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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: 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: 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: 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: 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
Gig review: MAYHEM ROCK FESTIVAL- The Nest, Nottingham, 16 May 2026
The Mayhem Festival aims to bring the best of what might be described as the Swedish glam metal scene- ranging from sleaze to melodic rock- to these shores. After a trio of shows last year with a triple headline of … Continue reading
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Tagged Confess, Dave Dalone, Eclipse, Erik Martensson, Erik Modin, festival, gig, glam rock, H.E.A.T., Jimmy Jay, Joey Draper, John Elliot, Jona Tee, Kenny Leckremo, Magnus Henriksen, Mayhem, melodic roick, sleazze rock, Smoking Snakes, South Of Salem, Suicide Bombers, Sweden, Toxic Rose, Trench Dogs, Wasted Wizards
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Gig review: CASSIDY PARIS – The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 14 May 2026
A lot has happened to young Australian rocker Cassidy Paris in the 21 months since she was last at this venue. Last spring, days after I saw her supporting Harem Scarem, a UK tour suddenly collapsed amid distressing personal circumstances. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Payne, Cassidy Paris, gig, melodic rock, Pete Newdeck, Powell Payne, Steve Janevski, The Cavern
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Gig review: WILL WILDE – Thames Side Brewery, Staines-upon-Thames, 3 May 2026
Blues rock is a genre that rewards individual virtuosity, but 95 per cent of the time the star is a guitar hero. So Will Wilde stands out from the crowd with his chosen instrument being the harmonica. I’d been very … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Maxwell, blues, blues rock, gig, harmonica, Mat Day, Russell Carr, Steve Rushton, Thames Side Brewery, Will Wilde
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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: 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: 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: 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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Album review: TYKETTO – Closer To The Sun
Silver Lining Music [Release Date 20.3.26] For so long one of rock’s best kept secrets, Tyketto’s mainstream exposure has grown over the past few years with well-received appearances at broader festivals outside their melodic rock genre and even a detailed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, blues rock, Closer to the Sun, Danny Vaughn, Ged Rylands, Harry Scott Elliott, melodic rock, Tyketto
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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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Album review: SQUEEZE- Trixies
BMG Records [Release date 06.03.26] Something old, something new….. for Squeeze’s first studio album in over eight years since 2017’s ‘The Knowledge’ they have revisited what might in a parallel world have been their debut album. At the outset of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Owen Biddle, Squeeze, Trixies
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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: 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: 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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Album review: THUNDER- Live (expanded and remastered reissue)
earMusic [Release Date 16.01.26] As Danny Bowes continues his long but encouraging recovery, in the absence of any new Thunder music or touring we have to content ourselves with reissues. Originally released in 1998, the Ronseal-titled ‘Live’ was their first … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ben Matthews, Chris Childs, Danny Bowes, Harry James, live album, Luke Morley, reissues, Thunder
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Album review: ELLES BAILEY- Can’t Take My Story Away
Cooking Vinyl & Outlaw Music (Release Date 16.01.26) Elles Bailey’s career seems to be picking up momentum at present. The Bristolian singer-songwriter’s last album ‘Beneath The Neon Glow’ reached No 12 in the charts and a European tour with Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Can't Take My Story Away, Elles Bailey, Ethan Johns, Luke Potashnick, review, soul
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