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Gig review: CATS IN SPACE- Half Moon, Putney, London, 26 April 2026
In January 2016, having just released an album in ‘Too Many Gods’ and begun to attract attention for its seventies inspired, yet original, songwriting, Cats In Space made their live debut at the Half Moon at Putney, which I was … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Andy Stewart, Cats In Space, Damien Edwards, gig, Greg Hart, melodic rock, Steevi Bacon
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Gig review: LIGHTNING THREADS – The Half Moon, Putney, 3 May 2026
The recently refurbished Half Moon welcomed a Sheffield based double header over the bank holiday weekend with headliners, Lightning Threads, backed up by The Fargo Railroad Co. Fargo are something else! Their light hearted but infectious take on Southern Country … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 May 2026, Albert King, blues, blues rock, gig, Half Moon, Lightning Threads, Putney, review, rock, The Fargo Railroad Co.
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Gig review: WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL – Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026
The status of Scandinavia as the spiritual home of melodic rock is reflected not just in the volume of bands there, but an increasing number of festivals dedicated to, or featuring a goodly number of, melodic acts. When a new … Continue reading
Gig review: TYKETTO – 229 Club, London, 17 April 2026
As frontman and founding member Danny Vaughn proudly boasted from the stage, Tyketto’s profile has unexpectedly increased some 35 years after their classic ‘Don’t Come Easy’ debut, with a European tour with Black Star Riders and a Masters of Rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Childs, Closer to the Sun, Collateral, Danny Vaughn, Ged Rylands, gig, Harry Scott Elliott, Kory Clarke, melodic rock, Tyketto, Warrior Soul
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Gig review: ROBERT JON & THE WRECK – Academy 2, Manchester, 16 April 2026
All the way from Orange County California, Robert Jon And The Wreck pulled a near capacity Manchester crowd, who were eager to be entertained. They started with ‘The Devil Is Your Only Friend’, but I think Manchester could be added … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy 2, April 16 2026, blues, blues rock, gig, Manchester, review, Robert Jon & The Wreck, rock, southern rock
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Gig review: SKINDRED – O2 Academy, Oxford, 17 April 2026
Skindred released their new album, ‘You Got This’, and their ninth overall, on the same day as they played this sold out gig in Oxford. So good to see that for once at a gig I was at the older … Continue reading
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Tagged Arimea, Benji Webbe, Friday April 17 2026, gig, hip hop, metal, nu-metal, O2 Academy, Oxford, ragga metal, reggae, review, rock, Skindred
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Gig review: SUZI QUATRO – New Theatre, Oxford, 12 April 2026
This fan may have just been starting out in primary school when Suzi Quatro had her first UK number with ‘Can The Can’ in 1973, however, it was still a great moment to finally see her live on stage. Big … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 April 2026, Alice Cooper, Chris Norman, classic rock, gig, KT Tunstall, New Theatre, Oxford, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, Suzi Quatro
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Gig review: FM- White Rock Studio, Hastings, 5 April 2026
With their 1986 debut album ‘Indiscreet’ FM took on the Americans at their own game with among the finest, and arguably the very best, British AOR albums ever recorded, with all the hallmarks of the genre- hook-filled songs on the … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Brave Rival, Ed 'the Shred' Clarke, FM, gig, Indiscreet, Jem Davis, Jim Kirkpatrick, Lindsey Bonnick, melodic rock, Merv Goldsworthy, Pete Jupp, Steve Overland
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Gig review: THE GUILTY MEN – The Stables, Milton Keynes, 1 April 2026
The origins of the Guilty Men lie back in 2021, when guitarists and old pals Clive Gregson (Any Trouble, Richard Thompson, Christine Collister) and Neil Cossar (The Cheaters) finally got around to writing a few songs together. Which one of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 April 2026, Clive Gregson, gig, John Lees Barclay James Harvest, melodic, Milton Keynes, Neil Cossar, review, rock, THE GUILTY MEN, The Stables
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Gig review: CHEZ KANE- Fighting Cocks, Kingston upon Thames, 2 April 2026
No one can accuse Welsh songstress Chez Kane of not putting in the hard yards. This show in Kingston’s rock pub, in my South West London heartland, marked the last of a remarkable ten ‘in-store’ acoustic appearances in seven days … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Chez Kane, gig, Harry Scott Elliott, Henry Gottelier, James Ready, melodic rock, Reckless, The Karma Effect
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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – The Stables, Milton Keynes, 14 March 2026
As double headers go this promises to be a quite a night. Two great bands at the top of their game, covering all aspects of the Blues Rock genre, at a sold out Stables, who could ask for more? Will … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 March 2026, blues rock, Brave Rival, classic rock, gig, Milton Keynes, review, The Stables
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Gig review: A VERY SPECIAL EVENING OF MOTT THE HOOPLE – Riverside Studios, London, 27 February 2026
It is getting harder than ever to witness Mott the Hoople music being played, at least by its original creators. Ian Hunter is still very much with us but has not toured since the pandemic and sadly his bandmates have … Continue reading
Gig review: MILKFEST, Indigo2, London, 1 March 2026
