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Category Archives: GIG REVIEWS
Gig review: LEVELLERS, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 13 November 2014
Levellers are currently on their Greatest Hits tour and played to a packed crowd at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire. There were two support acts, first up a female singer performing under the name of She Makes War. It was an … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 November 2014, folk, gig, Levellers, London, pop, review, rock, She Makes War, Shepherd's Bush Empire, ska, the Selecter
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Gig review: MOTORHEAD – Manchester Apollo, 4 November 2014
“We are Motorhead and we play Rock and F***n’ Roll”- a line I have heard so many times thunder from the PA over the years but none more welcome than tonight. The current tour has been postponed and cancelled twice … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 November 2014, gig, heavy metal, Lemmy, Manchester Apollo, Motorhead, punk, review, rock, The Bosshoss, The Damned
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Gig review: LIVE, Koko, London, 5 November 2014
Pennsylvania alt-rock giants Live made an emphatic return to London on Wednesday night to perform their first overseas show with new singer Chris Shinn. The picturesque Koko in Camden provided the backdrop to fans curious to see whether Shinn (previously … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 November 2014, Chris Shinn, Ed Kowalczyk, gig, Koko, live, London, Republica, review
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Gig review: THE BLACKOUT – King Tut’s, Glasgow, 5 November 2014
I last saw The Blackout in action at this venue back at the start of the year. Since then the band have been through a lot of trials and tribulations ending with the band splitting from their record company and … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 November 2014, Gavin Butler, Glasgow, Hardcore, Harry Radford, Heartless, Jim Davies, Kevin Miles, King Tut's, live gig, metal, Mitch Bock, rock, Sean Smith, The Blackout, Wales, When We Were Wolves, Wolves, Yashin
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Gig review: ASIA, Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 2 November 2014
For a so-called supergroup Asia have shown remarkable longevity, but their profile is now much lower than it was in the heady days when their 1982 debut went multi-platinum, judging by a disappointing turnout at their first headline London show … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 November 2014, AOR, Asia, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes, gig, John Wetton, London, melodic rock, review, Sam Coulson, Shepherd's Bush Empire
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Gig review: PAUL RODGERS – Royal Albert Hall, London, 3 November 2014
Paul Rodgers returned to the UK as a fully fledged soul man for a special one off show to put the Royal back into the Royal Albert Hall. His perfectly preserved voice soared above his 9 piece Memphis band, which … Continue reading
Gig review: STEVE HACKETT – The Lowry, Salford, 2 November 2014
Steve Hackett chats about the Genesis Revisited and Extended tours (11:16). This is an edit from an extended interview that was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 5 October 2014 The interview is replayed on Christmas Day 2014, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 November 2014, Gary O'Toole, genesis Extended, Genesis Revisited, gig, interview, Nick Beggs, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Rob Townsend, Roger King, Salford, Steve Hackett, The Lowry
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Gig review: ESCAPE THE FATE – Electric Ballroom, Camden, 30 October 2014
Thursday the 30thof October 2014; the Camden nightlife is buzzing, the air outside is cold and I am dragging my reluctant 46 year old father to see hardcore rock band Escape The Fate. It’s been a good long while since … Continue reading
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Tagged Camde, Electric Ballroom, ESCAPE THE FATE, gig review, Glamour The Kill, Hardcore, New Year's Day, post-hardcore
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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 3)
DAY 3 - DANGER DANGER, AUTOGRAPH, CONEY HATCH, BROTHER FIRETRIBE, TOUCH, GUILD OF AGES, AXXIS The final day of ‘the final fling’ began with a slightly left field choice of veteran German rockers Axxis, and yet they blew the cobwebs … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 October 2014, AOR, Autograph, Axxis, Brother Firetribe, CITA, Coney Hatch, Danger Danger, Firefest, gig, Guild Of Ages, melodic rock, Nottingham, review, Rock City, Tommy Denander, Touch
