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Album review : JOHN DIVA and the ROCKETS OF LOVE – Your Favourite Drug
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Album review: HATS OFF GENTLEMEN IT’S ADEQUATE – Parallel Lines
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Album review: NAZARETH – The UK A’s & B’s 1972-1980
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Album review: SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND – Framed
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Album review: WILL PIKE – Elevator
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Album review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – The Trouble With Love
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Category Archives: GIG REVIEWS
Gig review: KRIS BARRAS BAND – The Garage, London, 13 October 2026
Kris Barras has built quite a following over the years, first as a blues rock artist, both solo and with acts like Supersonic Blues Machine, then moving into a more straight ahead melodic rock direction, on the way to embracing … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Years, Danny Dela Cruz, gig, Kris Barras, Kris Barras Band
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Gig review: THE DUNWELLS – Harwell Village Hall, 16 October 2026
Great to see another sold out Big Ginger Tom Music promoted gig at Harwell Village Hall. Proof that you can still keep the grassroots scene going, although it is getting harder and harder to maintain. Roswell Road, ta duo consisting … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, folk, gig, harmonies, Harwell Village Hall, indie, Kathryn Priddy, October 16 2026, review, Roswell Road, singer songwriter, The Dunwells
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Gig review: ROBERT JON AND THE WRECK- 02 Academy, Oxford, 8 October 2026
I can’t think of a North American band that tours quite as often in Europe as Robert Jon and the Wreck. It was only in April that I saw the final show of a UK tour at Shepherds Bush Empire, … Continue reading
Gig review: STRAY- Half Moon, Putney, London, 4 October 2026
A daytime show becomes an increasingly appealing option as we all get older, and this one at the Half Moon with enduring UK heavy rockers Stray was less ‘Saturday Morning Pictures’, to quote their landmark album, as Sunday afternoon matinee. … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Kempster, DEL BROMHAM, gig, Karl Randall, Pete Dyer, Simon Rinaldo, Stray
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Gig review: CASSIDY PARIS – 100 Club, London, 30 September 2026
Up and coming Australian singer Cassidy Paris must be acquiring a record number of Air Miles as she makes a real effort to crack the UK: this was the third time I have seen her since May alone, once at … Continue reading
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Tagged Cassidy Paris, Dave Winkler, Fred Hale, gig, Ian Nash, Joel Chalk, melodic rock, Pete Newdeck, Sophie Aurelia Young, Star Circus, Steve Janevski
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Gig review: EUROPE – Armadillo, Glasgow, 30 September 2026
1986 – What a time to be alive! I was in my teenage prime (no laughing at the back!), still had hair and life was good. It was also a golden period for rock music with albums that would soundtrack … Continue reading
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Tagged 30th September 2026, Armadillo, Cherokee, Come This Madness, Europe, gig, Glasgow, Hydro, Ian Haughland, Joey Tempest, John Leven, John Norum, live, Mic Michaeli, rock, Rock The Night, SEC, The Final Countdown, Walk The Earth
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Gig review: RUSS BALLARD- 100 Club, London, 22 September 2026
When most people lucky to reach the age of 80 would be putting their feet up, Russ Ballard’s appetite for work seems as strong as ever. He appears to be playing more headline shows in his native UK and judging … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Argent, gig, Marc Rapson, melodic rock, Paul Bond, PJ Phillips, Russ Ballard, singer songwriter
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Gig review: ROBIN TROWER – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 5 September 2026
At 81 years old guitar hero Robin Trower is enjoying an Indian summer, recording prolifically. Live sightings of him in the UK in the eighties and nineties were quite rare, but he’s been a regular visitor since. The last time … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 September 2026, blues, blues rock, gig, guitar, guitarist, Jack J. Hutchinson, London, review, Richard Watts, Robin Trower, Shepherd's Bush Empire
