Louise Dodds and Elchin Shirinov at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – St Vincent’s Chapel, Edinburgh: Live Review
We’re at Edinburgh Fringe to see Louise Dodds and Elchin Shirinov at St Vincent’s Chapel.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2023: Live Review
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention adds another year to its long list of great bills and festivals. It really is a festival to cherish.
Stormkeep w/Winterfylleth , Saor & more – Manchester Rebellion: Live Review
Stormkeep make their UK live debut with a slew of the finest in extreme metal to boot including Winterfylleth, Saor, Ninkharsag, Arð, Nemorous & Cairns.
The Magpie Arc – Newhampton Arts Centre : Live Review
Pre-festival flourishes deftly applied in a rollick of a night with The Magpie Arc.
Cambridge Folk Festival 2023: Live Review
Cambridge Folk Festival offers exhilaration, eclecticism and excitement from a festival older, by 5 years, than Glastonbury.
RADAR Festival 2023 – Victoria Warehouse Manchester: Live Review
RADAR Festival returns for its third iteration. This time, it’s moved north…to Manchester.
KISS w/ Skindred & The Wild Things – Manchester AO Arena: Live Review
We take in KISS…just one more time. It’s the end of the road for the famous rockers and their last English show is in Manchester.
Beardy Folk Festival – Shropshire: Live Review
At The Barrier reports back from Beardy Folk Festival – another successful expedition to deepest Shropshire, beards optional.
Glastonbury 2023 – An Alternate View: Festival Review
Our man in a sleeping bag was there. Taking in the delights of Glastonbury Festival…an alternate take on the event around other stages.
Iron Maiden – First Direct Arena, Leeds Live Review
Iron Maiden lay waste to Leeds on the ‘Future Past’ tour – utterly brilliant.
Pygmy Twylyte – Manchester Club Academy: Live Review
Pygmy Twylyte, the finest purveyors of the music of Frank Zappa, show why they are a class act on a rare trip to Manchester.
Peter Gabriel – AO Arena, Manchester: Live Review
Business as usual with Peter Gabriel wrapping up his UK dates at Manchester Arena.
The War On Drugs – Piece Hall, Halifax: Live Review
We spend a marvellous evening with the equally marvellous War On Drugs at the (marvellous) Piece Hall in Halifax.
Queens Of The Stone Age – The Piece Hall, Halifax: Live Review
We’re at the Piece Hall in Halifax as Queens Of The Stone Age show off their new album In Times New Roman – and more.
The Aristocrats – Manchester Academy 2: Live Review
Good old fashioned power trio work from three masters of their craft. The Aristocrats wind up a set of UK dates in Manchester.