rock/metal live review
Live Review: Alexisonfire / Boston Manor – Cardiff University Students Union, Cardiff 14.10.2022
By Cariad Craig-Hunt On a cold but warm night in Cardiff (the weather difference inside the venue and outside is wildly different) Boston Manor, a five piece band from Blackpool UK set the standards really high for the Alexisonfire tour. They open up with high energy, making the crowd start to quickly warm up for …
Live Review: Ugly Kid Joe / Massive Wagons / Chris Catalyst – O2 Academy, Sheffield 10.11.2022
By Phil Wright Chris Catalyst I must admit, I’d not heard of Chris before, but I was absolutely blown away by his stage presence, and have since found out why he was so confident up there with just the lights and his guitar…. Chris has been part of some brilliant bands over the years, The …
Live Review: Deaf Havana / Jaws The Shark – Manchester Academy, Manchester 11.11.2022
By Sian Connolly The Deaf Havana tour has finally arrived in Manchester and warm-up band Jaws The Shark are here to kick it off. Originally working as a tour manager, upcoming singer and producer Olly Bailey took to the stage to start the night off with a bang. With a low-fi vibe and punk aesthetic, …
Live Review: After The Burial – Manchester Academy, Manchester 11.11.2022
By Sian Connolly To all the metal heads out there, this one’s for you. The Never Say Die Tour well and truly smashed it this year with headlining band After The Burial tearing it down at Manchester Academy. All the way from Minneapolis, the death metal band who formed way back in 2004, are still …
Live Review: Sepultura / Sacred Reich / Crowbar -O2 Ritz, Manchester 02.11.2022
With a bill that was dominated by thrash, what better way to keep the evening grounded than by kicking it off with a heavy dose of New Orleans sludge courtesy of the legend that is Windstein and his troops of doom. With another early door time the ritz wasn’t as full as Crowbar would have …
Live Review: Squeeze / Dr John Cooper Clarke – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield 04.11.2022
A Friday night trip to a venue in my hometown Sheffield City Hall for a sold out Squeeze show. Arriving just in time for what was an interesting support choice in Dr John Cooper Clarke, described as a ‘punk poet.’ The Dr has performed since the 70’s supporting lots of well known bands along with …
Live Review: Skid Row / The Treatment – O2 Academy, Sheffield 28.10.2022
A trip to the O2 Academy last Friday, Skid Row had been on my list of bands to see for a while. I had been intrigued by the online differences of opinion and comparisons made following the departure of Sebastian Bach. However new frontman Eric Gronwall didn’t disappoint so read on for more on this. …
Live Review: Billy Idol / Killing Joke / Toyah – Wembley Arena, London 19.10.2022
Finally, Billy Idol and his Roadside show were able to come to these shores and bring with them new songs and some old classics. Along for the ride came is long time Guitarist Steve Stevens’. These were his first tour since 2018 and the shows were delayed because of the pandemic. Alongside he brings with …
Live Review: Ginger Wildheart And The Sinners / The John Street Revival / Boss Caine – Think Tank, Newcastle 19.10.2022
With a change of venue from The Riverside to The Think Tank’s more intimate setting, Ginger Wildheart’s return to Geordie land with new band The Sinners was set to be a highlight of my month. With the release of the bands self titled debut album (read our review here) plenty of hardcore Wildheart fans turned …
Live Review: Billy Idol – Wembley Arena, London 19.10.2022
Words by Aidrian Peel Photos by Diego Zuñiga After support from Toyah and Killing Joke (the former I missed and the latter I wasn’t too impressed by, despite two or three good tracks), the stage was set for the return of London-born rock icon Billy Idol, who first made his name as a frontman in the 70s with the punk rock …