Aug 03

The Wildhearts + Raging Speedhorn at The Plug, Sheffield, UK – 3rd August 2018

The Wildhearts Apparently, tonight’s gig is billed as a warm up for The Wildhearts before they head off to Japan and Australia, let's hope they enjoy similar size crowds out there as they are doing here in The Plug in Sheffield. Just as a side note, it has been rumoured that this pretty decent venue is soon to close and become a golf superstore – what a damn shame if it's true, OK not a classic Sheffield venue along the lines of The Leadmill, but all the same a great live music outlet. Another One Bites The Dust (if you needed a musical reference).


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Jul 28

Black Star Riders + The Howling Tides at Warehouse 23, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK – 28th July 2018

Black Star Riders Just as a near post-apocalyptic heatwave is coming to an end, what’s the best idea for something to do – I know, cram yourself into a sweaty club in Wakefield and watch some bands. The only thing is the main band tonight is not just a band, they are the dying embers of the most magnificent Thin Lizzy. Now as a life long Lizzy fan, well since I was about 12, I had of course been very excited when they reformed, albeit without their master frontman, and as they gently morphed into Black Star Riders, the omens and the albums promised much. Let’s hope tonight that my first experience of them live lives up to my anticipation.


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Jun 17

Stone Sour + Nothing More at O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK – 17th June 2018

Stone Sour Having already played a couple of festivals around Europe this summer Stone Sour are now ready to hit the UK with a few dates, first up is tonights gig at the Manchester Apollo. Arriving at the venue there is a buzz around and fans are here in their numbers with the que reaching far into the distance.


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Jun 16

Alice in Chains + Blood Red Shoes at the O2 Academy, Leeds, UK – 16th June 2018

Alice in Chains Seattle legends Alice in Chains paid a flying visit to the UK for two shows in the run up to the release of their new album due later this year and before they spend the whole summer on a huge run of festival shows. We were lucky enough to catch them at Leeds Academy, the first of the two nights.


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Jun 16

Hollywood Vampires at Genting Arena, Birmingham, UK – 16th June 2018

Hollywood Vampires There was a palpable buzz of excitement in the air at the prospect of seeing Hollywood A listers, Hollywood Vampires in Brummyland on Saturday night at the Genting Arena.


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Jun 10

The Bronx at Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, UK – 10th June 2018

The Bronx A mere 30 yards away from Camden Town tube station, you come across a strange set of double doors they look like they lead to the ground floor of a block of offices. Only this time, the stairs lead you further down to the depths of one of London's most popular venues. I am in fact talking about the Electric Ballroom. Many incredible artists have played here such as Muse, Beck and George Ezra. But if you were to be present on the 10th June 2018, you would have been witness to large mosh pits and the screams of one Matt Caughthran. All of this, curtesy of The Bronx. A pure punk rock band from Los Angeles, California.


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May 14

Lower Than Atlantis + Boston Manor + The Faim at Plug, Sheffield, UK – 14th May 2018

Lower Than Atlantis At the end of a full-on tour, Lower Than Atlantis treated Plug in Sheffield to a fantastic and fun evening of heavy hard-rock. Joined by The Faim and Boston Manor, they had chosen the perfect venue, known for its great party atmosphere, to end their tour on.


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Apr 26

Theory of a Deadman at Academy 2, Manchester, UK – 26th April 2018

Theory of a Deadman On the back of their recently released sixth studio album ‘Wake up Tour’ Theory of a Deadman (TOAD) have finally landed in Manchester for the last show of their UK leg of the tour. Tonight they are playing the Manchester Academy 2, a venue that they are well familiar with having played it several times previously. The audience tonight is a great mix of young, old, rockers and regulars but all with one thing in common, their love for TOAD, the room is buzzing with excitement and absolutely packed out to the rafters.


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Apr 25

Joe Satriani’s G3 with John Petrucci + Uli Jon Roth at Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK – 25th April 2018

Joe Satriani Joe Satriani brings his guitar buddies for another overdose of steller G3 solos at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. Joe Satriani loves playing Hammersmith, it’s clear for all to see and he reminds us of that fact several times during the show as this isn’t the first time he has brought 2 great guitarists out to play in London on his G3 road trips.


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Apr 21

Ugly Kid Joe + Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons + Yellowcake at Concorde 2, Brighton, UK – 21st April 2018

Ugly Kid Joe Almost 3 years after their last Brighton show, Ugly Kid Joe returned to our beloved venue by the sea, Concorde 2, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their platinum selling album America’s Least Wanted.


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Apr 04

Greta Van Fleet + The Second Sons at O2 Islington, London, UK – 4th April 2018

Greta Van Fleet It’s not every day you get to go see a band boldly dubbed “The Future of Rock ‘n Roll”. That’s quite a heavy load to bear for a foursome from Frankenmuth, Michigan, that are all under 21! Needless to say, I couldn’t wait to see Greta Van Fleet on Wednesday evening as they packed out the O2 Islington to over-capacity. The band has an immense hype build around them at the moment and getting a ticket to one of the two London shows were a hot commodity. The band consists of three brothers, lead singer, Josh Kiszka; his twin brother, Jake Kiszka on guitar; younger brother, Sam on bass and then Danny Wagner behind the drums.


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Mar 14

Turbowolf + Puppy at Scala, London, UK – 14th March 2018

Turbowolf Turbowolf put on an absolute scorcher of a show at Scala in London on Wednesday night last week. They released their third album, 'The Free Life' the prior Friday and is currently on tour in support of it. Fans flocked to the 800 pax venue in high anticipation of seeing this new offering live on stage. On tour with them is Puppy, another band I was looking forward to seeing.


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Feb 02

Highly Suspect at The O2 Institute, Birmimgham, UK – 2nd February 2018

Highly Suspect If you've not heard of Highly Suspect then in 2018 that's all going to change. The trio originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts deal in the sort of rock that fits easily along side day time radio friendly pop yet often nips across the border into harder territory… Think Royal Blood and you won't be far off.


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Jan 23

Black Veil Brides + Asking Alexandria at O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK – 23rd January 2018

Black Veil Brides The opening night of the ABvBA UK run of shows got off to a fine start in Birmingham, although not without some ‘first night’ glitches it has to be said. The co-headline ‘Resurrection’ tour bringing ‘modern metal’ heavyweights Asking Alexandria and Black Veil Brides together was something that a lot of people obviously wanted to see, evidenced by the sheer amount of people queuing to get in to the venue – the line of excited faces reaching back as far from the Birmingham Academy as you could see.


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