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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 3 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 30 July 2017
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 2 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 29 July 2017
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 1 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 28 July 2017
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Gig review: HUE AND CRY Album Launch – PRS Building, King’s Cross, London, 3 August 2017
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL, Ebbw Vale, 30 July 2017 (Part Two)
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 3 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 30 July 2017
After the deluge on Saturday the forecast for the Sunday was looking a lot brighter and judging by the size of the crowd in the arena the sun had enticed a few extra bodies along for another top day of … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 July 2017, blues, Devin Townsend Project, Focus, gig, Kent, Magnum, Maidstone, Mote Park, progressive, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, rock, Snakecharmer, Stone Broken, The Quireboys, UFO, Wishbone Ash, ZZ Top
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 2 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 29 July 2017
I awoke in the hotel with lovely Kent sunshine streaming through the window, however the forecast for later in the day was looking grim and I did pass Noah on his way to B&Q for nails and some MDF. No … Continue reading
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Tagged 29 July 2017, Black Star Riders, blues, British Lion, Dan Baird, Deep Purple, Extreme, gig, Glenn Hughes, Iron Maiden, Jared James Nicols, Kent, Maidstone, meta, Mote Park, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, rock, Steve Harris, Tenacious D, the Kyle Gass Band, The Nile Deltas, Toby Jepson, Toseland, Trucker Diablo, Wayward Sons, Xander and the Pirates
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 1 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 28 July 2017
The Ramblin’ Man Fair is now in its third year and is going from strength to strength. It is situated in Mote Park right in the centre of Maidstone in Kent, it is a bit bizarre passing a children’s playpark … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 July 2017, Biff Byford, Dave Meniketti, Dio, gig, Graham Bonnet, Last In Line, Maidstone, metal, Mote Park, Rainbow, Ramblin' Man Fair, review.rock, Saxon, The Eagle Has Landed, Vivian Campbell, Y&T
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Gig review: HUE AND CRY Album Launch – PRS Building, King’s Cross, London, 3 August 2017
Kicking the night off in great humour, Pat Kane informs his attentive audience that tonight we are to be locked in a room 8 floors above the ground for a 20 minute jazz odyssey. Luckily this was a joke. Instead, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 August 2017, album, funk, gig, Hue And Cry, King's Cross, launch, London, Pat Kane, Pocketful Of Stones, pop, PRS, review
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL, Ebbw Vale, 30 July 2017 (Part Two)
Mud and music – what more can a hardened rock fan ask for? Sunshine? Well it was in short supply again today. Cars had been marooned in the muddy field but it wasn’t going to deter the faithful… The Texas … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 July 2017, British Lion, Broken Witt Rebels, classic rock, Ebbw Vale, gig, Jared James Nichols, metal, review, Rival Sons, rock, Saxon, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival, Steve Harris
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL, Ebbw Vale, 28-29 July 2017 (Part One)
The annual pilgrimage climbing the mountain in the valleys of South Wales seems to have come around far quicker this year than any other, and the reliable Welsh weather played a major part in some issues regarding camping and parking. … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 July 2017, 29 July 2017, Bernie Marsden, Ebbw Vale, gig, hard rock, Inglorious, Last In Line, melodic rock, Monster Truck, review, rock, Skindred, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival, Trucker Diablo
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Gig review: CROW BLACK CHICKEN – Robin 2, Bilston, 3 July 2017
So a trip to the Robin 2 on a Monday night must mean something a bit special and indeed it is as Crow Black Chicken are making a welcome return during their current tour. A band who we first caught … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 July 2017, Bilston, Crow Black Chicken, gig, review, Robin 2, rock
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Gig review: GRAHAM BONNET BAND – The Tivoli, Buckley, 30 July 2017
The secret of survival as a rock septuagenarian is to get a damn good band around you. Visually and musically Graham Bonnet’s band breathed life into some classy rock tunes and responded in kind to their leader’s sense of fun. … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 July 2017, Alcatrazz, Buckley, gig, Graham Bonnet Band, hard rock, heavy rock, Impellitteri, Michael Schenker, North Wales, Rainbow, review, The Tivoli
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Gig review: REWIND FESTIVAL – Scone Palace, Perth, 22 July 2017
Although I am a rock fan through and through I have always had a sneaking love of all things 80’s. Being a teenager during the decade meant that although I was mastering in Iron Maiden and Saxon at the time … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, 22nd July 2017, 80s, Carol Decker, Chesney Hawkes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Go West, Heather Small, Human League, Level 42, Lol Creme, M People, Mark King, Musical Youth, Nik Kershaw, Perth, pop, Relax, Rewind festival, rock, Rusty Egan, Scone Palace, Scotland, T'Pau, The Real Thing, The Undertones, Tom Robinson, Trevor Horn, Yes
