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		<title>Good Grief, Bastille Show No Bad Blood At The O2 Arena</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tonight was a night of reflection. Of celebration. Fifteen years in, Bastille sound as good, and appeal to more people than ever. The fourth time the London band have played the biggest arena in the capital and they feel at home on this stage this size, with their visuals, their anthems and their devout relationship with their fans, they belong here.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tonight was a night of reflection. Of celebration. Fifteen years in, <strong>Bastille</strong> sound as good, and appeal to more people than ever. The fourth time the London band have played the biggest arena in the capital and they feel at home on this stage this size, with their visuals, their anthems and their devout relationship with their fans, they belong here.</p>
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<p>Bastille&#8217;s ascent was rapid. Having started as the solo project of<strong> Dan Smith</strong> writing and recording demos in his bedroom to having a number one debut album and a number of the catchiest hit singles of the 2010&#8217;s.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a deliberately measured start to the show as the frontman begins by singing alone; with the spotlight on him, with just a piano accompaniment to the first verse of <strong>Things We Lost In The Fire.</strong> There&#8217;s a solid orange background with the houselights down leaving the rest of the band in shadow but as <strong>Chris Wood</strong>, more commonly known as Woody, comes in with a pulsating rhythm that&#8217;s present in so many well known <strong>Bastille</strong> tracks, the lights come up and the crowd screams along.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re <strong>Bastille</strong>, tonight is the last night of the tour and we been excited about tonight for a long time. This is Day 10 of a 10-day tour and every night is a different set list. If you don&#8217;t like it, blame Kyle” to which the camera cuts to keyboardist <strong>Kyle Simmons</strong> who playfully gives the middle finger. What becomes apparent throughout the evening is just how robust their back catalogue is. <strong>Shut Off The Lights </strong>feels euphoric whilst 2016’s <strong>Good Grief</strong> got the limbs of everyone thrown into the air and it really felt like the party was starting.</p>
<p>The premise to <strong>Bastille&#8217;s</strong> third album, <strong>Doom Days</strong>, was to document the stages of a night at a wildly emotionally-charged party and <strong>Quarter Past Midnight</strong>, the opening song of that record, fits in to the start of the show and the band effortlessly move through these upbeat killer tracks. “This is one of our earliest songs and I&#8217;d like to introduce one of our favourite people to the stage, <strong>Myles Smith</strong>,&#8221; as the <strong>Stargazing </strong>singer joins the band and appeared to have a fantastic time exchanging verses on the groups first single.</p>
<p>Frontman Smith sat down at the edge of the stage and performed <strong>Oblivion</strong> with a single acoustic guitarist and an emotive violin accompaniment from <strong>AK Patterson</strong>, which was unequivocally haunting. This seamlessly moved into a brief excerpt of <strong>Sleepsong</strong>, which appears on disc 2 of the expanded debut <strong>All This Bad Blood</strong>.</p>
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<p>“Now’s time for the most depressing part of the set” Smith says before heading into a <strong>Hope For The Future </strong>performed with<strong> Patterson</strong>. The foursome love drama and they do it well. There’s an innocence to them as individuals but they can stir up the most emotive narratives. There&#8217;s a push and pull to the set, modal shifts and interchanging tempo&#8217;s; songs that offer insights into dystopian worlds and songs that encourage optimism and faith in humanity.</p>
<p>Halfway through the evening, the LED screens that have projected lyrics and imagery throughout are shut off and replaced with bright colourful laser beams from the stage to the back of the arena as DJ decks are bought on to the stage and we are treated to a medley of tracks from the mixtape series <strong>Other People’s Heartache. </strong>Dan once described it as &#8220;to create a fictional film score or film soundtrack using cover versions of songs.” Think of it as the group’s moody dark side project where they can expand their way of making music to new and interesting takes on covers and mashups including <strong>En Vogue’s Don’t Let Go</strong> and <strong>Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams </strong>before the iconic<strong> Of The Night </strong>which turns <strong>The O2</strong> into the biggest nightclub in town. The 2013 mash-up combines <strong>Snap!’s Rhythm Is A Dancer </strong>with <strong>Corona’s The Rhythm Of The Night. </strong></p>
