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The Struts, Barns Courtney
This was a double headliner bill dubbed as ‘The Grand Union Tour’ with The Struts and Barns Courtney taking it in turns to actually go last.
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Oct 10, 20245 min read
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Sam Millar
When I reviewed Sam Millar’s ‘More Cheese Please’ album, in September 2023, I said that had it been released several months earlier
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Oct 1, 20242 min read
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Tyketto
It’s an upbeat and positive show song-wise pretty much from start to finish, evoking the feeling of positivity and togetherness amongst the
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Sep 19, 20245 min read
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Malmö Melodic 2024
Dear Johan Nylen and Wind-Up Production, consider this event a total success, the audience who travelled a long way to get to Malmö is not d
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Sep 4, 20248 min read
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Korn
Up until this show, I had never seen Korn do their own thing on their own terms, only catching them previously at festivals and suchlike
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Aug 22, 20244 min read
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Firevolt Festival
Though the line-ups for the first two Firevolt (initially called Firestorm) festivals appealed greatly, scheduling clashes meant I was
Rock Metal Machine
Aug 15, 20248 min read
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Steelhouse Festival
It’s a long way to the top, or so I’m told, and this is doubly so if your suspension isn’t up to scratch as the winding road up to the top
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Aug 5, 202413 min read
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Mr. Big
Despite being a huge Mr Big fan, coming into 2024 I had never seen the band play live.
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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Ten
On a hot and humid evening in Barnsley, White Skies and Ten ensured that the temperature inside the Birdwell Venue matched outside
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 30, 20245 min read
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Cassidy Paris
Unbelievably, after nearly eighteen years living in the Steel City, this was my first ever visit to the Hallamshire Hotel.
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 28, 20243 min read
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AC/DC
I have to say when it was first announced that AC/DC were going on tour, I did not take much notice
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Jul 12, 20246 min read
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Tower Of Fire
This was my first visit to the Rebellion in Manchester. I’d heard unfavourable stories about the venue; however, with only approximately ...
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Jul 9, 20247 min read
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Darren Wharton's Renegade
When Darren Wharton announced a series of shows performing Thin Lizzy classics, with what is essentially the Dare line-up
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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Red
The summer months generally tend to be slow periods for indoor shows, due to the large number of festivals that are now being run.
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Jul 1, 20243 min read
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Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets
It had been two years since I had last seen Saucerful Of Secrets; at the same venue no less, and before I saw them then, I was a little ...
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Jul 1, 20244 min read
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Troy Redfern
The Tree House is situated just outside of Frome and is above a pub. It holds about one hundred and fifty people
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Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Yes
Prog legends Yes announced in the summer of 2021 that they would be touring the following year and playing the 1974 ‘Relayer’ album in full.
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Jun 20, 20243 min read
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Bruce Dickinson
I think I read somewhere that this tour was Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson’s first solo tour for around twenty years.
Rock Metal Machine
Jun 14, 20245 min read
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Breed 77
Aside from a handful of one-off shows, Breed 77 have been on a lengthy hiatus. The last time I saw the band live was on a very cold November
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Jun 14, 20242 min read
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Call Of The Wild
It’s a fine, cool, bright morning and a lovely warm welcome for everyone arriving as this most friendly of festivals.
Rock Metal Machine
Jun 11, 202422 min read
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