Category: Live Reviews

VENUE – Jacaranda, Liverpool DATE – 6th July 2026 Words and Pictures – Graeme Wright One of the marketing tools for new music that has really taken off over the last couple of years is the album release gig. The entry fee includes the CD or vinyl of a bands new release, [more…]

Where – Wanlockhead Inn, Scotland   When – 26th/28th June 2026  Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott   Day Three – Sunday 28th June  Day three of Wildfire Festival at The Wanlockhead Inn, Scotland’s highest pub. (See separate reviews for days one and two.) A festival packed with brilliant grassroots rock bands that brings the rock community together.  The heavy [more…]

Review & photos by Paul McWillams Some gigs entertain. Some impress. And then there are those rare nights that completely consume you from the opening note until the lights come up. The Funeral Portrait’s return to Manchester was one of those unforgettable occasions—a performance so captivating that it instantly earns a place [more…]

Where – Wanlockhead Inn, Scotland   When – 26th/28th June 2026  Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott   Day Two, Saturday 27th June 26  Wildfire Festival returned to The Wanlockhead Inn, Scotland’s highest pub, for three days celebrating some of the best up-and-coming rock bands from across the UK. After a brilliant opening day, Saturday promised another [more…]

Words: Phil Ingham Anfield Stadium is used to showcasing legends. Dalglish, Liddell, Barnes, Gerrard, Salah, Heighway, Rush – the list goes on. But on the 25th and 27th of June 2026, legends of a different kind played in this historic ground, and the anthems sung from the stands were replaced by anthems [more…]

Reckless tour 2026” Chez “Sinks”Dreadnought. Review and photos by Gary and Callum Roebuck A monster of ’80,s influenced rock tonight a 17 song set as the 6 piece of Toby drums, Oscar on keys, James and Harry on guitar with Kieran on bass and lastly front and centre the “Glamour Girl” Chez [more…]

Where – Wanlockhead, Scotland   When – 26th/28th June 2026  Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott   Day One – Friday 26th June  Welcome to Scotland! And what a welcome it is, especially for rockers making the climb to The Wanlockhead Inn, the highest pub in the country, for three days of grassroots music. Music fans head to this usually quiet village, where sheep roam freely through the streets and surrounding [more…]

Saturday 27th June 2026Review by Mark & Matthew PitfieldPhotos courtesy of Cuffe and Taylor On a beautiful summer evening, in the stunning surroundings of Lincoln Castle, more than 7,000 music fans gathered for what was arguably the heaviest and loudest night of the TK Maxx presents Live at Lincoln Castle series. With [more…]

review by Tim Marcus with photos from Sam Conquest Photography We’re back at the St Leonard’s campsite just outside Ferndown in Dorset for the ninth edition of Loverocks, and a fifth consecutive year for us here covering the event. As we exit the conveniently positioned car park and make our way towards [more…]

Saturday 6th June. A 9 song set from the guys kicked off here in the “Dreadnought” what a replacement venue for this night of top dollar rock due to the unfortunate circumstances of initial venue the iconic “Bannermans” in Edinburgh,s Old Town. David on lead guitar with Sophie on bass before a [more…]

DATE – 28th May 2026 Writer – Graeme Wright I was genuinely gutted when Dan Byrne left Revival Black back in 2022. For me they had the chops to go all the way, but it wasn’t to be and Dan set off on his solo career. He’s a local lad, and this [more…]