Iron Maiden @ O2 Arena: Metal Gods Still Flying High
"Doctor doctor, please, don't you know I'm goin' fast. Doctor doctor, please, don't you know I just can't live. […] Livin' lovin' I'm on the run. So far away from you. Livin' lovin' I'm on the run. So far away from you." The famous UFO song (always played at the...
Never Grow Old At Neverworld Festival
Neverworld has taken over from Neverland and before that its legendary start-up LeeFest. From the humble beginnings of a totally DIY festival, Lee Denny and his crew have graduated to putting on a substantially improved and carefully curated music festival. Each year...
Celebrating Diversity At WOMAD Festival 2018
Where does one start writing about a festival as diverse and multicultural as WOMAD? So much more than simply another music festival on the UK calendar, the World Of Music And Dance (WOMAD) is a celebration of the wonderful and diverse world of expressive art through...
Little Steven Shows Who’s Boss At Shepherd’s Bush Empire
So towering is the legend of Springsteen that it’s easy to forget Steven Van Zandt is much more than The Boss’ consigliere. As a songwriter and producer in the early ‘70s he helped pioneer the “soul horns meets rock ‘n’ roll guitars” Jersey Shore sound that Born To...
Music & Art at Underneath The Stars Festival 2018
Yorkshire’s premier Music and Art festival, Underneath the Stars, returned for this year’s fifth edition at a brand new venue in the stunning rolling-hills of Cinderhill Farm, Cawthorne, with an exciting mix of musical delight, workshops, and lots of arts, crafts, and...
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Turn Up The Heat @ Forum Kentish Town
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return to the UK to tour their eighth studio album, Wrong Creatures. Having achieved cult status as one of the greatest live bands following the critical success of debut album B.R.M.C. This tour provides an opportunity for the band to...
The Goo Goo Dolls Slide Into Brixton Academy
The 1990s weren’t just about Britpop, grunge, the Spice Girls, and *NSYNC. They were the decade of the film soundtrack, a time when songs like (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, My Heart Will Go On, Love Is All Around, and Born Slippy leapt from the big screen to the...
Keep On Trucking (Dancing, Prancing, Sweating) At Truck Festival 2018
Another weekend of almost pure sunshine fixed the woes of last year’s Truck Festival mud bath. Over the three days of the 2017 festival the rain barely stopped in Abingdon, Oxfordshire leaving the whole site flooded with mud by the end of the weekend. With a heavy...
Tramlines Festival 2018 A Fitting Tribute To Sarah Nulty
I have to start by paying my respects to Sarah Nulty. Sarah, aged 36, was the co-founder and festival director who sadly passed away just weeks before the tenth edition of Tramlines. I never had the pleasure of meeting this incredible lady but you could definitely...
Cornbury The Perfect Country Festival For Families
The whole weekend basked in some seriously hot sunshine and as we entered through the security gates on Friday we immediately felt at home as the checks were done with huge smiles and laughs. This is very much a family affair with those working at the festival local...
Paul Simon Bids London Farewell At BST Hyde Park
It's basic gig maths: the bigger the audience, and the further from the stage, the bigger the chance of ending up next to people who spend the whole show chatting, Facetiming, or taking selfies until going wild when the hit single is played in the encore. So, in a...
2000trees Festival Rocks The Cotswolds
Where do you start to describe a weekend like 2000trees festival? Blistering heat, and a line-up that puts most of this year’s ‘bigger’ festivals to shame. It was fantastic. The atmosphere around the site is so chilled and laid back. With the site being relatively...
Livin’ On A High Note With Mavis Staples @ Union Chapel, London
A balmy Tuesday evening, a North London church and a suited and booted band provide the context for a night of great music with the not-so-secret ingredient of Mavis Staples. Fresh off the back of a show-stopping gospel heavy performance at Love Supreme Festival in...
Alanis Morissette Loves The Bright Lights @ Hammersmith Apollo
The seats had been set out for singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette’s two performances at the Apollo in Hammersmith, London, but they could have saved themselves the effort as the excited crowd had no plans to use them. They were already in buoyant mood from England's...
Noel Gallagher Brings His High Flying Birds And Oasis To Greenwich
In a more sedate and refined setting to younger brother and media foe Liam’s storming Finsbury Park, London show precisely one week earlier, Noel Gallagher appears on a stage positioned in front of the River Thames, between the two college buildings that comprise...
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