Category: Live Reviews

Where – Trillians, Newcastle Support – Dixie Dix Support – The Outlaw Orchestra (separate review) Date 24th April 25 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott I’m back at Trillians Bar in Newcastle on a Thursday night to see the amazing Gypsy Pistoleros as they tour the UK. With an album to be [more…]

Where – Trillians, Newcastle. When – 24th April 25 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Trillians Bar in Newcastle is becoming a go to place for me, even though it’s about a hundred-mile round trip, I’m finding some cracking bands there, with tonight showcasing yet another. The Outlaw Orchestra describe themselves as [more…]

Review by Gary Roebuck Images By Callum Roebuck Just where to start well WOW what a night we were treated to in a “Sold Out” Bannermans for the 2nd night of a 6 night 3 week Friday/Saturday night tour around the UK. Kicking us off on a rollercoaster 2 hours of rock [more…]

Marisa and the moths Brudnell Social Club Leeds Review and Photos By Erin Greasley Marisa and the Moths weren’t a band that I’d seen before but I had much anticipation for, as they had been on my bucket list for a while. After listening to their latest album “What doesn’t kill you” [more…]

Support From – Pyroclast + Nothing Speaks At the Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh Date 19th April 25 Review by Linda McDermott It’s Saturday night in Edinburgh and it’s my first time at a gig in the Banshee Labyrinth. This venue dives headfirst into Edinburgh’s haunted history. Built into the city’s infamous underground Vaults [more…]

Review And Images By Scott Anderson As the venue slipped into shadow and the final echoes of a playful instrumental drifted away, a crackle of energy swept through the crowd. This was night one of Joe Bonamassa’s newest run across the UK, and it was Glasgow’s turn to kick things off. What [more…]

Review and Images By Scott Anderson 12th April 2025 – An unforgettable gig in an underground gem There’s something about discovering a gig venue tucked beneath a vegan café in a Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed building that sets the tone for a truly unique night. Stereo in Glasgow isn’t your average music venue. [more…]

Review By Phil  Ingham  The atmosphere in and around the AO Arena in Manchester on 15th April 2025 was one of excited anticipation. This wasn’t just any Ghost gig (or ‘ritual’ as it is better known amongst the Ghost fandom) but the worldwide debut appearance of Tobias Forge’s latest front man iteration, [more…]

The Portland Arms, Cambridge April 8th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Wednesday night in Cambridge brought some of the best the UK has to offer the tour package of The Karma Effect and Silveroller. The Karma Effect have recently released their second album through Earache Records and as part of the deal [more…]

Review and Images By Fraser Allen As a young teenager, I would spend hours alone in my room listening to music. I had a small audio cassette rack which contained a selection of albums, including Motörhead’s Ace of Spades, AC/DC’s If You Want Blood, Led Zeppelin 4, and The Cage by Tygers [more…]

Support – To Nowhere Where – Trillians, Newcastle When 10th April 25 Review and Photographs by Linda Mcdermott It’s Thursday night and I’m in Trillians in Newcastle, which is a great pub that puts on live music most of the week. Tonight, there are two great grassroots bands playing and admission is [more…]

Matt Pearce And The Mutiny and the Jack Hutchinson Band – The Tuesday Night Music Club (8 April) Written by Nigel Foster and shared with his kind permission. Images By ken Jackson Part One ….. Mr Richard Dunning on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive I write to advise you that [more…]