<p>With 5 top 20 singles, 3 number 1 albums, <strong>Bastille</strong> have been consistent in their output in quality and quantity over the last decade and a half. In fact there’s only been one year in the last 10 where they haven’t released any new music. If you were thinking you could add 2025 to that year, you&#8217;d be mistaken as they performed new song <strong>Save My Soul</strong> dueting with rising star <strong>Ruti</strong>. Smith split the arena down the middle with those on the right singing the melody and on the left singing the chorus line to yet another one of their arena sized anthems.</p>
<p>When some sort of medical emergency in the crowd is spotted by Dan midway through an acoustic rendition of <strong>Glory, </strong>he handles things brilliantly by asking for security’s attention and repeating for the rest of the audience to focus on him. How many old <strong>Bastille</strong> songs can I cram into this section?” he quips as he improvises snippets of <strong>Bad Blood</strong>,<strong> The Anchor</strong>,<strong> Weight Of Living, Pt. 1 </strong>and<strong> Another Place </strong>which despite a few forgotten lyrics along the way, goes down really well with the capacity crowd and buys time for the incident to be sorted.</p>
<p>Ending on <strong>Pompeii </strong>in which the band brings their extended entourage on to the stage as well as <strong>Myles Smith, Ruti </strong>and the two support acts,<strong> Bradley Simpson </strong>and <strong>Sofia Camara</strong> to sing what is probably the most successful song about a volcanic eruption in music history.</p>
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<p>Fifteen years into their career, <strong>Bastille</strong> show no signs of slowing down. They’ve got a back catalogue that most artists would be envious of, they’re playing the biggest stages of their career, they collaborate and showcase upcoming talent and still have the ability to write arena-sized anthems. Tonight was a night of looking back, of reimagining past hits. Of connection and community and that is something that is needed now, more than ever.</p>
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<p>Live Review of <strong>Bastille</strong> at <strong>The O2 Arena </strong>on <strong>18th November 2025</strong> by <strong>Chris Lambert</strong>. Photography by <strong>Louise Phillips</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Not Naïve &#8211; The Kooks Are Always Where They Need To Be At London&#8217;s O2 Arena</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Brighton Indie Pop darlings The Kooks played quite possibly the biggest and best show of their 20 year career at The O2 Arena on Saturday night. A night of nostalgia, of celebration and of cementing themselves as one of the best British bands formed in the 21st century.</p>
The post <a href="https://rockshotmagazine.com/not-naive-the-kooks-are-always-where-they-need-to-be-at-londons-o2-arena/">Not Naïve – The Kooks Are Always Where They Need To Be At London’s O2 Arena</a> first appeared on <a href="https://rockshotmagazine.com">Rockshot Magazine</a>.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brighton Indie Pop darlings <strong>The Kooks</strong> played quite possibly the biggest and best show of their 20 year career at London&#8217;s<strong> O2 Arena</strong> on Saturday night. A night of nostalgia, of celebration and of cementing themselves as one of the best British bands formed in the 21st century.</p>
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<p>One of the most exciting breakout British bands of 2024, <strong>The K’s</strong> have continued their upward trajectory into 2025 and took the lead support of <strong>The Kooks</strong> on their arena run. You can tell that this won’t be the last time they’ll be performing on this stage. <a href="https://rockshotmagazine.com/the-ks-our-sights-are-set-at-the-top-were-definitely-aiming-for-the-big-boy-leagues/">Rockshot Magazine spoke to Ryan Breslin,</a> guitarist of the Earlestown band earlier this year and he told us that their sights were set at the top. It’s great to see them continue to progress and tackle their biggest venue to date. The majority of the capacity crowd had gotten to their seats early to see the North West foursome played a breathless forty minute set containing songs from their two studio albums.</p>
<p>Drummer <strong>Nathan Peers </strong>was in the crowd tonight rather than on the stage with his bandmates as he had broken his hand pulling on a suitcase. Probably one of the least rock n roll injuries that could happen and at such an important time of the band’s journey but stand in <strong>Jake Hopkins</strong> who took the gig on 24 hours notice gives the band a continued driving energy throughout including the stand out <strong>Gravestone</strong>.</p>
<p>“We released our 2nd studio album 9 or 10 weeks ago, we&#8217;ve had a bit of time to sit with it &amp; all agreed this is the best song on the album” singer <strong>Jamie Boyle </strong>says, as they go into <strong>The Bends (Here We Go Again)</strong>. Crowd favourites <strong>Chancer </strong>and finale <strong>Sarajevo</strong>, the latter beginning with a short rendition of <strong>The Pogue’s Dirty Old Town</strong>, replacing &#8220;Old Town&#8221; with &#8220;Earlestown&#8221;, the hometown of Jamie, Ryan and Dexter from the band.</p>