A year after the first event, blues festival and charity fundraiser Milkfest was back for a return delivery. The format was similar but the carefully curated eight artist line up featured all but one new act, and a new beneficiary … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Norsworthy, Alice Armstrong, blues, blues rock, Brave Rival, charity, Chris Difford, Climax Blues Band, Dementia UK, Elles Bailey, Errol Linton, gig, Greg Coulson, Milkfest, Mississipi Macdonald, Robbie McIntosh, Squeeze, Steve Wilson, Terry Carter, The Milk Men, Thomas Heppell
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Gig review: SAMANTHA FISH – The Ritz, Manchester, 4 March 2026
So on the way to Manchester I was listening to Planet Rock radio with Elles Bailey who I saw a couple of weeks ago in Bury, and she was playing a track by When Rivers Meet off the Matt Long … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 March 2026, blues, blues rock, gig, guitarist, Manchester, review, Samantha Fish, The Ritz, The Zak Shulze Gang
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Gig review: SMITH KOTZEN – Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026
It’s a band and promoters nightmare. Towards the end of a relatively short UK tour the special guests Kris Barras Band had to pull out due to Kris’ throat infection. Shame as I was looking forward to seeing Barras live … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 February 2026, Adrian Smith, Bristol Academy, classic rock, gig, hard rock, Iron Maiden, review, Richie Kotzen, Smith Kotzen, Winery Dogs
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Gig review: SOLSTICE – Kidderminster Town Hall, 19 February 2026
There are a few bands I’ve seen over the years in fairly quick succession: Hawkwind in the early seventies. Magnum in the early 1990s. I’m getting that way with Solstice. I last saw the band barely six months ago at … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 February 2026, Andy Glass, gig, Kidderminster Town hall, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Solstice
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Gig review: MEDICINE HEAD – The Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 19 February 2026
John Fiddler is an indefatigable old trouper – despite some health challenges over the last year, he was back at the Eel Pie Club for the second time in 12 months with his revamped Medicine Head line up. Initially slow … Continue reading
Gig review: FORTY ELEPHANT GANG – Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026
First gig of the 2026 season of gigs hosted and promoted by Big Ginger Tom Music, which includes a sold out show by Seth Lakeman in the autumn and the Urban Folk Quartet in May. Support act is Warwickshire based Lauren … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, blues, folk, Forty Elephant Gang, Friday 20 February 2026, gig, Harwell Village Hall, indie, Lauren South, review, soul
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Gig review: PREACHER STONE – Cart and Horses, London, 29 January 2026
Pete Feenstra chatted to Preacher Stone co-founder member Ronnie Riddle for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. With tracks from the band’s album ‘Preacher Stone V’. First broadcast 29 September 2024. Many bands balk at the cost of making the trip … Continue reading
Gig review: AYNSLEY LISTER – 100 Club, London, 27 January 2026
Tonight’s gig was part of the 100 Club’s regular Tuesday Blues events and a decent crowd was already in situ by the time Albany Down took the stage. I’ve been a quiet appreciator of this band for a while now … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, 27 January 2026, Albany Down, AYNSLEY LISTER, blues, blues rock, gig, live review
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Gig review: MIDNITE CITY – Black Heart, Camden, London, 24 January 2026
Midnite City continue to entertain with their feel good revival of the glammy melodic hard rock sounds of the late eighties (or hair metal as it was never called in the day). This show was originally scheduled for November but … Continue reading
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Tagged gig, glam rock, hair metal, melodic rock, Midnite City, Miles Meakin, Nasty Ratz, Rob Wylde, Shawn Charvette
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Gig review: LAURENCE JONES – Pizza Express, Holborn, London, 23 January 2026
The past year has been a life changing one for top blues guitarist Laurence Jones who has really struggled with the inflammatory bowel condition Crohn’s Disease. It left him unable to stand the rigours of touring, and needing to focus … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Amy Eftekhari, blues, blues rock, gig, Laurence Jones, On My Own
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Gig review: ELLES BAILEY – Wax and Beans, Bury, 19 January 2026
This is my first time attending one of these intimate record shop gigs, and what a delight it was. Elles Bailey, with her acoustic guitarist and best friend Demi Marriner in front of an audience of around fifty people. It … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 January 2026, blues, Bury, Can't Take My Story Away, Demi Marriner, Elles Bailey, gig, melodic, review, singer, soul, Wax and Beans
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Gig review: PAULIE BOY BLUES – The Eagle Inn, Manchester, 23 January 2026
Coincidentally, I have been thinking recently, where are all the up and coming guitar heroes? Starting in the late 60’s, early 70’s your favourite band would always have a guitar hero wouldn’t it, Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Jimi Hendrix, Eric … Continue reading
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Tagged 23 January 2026, gig, guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, Manchester, Paulie Boy Blues, review, The Eagle Inn
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Gig review: NINE BELOW ZERO – 229 London, 16 January 2026
This gig was part of the January Blues Festival, now a regular fixture in the gig calendar at the very fine 229 Club on Portland Street. Nine Below Zero are hardly ever off the road. This festival appearance was shoe-horned … Continue reading
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Tagged 16 January 2026, 229 Club, blues, Dennis Greaves, gig, January Blues Festival, live, London, Mark Feltham, NINE BELOW ZERO, r n b, review, rock 'n' roll
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