The Forge in Joliet has always felt like the kind of room where the walls remember impact. It is not a precious venue. It does not ask the crowd to admire the architecture or whisper reverently about acoustics.
There are bands you go to see because you want to relive your youth. And then there are bands you go to see because, frankly, you want to get dirty again.
Since its inception in 2018 this festival has steadily evolved into the international sell-out event that it is nowadays. Pulling in bands, this year, from Sweden, Germany, Finland and from, even further afield, Canada and USA is no mean feat in itself.
Tonight, as he looks at the sight of a sold out Wembley, Jon Bon Jovi looks emotional. It's no wonder really, the vocal issues and subsequent surgery he had could have easily brought the end to his career and nights like this.
“One day, one stage, one monster rock show.” Now in its eighth incarnation Stonedead Festival well and truly lives up to its motto. It has unequivocably become an industry mark of exacting standards within the rock and metal calendar
Its the last day of Bloodstock 2026 and already its kicking off to a killer start with the cure for a heavy Saturday night opening with the mystic tones of Alunah.
First time in the Voodoo for me believe it or not, so looking forward to checking the place out, triple bill tonight,
It’s an intimate all seated affair at The Limelight Belfast tonight, sold out naturally, as Devin Townsend returns to the venue for the first time since 2019s Empath tour.
The 2026 edition of All Points East 2026 festival closed with a powerhouse performance from GRAMMY Award-winning band Twenty One Pilots.
Saturday night, Belfast, outdoor gig and rain... well there's a surprise. The rain had been doing its best earlier in the evening to remind everyone that summer in Belfast is largely a marketing exercise, but thankfully it stopped in time for Wolf Alice to take to the stage at Custom House Square.
Its nearing the end of the Summer Holidays and what better way to spend the evening than at an outdoor gig in Dublin – indeed the final one of the IMMA line up of gigs.
Sometimes you go to a gig because it’s a gig and sometimes you go because it’s a lot more. Sometimes it’s a reunion, a party, a celebration, an opportunity to reconnect with the past and an opportunity to re-commit to the future.
When Geoff Tate initially started touring the classic Queensryche album Operation Mindcrime, I really wasn’t sure how well it would work, but it only took one show to solve that, and he has continued to to
Back after their New Blood Stage appearance in 2024, Froglord come to platform the Sophie Lancaster Stage to relay the teachings of the coming of an ancient amphibian, as old as time itself.
Review by Paul Monkhouse for MPM Bloodstock – Friday After a triumphant headline set by the mighty Saxon, Friday had a very high bar to achieve but Bloodstock never lets you down. With the temperatures soaring again after a cold night, the only things certain were sunburn, long queues for the slushies and a day of top quality Metal. Old …
So off to obtain a couple of Serpents Lair frozen Strawberry and Lime daiquiri's hit the spot before heading over the Sophie Lancaster Stage for Scottish Groove metallers Hammer.