Galleries Archive - Gigs and Festivals

Taylor Swift

Pop star and cat lover Taylor Swift brought her ‘1989 World Tour’ to a sold-out crowd at Manchester Arena. From the spectacular stage set up to the hilarious yet heartfelt video anecdotes of her friends; Taylor Swift and crew know how…

Download Festival 2015

Download Festival is a firmly established highlight of the year for those with a penchant for rock, metal and beyond. With three days of music and more spread across four stages, this year’s event had something for everybody. Download Festival…

Parklife 2015

Parklife 2015 in pictures. From its beginnings as Mad Ferret, Parklife 2015 now one of the major players on the UK circuit, boasting a 70,000+ daily attendance across the weekend. Taking place in Manchester’s Heaton Park on Saturday 6th July 2015,…

Hozier

Hozier live at London’s O2 Shepherd Bush Empire on the 2nd June 2015. Multi-award winning singer-songwriter Hozier, stopped off at London’s O2 Shepherd Bush Empire after performing in the capital the evening before at the cities iconic Roundhouse. The soon to be superstar…

Liverpool Sound City 2015

Liverpool Sound City 2015 in Pictures. Taking place by the Mersey in abandoned warehouses that once housed cargo from Liverpool’s thriving shipping industry, Liverpool Sound City 2015’s new industrial setting at Bramley Moore Docks contrasted nicely with the sharply dressed Scouses that attended the three…

Slam Dunk Festival 2015

Slam Dunk Festival 2015 in pictures. Slam Dunk Festival 2015 returned home for it’s 10th birthday, lighting up Leeds’s Millennium Square for a day of the most epic alternative acts around. With headliners You Me At Six rumoured to be…

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler live at The O2 Arena in London on the 22nd May 2015. Donning casual attire, Mark Knopfler showed off his fingerpicking skills during a set filled with Dire Straights classics and more at the O2 Arena this evening.…

Live At Leeds 2015

Live At Leeds Festival 2015 in pictures. The 2014 festival premiered the likes of Royal Blood, George Ezra, Clean Bandit and Years & Years, whilst this year’s line-up came with assurances that your favourite new band – that you don’t even…

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The Vamps

The Vamps live at London’s O2 Arena on the 1st May 2015. The Vamps, got everyone on their feet for a high energy performance at the O2 Arena in London. The British heartthrob boyband performed tracks from their back catalogue including ‘Girls…

Olly Murs

Olly Murs live at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on the 20th April 2015. Bringing his energetic live show to Yorkshire, ‘Troublemaker’ Olly Murs showed off the best of his brand new album ‘Never Been Better’. X Factor’s cheeky chappy brought…

Tinie Tempah

Tinie Tempah at London’s O2 Arena on the 13th March 2015. ‘Pass Out’ rapper Tinie Tempah has opened for The Script on every date of the European leg of their huge ‘No Sound Without Silence Tour’ which has swept across…

Ella Eyre

Ella Eyre live at London’s Roundhouse on the 11th March 2015. Lion-haired songstress Ella Eyre played her biggest headline show to date at the iconic London Roundhouse. The sold-out venue was treated to the first performance of her brand new…

Yellowcard

Yellowcard live at KOKO in London on the 9th March 2015. Pop-punk heroes Yellowcard dropped into the 1,500 capacity venue to show off their new album ‘Lift A Sail’. Despite hailing from Florida, there was little chance of them bringing…

Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake live at KOKO in London on the 9th March 2015. Ska-punk legends Less Than Jake arrived with fellow-Florida punk pals Yellowcard for this huge show. Whilst celebrating a lot of their acclaimed 1998 album ‘Hello Rockview’, their…

Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet live at Dublin’s 3Arena on the 9th March 2015. Greed and excess, yuppies with filofaxes, and Thatcherism; just some of the clichés that are trotted out when the 1980s – the decade that taste forgot - is mentioned.…

The Cribs

The Cribs live at The Ritz in Manchester on 25th February 2015. The Wakefield siblings of Gary Jarman, Ryan Jarman and Ross Jarman lit up The Ritz in Manchester with tunes from their upcoming album ‘For All My Sisters’ which…

Elbow

Elbow live at London’s Eventim Apollo on the 11th February 2015. The cinematic feel and approach to Elbow’s sound is seldom mentioned, tonight it is forthright and makes for an impressive live show. Splitting their 6 albums fairly across their…

Foxes

Foxes live at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on the 9th December 2014. Sequin covered and full of energy, Foxes rolled into London with her huge ‘Glorious Tour’. Taking its name from her heralded debut album, the pop sensation showed off the…

Stromae

Stromae live at London’s Hammersmith Apollo on the 9th December 2014. The Belgium hip-hop / electronic prodigy Stromae arrived at London’s Hammersmith Apollo to tackle most of his sublime 2013 album ‘Racine Carée’. Dressed as stylishly as ever, the songwriter / producer…

Basement Jaxx

Basement Jaxx live at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on the 6th December 2014. If bright colours, amazing costumes and big hits are your thing then Manchester’s O2 Apollo was the place for you tonight as Basement Jaxx brought the party and…

Saxon

Saxon live at The Academy, Dublin, on the 5th December 2014. Classic heavy metal icons Saxon brought their 35-year celebrations to Ireland with a performance that would suggest they are still at the top of their game. While the spotlight…

James Bay

James Bay live at London’s Scala on the 25th November 2014. Hotly tipped indie singer-songwriter James Bay brought his brand new EP ‘Hold Back The River’ to a sold-out London Scala. Fresh from touring with Hozier around the US, the 1,150 capacity room…

New Found Glory

New Found Glory live at Cardiff University on the 23rd November 2014. The pop-punk heroes proved exactly why their tour is called ‘The Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour’ with a blistering performance in Wales. Whilst on the final stretch of…

The Story So Far

The Story So Far live at Cardiff University on the 23rd November 2014. The Bay Area pop-punk quintet The Story So Far headed to Cardiff as the main support to New Found Glory’s ‘The Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour’. Having…