There are festivals that trade on size, spectacle and celebrity, and then there’s 2000 Trees. Nestled in the Gloucestershire countryside, it continues to prove that atmosphere, community and adventurous booking are far more valuable currencies. Even before the weekend reached its climax, the Wednesday and Thursday line-ups offered a compelling re…
Irish country-pop sensation CMAT oozed star quality in an ebullient performance at the atmospheric Halifax Piece Hall on 17 July, as Dave Leggett reports
Former INXS bassist Garry Beers presented music and memories at the Sir Devonshire Hotel, Devonshire Square, London, on 16 July, as Paul Davies reports
Tom Meighan and co got the crowd bouncing with a Kasabian greatest hits set before Richard Ashcroft took the helm, leaning heavily on Urban Hymns to deliver one mass singalong after another. Nowhere was that more evident than on The Drugs Don’t Work, with thousands of voices turning a deeply sad song into something euphoric. Ashcroft’s voice sh…
I had been telling myself I could wait until November and see My Chemical Romance in Bangkok. After travelling to Milan for an already ridiculous weekend of Foo Fighters and System Of A Down, perhaps another major reunion with my teenage years could wait.
This one started more than a year earlier, when I booked the ticket with a friend from Naples and began the painfully long wait to finally see System Of A Down.
First rodeo for State Fayre proves a success, bringing cowboy boots, classic cars and Southern country charm to the Essex countryside, as Emmie MacNevin reports
The Def Leppard crew bowled into London (Thursday 3rd July) lighting up the arena with some of the most notable and singable songs in rock history. Armed with an army of lighting technicians the Sheffield natives fired through their classics only stopping for lead singer Joe Elliott to take his place in multiple parts of the crowd.
Cardiff Castle played host to the debut Blackbird Festival on Saturday (27th June) with Alter Bridge showcasing why they were worthy headliners. The bill saw three Welsh bands Cardinal Black, Merthyr rockers Florence Black and Newport’s finest Skindred join Mammoth and Alter Bridge for an unforgettable day of music in the Welsh capital.
The last time I was at Alexandra Palace, it was for The Hives, and the room felt like it had been hijacked by chaos in matching suits.