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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 2)
DAY 2 – FIREHOUSE, BLACK N BLUE, PRETTY MAIDS, BABYLON AD, BOULEVARD, FROM THE FIRE, RAGE OF ANGELS Day 2 also began with home grown talent in Rage Of Angels, formed by Ged Rylands who was playing guitar rather than … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 October 2014, AOR, Babylon AD, Black N Blue, Boulevard, Firefest, Firehouse, From The Fire, gig, melodic rock, Nottingham, Pretty Maids, Rage Of Angels, review, Rock City
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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 1)
GRTR!’s resident Melodic Rock/AOR expert Andy Nathan has been covering Firefest for us right from the start. Andy’s informed report and Simon Dunkerley’s inspired photos celebrate ‘The Final Fling’ as the festival bows out in style… The announcement last year … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 October 2014, Angels Or Kings, AOR, Circus Maximus, Firefest, gig, H.E.A.T., melodic rock, Nottingham, Redrum, review, Rock City, Shy, TEN, The Poodles
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Gig review: BLUES FEST 2014 – Royal Albert Hall, London, 28 October 2014
An afternoon session at the Albert Hall for the 2014 Blues Fest was a pleasant surprise, as the old building opened its doors to some of smaller rooms to house a wide array of exciting blues talent. Perhaps it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Fairweather Lowe, Blues Fest 2014, Bob Dylan, Carl Hudson, Floyd Dixon, Georgie Fame, gig, Horace Silver, Ian Jennings, Jimmy Copley, Jimmy McGriff, Jo Harman, London Blues Fest, Marcus Bonfanti, Mick Rogers, Micky Moody, Mike Sanchez, Mose Allison, Ray Charles, review, Robert Hart, Sonny Boy Williamson, The Bad Apples
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Gig review: BLACK STONE CHERRY – The Hydro, Glasgow, 26 October 2014
It was curiosity that led me to this gig as so far Black Stone Cherry are a band who have left me underwhelmed. I have only seen them live once before and that was a small acoustic session a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 October 2014, AIRBOURNE, Ben Wells, Black Stone Cherry, Chris Robertson, gig, Glasgow, Joel O'Keefe, live, Lowlife, rock, Savages, The Hydro, Theory Of A Dead Man, Things My Father Said
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Gig review: SOiL – The Garage, Glasgow, 23 October 2014
Some things are sent to try you! Take tonight, I was going along to this gig mostly on the strength of opening act Wolfborne’s latest album, ‘In The Beginning’, which I reviewed recently and found to be excellent. Knowing that … Continue reading
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Tagged (HED) P.E, American Head Charge, Cameron Heacock, gig, Glasgow, Karma Singh Cheema, live, metal, punk, reggae, review, rock, Ryan McCombs, Soil, The Garage, Tim King, Whole, Wolfborne
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Gig review: BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 19 October 2014
Fellow GRTR! scribe Nikk Gunns posed a fascinating discussion question online recently – ‘if there were no new music from this point onwards, could you live with the music we have already had’? Judging from the mixed response he received, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Keylock, Atlanta, Blackberry Smoke, gig, Led Zeppelin, live, Peter Green, review, rock, southern rock, The Whippoorwill
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Gig review: STATUS QUO – Roundhouse, London, 22 October 2014
The ‘unplugged ‘ tradition is now a firmly established rock n roll industry norm for bands to find an alternative way to revitalise- and of course promote – their body of work. It’s horses for courses however, and one of … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 October 2014, acoustic, Andy Bown, Aquostic, BBC Radio 2, Francis Rossi, gig, live, London, Rick Parfitt, Roundhouse, Status Quo
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Gig review: ALESTORM – The Arches, Glasgow, 19 October 2014
There was many a bemused look from passers-by as a motley crew of cut-throats and blaggards gathered outside The Arches in anticipation of a night of piratical fun. In fact the last time a group of pirates this size was … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 October 2014, Alestorm, Captain Greggaarrr, chip tunes, Christopher Bowes, Dani Evans, gig, Glasgow, Lagerstein, live, pirate metal, Piratefest, Rainbowdragoneyes, Red Rum, rock, Sunset On The Golden Age, The Arches, The Hobbit, The Immobilizer
