The Veils @ KOKO, London
The Veils @ KOKO, London The lights dim, before Finn Andrews even takes to the stage his presence is palpable. As The Veils make their appearance, the atmosphere is charged and the rising anticipation in the crowd can be felt. The hunger of the crowd is juxtaposed by...
Live: Hackney Wonderland Festival. A Musical Feast In Hackney.
A Musical Feast In Hackney. The third annual Hackney Wonderland Festival took place in the heart of Hackney on 15th and 16th October. This year it evolved from one-day event to proper weekend festival. In short - Hackney Wonderland could be described as two days of...
Live: Michael Franti @ Heaven, London.
Michael Franti returns with his uplifting, positive and political message, this time ostensibly as an acoustic duo tour, with guitarist J. Bowman. However, if you expected to be in for a quiet, mellow time of it, watch out – tonight’s show was one of the rowdiest,...
Live Review: Wovenhand @The Dome, London.
Arriving onstage to a roar of excitement from the crowd, frontman David Eugene Edwards, thrusts his arms up demanding a greater noise, the crowd oblige whooping and hollering. An exciting line-up of musicians take to the stage, when touring gentler albums this...
Live: Lonely The Brave @ The Marble Factory, Bristol.
It’s an early start for tonight’s show in Bristol. Spirits are high. There’s a contagious buzz infecting the room with anticipation and with the recent praise that Lonely The Brave have received from their newest album raise, it’s no surprise why. Each member of the...
Live: Music Venue Trust #FIGHTBACK Benefit Concert @ Roundhouse
In Eastney, on the fringes of Southsea in Hampshire lies an empty, unassuming looking pub now hiding behind sagging net curtains and white washed windows. Eighteen months ago, it was The Cellars, a truly special, vibrant live music venue that attracted some of the...
Live: Moose Blood @ Y Plas, Cardiff.
Live: Moose Blood @ Y Plas, Cardiff On tonight’s line up are four young, hotly discussed and justifiably hyped bands ready to wave the flag for the new generation of emo, each ready to provide something unique. Although Cardiff was the last show to sell out, from the...
Live: Goo Goo Dolls @ Hammersmith Apollo
Hailing from Buffalo, New York, veteran American rockers Goo Goo Dolls returned to the UK for a run of shows, kicking off in Norwich last week and concluding at West London’s Hammersmith Apollo, in support of the group’s eleventh studio album Boxes, released in May....
Live: Luna Bay, Albert Man, William Poyer & Sherika Sherard @ Blogtober Festival
RockShot was recently invited to be part of Lost in the Manor’s Blogtober Festival - 31 days of gigs selected by the best online tastemakers - and on 10 October 2016, curated a very special evening of live music at The Finsbury in London’s Manor House. Our team of...
Live: The Pretty Reckless @ Scala
Taylor Momsen-led American rock four-piece The Pretty Reckless returned to London for the first time since playing their biggest UK headline show at the 5,000-capacity Brixton Academy in November 2014, this time playing a tiny pre-album launch show for third studio...
LIVE: LLOYD COLE @ UNION CHAPEL, LONDON.
On this tour Lloyd Cole is only performing his classic songbook covering a period from 1983 – 1996 which comprises of hits from albums Rattlesnakes, Easy Pieces, Mainstream, Lloyd Cole and Don’t Get Weird On Me Babe. Union Chapel is an intimate and relaxed setting...
Rock Show: RockShot Magazine Presents Blogtober
RockShot Music Magazine is curating it's own night of live music for the #BLOGTOBER FESTIVAL on Monday October 10th 2016 at The Finsbury in North London. When we were first asked to do this, we thought wow! What an honour to be included in the same...
Live: Blossoms @ The Forum, London
Stockport rockers Blossoms’ story is one that truly endears them to their audience and the music industry alike. They’re young, fresh and full of energy, but with an understanding of the struggle it takes to succeed in the music business, each member having tried and...
Live: Nina Hagen @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London.
Nina Hagen hasn’t played in the UK for a full 14 years, apparently, so there is tangible anticipation amongst the crowd tonight for this rarely seen and curious artist. Trying to pinpoint Nina Hagen’s role and legacy in the musical vista, on this, her 45th anniversary...
Live: Autumn Ruin, We Make Our Own Luck.
AUTUMN RUIN: WE MADE OUR DAMN LUCK, FRESH EP FROM MANCHESTER JUST IN TIME FOR THE COLD SEASON With Autumn now here, the debut EP from Autumn Ruin has been released. This Manchester's five has been playing for over a year now and after three successful singles they put...
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