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Gig review: VEGA – Camden Underworld, London, 7 July 2018
Vega are certainly putting in the hard yards to capitalise on their excellent new album ‘Only Human’ with arguably the UK’s leading contemporary melodic rock band playing an extensive tour, culminating in this London date. While they have yet to … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 July 2018, AOR, Camden Underworld, gig, London, Marcus Thurston, melodic rock, Midnite City, Mikey Kew, Nick Workman, Rob Wylde, Vega
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Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL – Day 2 – 02 Arena, London, 17 June 2018
If day one of Stone Free exhibited classic rock at its heaviest and loudest, the Sunday – at least in the main O2 Arena- had a more progressive and thoughtful bent to it. However the Orange Amps stage was still … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 June, Anathema, Anderson Rabin Wakeman, Bad Flowers, festival, gig, Ginger Wildheart, Jared James Nichols, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Jon Anderson, London, O2 Arena, prog, Progressive Rock, Richie Kotzen, Rick Wakeman, Roger Hodgson, Stone Free, Stone Wire, Supertramp, Trevor Rabin, Tyketto, Yes
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Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL – Day 1 – O2, London, 16 June 2018
Photo: Andy Nathan The Stone Free festival once again took over the O2 in London for a weekend of metal, prog and some of the best live whistling ever heard! Andy Nathan and Dave Atkinson were there to capture all … Continue reading
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Tagged 02, 16th June 2018, Anchor Lane, Buckcherry, Cory Clarke, Dave Mustaine, Daxx and Roxanne, Day 1, Dirty Thrills, festival, Klaus Meine, London, Megadeth, metal, Mickey Dee, Orange Goblin, Picture Books, rock, Rock You Like A Hurricane, Rudolph Schenker, Scorpions, Stone Broken, Stone Free Festival, TRIGGERFINGER, Warrior Soul, Winds Of Change
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Gig review: BRYAN ADAMS – SSE Arena, Wembley, London, 30 May 2018
When Bryan Adams released his ‘Ultimate’ album last year, I wondered wearily whether the world really needed yet another compilation to add to his catalogue, as there surely can be few potential fans left unaware of the best known elements … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 May 2018, AOR, Bryan Adams, Canada, gig, Keith Scott, London, pop rock, review, SSE Arena, Wembley
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Gig review: SKID ROW/NIGHT RANGER – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 12 March 2018
Co-headline tours make business sense, especially when the bands concerned have flown over from the USA: in Skid Row’s case this double header was part of an extensive UK tour, with Night Ranger’s briefer stop over focused around a headline … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 March 2018, Bad Touch, gig, glam rock, hard rock, London, melodic rock, Night Ranger, review, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Skid Row, Toseland
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Gig review: ROBIN TROWER – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 27 February 2018
The term living legend should not be lightly used, but in rock circles Robin Trower comes close to that description. With a signature guitar style and playing as well, if not better, than ever, the master craftsman is about to … Continue reading
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Tagged 27 February 2018, Ash Wilson, blues, Bob Pridzema, gig, Islington Assembly Hall, live, London, review, Richard Watts, Robin Trower, rock, Sari Schorr
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Gig review: KEN HENSLEY – The Hospital Club, London, 26 February 2018
Prior to this showcase gig, Get Ready to ROCK!’s Pete Feenstra caught up with Ken Hensley to chat about his music and play tracks from the new album. The special feature was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 February 2018, acoustic, gig, Ken Hensley, London, Rare and Timeless, review, The Hospital Club, Uriah Heep
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Gig review: TOWERS OF LONDON – New Cross Inn, London 14 February 2018
A decade or so ago glam punk outfit the Towers Of London were steadily building up a reputation. Tours supporting the likes of the Pogues and the New York Dolls. Festival slots at Reading and Leeds and Download. But then … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 February 2018, Donny Tourette, gig, glam, London, New Cross Inn, punk, review, rock, Towers Of London
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Gig review: JIMMY BARNES – Islington Academy, London, 13 December 2017
The unofficial title of the World’s Greatest Living Australian is up for grabs at the moment. Don Bradman departed a few years back to the great pavilion in the sky, where more recently Richie Benaud has delivered a laconic ‘morning … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 December, Aussie, Australian rock, blues rock, classic rock, Cold Chisel, Danny Spencer, gig, Islington Academy, Jimmy Barnes, London, review
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Gig review: MR BIG – Shepherds Bush Empire, London,19 November 2017
