Category: Live Reviews

VENUE – Off The Square, Manchester DATE – 8th November 2025 Words – Graeme Wright, Nicola Warren Pictures – Graeme Wright Ah, Juliet’s Not Dead. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning (who I never thought I’d manage to shoehorn into one of [more…]

Where – Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth When – Nov/8th Nov 2025 Day Two: Friday, 7th November Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Friday dawns bright over Great Yarmouth, and with the Awards Night and Day One done and dusted (reviews for both are separate), it’s time for another full day of [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Troy Redfern is a six-string road warrior and king of the slide guitar who has certainly put in a shift when it comes to treading the stages of cities up and down the country. Troy has joined the likes of The Sweet, When Rivers Meet, Quireboys, and Robert [more…]

Review By Mark Thompson American rock band Dead Posey took the stage in London with an electrifying energy that set the tone for a night of unrelenting intensity. Founded in Los Angeles, the band immediately captured the audience’s attention with their theatrical and immersive performance of “Sorry I’m Not Dead”. From the [more…]

DATE – 8th November 2025 Words and Pictures – Graeme Wright While I was familiar with their music, Amongst Liars are new to me in the live arena (as is the venue itself, the Off The Square establishment in Manchester.) After a blistering set with top-quality audio support from the sound desk, [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson Saxon (formerly Son Of A Bitch) are heavy metal band from Barnsley, England who were formed in 1975 and quickly became leadrs of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal(NWOBHM) fraternity. The band like most have had some changes in personnel but have kept [more…]

Where – Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth When – Nov/8th Nov 2025 Day One: Thursday, 6th November Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott After kicking off the weekend with HRH’s Awards Night on Wednesday (see separate review), I’m still at Vauxhall Holiday Park for the first official full day of Hard Rock [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Hollow Souls are a new blues-rock super collective from the brainchild of Kris Barras, who was inspired by the US-led collective Supersonic Blues Machine. Hollow Souls was created as a homegrown jam band as a sparring exercise during Kris’s downtime. From his humble beginnings in Torquay, Devon, to [more…]

Review by Alastair and Kirsty Middlemist As the first support act for the evening, James Bruner and his band delivered a surprisingly polished and energetic performance that set the tone for the night. Playing a concise six-song set, they showcased a confident grasp of modern rock with strong melodies, crisp musicianship, and [more…]

Where—Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth When—5th Nov/8th Nov 2025 Awards Night Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Back for its eighteenth year, Hard Rock Hell once again takes over Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth, bringing four days packed with live music and rock bands to suit every taste. The festival officially [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Laura Evans is a singer/songwriter/performer from Aberdare, Wales, who is going from strength to strength since the release of her country-inspired EP Remember When. Laura brought us singles Running Back To You & Drag Me Back In and followed that with her stunning debut album State Of Mind, [more…]