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Gig review: MELODIC ROCK FEST 4, H.O.M.E.Bar, Arlington Heights,Chicago, USA, 3-5 October 2014
After the success of the third Melodic Rock Fest last September, the attempt to bring to the Americans the cult melodic rock bands that are seen at Firefest and other places, melodicrock.com supremo Andrew McNeice swiftly moved forward with plans … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th Heaven, Adriangale, AOR, Bombay Black, Chicago, Eighty Six Happiness, festival, Gary Moon, gig, Grand Design, Guardian, H.E.A.T., Heaven's Edge, House Of Shakira, Jim Peterik, Johnny Lima, Madman's Lullaby, Maxx Explosion, melodic rock, Melodic Rock Fest 4, Mitch Malloy, Paul Laine, Radio Sun, STAN BUSH, Talon, Tango Down, USA, Work Of Art
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Gig review: MR. BIG – Koko, Camden, London, 17 October 2014
Mr Big’s European tour to capitalise on their back-to-form new album ‘Stories We Could Tell’ squeezed in just a solitary UK show, their first in three years. It was unsurprising that the opulent surroundings of Koko were sold out, perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 October 2014, Billy Sheehan, Camden, Eric Martin, gig, hard rock, Koko, London, Matt Starr, melodic rock, Mr Big, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, review, rock
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Gig review: HOUSTON, The Barfly, Camden, London, 16 October 2014
When an AOR revival suddenly became flavour of the month late in 2010, the debut album by Swedes Houston was seen as the standard bearer of the new revolution. Even if live performances were a mixed bag, the quality of … Continue reading
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Tagged 16 October 2014, AOR, Big Time, Camden, gig, Houston, London, melodic rock, Mia Klose, review, The Barfly, The Spin
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Gig review: STEVE CROPPER with ANIMALS & FRIENDS – Live Rooms, Chester, 18 October 2014
Interview with Steve Cropper, chatting about his career (18 October 2014) I last saw The Animals and Steve Cropper back in 2011. Sadly the setlist hasn’t changed much since then, inevitably built around the “hits” and some Colonel fans may … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 October 2014, Chester, gig, Live Rooms, Mick Gallagher, R&B, review, soul, Stax, Steve Cropper, The Animals & Friends
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Gig review: JUSTIN FURSTENFELD – Islington Academy Hall, 17 October 2014
Justin Fustenfeld is the main man of US band Blue October, a band I only discovered last year after reviewing their excellent ‘Sway’ album. Tonight it was just Justin and his acoustic guitar, as he played the second of three … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 October, acoustic, An Open Book, BLUE OCTOBER, gig, Islington Academy Hall, JUSTIN FURSTENFELD, review
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Gig review: DAUGHTRY, The Roundhouse, Camden, London, 12 October 2014
Chris Daughtry spoke to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio from deepest Virginia in August 2014. In this edit he chats about American Idol and his album releases. (6:07) Six months on from a pair of shows at Shepherds Bush Empire, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 October 2014, American Idol, Chris Daughtry, DAUGHTRY, gig, London, review, rock, Roundhouse
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Gig review: MESSENGER – The Borderline, London, 15 October 2014
Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis In the short period since they first came together as a band back in 2012, Psychedelic/Progressive Rock troupe Messenger have really made their presence felt in the music world. Having … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 October 2014, Borderline, gig, Messenger, prog, progressive, psychedelic, review
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Gig review: TOSELAND – 100 Club, London, 8 October 2014
You could construct a whole musical Room 101 of top class sportsmen who unwisely thought their talents would translate to the music business – from Hoddle and Waddle to Pat Cash and John McEnroe. However former World Superbikes champion James … Continue reading
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Tagged 00 Club, 8 October 2014, Four Wheel Drive, James Toseland, Katie Melua, Little Angels, London, metal, Renegade, rock, Toby Jepson, Toseland, World Superbikes
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