It's a bit of a mixed emotions night I suppose, on one hand it's amazing to see these guys in Belfast, on the other hand, this is it, you're not going to see them again after this run, it's been 35 years since the first album so they have had a hell of a run, really looking forward to this.
The overnight rain has mercifully mooched off elsewhere and the third and final day of Love Rocks 2024 dawns, with much in terms of promise, bright and dry. Based upon the wide diversity of styles witnessed it’s a safe, scientifically based conclusion that a furthering of this model will be the order of the day.
Billed initially as a secret gig, the cat was well and truly out of the bag with the declaration in large letters outside Shepherds Bush Empire that Placebo were gracing the stage tonight.
IDLES aren't the band that needs further introduction. The post-punk rockers from Bristol are also familiar to Glastonbury crowds.
A multi-media feast for the senses was promised and with this impossible to resist invitation ringing in ears, a trip to the rather gorgeous Sudbury Arts Centre was the destination for this Prog Rock nirvana.
So, a three-band night ahead of me I arrive at the venue with time to spare. Before too long we are snaking up the staircase into the venue above the pub.
Pronounced “Zee Zee Top”, an incredible 55 years in the making, ‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’ roll their particular roadworn bandwagon into ‘The Old Smoke’. Londinium to the Romans, acerbically known as ‘The Great Wen’ by writer William Cobbett in the 19th century, and nowadays more plainly, amongst many others, as ‘The Capital’.
Well now, one of my heroes is playing my hometown, so I am all over this, having the privilege of interviewing Mr. Kotzen in the afternoon and witnessing soundcheck, I knew tonight was going to be awesome, up first this evening...
Opening for MAMMOTH WVH last night at the O2 Institute, Birmingham, THE DUST CODA proved that they are a force to be reckoned with in the NWOCR music scene.
Last night, the O2 Institute, Birmingham played host to an American legend in the making. Wolfgang Van Halen brought his band MAMMOTH WVH to this 2k cap venue as one of two intimate gigs in the UK during his festival season playing the likes of ‘Graspop,’ ‘Hellfest’ and ‘Rockharz’ in Europe. His other UK appearance will be at London’s O2 Academy on the 9th.
As the dust slowly settles and the festivalgoers return to the brutal reality of waiting another year for a musical feast on the Pilton farm,
In aftermath of UK political elections, The War On Drugs provided a welcome break from the usual political tomfoolery in Northern Ireland as they kicked off an eleven date UK and European tour in Belfast’s historical Telegraph Building.
Body Count are a force to be reckoned with within the realms of rap metal and during a time where we see constant shifting and growth of genres, they adapt to the evolvement whilst keeping their mark on the world as their own style, that cannot be erased.
The summer night air in Tinley Park, IL crackled with anticipation on June 29th, 2024, as a large crowd gathered at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre for Santana’s stop on their “Oneness” Tour.
So, the rocking river doth meander and flow with complete grace here in Dorset. Day two in the Love Rocks ‘house’ dawns brightly naturally full of expectation.
Well now, I don’t think I have watched a Livestream concert since the dark days of Covid! This is lined up to be a very special night, now according to the band this is going to be more sensational than Pam Anderson in the 90s.