No set list. Instead, a master list of circa 65 songs for the tour and from that, Black Francis and the band decide on the night which songs...
Category - Live Zone
US four-piece indie rock outfit Slow Pulp kicked off early at 7pm, when the room was about three quarters full. Offering up a decent set of...
There was little holding back the fans of Utah four-piece The Backseat Lovers last night in Leeds. As soon as the doors opened, the queue that...
He’s red hot right now. The weather was not. Snow, freezing temperatures and dodgy driving conditions kept some fans away from this sold...
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” So wrote A.A. Milne for Winnie The Pooh. A poignant quote that rings...
At the bottom of the A4 sheet of the set list for tonight’s show in Birmingham, a simple sentence is printed: “You now own a piece of history!”...
Canadian singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepson has just completed a sold out UK tour and is on her way to Australia right now. Our intrepid...
HOT SHOTS… Our man with the camera, Mr Sheldon, Jason to his friends, has shot pix of Yungblud many times across the years –...
Award-winning Aussie band Spacey Jane may not be a household name in the UK, but they filled legendary London venue The Roundhouse to bursting on...
How many bands stay the distance for 25 years and sell out top end theatres on spring and autumn tours year in, year out? How many bands start...
Kane Brown is a hot ticket on the UK comedy scene as a rising star of stand-up. So, to see his name on the front of the famed Eventim Apollo in...
The place: Moth Club, Hackney, London January 24th and 25th 2023… Canada’s official Music Export platform, ‘Canada...
You know those bands or artists you just cannot wait to see live; you adore their records; but are left feeling underwhelmed and...
Sunday night, “a school night”, Rock City is rammed. 2000 fans in, and they are well up for it. James Bay is in town and he...
While millions are glued to the TV on a Saturday night to watch a serving MP, a champion footballer, a soap actor and a champion rugby...
A current pop star cancelled a show with just a few hours notice in the UK this week, as he was feeling “really unwell.” No exact...
It’s always interesting to ask visitors on tour on these shores for their thoughts of the UK and its people, and for any unusual aspects of their...
Even when some live music venues are rammed, and even if the band or artist on stage are in good form, sometimes the atmosphere in the room can...
There’s a lot of it about, lately! And there is no vaccination or protection either. That is: awesome metal! Tuesday in Birmingham it’s a double...
Light and shade in a live set is a delicate balance between the rambunctious in-yer-face stuff and the more chilled tracks, such as...
What to do on a cold Wednesday November night in Leeds? Stay in and watch a bunch of C-list celebs’ and a Pantomine-villain MP eating...
Celebrity photographer Rothschild and music writer Steve Best bring you all the action from one of THE gigs of the year…. Superstars...
Acting legend Kiefer Sutherland and his band brought some Hollywood sunshine with them on a chilly, wet Tuesday night in November, to grace the...
If you have ever worked in a music store and had to listen to guitar noodlers and out of tune shredders day in, day out, there’s a universal...
It was one of those special gigs. You know the ones; when a less than full venue (“intimate”) hosts a brilliant band or artist and...
It went off bigtime in Nottingham last night (Sunday). The Amazons were in town – fourth stop of a 12-date tour – and Rock...
Machine Gun Kelly’s first arena tour, the UK leg part of a 52-date run across North America and Europe, tonight, sold out in Birmingham...
Would he show up to hotly tipped US singer and songwriter Alyssa Bonagura’s first London headliner? If he does, will he get up and sing...
If the energy levels of the fans’ reaction to thrash metal legends Anthrax first night of their UK tour is anything to go by, then the...
“Awesome”. “Bloody brilliant”. “Magnificent” “Just the best”. “Come back soon, you were magic”. “Wow, better than sex”. Just some of...
Finnish post-hardcore, “violent pop” collective Blind Channel came, played and conquered their short but sweet UK tour dates to promote...
A sold out 19,000 people had a fabulous time on Saturday (10th Sept 2022) in Sherdley Park, St Helens on Merseyside at Reminisce Festival...
* Album Of The Month (October 2022) – Exclusive first review * Lifford Shillingford sounds like the name of a quaint and picturesque...
Two of Northern Ireland’s most respected singer songwriters, Foy Vance and Gareth Dunlop, the latter an accomplished and in demand producer...
Painted faces. Flying fish. Film stars. Football stars. Folk stars. Rock stars. One of my weird dreams after eating cheese? One too many...
That man with a modern day version of a box Brownie camera, Jason Sheldon, was still standing (just!) on day three of Leeds Festival 2022, and...
Day two of Leeds Festival 2022. The man with a plan – and a bag full of camera gear, Jason Sheldon Esq. slept well in his tent after...
He’s at it again! Fearless snapper, smudger, tog…celebrated (by him!!) music photographer and friend of the stars (but not Taylor...
(SUNDAY) – Review & Photos I’d liked to have been in that meeting… “Right chaps, let’s form a new band. Better get...
(SATURDAY) – Review & Photos Thursday was the day many campers arrived, but the main stage kicked off on Friday with some superb acts...
(FRIDAY) – Review & Photos 2022 is the first year for Camp Bestival at Weston Park in Shropshire – 18-21 August – a stone’s...
A dozen bands/artists in one day and one venue. A mini festival featuring new acts and those tipped for big success and on the verge of their big...
EARLY BIRD TICKETS FOR WILDERNESS 2023 ON SALE 10AM TUESDAY 09 AUGUST TICKET LINK HERE Wilderness returned in all its sun-soaked glory with a...
US pop queen Christina Aguilera kicked off her UK tour last night at the seaside – wowing an 8,000 strong sold out crowd at...
Stereophonics, Courteeners, Blossoms, The Kooks, Manic Street Preachers, Nothing But Thieves, Kelis, Gabrielle, The Vaccines, Laura Mvula, Amy...
DAY TWO COVERAGE – Sunday – Review & Photos… Nottingham boasts Torvill and Dean, Brian Clough and Robin Hood...
DAY ONE COVERAGE – Saturday – Review & Photos… There were tears (of emotion) and there were tantrums...
A four-day belter. Great weather and a really impressive star studded lineup – a treat for the thousands who flocked to the site in...
Day Three – Sunday 10th July 2022 – The final ever Cornbury after 20 years…. Sunday was the hottest I...
Day Two: Saturday 9th July 2022 Day two at Cornbury brought more red hot weather, and after a late night, especially for the...
