Saturday dawned bright and breezy; the Newark showground campsite tranquil and peaceful as the slumbering masses slept off their respective hangovers.
The party of the night before would ensure, in the main, that, at this relatively early hour, the only signs of life was those of the very hardy and industrious team of Stonedead volunteers setting about getting all ship-shape for the day's main event.
Beartooth brought the highly anticipated ‘The Below Tour’ to The Fillmore Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The tour also featured Wage War in support. Dragged Under, who is also featured on this run, was unable to perform as they have momentarily stepped away from the tour for safety reason and hope to rejoin it in the near future.
RockWich Festival 2021, Whitton Albion Club, Northwich. 28th -29th August 2021 , You know what you should do on a bank holiday weekend?
The four bands of the a-rock-olypse rode into the arena upon their steeds; eyes glowing ruby-red even as the darkness of night faded into dawn. Nostrils flaring as they breathed a sulfurous furnace-like inferno. From their mounts the gathered musicians nodded knowingly as they looked at one another; the time was near for tonight they would rock!
Yorkshire-based rockers Syteria were the last band I saw before lockdown when they performed at Chesterfield’s Real Time Live in March 2020.
On a pleasantly warm Sunday evening two of the finest exponents of rock in the Westcountry have been brought together for a gig in the maritime heart of Bristol.
Two very different styles and two different age brackets but one common goal; that is to rock the hell out of the Thekla. Whilst most venues are within four walls of a building the Thekla is a touch different; she's an 'old lady', a virtually living and breathing entity.
Ever since the Covid restrictions were lifted and live music started to rear itself up from its enforced slumber, the year has become something of a tickbox agenda for me as life returns to some sort of normality.
Anakim opened up the whole festival on The Sophie Lancaster Stage and what an absolute blinding start to the festival. It's been such a long time since any of us have been able to appreciate any live music.
The Coffin Train has been rerailed and is, without a shadow of a doubt, firmly back on track! That's the resounding message sent out most loudly and clearly by legendary Midlands metal outfit Diamond Head in Plymouth last Friday night.
Oh Bloodstock, it’s good to have you back. After the enforced lay off of 2020, the good folks of the UK’s loudest festival were back with a vengeance and made this the biggest and (arguably) best of their history.
First up tonight are Slowmo75, who hail from Robin Hood Country. This five-piece bunch of rockers hit the stage and don’t waste a minute of their allocated support slot.
Waiting in line, in the rain, with cars spraying water everywhere, it all didn’t seem to matter to the hundreds of fans waiting in turn, patiently, to get into the Picturedrome in rural Holmfirth, yes Last of the Summer Wine country.
Still buzzing after such an amazing day yesterday, I headed back to the site in anticipation of another great day.
Happy festival goers already looking round, sourcing food and appreciating the custom bikes, gleaming in the show tent, polished with care and pride ready to be judged later on, handlebars glinting as the sunshine broke through the side of the tent.
Up first are Scottish based, five-piece rockers Bad Actress. This, three brother, plus two mate’s combination, simply tear into their set at a blistering speed and just don’t let up until the very end.
It wouldn’t be a festival without a little rain and the weather had definitely closed in with grey cloud almost touching the top of the main tent on the second day of Rock & Blues Custom Bike show.
I’m at a festival! Yes a real in person festival! Live music, smoke, lights, crowd – real and in person and it feels surreal and fabulous!