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Live Review: Jake Bugg – G Live, Guildford 01.05.2023
By Henry Groves It has been quite 5 years since I was last at G Live, when I saw The Vaccines play to a sold out crowd, and I had forgotten quite how much I love this venue. Although within a short train ride from London, it still manages to get a number of large household …
Live Review: The Zutons / Casino – Leadmill, Sheffield 19.04.2024
By Phil Wright As I walked down Leadmill Road on the night of April 19th, I saw a line of roughly 600 people queuing to enter Sheffield’s iconic Leadmill, and knew I was in for a good night! Opening the night was ‘Casino’. These lads were absolutely amazing with their take on, what I would …
Live Review: Stockton Calling Festival – Multi Venue, Stockton 31.03.2024
There is not much going on in Stockton these days, but the one thing that they have always been good at, is spotting up and coming musical talent. A highlight of all this talent spotting culminate into what is very much a stable of the North East music scene, Stockton Calling. This years line up …
Live Review: Vivas / Chatfield / Lunarca – The Leadmill, Sheffield 06.04.2024
Vivas rocked the Leadmill in Sheffield on Saturday night, wrapping up a successful seven-date spring tour with a sold-out performance and capping off a series of standout shows. Kicking off their set with “Don’t Wanna Be in Love,” and treating the crowd to a strong fifteen-song show. Noteworthy was their cover of Harry Styles’ “As …
Live Review: Echo & The Bunnymen / Erica Nockalls – Roundhouse, London 08.03.2024
Anticipation was high and queuing was early by dedicated fans for the Roundhouse and its long history of hosting iconic music shows in Camden. Tonight sees Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant perform a greatest hits tour, ’Songs To Learn and Sing 2024’, where the majority of the audience were in their teen years back in …
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: Dean Lewis – Bush Hall, London 25.03.2024
Dean, Dean, DEAN or “DEANO” for some of the enthusiastic London fans chanting his name as he came up on stage to which Dean responded, “What’s up London!”. The gig was already on an upward trajectory before Dean started his set with 7 Minutes from his first album, A Place We Knew. Dean, backed by a band, …
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: Lime Garden – Chalk, Brighton 08.03.2024
As a Brighton based band, I’ve seen Lime Garden grow from a small local support to small venue headline shows and now to their spectacular hometown headline at Chalk! In support of their debut album, the four piece have been travelling around the country, with their UK tour concluding in their hometown for a massive …
Live Review: The Bug Club – Village Underground, London 01.03.2024
It’s St David’s Day and Sam Willmett, Tilly Harris and Dan Matthew have escaped over the border and made it to the Village Underground. Following the release of their latest album Rare Birds: Hour Of Song, the Caldicot band bring their distinctive brand of garage rock and ornithological oddness to Shoreditch. There are more daft …