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Category Archives: Special Events
Gig review: HRH PROG – Pwllheli, Wales, 17-19 March 2016
I remember the first time I attended the HRH Prog festival which was held at the ice cold Magna Centre in Rotherham; boy was it cold, even the artists had coats on whilst they performed! But it looks like we … Continue reading
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Tagged 17-19 March 2016, Arthur Brown, Caravan, festival, Focus, gig, HRH Prog, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, prog, progressive, Purson, Pwllheli, review, rock, sci-fi weekend, The Enid, Wales
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Gig review: HAMMERFEST – Pwllheli, Wales, 10-13 March 2016
Hammerfest is hard, it’s loud, and it’s brutal and yet again it threatens apocalyptic damage on the peaceful site in Pwllheli. Now in its 8th reign yet again it is being hosted under the HRH United umbrella along with HRH … Continue reading
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Tagged 10-13 March 2016, Cradle Of Filth, Evile, Exodus, Extreme, festival, gig, Hammerfest, heavy rock, metal, Pwllheli, Quemists, review, Thrash, Turisas, Wales
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL AOR – Pwllheli, Wales, 12 March 2016 (Quiet Riot, Dan Reed Network)
My first experience of any of the Hard Rock Hell festivals was HRH AOR in March last year, enjoying it so much I bought my own accommodation for this year’s event before any bands were announced. You cannot imagine how … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 March 2016, Dan Reed Network, festival, gig, Hard Rock Hell AOR, melodic rock, NEWMAN, Pwllheli, Quiet Riot, Radio Sun, review, rock, The Burning Crows, Wales
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL AOR – Pwllheli, Wales, 10-11 March 2016 (Joe Lynn Turner, Tyketto)
Thursday 10 March With a mass of indoor festivals throughout the year mainly at holiday camps out of season, Hard Rock Hell and it’s offshoots – AOR, Hammerfest, Prog and Blues – are fast becoming favourites, selling out in ridiculously … Continue reading
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Tagged 10-11 March 2016, festival, gig, Hard Rock Hell AOR, HRH, Joe Lynn Turner, Knock Out Kaine, melodic rock, metal, Pwllheli, Quireboys, review, rock, Russ Ballard, Tyketto, Wales
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Gig review: GIANTS OF ROCK, Minehead, Somerset, 29-31 January 2016
For the past two years Butlins’ Giants Of Rock and has lived up to that name with ease and has been host to some of the finest rock bands around and this, the third year, it seems to have hit … Continue reading
Gig review: GREAT BRITISH ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL – Skegness, 22-24 January 2016
Reporting by Simon Dunkerley and Pete Feenstra Pete Feenstra writes: Perhaps only The Great British Rock & Blues Festival can give you the unlikely opportunity of slipping from the dancing delights of Courtney Pine’s venue filling world music and jazz … Continue reading
Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL IX – Hafan Y Mor, Pwllheli, Wales, 12-14 November 2015
Thursday When the line-up was announced for this year’s 9th chapter of the Hard Rock Hell journey there were the usual naysayers but to be fair it’s the same for every festival… However one thing that topped everything was the … Continue reading
Gig review: PLANET ROCKSTOCK – Trecco Bay, South Wales, 4-6 December 2015
Friday 4 December This is the third year for the Planet Rock annual festival and the second year at Porthcawl. I thought last year’s line-up would take some beating and, although thinking 2015 was a weak bill by comparison, I … Continue reading
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Tagged 4-6 December 2015, blues, Buffalo Summer, Crobot, Dan Patlansky, Danko Jones, festival, FM, Fozzy, gig, Heavens Basement, Inglorious, Planet Rockstock, review, Rival Sons, rock, Scorpion Child, South Wales, The Darkness, The Dead Daisies, Trecco Bay
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Gig review: Cambridge Folk Festival, 30 July-2 August 2015
Any festival with a continuous run of 51 years must be doing something right! Over that time the acts have constantly been of the highest quality and offered a diverse and eclectic mix of music from all corners of the … Continue reading
Gig review: Breaking Bands Festival – 22-24 May 2015
Stoke Prior Sports and Country Club, Worcestershire With the glut of festivals out there at present and certainly those of sub-1000 capacity you have to wonder is there space for more? Well, whilst the few big festivals continue to charge … Continue reading
