Having already heard and reviewed BKC’s amazing “Law of Attraction” EP I knew this was goingto be a brilliant night...even if the band were crapping theirselves beforehand.

It is a very special evening in Belfast and at the SSE Arena, as a capacity crowd await the sign of the doors opening so they may all troop into the Arena floor and take up their places in the seated areas. The excitement is really palpable as the friendly mass of gig goers begin to get restive. Tonight is …

On a rather pleasant Monday night what better way to pass the evening than with friends, rockers, metallers, and Ministry with support from Chelsea Wolfe? And indeed the Limelight played host to such a gathering.

Arriving in Belfast just two days after his erstwhile bandmate Mark Tremonti, Myles’ gig was going to be slightly different as it was a bit more unplugged than Mark’s. Yup, that’s right, Myles Kennedy was going to do this gig the old fashioned way(ish) and play an acoustic set. A bold move by Mr Kennedy. Inside the Limelight, what was …

You always have to pity the poor artist that has to open day 2 of a festival to a field of hungover, burnt to a crisp zombies!! THE LAST INTERNATIONALE had this unenviable task of mammoth proportions but undeterred and fronted by the immense vocals of Delila Paz this outfit from New York left a mark on Maidstone with some …

Set in the glorious surroundings of Maidstone’s Mote Park with its rolling Kent green land and huge oaks, this festival is set against a beautiful backdrop with 2 days of lovely sunshine without a raindrop forecast, what could be better!! Kicking off Day One! GUN were the first band on the list to check out and this enduring band from …

A very warm evening once more, one would almost think the island of Ireland had moved to just of the coast of Portugal to see what the craic was. Inside the Limelight it was wonderfully cool, though it didn’t stay that way for very long. The crowds began to trickle in for the support act, The Fallen State, as the …

03 July 2018 Another glorious evening saw the sun shine down upon old Belfast Town and made for a warm and pleasant wait for the crowds outside the Limelight until the doors inevitably opened. And in poured a lot of eager punters. Tonight was going to be an interesting night of rock. Up first on stage was Jay Wud, a …

06 June 2018 In the world of rock and metal, there are two types of shows. The first are the ones where a bunch of dudes slouch onstage, play their tunes, maybe chat to the audience briefly then leave. The second though: ah, the second type of show is where there are lights, lasers, ever-changing backdrops. Flames! Skulls! Hovering, er, …

When you find a band you weren’t looking for, then you know there is something very special about them. Just so with Vambo when they appeared on the Orange Amp Stage at the Stone Free Festival in the O2 Arena in London.   When you see Vambo on stage for the very first time you will be immediately struck by …

Any festival is a great place to start discovering new music, meeting new friends and generally relaxing and enjoying yourself. This is especially so when you go to some of the smaller stages. And that is where you can really find yourself standing with your mouth open at the amount of talent out there. Such was the case with Stonewire …

Stone Free festival serve up a meaty metal smorgasbord with their Saturday three course headline menu – Day 1 – 16th June 2018 The Orange Amps stage and the Indigo at the O2 had exhausted their last servings for the Saturday festivities. Many metallers had gotten a great taste for new and upcoming bands form a very full menu of …

Belfast found itself in the grip of a Southern Invasion on Wednesday night, in the form of Kentucky, USA rockers Black Stone Cherry; even their support act were from the south – of Ireland, that is. The rather gorgeously balmy evening saw thousands of fans choose to spend a few hours in the dark confines of the Telegraph building to …

Rock and roll has always had its detractors who thought it was “the Devil’s music”, going right back to when riots broke out while Bill Haley and the Comets sang ‘Rock Around the Clock’ and girls fainted when Elvis rolled that famous pelvis. What these people didn’t seem to understand is that rock – and later, heavy metal – made …

Welcome back to the steel city for the 4th HRH Blues: a weekend to see some of the legends of blues and many young and new and upcoming acts. Once again Royalty and VIP punters were going to get a short unplugged session on stage 2, but this time over two days. The bands on this Saturday afternoon were: 12.00 …