Category: Live Reviews

Review By Paul McWilliams Photos By Linda McDermott As the sun rose on Day Three of Firevolt Fest, the excitement in the air was palpable. With two incredible days behind us, the final day promised to be just as electrifying, and it certainly did not disappoint. From hard-hitting riffs to soulful solos, [more…]

Review and Photos by Ken Jackson “After spending a long weekend immersed in the electrifying atmosphere of The Old Bush Blues Festival in Worcester, where I managed to catch around twenty out of the thirty bands on offer, one might think I’d had my fill of live music. Yet, my anticipation for [more…]

Review and Photos By Paul McWilliams JaylerKicking off Day 2 with an explosive burst of youthful energy, Jayler leaped onto the stage and immediately captivated the crowd. Despite their tender years, these teenage rockers demonstrated a maturity in their sound that belied their age. Channeling the spirit of Led Zeppelin, Jayler delivered [more…]

L1nkn P4rk Dover Booking Hall Review and Photos By Dave Martin The Booking Hall in Dover is becoming familiar territory for me and this is due to friendliness of the staff and the quality of the bands that are being booked to perform in the 280-capacity venue. Located in a former train station [more…]

Review By Mark Pitfield Photos By Mathew Pitfield The build up and the count down before the final tickets were sold was testament to 28 year old festival organiser Jodie Harris. Age is but a number and when I grabbed a chat with her to say well done on an amazing day [more…]

Where – Whitebottom Farm, Nr Stockport When – Thursday 8th Aug – 11th Aug Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Thursday This is a great small festival at Etherow Country Park, Compstall near Stockport. The beauty of smaller festivals is that there are no horrendous queues, and we were on site within [more…]

Review By Paul Taggart Photos By Barry Douglas Tonight’s entertainment is two bands that offer a mix of  guitar laced electronica and sledgehammer aggression, coupled with a stage confidence that would put Kiss to shame.  Kuro are the support act for Combrichrist, a brash alternative outfit, who plough a musical furrow that [more…]

Sunday 14th July Review and photos by Smudge Smith Yep, first bus out and I caught the quite superb Blax, from Italy, who rocked us with their dark gothic glam rock whilst Adrian went back to get his phone. Along with their own excellent compositions Blax rocked a fine version of Talking [more…]

Saturday 13th July. Another early start after a very late night as we said farewell to Peter the head of the PR team. We got to the site with time to spare and caught the first band on – Gate Crasher who set us up nicely with some quality hard rock. Exit [more…]

Day 2 – 12th July Friday 12th July. We were up bright an early for the first shuttle and as we arrived Denoi were just finishing their set. Soon after those heavy hitting Canadians Osyron hit the stage and gave us all a major wakeup call with some crushingly heavy power metal [more…]

Review by Tim Marcus with photos from Sam Conquest Photography We’re back on site at Springbok Park for what promises to be another full on day of wonderful blues and rock and everything inbetween. Kicking things off today is an artist who, until the start of this year was new to us, [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes How lucky were we to have two glorious days of sunshine for this fantastic festival? Quickly becoming a fan favorite, everywhere you looked, people were enjoying their day, creating an atmosphere that was nothing short of magical. As we walked in, the final day was about to kick [more…]