Gig review: CROPREDY – Oxfordshire, 13-15 August 2015
My 21st consecutive year attending the festival and the event is so much more than the music. Kids, once clinging to parents midway up the field, are now grown up and dancing at the front. Last year the festival had … Continue reading
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Tagged 13-15 August 2015, Band Of Friends, Cropredy, Emmylou Harris, Fairport Convention, festival, Fish, gig, review
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Review: 4th EUROPEAN BLUES EXPO – Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, SW France, 11 July to 31 Aug 2015
The European blues scene is often over shadowed by its American counterpart and the 4th European Blues Expo gives you a clue as to why. For while the venue is refreshingly new and the photographic exhibition showcasing the work of … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th European Blues Expo, Aija Puurtinen, Alain Hiot, Candye Kane, Charlie Hussey, Chef Kivimäki, Drunk Lamb, European Blues Union, Fred Zicazic Delforge, Honey B & T-Bones, John Bull, Lefty Leppänen, Micke Björklöf, Norbert Schneide, Perti Nurmi, photo exhibition, SKAtomaTTO, The Travellin’ Brothers, Veronica Sbergia
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FESTIVAL Day 2 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 26 July 2015
Photo by Paul Rodgers With a weather forecast that had Noah on standby, hammer in hand, our intrepid trio of Andy Nathan, Yiannis Stefanis and Paul Rodgers returned to Mote Park for day two of the Ramblin’ Man Festival and … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 July 2015, Aaron Keylock, Bernie Marsden, Blues Pills, classic rock, country, gig, Gregg Allman, Ian Anderson, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Kent, Maidstone, Marillion, Mote Park, prog, progressive, Quireboys, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, Rival Sons, RIVERSIDE, rock, Solstafir, The Pineapple Thief, The Temperance Movement
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Gig review: SOS FESTIVAL – Radcliffe Civic, Manchester, 17-19 July 2015
It’s that time of year when the Civic Hall, Radcliffe gets its roof well and truly raised as the hordes of rockers and metal-heads gather for the annual SOS festival. Organized by Rocksector Records it showcases not only their own … Continue reading
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Tagged 17-19 July 2015, Black Whiskey, Blaze Bayley, Furyon, gig, Knock Out Kaine, Manchester, metal, NWOBHM, Radcliffe Civic, review, rock, SOS Festival, The Amorettes, Triaxis, Tysondog
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL Day 2 – Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 26 July 2015
Photo: Simon Dunkerley What a difference twelve hours can make, from beautiful blue skies to masses of mud, the lovely Welsh rain has made an appearance but, no matter, the show goes on. Skam had the unenviable task of starting … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 July 2015, Colour Of Noise, Danny Vaughn, Day 2, Dee Snider, Doro, Ebbw Vale, FM, gig, heavy rock, melodic rock, metal, review, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival, Twisted Sister, Tyketto
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL Day 1 – Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 25 July 2015
Steelhouse is celebrating its fifth anniversary and I am proud to say I was there at the inaugral event on a cold and rainy windswept mountain … not a lot has changed weatherwise since then. In fairness to the Steelhouse … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 July 2015, Day 1, Ebbw Vale, gig, Massive Wagons, Nazareth, review, rock, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival, The Treatment, Trucker Diablo, UFO, Y&T
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FESTIVAL Day 1 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 25 July 2015
Photo: Paul Rodgers Another summer and yet another new festival joins the ranks of the many. This one however had the classic rock fraternity foaming at the mouth with a line up which comprised some of the biggest names in … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 July 2015, Anathema, Biff Byford, Blue Oyster Cult, Camel, Dream Theater, FM, gig, Klaus Meine, Maidstone, metal, Mote Park, No Hot Ashes, prog, Ramblin' Man Festival, review, rock, Rudolf Schenker, Saxon, Scorpions, Toseland, Touchstone
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Gig review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – DAY 3, 14 June 2015
