Biffy Clyro – Co-op Live, Manchester: Live Review
From the Night & Day Cafe to the Co-op arena. The growth of Biffy Clyro comes in a uplifting gig in Manchester on the Futique tour.
Celtic Connections Opening Night – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Live Review
Glasgow’s annual festival of traditional and world music, Celtic Connections, gets underway with a bang.
Mediæval Bæbes – Stoke Minster: Live Review
Last gig of the year finds us in Stoke, in the Minster, with the Mediaeval Babes.
Doves w/ Hayden Thorpe & ARKAYLA – O2 Apollo Manchester: Live Review
Doves return home to a rapturous crowd to deliver a stellar, career spanning performance of songs delivered with love and passion.
Toss The Feathers – Norton’s, Birmingham: Live Review
T’was the night before the night before the night before etc, McGoldrick and crew hit Brum’s Irish Quarter as Toss The Feathers!
Swallow The Sun w/ Saturnus & Opia – Manchester Rebellion: Live Review
The highly influential Swallow The Sun bring Shining to Manchester. They have Saturnus and Opia in tow for a superb night of heavy metal.
Saving Grace – Symphony Hall, Birmingham: Live Review
And it makes you wonder….. As the song says, it’s a beautiful day today for Saving Grace.
Orange Goblin w/ Grand Magus & Urne – Manchester Academy 2: Live Review
Orange Goblin play their last show in Manchester – a celebratory night full of heavy metal emotion as the band sign off in style.
Stereophonics – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham: Live Review
We’re at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham for a Stereophonics show packed to the brim with hits.
The Charlatans – Manchester Academy: Live Review
The Charlatans tread the boards once more in Manchester, with a heavy of dose of love and joy on offer.
Seth Lakeman Trio – Holmfirth Picturedrome: Live Review
We love the Holmfirth Picturedrome. So does Seth Lakeman. We’re all up for another visit.
Kate Rusby – Christmas Is Merry: Album/Live Review
A Kate Rusby Christmas bonanza – the new double album and seasonal tour hit Manchester – all on the same day.
The Saints 73-78 – Electric Ballroom, London: Live Review
We catch up with The Saints 73-78 at London’s Electric Ballroom.
The Unthanks – St Mary’s, Bruton: Live Review
Northumbria’s finest, The Unthanks, celebrate 20 years with a career-spanning tour of small venues.
The Men They Couldn’t Hang – Hare & Hounds, King’s Heath, B’ham: Live Review
The Men They Couldn’t Hang are in Kings Heath with no sign of the party stopping soon.