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Gig review: BON JOVI – Wembley Stadium, London, 4 September 2026
It’s been hard to stand up and be counted as a Bon Jovi fan in recent years with the brilliance of their late eighties peak, not to mention their successful adaptation to changing musical trends and high energy live shows … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 September 2026, Bon Jovi, Everett Bradley, gig, John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi, melodic rock, Phil X, Tico Torres, Wembley Stadium
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Gig review: THE DAMN TRUTH – Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool, 6 September 2026
Playing at one of the last sweaty bastions of rock music, The Waterloo in Blackpool, Crobot opened the show. A band of four from Pottsville Pennsylvania they blasted the good size and receptive audience with their own recipe of hard … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 September 2026, Blackpool, blues, blues rock, Crobot, gig, psychedelic, review, rock, soul, The Damn Truth, Waterloo Music Bar
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Gig review: HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES – AO Arena Manchester, 18 August 2026
I was walking my dog in the park the other day, and a fellow dog walker come music enthusiast came into my space. I’m going to see The Hollywood Vampires tomorrow says I. Ooooh! Says he have you seen the … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 August 2026, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, AO Arena Manchester, classic rock. blues rock, gig, Hollywood Vampires, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, review, rock
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Gig review: FIREVOLT FESTIVAL – Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 7-9 August 2026
Four years ago, as the live scene slowly returned to normal after the pandemic, my interest was piqued by a festival called Firestorm on the very outskirts of Greater Manchester, featuring several of my favourite bands. It seemed too good … Continue reading
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Tagged A’priori, Cats In Space, Crowley, Dare, Darren Wharton’s Renegade, Doomsday Outlaw, festival, Fireheart, Firevolt, FM, gig, Haxan, Jack J. Hutchinson, LN, Mad Haven, Mason Hill, Massive Wagons, McHale’s Permanent Brew, MuddiBrooke, New Wave of Classic Rock, Pyroclast, Ricky Warwick and the Fighting Hearts, Shape of Water, Takeaway Thieves, the New Roses, the Wildhearts, These Wicked Rivers, Thieves Of Liberty, Virginmarys, Ward XVI, Wednesday 13
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Gig review: MALMO MELODIC- Plan B, Malmo, Sweden, 24-26 July 2026
Now in its third year, Malmo Melodic continues to grow in scale and stake a claim to be the world capital of the melodic rock community for one weekend. There were 30 countries represented, once again with the United Kingdom … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicate, Alien, AOR, Art Nation, Boulevard, Brother Firetribe, Caught in Action, Constancia, Creye, Eclipse, Emotional Fire, festival, Fighter V, gig, Hardline, Malmo Melodic, melodic rock, Michael Bormann’s Jaded Hard, Midnite City, Mother Mersy, Proud, Saffire, Sarayasign, Tyketto, White Widdow, Wig Wam
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Gig review: ERIC JOHNSON – Lytham Lowther Pavilion, 4 August 2026
Joined by Nashville’s Daniel Kimbro on bass and ex-Joe Bonamassa and Chaka Khan, Tal Bergman on drums, Eric Johnson was playing the last date of a five week tour, taking in Europe and the UK. The great thing about catching … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 August 2026, blues, Eric Johnson, gig, guitarist, Lytham Lowther Pavilion, review, rock
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Gig review: MAID OF STONE FESTIVAL- Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, 17-19 July 2026
Now in its fourth year, Maid of Stone has in a short space of time established itself as one of the very best festivals, ranking alongside the longer running Steelhouse and Stonedead for mid-sized events catering for a classic rock … Continue reading
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Tagged A Thousand Horses, Aethoria, Anchor Lane, Anthony Gomes, Battle Born, Cassidy Paris, Chez Kane, classic rock, Crow Black Chicken, Danko Jones, Devere, Doro, festival, FM, gig, GIRLSCHOOL, Hannah Wicklund, Haxan, Heavy Pettin', Kit Trigg, LN, Maid of Stone, Morganway, Phil Campbell's Bastard Sons, Queen Horizon, Rattlesnakes, Regional One, Sam Morrow, Saxon, Silverroller, Square Wild, The Almighty, the New Roses, The Temperance Movement, The Virginmarys, the Wildhearts, Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts, Untamed Silence, Uriah Heep, Velvet Rush, Xander and the Peace Pirates
