Having seen that American songstress Beth Hart had cancelled her previous tour due to the hateful global pandemic, it was great to see that her long awaited visit to these shores had no arrived with a short tour of only five dates.
The Patriot, post-lockdown, has roared off the starting line like a finely tuned v-twin; all shining chrome and matt black paintwork, purring in delight.
Just the merest of drop kicks from the hallowed turf of the Millennium Stadium, heading in the direction of Cardiff Castle, is the historic Womanby Street.
This one's for Tom. Sat here the day following this gig in the hours after the shock announcement of the sudden, and far, far too soon, taking of Wolf Jaw's vocalist and guitarist Tom Leighton there's a tangible realisation of how precious time truly is.
In my gig going years, which now number almost 34 to the day, there has been more than a few instances where a band I love has toured and I have caught that tour more than once.
The Metal Tour of the Year came to its conclusion at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota after a little over a month run across the United States.
Setting off to Rock City again, this time I’ve my Son onboard. He happens to be a huge Skindred fan so it’s great that he’s coming along for the show. Having not seen him since December 2020 it’s a Dad and Lad night out.
There are five very unassuming guys living in the garden of England, who much like those famous superheroes that we see on our TV’s and at the cinema, have done so much over the last 18 months to safely allow people to attend and witness some fantastic live music.
A night of ‘Prog’ mastery might not be to everyone’s liking, but the closer the night came the more I found myself looking forward to it.
Making the ascent from the main body of The Jolly Farmer is the Newton Abbot version of opening the doors of the wardrobe in C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia.