
Live Review: Paloma Faith – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield 19.04.2024
By Phil Wright Tuesday April 19th brought the pocket-size powerhouse, that is Paloma Faith, to the iconic Sheffield City Hall. The 2800 sell-out crowd was in for an amazing masterclass in entertaining and owning the stage. This was a show of two halves with no supporting act for Paloma. She emerged onto the stage performing …

Live Review: Yard Act / Gustaf – Brighton Dome, Brighton 25.03.2024
By Henry Groves The uprising of Yard Act has been a rapid one and Brighton showed that off as well as any city. From playing a sold out Patterns only 2 years ago, the band were back playing the spectacular Brighton Dome. I for one was incredibly excited for this show, which led to me …

Live Review: Stiff Little Fingers / Glen Matlock – O2 Academy, Leeds 21.03.2024
By Phil Wright Thursday 21st March took me to Leeds for a total ‘Punk Fest’ at the O2. Opening the night was a true Punk legend, Glen Matlock, the original bass player and songwriter for the ‘Sex Pistols’. He was joined on stage by Neal Whitmore from ‘Sigue Sigue Sputnick’. The combination of Matlock and …

Live Review: DIIV / Bdrmm – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 12.03.2024
By Henry Groves Although there are 2 months until the release of their 4th studio album ‘Frog in Boiling Water’, the shoegaze icons were back in the UK, showing off their new music. Returning to the Forum in Kentish Town, 3 years after their last show at the same venue, celebrating the release of their …

Live Review: Opus Kink – Concorde 2, Brighton 12.12.2023
By Henry Groves I had been lucky enough to see Opus Kink a few times in the past, but none of them lived up to the size of this show. From supporting Chappaqua Wrestling at Brighton’s Rialto Theatre to supporting Black Honey at Green Door Store in the same city. Now they were headlining Concorde …

Live Review: Laura Misch – Komedia, Brighton 11.12.2023
By Henry Groves Heading to the end of her UK tour, Laura Misch had come to Brighton to play a sold-out Komedia Studio. Originally down to play Concorde 2, the new choice of venue was a lot more intimate, and seeing her in such a small venue was something that is unlikely to happen any …