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<p>There was a real buzz about <strong>The Kooks</strong> in the lead up to their first record, which happened to be released on the same day as <strong>Arctic Monkeys</strong> iconic <strong>Whatever People Say I Am, That&#8217;s What I&#8217;m Not. </strong>Whilst the media and the charts focused on the Sheffield group, their debut <strong>Inside In / Inside Out</strong> stayed in the public consciousness throughout the year and hit the top 5 of the album charts nearly 6 months later throughout July and August, peaking at number 2. Founding members <strong>Luke Pritchard </strong>and <strong>Hugh Harris</strong> were just 20 and 18 respectively when their debut album came out and their youthful exuberance came through the words and the music. Now approaching middle age, the duo haven’t lost any allure, or any desire to entertain. Their music sounds as immediate and important as it did first time around and with a fresh generation of new followers thanks to social media, there were just as many people who weren&#8217;t born when the Brighton band released their debut album, as there were people who were playing it on iPods on the school bus or in University halls. I was in the latter category. On the floor of London&#8217;s <strong>O2 Arena</strong> however, in the midst of swathes of swaying bodies, none of that matters. You become one with those around you, reminiscing, creating new memories, forgetting struggles and the sorrows of the world, whilst singing at the top of your lungs.</p>
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<p>Playing Sweet Caroline over the PA is a sure-fire way to gee up an already packed O2 Arena as the band took to the stage at 9pm. Kicking off with <strong>Sofa Song</strong> followed by personal favourite, 2008’s <strong>Always Where I Need to Be</strong>, singer Pritchard, dressed in a black sequined jacket, needed no time to whip up the adoring fans into a frenzy with singalongs galore. One thing I wrote down in my frenzied notes mid way through is rhythm. This band has rhythm, it&#8217;s upbeat and it&#8217;s infectious. Listening to <strong>She Moves In Her Own Way </strong>immediately took me back to the summer of 2006 and I couldn’t help but think it might be one of the best British pop songs of the last 20 years. Despite landing a decade after the peak of the Britpop movement, The Kooks seemed to hark back to 60’s influences like The Rolling Stones and The Kinks. Both their debut and their second album <strong>Konk </strong>were actually recorded at Ray Davies’ studio of the same name.</p>
<p>“It’s crazy times and there’s a lot of hurt and a lot of crazy going on. You know, music is the healer. Music is the thing that can heal us. It&#8217;s amazing we’re all here.” And Pritchard is right. It unites us, it distracts us, it motivates us, it can lead to inspiration, to protest, to live and to love.</p>
<p>The seventh studio album by <strong>The Kooks</strong>, <strong>Never/Know</strong> has landed at number 5 in the official UK music charts – their highest charting album in 17 years. The beautifully warm harmonies of <strong>Sunny Baby </strong>are a joy and the equally bright <strong>If They Could Only Know </strong>didn’t seem out of place in a largely nostalgic setlist with two thirds of songs from the bands first two records, 17+ years ago.</p>
<p>Whilst the night was immersed in positively, there was a sense of reflection on the poignant <strong>See Me Now </strong>from 2014’s <strong>Listen</strong>. A song whose lyrics came from a letter Pritchard had written to his late father. A sea of phone torches lit up the Arena as the frontman dedicated the song to his three-year old son, who is the same age as Pritchard was when he lost his dad. They balance their show with grace, charm and humour; immediately aiming to lighten the mood by moving onto <strong>Jackie Big Tits</strong>, being prefaced by the tongue-in-cheek “As you know, we’re very serious about songwriting.”</p>
<p>Pritchard now front of stage on his own with an acoustic guitar performed <strong>Seaside </strong>a beautifully delicate and oddly somber love song. Joyful synth singalong <strong>Westside</strong> and <strong>Bad Habit</strong> from their fourth album were both highlights where Hugh Harris got to flex his guitarist muscles. <strong>Do You Wanna </strong>showed that they can lean into a more classic rock sound with Harris effortlessly riffing throughout and drummer <strong>Alexis Nuñez </strong>drove forward with a pulsating beat.</p>
<p>&#8220;We went through social media to find songs we don&#8217;t play that often but our fans love, so most of you might not know this song but a few of you might love it,&#8221; Pritchard said introducing <strong>Gap </strong>from their sophmore album, of which they hadn&#8217;t played prior to this tour since 2016.</p>
<p>Ending their set with 2006’s <strong>You Don&#8217;t Love Me </strong>the energy in the room was palpable. After a brief flirt with leaving the stage, the band returned to perform two of their most iconic tracks; <strong>Ooh La </strong>and <strong>Naïve</strong> which ended with an explosion of red confetti raining down on the near 20,000 euphoric revellers.</p>