For any classic rock fan the Sunday line up was not to be missed with Slash, Motley Crue, in their last UK festival appearance, and Kiss all ready to show the young guns how a festival set should be done. … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 June 2015, Alterbridge, Backyard Babies, Billy Idol, Color Of Noise, Donington Park, Download, Download Festival, festival, Gene Simmons, gig, HEAT, Kiss, metal, Mick Mars, Motley Crue, Myles Kennedy, Nikki Sixx, Paul Stanley, review, rock, Slash, The Dead Daisies, Tommy Lee, Tremonti, Vince Neal, Von Hertzen Brothers, We Are Harlot
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Gig review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – DAY 2, 13 June 2015
Saturday dawned grey and wet, not a good combination, but hey there was rock to be had and we had our trusty ponchos, is it socially acceptable to wear a plastic poncho outside a festival site? The morning got off … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 June 2015, Ace Frehley, Black Star Riders, Chuck Billy, Donington Park, Download, Faith No More, festival, gig, Kiss, Marilyn Manson, metal, Mike Patton, Muse, review, Ricky Warwick, rock, Scott Gorham, Testament, The Struts
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Gig review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – DAY 1,12 June 2015
5am. Not the most rock ‘n’ roll of hours to rise on a Friday morning but when you have a 311 mile journey to the spiritual home of all things metal these sacrifices have to be made. What I do … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 June 2015, Baby Metal, Black Stone Cherry, blues, Blues Pills, Clutch, Corey Taylor, Donington Park, Download, Dragonforce, Five Finger Death Punch, gig, Glenn Tipton, Ivan Moody, Judas Priest, Lacuna Coil, live, metal, review, Ritchie Faulkener, Rob Halford, rock, SLIPKNOT, The Cadillac Three
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Gig review: LEAD BELLY FEST – Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 June 2015
Photo: John Bull Rockrpix www.rockrpix.com As George Harrison once said: “No Lead Belly, no Lonnie Donegan. Therefore no Lead Belly, no Beatles.” Van Morrison later generalized the point when he said: “Lead Belly was not an influence, he was the influence. If it … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 June 2015, Billy Bragg, Charlie Hart, Chris Barber, Dana Fuchs, Dennis Locorriere, Eric Bibb, Eric Burdon, Fest, Gemma Ray, Geraint Watkins, Gwen Dickie, Huddie Ledbetter, Jools Holland, Lead Belly, Lead Belly Fest Marie Trout, London, Lonnie Donegan, Mick Rogers, Paul Jones, Royal Albert Hall, Ruby Turner, Slim Chance, Steve Simpson, The Beatles, Tom Paley, Van Morrison, Walter Trout
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Gig review: STEVE HACKETT – Wolflight album launch, 30 March 2015
The last five years have been a very productive period for Steve Hackett. Following the release of the outstanding “Beyond The Shrouded Horizon” back in 2011, the six string maestro has spent the following three years re-discovering, re-recording and performing … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 March 2015, Album Launch, Cecil Sharp House, gig, London, presentation, review, Steve Hackett, Wolflight
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Gig review: RENAISSANCE – The Stables, Wavendon, 14 April 2015
You can take the girl out of Bolton, but you can’t take Bolton out of the girl. Stage sound issues and residual deafness in one ear might detract some artists on the first night of a comeback tour of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 April 2015, Annie Haslam, classical, gig, Milton Keynes, prog, progressive, Renaissance, review, rock, The Stables, Wavendon
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Gig review: THE CRUNCH & JOE STRUMMER TRIBUTE BAND – KOKO, London, 25 March 2015
This was part of Koko’s occasional Rock ‘n’ Roll Cinema series, tonight featuring the biopic of Joe Strummer’s Spanish sojourn in the mid-80’s: ‘I Need a Dodge – Joe Strummer on the Run’. And all the stops had been pulled … Continue reading
Gig review: HAMMERFEST VII – Pwllheli, Wales, 14 March 2015 (Day 3)
Day 3 Despite two hard days of partying the wasted souls came out to play early today and made it for the first band on the Stoner stage. At every festival you can usually find a new band that really … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 March 2015, Devilment, gig, Hammerfest VII, Hell, metal, Orange Goblin, Pwllheli, Raging Speedhorn, review, Wales
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