With replacement singer Joel Peter from Bootyard Bandits the band came to prove a point...they are one of the best live acts in the UK.

Now in its 14th incarnation HRH returns to the East coast of Norfolk for a second time. Following the initial west to east transitional shift to Great Yarmouth in 2019 this is an emotional gathering of the musical clans; the HRH family are back as one.

It’s back to familiar ground after last weeks ‘Road Trip’, tonight it’s Rock City in Nottingham, we’re in the Main Hall to see The Dead Daisies on their ‘Like No Other UK Tour’ supported by one of my long-time favorites, The Quireboys.

The time of the liturgical calendar when the dead are remembered is impending. The point of dedication, Allhallowtide, to saints, martyrs and the deceased alike is convergent.

What better time for an album launch gig for horror rockers So Long Until The Séance than on Halloween night? Backed by three other bands on the line-up.

So, this is a first for me, a trip to KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton, a venue I’m looking forward to seeing as much as the bands performing tonight. Living with Rock City effectively on my doorstep, in my eyes the benchmark is set pretty high.

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.