<p>Two decades into their career, <strong>The Kooks</strong> have asserted themselves as a great live act that are attracting more and more fans with every year that goes by. They can cast a spell over audiences on the biggest stage. As a band named after a David Bowie song, things are pretty hunky dory.</p>
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<p>Live review of <strong>The Kooks’s </strong>@<strong> The O2, London </strong>by <a href="https://rockshotmagazine.com/?s=Chris+Lambert"><strong>Chris Lambert</strong> </a>on 11th October 2025. Photography by <a href="https://rockshotmagazine.com/?s=Kalpesh+Patel"><strong>Kalpesh Patel</strong></a>.</p>
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		<title>School&#8217;s Out But The Priest Are In Session! Alice Cooper And Judas Priest Live At The O2 Arena</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On a Friday night in the Capital, two icons of rock Alice Cooper and Judas Priest put on a masterful display how to entice, absorb and entertain an arena full of Sometimes you don’t realise the impact that someone has had in this world into they are gone. You only have to go back a [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a Friday night in the Capital, two icons of rock <strong>Alice Cooper </strong>and <strong>Judas Priest</strong> put on a masterful display how to entice, absorb and entertain an arena full of</p>
<p>Sometimes you don’t realise the impact that someone has had in this world into they are gone. You only have to go back a couple of weeks to see the artists that flew from all across the world into Birmingham to perform, some just for 10 minutes to honour one of the true greats. So on Friday night in London with a stacked lineup, three day&#8217;s after his passing, <strong>Ozzy Osbourne’s</strong> presence was felt throughout. Each artist paying tribute, the songs through the speakers between sets belonged to him.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was an early start with </span><b>Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> taking to the stage just before 7pm. “So London how the fuck are we? Are we ready for some old school rock and roll?” Yes, the crowd were. Opening with </span><b>We’re The Bastards</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the first song of the 2020 album of the same name, old school rock and roll is what the crowd got.<br />
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following </span><b>Ian Fraser Kilmister&#8217;s </b>– aka <b>Lemmy</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <strong>– </strong>death in December 2015, which unsurprisingly led to the disbandment of </span><b>Motörhead</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, guitarist of 30 years <strong>Phil Campbell</strong> started a new group full of people close to him. Very close to him in fact, three of his actual sons to be exact to carry the torch of performing rock and roll that, as </span><b>Neil Young</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> once sang, will never die. They move into their first <b>Motörhead</b> cover, 1991&#8217;s <strong>Going To Brazil</strong>. “A big fuck you to all the corrupt politicians out there&#8221; growls <strong>Joel Peters</strong>. I don&#8217;t think there were any in attendance tonight but it got a big roar, as the band went into <strong>High Rule. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Before we do this next one everyone raise your middle fingers and point them at the bass player <strong>Tyler Campbell</strong>” the enigmatic frontman and only non-Campbell in the band demands. “And after three I need you to say fuck you Tyler Campbell.&#8217; On the count of three, the crowd obliges into a giant and as if in response, Tyler starts that unforgettable baseline intro to <b>Motörhead&#8217;s</b><strong> </strong></span><b>Ace Of Spades</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> which the ever-increasing crowd scream along.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Due to the stacked lineup at London&#8217;s <strong>O2 Arena</strong>, it&#8217;s a shame that </span><b>Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">weren&#8217;t afforded more than the 25 minutes of their set as their short stint comes to an end, with <strong>Strike The Match</strong> the frontman points to the sky paying respects to those in the rock community that we&#8217;ve lost.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cooper&#8217;s discernible silhouette appears through a giant newspaper front page that spans the full height of the stage. The headline reads &#8220;Banned In England! Alice Cooper, Trial Set: For Deeds Against Humanity.&#8221; He tears through the paper with his trusty sword and dives into <strong>Lock Me Up</strong> from 1987’s <strong>Raise Your First and Yell </strong>before showcasing superb cane-ography during </span><b>Welcome To The Show</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was one superbly crafted and intricately choreographed hour of entertainment. Between fake paparazzi coming on stage and being (fairly realistically) stabbed and a public execution where Cooper’s head is decapitated, a master of the shock-rock genre, he has the audience eating out of the palm of his hand. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite nearing 80, his energy is unparalleled. Him and his band demand your attention, making it difficult to look away. Hits from a 50+ year career sound powerful in such a big space. </span><b>I’m Eighteen</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the anthem about the confusion of youth is sandwiched between </span><b>No More Mr Nice Guy </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><b>Hey Stoopid; </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">the latter of which had backing vocals s</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ung by the Prince of Darkness Ozzy</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on the 1990 recording,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">all sung in unison by the thousands in attendance.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The band manage to match the intensity of their band leader and is highlighted by a fantastic guitar solo by <strong>Nita Strauss</strong>. Standing atop one of two staircases placed at either end of the stage, Strauss seduces the audience with her intricate whilst fellow guitarists, <strong>Ryan Roxie </strong>and then <strong>Tommy Henriksen</strong> follow Strauss battling it out for killer solo of the night. 80’s glam metal pop </span><b>Poison</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">; one of Cooper’s biggest selling singles received a rapturous singalong.</span></p>
<p><b>Killer </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><b>I Love The Dead</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are performed with Cooper off-stage taking a well-deserved breather but also a costume change as he returns to the front of stage. The show which was non-stop action roaring through 16 songs, hit an emotional crescendo when fellow </span><b>Hollywood Vampire </b>and &#8220;some guy we found down an alleyway&#8221;<b> Johnny Depp</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> joined the band on stage for a cover of </span><b>Black Sabbath’s Paranoid</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> which sent the crowd into a frenzy. Cooper, now adorning an Ozzy Osbourne T Shirt, gave a powerful vocal performance to one of rock and metal’s most recognisable songs. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the finale, original Alice Cooper band members </span><b>Dennis Dunaway</b>,<b> Neal Smith</b>, <span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><b>Michael Bruce</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> emerged on stage joining the tour band and Depp to perform a wild rendition of the ultimate requiem of youth: </span><b>School’s Out</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. A song so visceral that 12,000+ people were transformed back to their teens screaming the words describing the end of term, which being the last Friday in July, ironically for a lot of schools, today was the end of the school year. A number of giant balloons were also released from the stage into the crowd, half of which were popped by Coopers’ sword. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">After introducing everyone who was now on stage, the band segued into a verse of an equally powerful education rebellion song </span><b>Another Brick In The Wall</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Part 2 before closing one on last chorus of School’ Out closing out an pulsating set. </span></p>
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<p>As soon as the band leave the stage, Osbourne&#8217;s <strong>Crazy Train</strong> plays over the PA and whilst hoards of crowds flock to use the facilities, everyone is singing with every fibre of their being.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For years,<strong> Judas Priest</strong> have entered the stage to <strong>Sabbath&#8217;s War Pigs</strong>. Tonight was no different. But also, it was different. Those in attendance sang every word, mimed every drum and air-guitared every riff. For Ozzy. Then, a cacophony of thunder and lights preceded Priest taking to the stage. They had a tough act to follow but the Birmingham rockers were more than up to the task.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frontman <strong>Rob Halford</strong> sports a</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> magnificent black leather jacket encrusted with silver jewels</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He prowls round the stage during the opener </span><b>All Guns Blazing</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> from 1990’s </span><b>Painkiller</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In fact the whole band are clad in leather, a signature look they’ve rocked their whole career. &#8220;The Priest is back, are you ready?&#8221; the imitable frontman roars. 15 months on from their last London show which <a href="https://rockshotmagazine.com/judas-priest-preach-to-the-converted-at-wembley-arena/">Rockshot Magazine covered at Wembley Arena.</a> The stage has a back drop of screens where videos often of apocalyptic scenes appear and the main video screens are separated with the iconic Priest trident.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Hell Patrol</strong> and fan favourite <strong>You&#8217;ve Got Another Thing Coming</strong> whip the crowd up, with thousands belting out the famed 1981 single. Priest are a band that have continued to record new records across half a century and whilst the height of their fame came in a 10 year stretch through the mid 70’s-80s, they have continued to produce high quality records and maintained their popularity. In fact their latest album; 2024’s </span><b>Invisible Shield</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reached number 2 in the album charts marking their highest charting album in their 50 year career.</span></p>
<p><b>Gates Of Hell </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">from their latest record combines distinguishable Priest riffing with some terrific melodic guitar phrasing including that of <strong>Richie Faulkner</strong> with an iconic flying V guitar. </span><b>Scott Travis’</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> kept momentum going with a pulsating display behind the drums as seen on </span><b>Breaking The Law </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">which felt a little quicker than on the record but added to an urgency of the performance whilst Halford let the crowd sing the illustrious refrain. </span></p>
<p>The unique frontman, who had several jacket changes throughout the night &#8211; all leather and all jeweled &#8211; looks so focused. He sounds as good as ever, hitting the highest of high screams and never missing a note. <strong>Between The Hammer And The Anvil</strong> follows, a song about the court case in the late 80&#8217;s where Priest were accused of including subliminal messages in their songs. The title referencing the veritable rock and hard place they felt they were in at the time. If anything the case added to their lore and catapulted them to new heights.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The faces of </span><b>Lemmy</b>, <b>Freddie Mercury</b>, <b>Taylor Hawkins</b>, <b>Christine McVie</b>, <b>Chris Cornell</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><b>Ozzy Osbourne</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> among others who we&#8217;ve lost through the years were displayed on the screens as Halford delivered the last chorus to the poignant </span><b>Giants In The Sky</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> from their latest record. A touching tribute during a beautiful song.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After a short break, Halford comes roaring back on stage in a Harley Davidson before beginning the first encore of </span><b>Hell Bent For Leather. </b>No loss of energy, the 73 year old cracks a a leather whip at his guitarists as fans were still in a frenzy late into the night. L<span style="font-weight: 400;">ong-time guitarist </span><b>Glenn Tipton</b> who has been living with Parkinsons for many years <span style="font-weight: 400;">joined the band on stage, culminating in <strong>Living After Midnight</strong>, in what capped off an evening of reflection, reunion and celebration.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an emotional week for rock fans around the world, two legendary acts with over a 100 years in the business showed the lasting effect of music. Songs will live on forever, memories are cherished by so many of us. But if there&#8217;s an artist that has made an impact on you, do not hesitate and go and see them live. Because you never know when will be their last time.</span></p>
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<p>Live review of <strong>Alice Cooper </strong>and<strong> Judas Priest </strong>@<strong> The O2, London </strong>by <strong>Chris Lambert</strong> on 25h July 2025. Photography by <strong>Louise Phillips</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Sault, Cleo Sol And Chronixx Set To Headline The First All Points East Show of 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The opening show of All Points East 2025 has been unveiled as Provenance &#8211; a unique show consisting of a headline set from Cleo Sol at London’s Victoria Park on Friday 15 August. In a landmark festival lineup the mystifying collective of Sault will play their second ever live show at the Victoria Park festival. Like their first [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The opening show of<strong> All Points East </strong>2025 has been unveiled as <strong>Provenance</strong> &#8211; a unique show consisting of a headline set from Cleo<strong> Sol </strong>at London’s Victoria Park on <strong>Friday 15 August</strong>.</p>
<p>In a landmark festival lineup the mystifying collective of <strong>Sault</strong> will play their second ever live show at the Victoria Park festival. Like their first show at London&#8217;s <strong>Drumsheds</strong> in December 2023, expect a high-production show that that will be one of the standout live performances of the summer. In April, they spontaneously released a new album titled <strong>10 </strong>which was their 12 full length album since they began releasing music in 2019. A true musical force, unlike anything seen in the modern day music industry, this is for sure not something to be missed.</p>
