Category: Live Reviews

Review and Images by mark and Mathew Pitfield On a wet and windswept Sunday evening, The Drill Hall in Lincoln played host to an experience far more transporting than anyone could have expected. The French collective Nouvelle Vague, renowned for their bossa nova reinterpretations of post-punk and new wave classics, took to [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre The Damn Truth are a critically acclaimed 4 – piece rock n roll juggernaut from Montreal, Canada who I am proud to call friends that are just building a reputation as one of the finest rock acts to grace the stages of any rock n roll venues around [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Parker Barrow are a blues-infused Southern rock outfit from Nashville, Tennessee, who originally came to our attention in 2023 with the release of their debut album, Jukebox Gipsies. The band take their name from Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow, who were the infamous bank robbers in the 1930s [more…]

Where – Yardbirds, Grimsby When – 14th/15th November 25 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Friday 14th November, 25 The Yardbirds in Grimsby is well known for its live music scene, and tonight it’s the perfect setting for the first of two nights celebrating some brilliant grassroots rock bands. There’s already a [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson Lauren Tate, aka Delilah Bon, is a singer/songwriter/rapper/producer/hip-hopper from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who was the former frontwoman of Hands Of Gretel and now currently releases music under the pseudonym Delilah Bon. Lauren has been active since 2013 and showcases her genre in music, which [more…]

Written by Nigel Foster Images By Ken Jackson Big Wolf Band – Tuesday Night Music Club – 11 November. Review written by Nigel Foster and shared with his permission. Jonathan Earp, Mick Jeynes, TimBo Jones, Justin Johnson and Arran Shanghavi, gentlemen, that was an absolute masterclass in blues rock, and I thank [more…]

Gig Review by Paul McWilliams – Jace Media Music Manchester was drenched, the kind of relentless, sideways rain that soaks through your jacket and chills your bones. But as fans hustled through the wet streets toward Gorilla, there was a crackle in the air that no weather could dampen. Inside this beloved [more…]

Where – Trillians, Newcastle When – Thursday 13th November 25 Support – Electric Black & To Nowhere Thursday nights don’t get much better than this. Trillians might not be the biggest venue in Newcastle, but what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in character. The long bar glows [more…]

Where – Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth When – Nov/8th Nov 2025 Day Three: Saturday, 8th November 25 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott It’s the last day of Hard Rock Hell at Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth, and despite three full-on days of music, laughter and late nights, the stamina [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre. Images By Scott Anderson Gothenburg’s own Aviana have come a long way since emerging from the Swedish metalcore scene in 2016. With three acclaimed albums—Polarise (2017), Epicentre (2019), and Corporation (2022)—and a fourth, Void, on the horizon, the band has built a formidable reputation for crafting music that [more…]

Manchester O2 Ritz 5th November 2025 Review and photos by Phil Ingham With the ghost of Halloween still lingering on the streets of Manchester, it is an appropriate time to watch the man too ghoul for school, Wednesday 13. The former Murderdolls frontman, touring on the back of the 2025 album ‘Mid [more…]