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Gallery: Beyond The Pale Festival – Day one (Friday) Glendalough Estate Co Wicklow, 16.06.2023
I knew before going to Beyond the Pale that it was going to be something special due to its location and special it was, set on the beautiful Glendalough Estate in the Wicklow mountains and surrounder by many ancient Oak trees.This festival is only in its second year, but all ready is set to be …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival, Thundercat at The Odeon Theatre, 09.06.2023
US bass wizz, Stephen Bruner, better known as Thundercat, graced the stage at The Odeon Theatre here in Hobart as part of the marvellously diverse festival known as Dark Mofo, bringing an exciting and wildly eclectic mix of funk, R&B and acid jazz. The crowd at the fully sold-out venue, were treated to some of …
Gallery and set-list: Pet Shop Boys – 3Arena, Dublin 19.06.2023
Pet Shop Boys playing Dublin’s 3Arena as part of their Dreamworld-The Greatest Hits Live tour.Last time I say Pet Shop Boys in was way back in 1991 and their were fantastic and last night was no exception. They have lot lost a thing in their performances. Photos and set-list: SuburbiaCan You Forgive Her?Opportunities – Let’s …
Live Gallery: Rising Festival – RVG, Forum Theatre, Melbourne, 14.06.2023
Feature photograph: Ian Bickerstaff
Live Gallery: Rising Festival – The Damned, Witch & Vaccum, Forum Theatre, Melbourne, 09.06.2023
Feature photograph: Ian Bickerstaff
Live Review plus Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival, Trentemøller, MAC 02 Centre, Hobart, 18.06.2023
Last night, Anders Trentemøller and his full band played the last night of the musical part of the Dark Mofo Festival in the vast cold cavern that is the MAC 02 hall. A performance so immersive and cathartic it made the venue feel like an intimate cavern, and heated up the interior like a solar …
Live Review: KISS – Utilita Arena, Newcastle 06/06/23
It’s finally time for the End of the Road Tour to make its way through the UK, following the KISS announcement that their last ever live stage performance will take place at Madison Square Gardens this year in New York after 50 years in the industry. So, with only a handful of UK dates on …
Live Review: Amon Amarth / Bleed From Within – The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton 14.06.2023
Who could resist a little 220-mile road trip on a glorious Wednesday afternoon to get the juices going, especially when there was a brutal ‘carrot’ as an incentive dangling at the end of the line, and that ‘carrot’ came in the form of the absolutely crushing Bleed From Within and the mighty Amon Amarth, even …
Live Review: Download Festival 2023 – Castle Donington, Derby 11.06.23
The final day of this epic rock voyage and it was a fairly stripped back affair for me. The heat was truly oppressive from the off and wherever you stood in the vast Donington arena it was stifling. The water points were gridlocked, and it took almost an hour of queueing to become victorious and …
Live Review: Download Festival 2023 – Castle Donington, Derby 10.06.23
As I entered the arena for the third time my battle plan required me to initially set up camp on the Opus Stage, so as I was winding my way to find a good vantage point I managed to catch the tail end of Stray From The Path and their brand of American Hardcore Punk. …