Category: Live Reviews

Review By Darren McIntyre Images by Scott Anderson Better Joy are a pop / alternative / rock outfit from Manchester who are kicking up a storm with support slots and headline shows up and down the country and they have just returned from SXSW in Texas where they went down a storm. [more…]

Words and photos by Ali Burman Birmingham’s Utilita Arena Birmingham hosted a night of high-octane pop-punk spectacle on 10 March as MGK delivered a performance that blended arena-sized theatrics with the raw emotional punch that has defined his evolution in recent years. Equal parts rock show, celebration and cathartic singalong, the evening [more…]

Words and pictures by Phil Ingham (Insta: @philshootsfromthepit) It was the gig that almost didn’t happen. Earlier on the day of the gig, the band dropped a post on social media that caused mass anxiety for those lucky enough to have a ticket. After blowing the roof off the Academy in Dublin [more…]

PHOTOS AND REVIEW BY DAMIEN HARVEY I first bought Twelve Stops and Home back in 2006 after falling in love with “Love It When You Call,” and I remember instantly connecting with the album’s bright, uplifting sound. Two decades later, hearing those same songs live on The Feeling’s 12 Stops and Home 20th Anniversary Tour at [more…]

O2 Academy, Islington, London Wednesday 11th March 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Wednesday was cold and grey, but after a couple of liveners with my erstwhile colleague Adrian Hextall, we were suitably warmed up for what was to become a wonderful, lively night. We agreed that both Ronnie Romero and Primal Fear [more…]

by Darren McIntyre album,Nottingham’s rising heavy outfit Phoenix Lake have been steadily carving a name for themselves on the UK metal circuit since forming in 2018. Blending heavy metal, hard rock and metalcore with melodic flair, the band have built momentum through relentless touring and a growing catalogue that includes an EP, [more…]

There’s a growing buzz surrounding The Zac Schulze Gang, and after witnessing their explosive performance at The Queen’s Hall, it’s easy to understand why. The blues-rock trio from Gillingham in Southeast England has spent the last few years building a reputation as one of the UK’s hardest-working live acts. Formed in 2020, [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Barry Douglas Chesney Hawkes is a singer / songwriter / occasional actor who started his career aged 19 in the film Buddy’s Song and featured his best known single The One & Only. Chesney was born into a musical family, his father Chip Hawkes of Tremeloes [more…]

Where – MacArts, Galashiels When: 7th March 2026 Support – Jake Martin Review and photographs by Linda McDermott If you’ve not been to a gig at MacArts in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, you’re missing out. Originally a church, the venue has been transformed into one of the area’s standout live music [more…]

Review by Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson Few modern blues-rock artists command a stage quite like Samantha Fish does. The Kansas City guitarist, singer and songwriter has built a formidable reputation over the past decade and a half, blending gritty blues traditions with fiery rock energy and fearless musicianship. With fourteen [more…]

Review by Darren McIntyre. Images by Scott Anderson. When it comes to modern metal flying the flag for Scotland on the global stage, few bands have made the impact of Bleed From Within. The Glasgow metal heavyweights have spent nearly two decades refining a ferocious blend of metalcore, groove metal and melodic [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson I quote the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait – The Man simply loved his hats! Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm aka Michael Monroe is a singer / songwriter / musician from Helsinki, Finland who is best known as frontman for Hanoi Rocks. Hanoi Rocks brought [more…]