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<p>Headlining the first night of All Points East 2025, West London&#8217;s own<strong> Cleo Sol</strong> will perform in a solo capacity for the first time in two years. Having become one of the most distinctive and cherished voice in British music in recent years. Known for her deeply personal lyrics and timeless, soulful sound, she released two critically acclaimed albums in 2023, <strong>Heaven</strong> and <strong>Gold</strong>, that cemented her reputation as one of the UK’s most compelling artists. Headlining All Points East will mark her biggest headline moment to date.</p>
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<p>Having collaborated with <strong>Yussef Dayes</strong>,<strong> Maverick Sabre</strong>, and <strong>The Free Nationals,</strong> renowned Reggae artist <strong>Chronixx </strong>will also be performing, including the first time hearing songs from his highly anticipated new album <strong>Exile. </strong>The record is produced by<strong> Inflo </strong>and will be the Jamaican&#8217;s first record in 8 years.</p>
<p>They<strong> </strong>join previously announced All Points East 2025 headliners <strong>Chase &amp; Status</strong> (Saturday 16 August)<strong>, Barry Can’t Swim</strong> (Friday 22 August), <strong>RAYE </strong>(Saturday 23 August) and <strong>The Maccabees </strong>on Sunday 24 August<strong>. </strong>Further All Points East headliners are still to be announced.</p>
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<p>All Points East has become one of the most popular festivals in the capital, having consistently played host to a number of the most well-loved and important acts of the 21st Century as well as platforming new and important artists. Last year saw headliners <strong>Kaytranada, Loyle Carner, Mitski, LCD Soundsystem </strong>and <strong>The Postal Service</strong> &amp;<strong> Death Cab For Cutie</strong> who led a</p>
<p>East London’s beautiful Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets also hosts a hugely popular community focused event each year. In The Neighbourhood, in collaboration with Tower Hamlets Council, hosts a vibrant programme of activities and entertainment, working with the local community, businesses, organisations and suppliers. Previous activities have seen something for everyone &#8211; eco-friendly creative workshops, free yoga sessions, street food, open air movie nights, themed drag shows and film panels.</p>
<p><strong>Tickets on sale:</strong></p>
<p>Amex® Cardmembers Presale – 10am, Monday 9th June<br />
Artist + APE Presales – 10am, Wednesday 11th June<br />
Ticket Agents (AXS / TM)  &#8211; Presales – 10am, Wednesday 11th June<br />
General On Sale – 10am, Thursday 12th June</p>
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		<title>As The Lights Go Down, The K&#8217;s Got A Feeling At The Roundhouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 09:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of the most exciting breakout bands of the last 12 months, The K's took to the stage at London's Roundhouse to incredible warmth and adoration from the boisterous crowd. With their second studio album arriving in June, the group are not resting on their laurels and aiming for the top, playing the biggest venues of their career and taking nothing for granted.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the most exciting breakout bands of the last 12 months, <strong>The K&#8217;s</strong> took to the stage at <strong>London&#8217;s Roundhouse</strong> to incredible warmth and adoration from the boisterous crowd. With their second studio album arriving in June, the group are not resting on their laurels and aiming for the top, playing the biggest venues of their career and taking nothing for granted.</p>
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<p>It’s 21:00 in the packed out Roundhouse and there’s a playlist going over the PA system. It’s got many of the usual suspects of well known rock songs of the 21st century. But as one song moved into the next, it struck me that not one of them was a song released in the last 10 years. The majority of the tracks were from the noughties and we seem to be obsessively nostalgic for a bygone era of rock anthems. From<strong> Ed Sheeran </strong>to <strong>Beyonce, The Weeknd </strong>to <strong>Taylor Swift</strong>, for the best part of a decade lone individuals have ruled the charts and the popular music discourse. Yet it feels like bands are having a resurgence. Leading the charge and on a meteoric rise are The K’s.</p>
<p>The North West foursome have been putting out singles and EP’s for nearly eight years but released their long awaited debut album <strong>I Wonder If The World Knows </strong>was only kept off the number one album spot by <strong>Beyoncé </strong>and <strong>The Libertines</strong>. It shows the connection they have and the community they’ve created with their fans. This has been brought about from their energetic live performances over years of extensive touring. Combine that with earnest songwriting and a tightly knit unit of talented musicians and you&#8217;ve got a recipe for success.</p>