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Gig review: PARKER BARROW – Greystones, Sheffield, 22 July 2026
It couldn’t be any less than five stars, it really couldn’t. Supported by Georgia Nevada from Cambridge, who came over as a coquettish Dolly Parton type figure. She wasn’t rough enough round the edges for my liking, but a large … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 July 2026, blues, blues rock, Georgia Nevada, gig, Greystones, Parker Barrow, review, rock, Sheffield, soul
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Gig review: SAMMY HAGAR- British Airways Arc, Olympia, London, 12 July 2026
After a privileged life seeing the best bands, it takes something out of the ordinary to get me freshly excited. However, an exception was a rare trip to these shores by Sammy Hagar- as a band member and solo artist … Continue reading
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Tagged gig, Jayler, Joe Satriani, Kenny Aronoff, melodic rock, Michael Anthony, Montrose, Nathan Mercado, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen
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Gig review: DEF LEPPARD/ EXTREME – BP Pulse Live, Birmingham, 4 July 2026
BP Pulse Live was already humming with midsummer anticipation long before the first band stepped out. Birmingham crowds know their rock history, and on this night they welcomed two acts who helped shape it — Extreme and Def Leppard — … Continue reading
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Gig review: GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS- Indigo2, London, 30 June 2026
He may be an archetypal all-American figure but every few years George Thorogood, with his Destroyers, makes his way across the pond with that distinctive retooling of old blues songs for the classic rock generation. Since they were last here … Continue reading
Gig review: HALESTORM’S LZZY AND JOE: UNPLUGGED – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 17 June 2026
Halestorm have graduated over the years to being a major draw in their own right: their London show last winter was at the 02 and they have just headlined the second stage at Download. Smaller shows are now thin on … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Chris Turpin, gig, Halestorm, Joe Hottinger, Lzzy Hale, Sid Glover
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Gig review: THE WILDHEARTS – Tolbooth, Stirling, 30 May 2026
Ginger Wildheart is an unstoppable force. Faced with his recent cancer diagnosis, he has taken the decision to say ‘f*ck that!’ and has vowed to rock for as long as he can physically stand on a stage. Music has always … Continue reading
Gig review: SISTERS DOLL- Cart and Horses, London, 4 June 2026
Aussie melodic glam rockers Sisters Doll have been around for a while, their first album released as long ago as 2012, but over the past year or two seem to be making a concerted effort to break the UK. I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged Brennan Mileto, Cal Wymann, Cart and Horses, Cedric Pfister, Daxx and Roxane, gig, glam rock, melodic rock, Sister's Doll
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Gig review: BETH HART – New Theatre, Oxford, 4 June 2026
A few gaps in the crowd tonight as the gig was rescheduled from May 22 with some fans sadly unable to make the new date. Regardless, we knew we were in for a special evening of music, especially given the … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 June 2026, beth Hart, blues, blues rock, gig, jazz, New Theatre, Oxford, review, rock, soul, wille and the bandits
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Gig review: CHEZ KANE- Camden Underworld, London, 24 May 2026
The release of Chez Kane’s third album ‘Reckless’ has seen her most sustained burst of touring activity in the UK yet. Only a couple of months after some acoustic promotional shows (which this website reviewed in Kingston) was an … Continue reading
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Tagged Chez Kane, Dave Winkler, female fronted, gig, Harry Scott Elliott, James Ready, melodic rock, Oscar Charlton, Star Circus
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Gig review: THE KARMA EFFECT – The Fighting Cocks, Kingston upon Thames, 21 May 2026
The Karma Effect’s main tour is later this year but, with the release of third album ‘Cruel Intentions’ came a limited number of album launch shows including this one in Kingston, also home of Banquet Records who do a remarkable … Continue reading
