydney

If you know anything about Genesis Owusu‘s history with the Enmore Theatre, you know that Monday night carried a little extra weight. But first, Devaura. Born in Aotearoa and based…

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Live Review plus Gallery: All India Radio live broadcast their ethereal majesty, supported by Dvrkworld and Dededed, Altar Bar, Hobart, 14 May 2026

All may be dark and cold in the southern outpost of Australia, but in their first hometown gig in Hobart, All India Radio emanated a warm starburst of magic into…

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