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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

SatchVai Band – The O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live!

By Mike Ainscoe on 20th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Guitar frenzy at Manchester Apollo with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani and their kick ass SatchVai band.

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Pulp – Utilita Area, Birmingham – Live!

By Kevin Stanley on 20th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Welcome Back Pulp. We’ve been waiting for you. We’re at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham for one of the hottest tickets in the country right now.

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The Bolton Iron Maiden – Maiden Flight VINYL ISSUE!: Album Review

By John Barlass on 19th June 2025 • ( 3 Comments )

The Bolton Iron Maiden, the band that set Bolton’s rock scene alight during the seventies get a vinyl release for their ‘history of the band’ album.

The Young Hearts – The Good, The Bad & The Rest Of Us: EP Review

By John Barlass on 19th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Deal punks, The Young Hearts, continue their deeply-personal journey through life, change and resilience with five new songs.

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Joanne Shaw Taylor – Black & Gold: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 19th June 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Joanne Shaw Taylor adds another set of classy Blues and beyond to her library of work.

Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman – Hearsay & Heresy: Album Review

By John Barlass on 19th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

DJ & Author Radcliffe and Artist & Guitar teacher Boardman hone their harmonies to deliver ten atmospheric songs on their second album.

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Lunatraktors – Quilting Points: Invitations & Open Calls 2019-2025: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 18th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Lunatraktors take stock on a collection of their wyrd and wonderful Folk tinged creations.

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Download Festival Day Three: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 17th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Korn get their chance to headline after putting in the graft over the years. Bleed From Within step up, Meshuggah punish and Turbonegro being the good times.

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Download Festival Day Two: Live Review

By At The Barrier on 17th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

After Green Day’s triumphant closing set for day one, day two has a very diverse set of bands to offer including divisive headliner, Sleep Token.

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Download Festival Day One: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 17th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Green Day make their Download debut, Opeth and Windhand bring the heavy artillery and Dirty Honey deliver the old school rock and roll vibes.

Texas – Lincoln Castle: Live Review

By Kevin Stanley on 17th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

We’re in the lush surroundings of Lincoln Castle for a Sunday evening with Texas and a chatty Sharleen Spiteri.

Yvonne Lyon & Boo Hewerdine – Things Found In Books: Album Review

By John Barlass on 17th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Songs inspired by a collection of articles retrieved from secondhand books – brought to you by two of the UK’s most celebrated songwriters.

Fran Ashcroft – Box Harry Day: Album Review

By John Barlass on 17th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Lo-fi storytelling meets high-tech wizardry.  Fran Ashcroft sweetens his Lennon-esque character studies with pastoral AI-generated orchestral interludes.

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Stereophonics – John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield: Live!

By Kevin Stanley on 16th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

We’re in Huddersfield for all the hits from Stereophonics and Blossoms.

Take It Or Leave It on Blink 182: Why I Love

By Special Guest on 16th June 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Mario Frascone from NY/NJ Punk outfit, Take It Or Leave It, joins us for a Why I Love on Blink 182.

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