Category: Live Reviews

Where – Witton Albion Club, Wincham, Northwich  When 30th/31st August 26  Review and photographs by Linda McDermott   Sunday 31st August 26  After settling into RockWich Festival yesterday, with an evening of acoustic sets, Sunday was all about the main event. Twelve fantastic rock bands were on the bill, bringing a great mix of the rock genre to the day’s proceedings. The weather might [more…]

Where – Witton Albion Club, Wincham, Northwich   When – 29th/30th Aug 2026  Review and photographs by Linda McDermott   Saturday 29th August  Rockwich Festival is a little gem of a festival and one of the highlights of the year for me. Based at Witton Albion Football Social Club, it is a big supporter of grassroots rock music and local charities. Organisers [more…]

Review and photos By Ali Burman There are few British songwriters whose music can transport an audience back to a particular time and place quite like Richard Ashcroft. On Thursday 27 August, the former Verve frontman brought his unmistakable voice and a career’s worth of anthems to Castle Park, Colchester, as part [more…]

Review and photos By Ali Burman Opening a festival is never an easy task. The audience is still arriving, the weather can be unpredictable, and many of those standing in front of the stage may not have come specifically to see you. For Aethoria, however, their appearance at Stonedead Festival at Newark [more…]

If anyone thought the band might ease off, they clearly misunderstood the assignment. ‘Breathe’ brought another enormous surge from the crowd, followed by ‘Take Me to the Hospital’, “Warrior’s Dance” and the inevitable euphoria of ‘Out of Space.’ The latter felt almost like a communal release – thousands of voices joining together [more…]

Review & photos by Ali Burman There are some concerts that feel like a gig, and then there are concerts that feel like an event. Hollywood Vampires’ appearance at Castle Park, Colchester, on Friday 21 August was very much the latter. With Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen bringing [more…]

Where – The 1865, Southampton   When – Saturday 15th August 2026  Review and photographs by Linda McDermott   It is the seventh consecutive sellout year for Nozfest at The 1865 in Southampton, a one-day festival celebrating grassroots music. Jodie Bowie and her team had put together an exceptional lineup, although The Karma Effect, who were due to be second headliners, had to pull out at the last [more…]

Live Review and Photography by Paul McWilliams Sunday at Firevolt Festival has its own particular atmosphere. By the final day, the legs may be tired, the voices may be a little rough around the edges, but there is something about the Firevolt crowd that refuses to give in. If anything, Sunday feels [more…]

Live Review and Photography by Paul McWilliams There are festivals you attend, and then there are festivals that feel like you have somehow been invited into something much bigger than a weekend of live music. Firevolt Festival has always had that quality, and Saturday at Whitebottom Farm proved exactly why this independent [more…]

By Graeme Whitworth There are supergroups, and then there are bands that simply walk onto a stage and remind you why rock ’n’ roll still matters. At Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Hollywood Vampires delivered exactly that, bringing together Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp and a seriously accomplished backing band for an [more…]

Where – Whitebottom Farm, Etherow Country Estate, Stockport  When – 6th/9th August 2026  Review and photographs by Linda McDermott   Day One Friday 7th August 2026  It’s officially day one of Firevolt Festival at Whitebottom Farm, on the stunning Etherow Country Estate, and there’s a mood of great anticipation for the three days ahead. Now in its fifth year, the festival is nurtured and organically growing into one of those must-attend festivals [more…]