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Gig review: SUMMERFEST – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 28 June-9 July 2017
In a world of constant change in popular music, for a festival to celebrate its 50th year, as Milwaukee’s Summerfest did this year, represents a lifetime. I’d been to the festival certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s biggest … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Bad Boy, Blackberry Smoke, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Dennis De Young, festival, Foghat, gig, Greta Van Fleet, Huey Lewis and the News, Jason Isbell, John Waite, July 2017, June 2017, melodic rock, Milwaukee, Paul Simon, Peter Frampton, progressive, REO Speedwagon, review, rock, Sheryl Crow, Shinedown, Soul Asylum, Summerfest, Tesla, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Toto, Wisconsin
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Gig review: LEE AARON – Camden Underworld, London, 16 July 2017
In the testosterone-heavy rock climate of the 1980’s, women performers who held sex appeal for metal-loving youngsters were few on the ground. It was therefore unsurprising that the petite Canadian rocker Lee Aaron’s picture in Kerrang’s ‘Ladykillers’ feature must have … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, gig, Lee Aaron, melodic rock, Neuronspoiler, review, Sean Kelly
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Gig review: GREG IZOR & T.BO & THE LIGHTNIN’ ROCKETS + DeRobert & The Half Truths – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, France, 19 July 2017
When Texan harp player Greg Izor was booked to appear at the Relache Festival in Bordeaux, he could hardly have imagined the weather conditions to be a home-from-home combination of blistering heat and fork lightning. The big toned harp player … Continue reading
Gig review: STANLEY CLARKE BAND – Manchester Gorilla, 18 July 2017
Stanley Clarke chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio ahead of his UK tour dates. This hour special looks at his career, with tracks from the 1970s to the present. First broadcast on 16 July 2017. (Listeners in the USA … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 July 2017, gig, Gorilla, interview, jazz funk, jazz fusion, Manchester, radio, review, Stanley Clarke
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Gig review: CHEAP TRICK – The Forum, London, 27 June 2017
The term ‘cult act’ is widely used, but applies more than most to Cheap Trick, at least in the UK. In a distinguished career of over 40 years they only once troubled the top 40 singles charts, and yet their … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheap Trick, gig, review, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Stone Broken, Tom Petersson
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Gig review: MR.SIPP – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 10 July 2017
It seems like every year there’s a new contender for the saviour of the blues and as soon as the yearly polls are announced the arguments begin. So rather than raking over old coals, let’s celebrate the up and coming … Continue reading
Gig review: THE PRETTY THINGS & THE IMPERIAL CROWNS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 7 July 2017
There’s a lot to be said for the art of performance. And tonight The Imperial Crowns front man Jimmie Wood works hard to preach the blues to a sun drenched crowd initially cowering on the edges of the festival square, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Champagne Sullivan, blues, Bo Diddley, Bordeaux, David Lynch, Dick Taylor, festival, France, Frank Holland, funk, gig, gospel, Jimmie Wood, Jimmy Reed, JJ Holiday, John Popper, Jon Avilla, Phil May, psychedelia, R&B, Rachel C.Wood, Relache Festival, review, rock, S.F. Sorrow, The Electric Banana, The Imperial Crowns, The Pretty Things
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Gig review: GREEN DAY – British Summer Time, Hyde Park, London, 1 July 2017
Green Day’s headlining slot on the first Saturday of the first British Summer Time bonanza was sandwiched between Phil Collins the previous evening and Justin Bieber the night after. Interesting schedule. A rose between two thorns? A fart between two … Continue reading
Gig review: RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW – Genting Arena, Birmingham, 28 June 2017
When I was a teenager getting seriously into rock and metal in the early 80s I was lucky enough to see some of the biggest acts around: AC/DC, Sabbath, Quo, Ozzy etc. One band I never got to see, however, … Continue reading
Gig review: DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 11 June 2017 (Part 2)
Photo: Andy Nathan Sunday The phenomenal attendances at Download are a tribute to the enduring if underground popularity of the broad church we call metal and hard rock, even if the site seemed a touch smaller this year. From the … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 June 2017, Aerosmith, AIRBOURNE, ALTER BRIDGE, Donington Park, Download, festival, gig, metal, review, rock, Steel Panther, The Dead Daisies
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Gig review: DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 9-10 June 2017 (Part 1)
Friday My expectation for the first two days of Download was somewhat low in terms of the line-up, given my predeliction for the classic rock era. However the stunning weather went some way to raising the spirits and Blackwater Conspiracy … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-10 June 2017, Biffy Clyro, Donington Park, Download, festival, Five Finger Death Punch, gig, metal, Prophets Of Rage, review, Rob Zombie, rock, Tax The Heat
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