The Wombats - Brixton Academy, London
With a brand new album ‘Glitterbug’ to hand, the Wombats continue to prove their popularity on the live scene, 8 years after their debut album was released. You may have counted The Wombats within the ‘landfill indie’ pile, which includes…
Marillion Weekend - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Offering three days of music, events and more, the Marillion Weekend is a chance for the band to put on something really special for their most dedicated fans. Now in its thirteenth year, the UK leg of this year’s event…
Seasick Steve - Philharmonic, Liverpool
Sandwiched between dates at Manchester’s O2 Apollo and London’s Hammersmith Apollo, Seasick Steve faced the more humble prospect of a Sunday evening at Liverpool’s Philharmonic to give a lesson in blues and life. The grandiose venue, which is celebrating its…
The Vaccines - Brixton Electric, London
“With a back-catalogue so strong and new material so promising, The Vaccines are bound to own this summer.” The instantaneous and direct nature of The Vaccines’ back-catalogue can easily feel as if it is too overplayed, they’ve had a dozen…
Nick Mulvey - Roundhouse, London
In familiar territory, Nick Mulvey performed a showcase set of his young-catalogue of songs taken from his debut album ‘First Mind’. For a man who’s been nominated for the Mercury Prize twice (once as a solo artist in 2014 and…
Wolf Alice - The Ritz, Manchester
Wolf Alice showed off their upcoming debut album ‘My Love Is Cool’ to the Ritz as they continued their transition from feral animals to hit-making beasts. Angela Carter’s ‘The Bloody Chamber’ is a matriarchal reworking of traditional fairy tales with…
Kiesza - Albert Hall, Manchester
Since the release of her debut album ‘Sound Of A Woman’, Canadian former Navy reserve and musician Kiesa Rae Ellestad, better known as Kiesza, has often been criticised for having no real sense of direction. She began her musical career playing…
Papa Roach - Academy, Manchester
Mothers Day at Manchester Academy was filled with music most mothers disapproved of, as nu-metal pioneers Papa Roach brought their new album ‘F.E.A.R’ and their old classics to the city. Whilst most people were ready to roll back the clock 15 years to the…
The One Hundred - Academy, Manchester
During a nostalgic night with nu-metallers Papa Roach, the rap rock styling of opening act The One Hundred proved there may be life in the sub genre yet. At the start of the millennium, nu-metal was in its heyday with…
The Darkness - Monroe’s Live, Galway
Tonight the Darkness brought some new material, a new drummer and a lot of their groundbreaking ‘Permission To Land’ album to an intimate and fun-fuelled show in Galway. Ireland is no stranger to visiting international acts using its venues to…
Placebo - O2 Apollo, Manchester
Placebo stopped off in Manchester to celebrate 20 years of their band with a set bursting with timeless hits and hidden gems. Thankfully, being a music fan isn’t rocket science. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to tell you that…
Europe / Black Star Riders - Rock City, Nottingham
Fans were treated to two rock legends back-to-back as Thin Lizzy reincarnates Black Star Riders opened for Europe during one of Nottingham’s top shows of the year. The winter months have been a dark and lonely place for fans of live music.…
Corrosion Of Conformity - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
It’s been quite some time since this most celebrated line-up of Corrosion Of Conformity have performed together. There may have been an incarnation of the band touring and releasing albums as recently as late last year, however most fans were hankering…
Country To Country 2015: Sunday
As the second day of C2C (Country To Country) kicked off, the crowds seemed refreshed, in high spirits and ready to do it all again. As the pop-up stages got back up-and-running, the daytime crowd were once again treated to…
Country To Country 2015: Saturday
This weekend saw the welcome return of C2C (Country To Country Festival) to the O2 Arena in London. Now in it’s third year, the festival sees some of the UK’s up-and-coming names in a newly flourishing country music scene, as…
The Answer - Limelight 2, Belfast
For some, opening a world tour in their hometown might be a daunting task. Not so for Co. Down’s favourite sons The Answer. Although proud of their Northern Irish roots, the four-piece’s music conversely, has far more in common with…
Slaves - NME Awards Tour 2015, Forum, London
Slaves - made up of shouting sticksman Isaac Holman and guitarist Laurie Vincent - marked their territory on this evening’s epic NME Awards Tour bill. On a night which also saw Fat White Family and Palma Violets take to the Forum stage, the…
Kanye West - KOKO, London
Kanye West brought his friends to Camden for a surprise show last night… this morning. After confirming the show on Twitter yesterday evening, Yeezy turned up at KOKO in North London at 1am for an hour and a half of…
Spandau Ballet - 3Arena, Dublin
New wave specialists Spandau Ballet rolled into Dublin bringing with them new hits and old favourites. Greed and excess, yuppies with filofaxes, and Thatcherism; just some of the clichés that are trotted out when the 1980s – the decade that…
Aquilo - Deaf Institute, Manchester
The now Manchester-based band Aquilo showcased their haunting electro-pop at the intimate Deaf Institute this evening. Hailing from the Lake District, Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher, AKA Aquilo’s haunting electronic pop sounds have been making waves on the music scene since…
Until The Ribbon Breaks - Oslo, London
Until The Ribbon Breaks brought their cinematic new album to London’s Oslo this evening. The small stint over in the UK is in support of their self-titled debut album (which hasn’t been released this side of the pond yet) and…
Take That - Shepherds Bush Empire, London
During their first full set as a trio, Take That proved that their incredible back-catalogue still has the ability to captivate an audience. Accustomed to arenas the ‘These Days’ trio casually took to the stage at London’s O2 Shepherds Bush Empire to…