Accompanying their first release in three years, ‘Defying Gravity’, Mr Big undertook an extensive tour, which also represented their first dates on these shores in the same period. Always noted for their relatively long sets, on this occasion further value … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 November 2017, Billy Sheehan, Cormac Neeson, Eric Martin, Faster Pussycat, gig, Guns 'N' Roses, live, London, Mr Big, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, review, rock, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Taime Downes, THE ANSWER
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Gig review: H.E.A.T. – Islington Academy, London, 21 November 2017
H.E.A.T.’s return to the stage, hot on the heels of their long delayed, controversial but in my view excellent ‘Into The Great Unknown’ album, was eagerly anticipated. However November is a notoriously crowded month in the gig calendar, which this … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 November 2017, Black Diamonds, Crash, Dave Dalone, Degreed, Erik Gronwall, gig, H.E.A.T., Islington Academy, Jona Tee, London, melodic rock, review
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Gig review: SQUEEZE – Royal Albert Hall, London, 6 November 2017
Nearly 40 years after emerging as one of the best bands from that burst of creativity known at the time as the New Wave, Squeeze are not content with the easy option coasting on the Rewind-style nostalgia circuit. Instead the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Difford, gig, Glenn Tilbrook, London, pop, review, rock, Royal Albert Hall, Squeeze
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Gig review: THE STRAWBS – Under The Bridge, London, 29 October 2017
As a kid in the 70s I do recall frequent radio plays of the Strawbs novelty hit ‘Part Of The Union’ in what was that fractious decade for industrial relations. And as an adult and Sandy Denny fanatic, the latter’s … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, Dave Cousins, folk, gig, London, October 29 2017, progressive, review, rock, The Ferryman's Curse, The Strawbs, Under the Bridge
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Gig review: GRAINNE DUFFY – Nell’s Jazz & Blues, 19 October 2017
Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist, Grainne Duffy, has been receiving plenty of plaudits since her debut album ‘Out Of The Dark’ was released back in 2007. She has tended to be labelled a blues artist and, not having seen her before … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 October 2017, blues, country, gig, Grianne Duffy, London, Nell’s Jazz & Blues, review, rock
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Gig review: JARROD DICKENSON – St Pancras Old Church, London, 19 October 2017
Win a vinyl copy of Jarrod Dickenson’s new album! Listen in to the singer songwriter sequence on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio (Mon-Fri, 14:00- 16:00 GMT) until Wednesday 25 October. ‘Ready The Horses’ is the Featured Album. Set to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 October 2017, Americana, country, gig, Jarrod Dickenson, Kings Cross Old Church, London, review, roots, singer songwriter
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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – 100 Club, London, 14 October 2017
You could argue that Wishbone Ash founder member Martin Turner has overstayed the classic album concept with regular live renditions of their 1972 classic ‘Argus’ over the past decade. Yet his band’s performance of the album at Ramblin Man Fair … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, 14 October 2017, Argus, Danny Willson, gig, London, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, review, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: NAZARETH – 229 Club, London, 13 October 2017
When their seventies hit making days in the UK ended, Nazareth seemed to concentrate on less fickle foreign markets, and opportunities for more recent fans like me to see them in the UK seemed few and far between. Yet in … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 October 2017, 229 Club, Carl Sentance, gig, hard rock, Jimmy Murrison, Lee Agnew, London, Nazareth, Pete Agnew, review
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News: JETHRO TULL UK tour in April 2018 plus radio interview (September 2017)
In this exclusive edit, Ian Anderson tells Get Ready to ROCK!’s Pete Feenstra about the tour plans for 2018. (6:10) The full version of this interview can be found here Ian Anderson celebrates 50 years since Jethro Tull graced the … Continue reading
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Tagged April 2018, classic rock, February 1968, Ian Anderson, interview, Jethro Tull, London, prog, progressive, radio, rock, September 2017, The Marquee, UK tour
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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: SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES- The Forum, London, 22 June 2017
If Bruce Springsteen and later Jon Bon Jovi took the sound of New Jersey into the stadium-filling mainstream, both worshipped at the altar of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, who may never have reached the same commercial heights, but … Continue reading
