pop live review
Live Review: Paloma Faith – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield 19.04.2024
By Phil Wright Tuesday April 19th brought the pocket-size powerhouse, that is Paloma Faith, to the iconic Sheffield City Hall. The 2800 sell-out crowd was in for an amazing masterclass in entertaining and owning the stage. This was a show of two halves with no supporting act for Paloma. She emerged onto the stage performing …
Live Review: Saint Saviour / Amelia Coburn – Georgian Theatre, Stockton 28.03.2024
‘Amelia Coburn’ was an interesting choice to support Saint Saviour on this mini tour, both artists are North East born and bred and have both recently released albums helped by Bill Ryder Jones. Taking the stage to little aplomb a ukulele was all she needed to enrapture those who had turned up early enough to …
Live Review: Laura Misch – Komedia, Brighton 11.12.2023
By Henry Groves Heading to the end of her UK tour, Laura Misch had come to Brighton to play a sold-out Komedia Studio. Originally down to play Concorde 2, the new choice of venue was a lot more intimate, and seeing her in such a small venue was something that is unlikely to happen any …
Live Review: Scouting For Girls / The Horn / Anni Pohto – O2 Academy, Leeds 24.11.2023
Thursday 24th November saw me taking a trip up the M1 to the O2 Academy in Leeds for a night of Scouting for Girls. I know that sounds wrong, but not as wrong as the first act to perform! Anni Pohto felt very wrong for the night. She definitely had the audiences’ opinion split, with …
Live Review: Beverley Knight / Casey McQuillen – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield 23.10.2023
Monday evening and a trip into town for Beverley Knight’s 50th Birthday tour at Sheffield City Hall. Celebrating not only the iconic singer’s milestone birthday but also her incredible career in the music industry. An evening filled with soulful melodies, powerful vocals, and a sense of joy that radiated throughout the venue. Up first supporting …
Live Review: Bianca James – Strongroom Bar, London 17.10.2023
Pop music is a fickle force. For every Amy Winehouse or Adele that has soaked up acclaim and amassed millions of record sales, there’s also a Candie Payne or Gemma Ray – respected and talented artists who probably still worry about the mortgage rate. Welcome, then Bianca James. The Canadian songstress – with English and …
Live Review: Ellie Goulding / Olivia Lunny – O2 City Hall, Newcastle 19.10.23
Words and photos by Francis Fitzgerald For starters, I should say that superstar pop divas are a little outside my comfort zone, but I was invited to review the Ellie Goulding show and was more than pleasantly surprised. If anyone says they don’t know any of her catalogue, they are probably wrong. Nearly every song …
Live Review: Dexy’s Midnight Runners – The London Palladium, London 20.09.2023
We need to talk about Kevin. Over the four decades since forming Dexy’s Midnight Runners, frontman Kevin Rowland has always sought to innovate, refresh and radically change the direction of the band. Kevin’s chameleon like desire never to bask in past glory or get complacent has seen him (literally) wear many hats through his Dexy’s …
Live Review: Christine & The Queens / Rhodes – 3Olympia, Dublin 10.09.2023
The venue seemed apt for what followed. The theatrical nature of the headline act in particular suited 3Olympia, itself an old theatre married together to provide an unforgettable evening, with costume changes and intricate set decorations all part of the set. Supported ably by Rhodes and his smart pop music, even in stripped down form, …
Live Review: Lucy Dreams / Happy Athletic / Blood Stained Reputation – Sydney And Matilda, Sheffield 23.06.2023
By Phil Wright Friday the 23rd of June the Sydney and Matilda Sheffield turned in to dreamland with the arrival of ‘LUCY DREAMS’ The trio from Vienna consisting of David Reiterer and Philipp Pruecki, bringing there electro pop world to Sheffield. Yes…….. I know I said a trio but this amazing show could not have gone …