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Tag Archives: A’priori
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: FIRESTORM MCR – Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 12-14 August 2022

One of the consequences of the current wretched state of our world in 2022 is that, even though live music has returned from its Covid hiatus, travelling abroad for both fans and bands has become logistically more difficult, and we … Continue reading
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Tagged Attic Theory, A’priori, Bad Touch, Bastette, Black Roze, Buck And Evans, Empyre, festival, Firekind, Firestorm, Firestorm MCR, Florence Black, FM, gig, Gorilla Riot, Inglorious, King Herd, King King, Mason Hill, New Wave of Classic Rock, NWOCR, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Revival Black, Ryders Creed, Scarlet Rebels, Scruffy Bear, South Of Salem, Stone Broken, The Dust Coda, The Hot Damn, The Quireboys, The Treatment, These Wicked Rivers, Those Damn Crows, Unknown Refuge, Valhalla Awaits, Wayward Sons
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