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I arrived at Venue 23 in Wakefield, not knowing anything about it, but left ten hours later having gained a lot of respect for both it and the owner, Karl Johnson, who made sure that things ran smoothly on and off stage, whilst also performing with his band, Spin - more on that later!

If there was a league table for the hardest working bands, then Californian Southern rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck would be a permanent fixture in the Champions League positions. They tour Europe and the UK at least once a year and are continually writing songs and releasing new albums.

The Frontiers Rock Festival in Italy provided a nice opportunity for Canada’s Harem Scarem to take a quick flight across Europe for a headline show in London (amongst a handful of others that followed). In addition, the Saturday and Sunday festival openers – Seventh Crystal and Cassidy Paris – made up the rest of the triple bill.

Cardiff is the second date on this very short tour (five dates) of the UK. It is a place that Joe Bonamassa has played many times in the past and is one of the larger venues in Cardiff. Tonight that venue is filled almost to its capacity of three thousand people. This tour is billed as The Spring Tour, and unusually for his tours there is no new album currently to promote on it. I believe the new album will be released in July. As usual with any Bonamassa gig, there is no su

As my sister and I approached the venue, I began to worry that we were not going to make it to our seats for the scheduled start time of eight o’clock. The queue we were in literally snaked around buildings approaching the train station entrance; however, once it began to move, it did so very quickly.

I first heard of Henge due to the internet. (How different the world would be without it.) I cannot remember if it was via video on YouTube or just audio from some place, but I remember thinking “who, and what, is this”? I thought it was amusing and intriguing, reminding me quite a lot of the band ‘Gong’, only not as serious. They played quirky songs, but also the kind that get in your head, and when I found they were touring and playing about an hour away from home… well, I

Support this evening was something a little bit different by way of Dikajee, self-proclaimed Progressive Chamber Folk Rock. The Russian (St Petersburg) born Olja “Dikajee” Karpova tonight was accompanied by Sarah Lambert-Gates (Daughter of the Water). The duo took to the stage unobtrusively with Dikajee’s piano and Lambert-Gates’ mic-stand adorned with flowers, with the front woman immediately addressing the crowd, “We’re not Blues; however, our music is sad and miserable…”.

To dry ice flowing like a river across the stage and into the audience, The Darkness came on stage triumphantly with their first song a

Skin bounced on stage in an oversized overcoat and enormous Balenciaga bovver boots as big as her head.

I’m sure I am like many of us who go to gigs regularly. More often than not, a gig is just that, a gig… a band/artist I have seen several

Grand Slam have had a busy month or two, traipsing round Europe and playing to sizeable crowds whilst supporting Saxon and Girlschool, and

Artists: Romeo‘s Daughter, Midnite City, No Favors Venue: Wakefield, Venue23 Date: 23 February 2025

It is nearly three years since I last saw Tremonti. It was June 2022 to be exact, when they were out on the road on the back of the

If I am honest, arena gigs are not usually my thing. I like the more intimate settings, where you can actually see the bands

I’d read a few mutterings on Social Media that Christopher Cross was not the ideal support for Toto in the UK.

As the outro tape of Night Ranger’s ‘Sister Christian’ played, and the band took their deserved applause

The Tree House is situated just outside of Frome town centre, Somerset, and is above a pub.

Not only was it a Saturday night, but all four Academy venues were hosting sold-out shows, so to say it was busy at the University

This was Evergrey’s forty-second show of the tour, and the band were firing on all cylinders. If you’re a fan of any type of Metal, and

Apologies to Blackballed, as I remained in the pub next door until 8.45 pm, although those I spoke to really enjoyed their set, as I did the