Sheffield
Live Review: Siobhan Miller – The Greystones, Sheffield 08.05.2022
Siobhan Miller arrived at the Greystones at the end of a warm spring weekend in Sheffield as part of her Anglo/Scottish tour; see LIVE | Siobhan Miller. What could be better on a Sunday evening than a couple of locally produced cold beers and some great imported Live music! The packed ‘BacKroom’ needed no warming up …
Live Review: Red Snapper – O2 Academy, Sheffield 05.05.2022
This was the second date on (LIVE – Red Snapper (redsnapperofficial.com)) new UK tour; a tour they’ve not attempted for far too long. Though I did try and see them in 2021 this was impacted by the pandemic; so I couldn’t wait for this one. On the eve of the release of their new material, …
Live Review: Kenny Thomas / Acantha Lang -O2 Academy, Sheffield 22.04.2022
A trip to Sheffield O2 Academy last Friday, I wasn’t sure what to expect as I hadn’t seen Kenny perform for a long time, suffice to say that I was not disappointed. Up first was Acantha Lang, hailing from London but originally from stateside New Orleans, Acantha performed a semi-acoustic set of soulful originals. With …
Live Review: Red Rum Club / Fever / El Rey- Leadmill, Sheffield 26.04.2022
Tuesday night and a trip to the iconic Leadmill for what promised to be a fantastic evening. First up was El Ray hailing from Manchester but very obviously originally from Ireland (can’t fake that accent!), performing a solo acoustic set of his latest tracks. El Ray has a distinctive voice and judging by the crowd …
Live Review: Twister / Misery’s Smile – Corporation, Sheffield 08.04.2022
A trip to the Corporation in Sheffield on Friday to see Twister for the second date of their much anticipated UK tour. I first discovered Twister last year when I attended Winter Rocks Festival, they hugely impressed me, so much so that I sought out their music and have followed the band’s progress over the …
Live Review: Decapitated / Signs Of The Swarm / Harbinger – The Corporation, Sheffield 24.03.2022
I seem to find myself getting down to South Yorkshire for gigs less and less these days, they all seem to be further north or across the Pennines for some reason, but this one was not to be missed. The mighty Polish Death Metal stalwarts, Decapitated, are celebrating 25 years in existence and this planned …
Live Review: Self Esteem – The Octagon, Sheffield 25.03.2022
AT 53, I’ve seen a lot of gigs, some really great ones, and this was the best I’ve ever seen, relegating the previous best, also Self Esteem at Heaven last November, into second place. Self Esteem are more than a band now – they are a movement. Every gig is bigger, every audience is more …
Live Review: Kokoroko / Aziza + Finguz – Sheffield University, Sheffield 25.03.2022
Another great night at Sheffield University’s Foundry; witnessing first: Aziza + Finguz, a talented local three-piece, then Kokoroko the headline act up from London. Warming up the Friday night crowd; Aziza + Finguz played their latest and greatest material, which went down well; a mix of hip/trip-hop with some electronic influence, backed by keyboard, double …
Live Review: James Arthur – City Hall, Sheffield 25.03.2022
A trip to Sheffield City Hall this week to see 2012 X Factor winner James Arthur. James seems to have done what few former singing competition winners have managed and that is to last the test of time and more importantly remain credible. Based on tonight’s performance I can understand why as he has an …
Live Review: Sophie Ellis-Bexter / Holiday Sidewinder- Sheffield City Hall 12.03.2022
A Saturday night trip to Sheffield City Hall this week and something a bit different for me. Having tuned in to Sophie’s Instagram Friday ‘Kitchen Disco’ episodes during the pandemic I had become a fan. Her online presence made me smile and in an otherwise bleak period during lockdown, she was a weekly ray of …