The Miraculous Second Coming Of The Saints ’73-’78 At London’s Electric Ballroom
There are comebacks, and then there are resurrections. For punk devotees, the return of The Saints ’73–’78 — the latest live incarnation of the legendary Melbourne outfit — firmly belonged in the latter category. With original members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay at the helm, and an inspired line-up completed by Mick Harvey, Mark Arm, Peter Oxley, and a three-piece brass section led by Terry Edwards, the Electric Ballroom felt less like a gig and more like a communal rite of appreciation for one of punk’s most quietly revolutionary bands.
Lzzy Hale And Her Bloody Good Mates Storm The O2 Arena
Six albums and more than two decades into their career, Halestorm are still renowned for their near constant touring, but they've never played a headline show at London's O2 Arena – until tonight. It’s been a big year – particularly in the UK – as the band, with their...
Alessi Rose’s Voyeur Tour Burns Bright At The O2 Forum Kentish Town
The O2 Forum Kentish Town doesn’t feel like a gig venue tonight. Instead, as the lights drop into a deep rose glow, the space transforms into a surreal faux chapel. A fabric backdrop shaped into gothic arches hangs behind the band, framing an illumiated cross that...
Britainicana Is Louder That Americana: Westside Cowboy Stampede Through Portsmouth
Manchester-based quartet Westside Cowboy have only been together since 2023, but have already caused a stir. They have even coined a genre of their own – Britainicana. Even though the name suggests US country with a miserable and sarcastic British twist, they have created something much more fun.
Midweek Metal Mass: Lacuna Coil Blaze Through Leeds Stylus
Italian goth heavyweights Lacuna Coil turn Tuesday into a blackout ritual at Leeds Stylus, backed by a fired-up opening assault from Florida bruisers Nonpoint.
Cassyette Detonates The Roundhouse With 30 Minutes Of Pure Chaos And Catharsis
The lights fall to black inside the Roundhouse and a ripple of anticipation rolls through the crowd. When Cassy Brooking — better known as Cassyette — steps into the shadows, the room shifts. There’s no gentle warm-up, no easing into the night. Instead, she and her...
Grief, Glory & Grace – Gary Numan’s Heartbroken Homecoming Hammersmith Apollo
There are homecoming gigs, and then there are nights like Friday 21st November 2025 at the Hammersmith Apollo. For Gary Numan, born just a few miles away, this venue has always been spiritual ground. But as the dry ice swirled through the Art Deco arches of the old...
Lambrini Girls Bring Controlled Chaos And Sharp-Edged Punk Energy To XOYO Birmingham
Lambrini Girls didn’t just play XOYO Birmingham, they detonated it. The Brighton punk trio have built a reputation for turning every room into a riot of queer joy, fury, and razor-sharp wit, and last night they delivered one of their most explosive shows yet....
A Farewell On Fire: Stray From The Path Deliver One Last Earth-Shaking Set At The O2 Institute Birmingham
Stray From the Path’s final Birmingham appearance was never going to be a quiet goodbye but no one in the O2 Institute was prepared for just how ferocious, emotional, and unrelenting this show would be. This wasn’t just another stop on a farewell tour; it was a band...
Good Grief, Bastille Show No Bad Blood At The O2 Arena
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.
Amy Macdonald Warms A Frozen Hammersmith Apollo With Heart, Humour & Huge Hits
“Are we having a nice time so far? Are we getting a bit warmer?” Amy Macdonald grins, peering out at a Hammersmith Apollo audience bundled into coats and scarves. It’s a question that becomes a running joke throughout the night — because despite the November chill and the decidedly frugal heating, Macdonald sets about warming the 5,000-capacity venue the only way she knows how: with humour, heart, and a powerhouse performance that leaves no seat unshaken.
&U&I, Back In Birmingham As If They Never Left
Some gigs feel significant before they even begin. The return of &U&I, after nearly a decade off the radar, was one of them. Muthers Studio in Digbeth was already heaving long before the trio stepped onstage, the room buzzing with the kind of charged...
Never Mind A Wet Night In Stoke, Bad Nerves Made The Best Of A Cold Tuesday Night At The O2 Institute Birmingham
Bad Nerves rolled into theBad Nerves tonight armed with a setlist built for chaos, and although the room was a little quieter than expected, the people who were there lit the place up. A smaller Tuesday night crowd didn’t dull the spark – instead it made the gig feel like a secret show shared only between the band and the diehards. And the band fed off it.
Hot Milk Bring Fire, Fury & Pure Catharsis To London’s Roundhouse
On a bitterly cold Wednesday night in Camden, Manchester hard rockers Hot Milk turned London’s Roundhouse into a sweat-soaked pressure cooker of chaos, catharsis, comedy and pure community. Fronted by the unstoppable duo of Han Mee and Jim Shaw, with Tom Paton...
Sophie Grey Lights Up Hammersmith Apollo With Retro-Electro Dazzle
If Sophie Grey’s intention was to bring a dose of retro-futurist electro-pop to the second of Sting’s three-night stand at the Hammersmith Apollo, she certainly committed to the bit. Appearing through laser-like synth pulses, dressed in a silver metallic bodysuit with...
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