electronic live review
Live Review: Caravan Palace – Brighton Dome, Brighton 22.10.2024
‘Caravan Place’ bring their energetic French Electro swing sounds to Brighton Dome on the leg of their current European tour. Right from the word go Brighton Dome erupted in dance and head popping aplenty and with the band dancing around the stage manoeuvring to various instruments! The Band itself are based in Paris with Zoe …
Live Review: Thomas Dolby – Islington Academy, London 24.08.2024
Forget Britney, it was Thomas Dolby who made the headset mic chic. Back in the early 1980s the electronica synth pioneer first came to prominence with all the poise of an airline pilot and a crazy wanderlust look in his eye. In Islington tonight he’s standing at his keyboards when he should’ve been on a …
Live Review: Gary Numan – Leadmill, Sheffield 20.05.2024
By Phil Wright Monday 20th of May took me to Sheffield’s iconic ‘Leadmill’ to photograph and review another icon in the shape of Gary Numan on his ‘45th Anniversary Tour‘. The show started later than expected but this didn’t stop the sell out crowd from singing and cheering to every little movement through the dressing …
Live Review: Kosheen – KOKO, London 19.04.2024
The euphoria hits hard. Kosheen create soaring soundscapes that go further and last longer than any pharmaceutical high. Twenty-five years after recording their debut album, Resist and Sian Evans is still an icon. A raver queen who has soundtracked a generation of party people. So much so that midway through this headline set she surveys …
Live Review: New Order / Confidence Man – 3Arena, Dublin 01.10.2023, plus Gallery and setlists
New Order rolled into a packed out 3Arena on the Dublin leg of their current UK and European tour, playing a fantastic set containing all the hits and more. Opening with Crystal before firing Age of Consent and Ceremony from their enviable canon, they took the audience in a trip through their discography. Holding back …
Live Review: CHVRCHES – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 10.06.23
Chvrches shared chilling visions with a killer synth-pop soundtrack to a reverent Glasgow congregation as their Screen Violence World Tour reached its climax. Barrowlands buzzed with anticipation, as an eerie electro intro with more than a hint of Vangelis rang out from an empty stage. It was sweating room only for the first of a …
Live Review: Bicep – 3Arena, Dublin 17.03.2023
Words and photos David McEneaney St. Patricks Day.Usually a day I do my annual impression of Will Smith from I Am Legend and spend the night sleeping in the bath so as to avoid the horrors of what’s happening outside. However, when I got the opportunity to shoot Bicep this Paddy’s Day, I practically bit their …
Live Review: Public Service Broadcasting / Pale Blue Eyes – O2 Academy, Leicester 11.10.2022
Public Service Broadcasting brought ‘singles night’ to the o2 Academy in Leicester this week. Tonights support act were Devons Pale Blue Eyes, go check these guys out, already getting air play on BBC 6 Music and an upcoming tour with Birminghams ‘Swim Deep’ these guys have star potential and their own headline tour won’t be …
Live Gallery: J. Zunz / Rongorongo / Polexia! – Future Yard, Birkenhead 12.07.2022
By Daniel Kirby Future Yard recently hosted Rocket Recordings electronic artist J. Zunz (solo project of Lorena Quintanilla, guitarist/vocalist of Mexican shoegaze/psych rockers Lorelle Meets The Obsolete) as part of her re-scheduled European tour. Performing tracks from the recently released Del Aire, as well as her previous album Hibiscus, J. Zunz was also supported by local five-piece …
Live Review: Gary Numan / Divine Shade – O2 Academy, Glasgow 10.05.2022
For over 43 years, Gary Numan has fascinated audiences with his robot-like persona. Part innovator, part plagiarist, Numan has been an icon of electronic music since his chart toping single “Are Friends Electric” came out in 1979. He is a very different artist from those early days, the first few singles and albums feel stripped back compared …