Growing up in the NYC area, I’ve been a Bon Jovi fan before there was a band called Bon Jovi. In 1983 my local radio station used to play the song “Runaway” from this unsigned artist and I instantly became a fan. Over the decades I’d see the band a dozen times in concert.
It's been a long time since Sammy Hagar toured the UK and even longer since it could have been classed as a 'solo' jaunt, his last one in support of the 'Standing Hampton' album in 1982.
This is a big one, its been 9 years since System of a Down has played the UK or Europe, but it's been 24 years since System of a Down played in Ireland at Ozzfest in 2002, so it's been 24 years since i was lucky enough to see them so this gig has been a long time coming.
If you're going to have a fiftieth birthday, why not make it the biggest celebration possible and invite several thousand of your nearest and dearest to join the party.
London is suffering from its second heatwave in as many weeks, so of course - of course! – rock titans My Chemical Romance are in town to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their much beloved The Black Parade album.
Whilst they may have held the crown during the New Romantic era, it's doubtless that Duran Duran have surfed that wave in the decades intervening and remain one of the biggest bands on the planet.
Approaching any Stadium always makes me think about the wonder of music. Just think, tonight, in a sold-out stadium in London, for a second time after Friday’s sell out show, are ‘just’ 4 guys from San Fransico.
The last day of Download Festival on a glorious Sunday morning. Waking up to the smell of breakfasts and people still snoozing off Saturday's after party shenanigans - but it was time to get down to the Dogtooth Stage, I wasn't about to miss what was about to wake up Download's Sunday morning.
It was a perfect day in central London. The sun beat down but the slight breeze in the air brought a little, very welcome relief from the heat as the largest crowd that the series had ever seen gathered to see one of the biggest artists in the world.
So, it’s Belsonic time of year again, but before I get properly stuck into this review, I feel a history lesson coming on… so buckle up.
Grammy Award-winning rock star Yungblud headlined for a crowd of 20,000 at Bludfest Year 3 in Hradec Králové, Czechia yesterday.
Now that's a line up, bit like the last time I saw Def Leppard at Marley Park, stacked triple bill, local lads, Sweet Savage and Viv's first band, the Boston's Extreme who I am very excited to see, as this is my first time and then the mighty Def Leppard! Also, there are three sixes on today’s date, so surely a good day for metal!
It's been a long-time, 2017 when these guys came and played the Ulster Hall twice in six months and sold it out, then we never seen them again for 9 long years, well, here we are, different venue tonight but packed out, on support of the self-titled album, I'm looking forward to seeing them again having seen Tremonti solo more often, let's go!
The Summer Solstice dawns and we board our noble metal steed to head back to Dublin for the 2nd night of 2 stadium filling dates on Metallica’s M72 “No Repeat Weekend” Tour 2026.
After Friday's first day of Download Festival, it was another pretty glorious day and it was time to head back to the Opus Stage.
The biggest weekend of 2026 for Metal gigs in Dublin is finally here. The socials are awash with excitable fans elated about the upcoming no repeat weekend, some desperately seeking tickets and others chatting about the potential wares the POP-UP Shop in the Convention Centre will have.