Week in, week out we run concert reviews and photographs from gigs and festivals across the UK and overseas, provided by our talented team of writers and photographers in the UK and further afield.
They do an incredible job; under sometimes difficult circumstances in the case of the guys and gals with the camera. It may be a closed pit and having to shoot from way back in an arena or festival site.
There may be only one song for them to get their pix, instead of the usual first three songs bands and artists usually allow professional snappers to shoot. The lighting can often be a challenge to say the least. And many more hurdles to clear to be able to do their job.
So, this special “Hot Shots” feature salutes each and every photographer who has contributed to our live coverage in 2024, with the “Editor’s Choice” of 15 of the best shots [in no particular order] published in our “Live Zone” this year.
- Frank Carter @ Download 2024 – Photo by Jason Sheldon
- Justin Hawkins [The Darkness] @ Latitude Festival 2024 – Photo by Liam Battersby
- Thirty Seconds To Mars [Jared Leto] – Birmingham June ’24 – Photo by Jason Sheldon
- Mika in crowd under spotlight @ Fabuloso 2024 [Brighton Pride] – Photo by James Daly
- The Slates @ This Feeling By The Sea Festival, Bridlington 2024 – Photo by Liam Battersby
- Crowd shot @ Hellfest 2024, Clisson, France – Photo by David Bronstein
- Steel Panther & TV cameraman @ Hellfest 2024 – Photo by David Bronstein
- Lauren Mayberry @ The Great Escape, Brighton 2024 – Photo by Alex Asprey
- Bex @ The Great Escape Brighton 2024 – Photo by Manja Williams
- Paloma Faith @ Regent Theatre, Ipswich 2024 – Photo by Liam Battersby
- Griff @ 02 Institute Birmingham 2024 – Photo by Andrea Bottino
- Becky Hill @ Utilita Arena, Birmingham 2024 – Photo by Jason Sheldon
- Rob Birch of Stereo MC’s, Southampton, October 2024 – Photo by Liam Battersby
- CMAT @ Latitude Festival, Suffolk 2024 – Photo by Liam Battersby
- Holly Humberstone @ 02 Academy, Leicester – Photo by Andrea Bottino
Photo of camera in the crowd @ top of page [for illustrative purposes] by Jason Sheldon