<p>Aussie rockers <strong>Day We Ran</strong> kicked the evening off followed by East London band <strong>The Bracknall</strong>. The latter of which played a number of songs from their newly released second album <strong>Falling Out Of View</strong>. Highlights include <strong>Get Better, Higher You Fly, Sweeter The Fall </strong>and their most streamed song, 2021’s <strong>I Don’t Understand It</strong> showed their fresh take on a familiar britpop sound. It was a bit surreal to hear the crowd chant the band’s name, the same as the Berkshire town that I had travelled an hour and a half from to see them!</p>
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<p><a href="https://rockshotmagazine.com/the-ks-our-sights-are-set-at-the-top-were-definitely-aiming-for-the-big-boy-leagues/"><strong>Rockshot Magazine</strong> spoke to lead guitarist of The K&#8217;s Ryan Breslin</a> ahead of their tour who told us about their rapid ascent over the last 12 months and how they were aiming for the big boy leagues. Tonight&#8217;s display on this Tuesday evening in North London showed that they haven’t got far to go.</p>
<p>Opening with <strong>Gravestone</strong>, the second single from their soon to be released sophomore record<strong> Pretty On The Internet</strong>, the band started with an energy that was matched by the raucous spectators. Next was <strong>Icarus </strong>an anthem about the dangers of burning out after going out and getting on it. The irony being that early on in this song, singer Jamie &#8211; wearing a white short sleeve shirt &#8211; was drenched from a flying pint that went over him and his guitar.</p>
<p>The anthemic <strong>Chancer </strong>followed which fired up already impassioned onlookers and took them to another level. The connection between the band, with each member playing out of their skin and the crowd, the majority of which sang along to every word of every song was so special. It’s rare to be in a room with such vociferous positivity. A joyful catharsis that infectiously spread throughout the room. <strong>Dexter Baker </strong>on bass matches his bandmates as they make the stage seem small with their animated performance.</p>
<p>Whilst they may be better know for their guitar laden full throttle rock songs, <strong>Heart On My Sleeve </strong>and <strong>Lights Go Down </strong>were slower ballads that touched the hearts of those in attendance in North London. The former about the frontman and chief songwriter <strong>Jamie Boyle&#8217;s </strong>tendency to push those closest to him away when feeling insecure or vulnerable. His ability to write and convey the honest human experience and interpretations of everyday British life, alongside catchy hooks and singalong chorus&#8217;s is a reason why The K&#8217;s are gaining so much traction and appeal to the masses. That was made apparent by the sheer diversity of the audience; young, old, male. female, couples and singles.</p>
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<p>Jamie grabbed an acoustic guitar to accompany <strong>Hoping Maybe </strong>whilst lead guitarist Ryan really stood out &#8211; not just because of the red/orange cardie he donned, but being on top form, delivering powerful solo&#8217;s and showcasing his talents on the tour debut of 2019 single <strong>Aurora</strong>, a song about &#8216;a girl from London town.&#8217; Breslin raises his guitar aloft to get every last decibel out of it.</p>
<p>Drummer<strong> Nathan Peers</strong> doesn&#8217;t stop and drives the band on through their nearly 80 minute set. Their biggest song to date <strong>Sarajevo, </strong>began with an short rendition of <strong>The Pogue’s Dirty Old Town</strong>, replacing Old Town with Earlestown, the hometown of Jamie, Ryan and Dexter. Using the metaphor of the origins of the First World War to describe a lover who decides on ending a relationship before things get out of hand. It might sound a little tenuous but the relationship breakdown of your first love is often the end of the world so the comparisons can be understood. People began heading to the exits assuming this would be the last song of the evening however they were to miss the show’s actual finale: <strong>Dacton &amp; Wanderella, </strong>from the deluxe version of their debut album to bring to a close a triumphant night on one of their biggest headline shows in the middle of their biggest tour to date. The K&#8217;s don&#8217;t have a ceiling, they&#8217;re aiming for the big boy leagues and are coming for it all.</p>
<p><strong>The K’s Pretty On The Internet</strong> tour continues and you can catch them on the following dates:</p>
<p><strong>MAY</strong><br />
17th – O2 Academy, Bristol<br />
22nd – O2 City Hall, Newcastle<br />
24th – Neighbourhood Weekender, Victoria Park, Warrington</p>
<p><strong>JUNE</strong><br />
6th – The Piece Hall, Halifax<br />
7th – The Piece Hall, Halifax<br />
14th – Lincoln Castle, Lincoln</p>
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<p>Live review of <strong>The K&#8217;s </strong>@<strong> The Roundhouse, London </strong>by <strong>Chris Lambert</strong> on 13h April 2025. Photography by <strong>Kalpesh Patel</strong></p>
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