rock/metal live review
Live Review: The Hives / Viagra Boys – (Sthlm Fields Festival) Gärdet, Stockholm 06.07.2024
By Anastasia Baranovskaia Throughout Stockholm, flyers have been spotted promoting a showdown between the bands Viagra Boys and The Hives. This PR campaign, fueled by a playful rivalry between the two bands, culminating in the grand finale of the Sthlm Fields Festival, where they finally faced off, with Viagra Boys performing before The Hives. Viagra …
Live Review: Bring Me The Horizon (Sthlm Fields) – Gärde, Stockholm 01.07.2024
By Anastasia Baranovskaia Bring Me The Horizon took the stage at Sthlm Fields with an overwhelming presence and energy. The setup, featuring gothic-style backdrops and towering podiums, was perfect for their dramatic performance. BMTH has clearly grown into their art, evident in both their music and the emotional connection they share with their fans. The …
Live Review: Greta Van Fleet (Sthlm Fields) – Gärdet, Stockholm 28.06.2024
By Anastasia Baranovskaia Sthlm Fields, a series of concerts held at Gärdet in Stockholm, once again lit up the city’s music scene on June 28th. Headlining the evening’s event was the Michigan-born band Greta Van Fleet, a group that has continually captured the hearts of rock enthusiasts worldwide with their Led Zeppelin-inspired sound and unique …
Live Review: Pop Will Eat Itself / Interrobang? – Chalk Venue, Brighton – 10.05.2024
POP Will Eat Itself proved they can still deliver a stonking set after decades with their heyday hit singles to bring new energy to Brighton’s 800-odd capacity Chalk Venue. Formed back in the mid-’80s, Pop Will Eat Itself were the midlands indie electro dance grudge mavericks that set the so-called ‘Grebo’ scene as described by …
Live Review: Stone Valley Festival Midlands – Thoresby Park, Newark 21.06.2024 – 23.06.2024
Stone Valley has been developing a reputation for being a great festival over the last few years, whether that’s the event in the South, the Midlands, or the North. Sadly, SV North has been cancelled this year due to the saturated ground, so I find myself at SV Midlands on the hottest weekend of the …
Live Review: Let’s Rock 80s The Retro Festival – Temple Newson, Leeds 22.06.2024
By Phil Wright Let’s set the scene. Saturday 22nd June, red hot day and 11,500 ‘party goers’ descend on Temple Newson in Leeds for a day of 80s music. What a magical day this was set to be, with a stellar line up off some of the greatest artists from the 80s. DJ Andy Crane …
Live Review: Kerry King / Celestial Sanctuary – The Electric Ballroom, London 18.06.2024
As I rounded the corner from the tube I was met with an impressive line of black clad souls decorated in shirts ranging from the proudly worn decades old greyed out shirts to newer designs worn with just as much pride, a cacophony of shirts emblazoned with Thrash bands, although the Slayer moniker was without …
Live Review: Wingz Of The Monkey / No Ripcord / Ben Coaten – NE Volume Bar, Stockton 22.06.2024
The night was perfectly constructed with the Gerry Cinnamon Esq Ben Coaten opening things up, alt-rockers No Ripcord sending the night on a slow descent into chaos that punks rockers Wingz Of The Monkey cemented with a guitar snapping set. The venue was full of the young and the weird, which isn’t surprising considering the …
Live Review: Download Festival – Castle Donington, Derby 14.06.2024 – 16.06-2024
Download Festival 2024 a spectacular event despite the challenging weather. Lots of mud marked the weekend! but the spirit of the festival-goers remained undeterred, adding to the overall experience rather than detracting from it. Several performances stood out, Frozemode making a Download debut delivered a memorable early Friday set that left the audience impressed. The …
Live Review: Fortress Festival Day Two, Scarborough Spa, Scarborough 02.06.2024
With the sun high in the sky on yet another glorious day it was time for me to make my way down to the SPA again for another day of blackened entertainment and another day jam packed full of extreme metal. Kicking off my day on the Main Stage were Ante-Inferno and with the festival …