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		<title>Gig review: FIREVOLT FESTIVAL- Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 11-13 August 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/gig-review-firevolt-festival-whitebottom-farm-stockport-11-13-august-2023/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/P1070267-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="P1070267 - Copy" title="P1070267 - Copy" /></a>Last year&#8217;s inaugural Firestorm festival defied the naysayers to be a roaring success. Indeed the combination of the friendly atmosphere, beautiful setting on a farm at the end of a country park and wall to wall music made it instantly &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/gig-review-firevolt-festival-whitebottom-farm-stockport-11-13-august-2023/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/gig-review-firevolt-festival-whitebottom-farm-stockport-11-13-august-2023/">Gig review: FIREVOLT FESTIVAL- Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 11-13 August 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL &#8211; Showground, Newark &#8211; 28th August 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david.wilson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=75064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/gig-review-stonedead-festival-showground-newark-28th-august-2021/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/uheep_sdead2021-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Uriah Heep - Stonedead Festival 2021" title="Uriah Heep - Stonedead Festival 2021" /></a>&#8220;It was quite simply great for everyone &#8211; bands and fans alike - to be back in the groove doing what they love, and the set up was as a good festival should be&#8230;&#8221; Stonedead Festival was set up by genuine music fans who wanted to recapture some of the spirit of &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/gig-review-stonedead-festival-showground-newark-28th-august-2021/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/gig-review-stonedead-festival-showground-newark-28th-august-2021/">Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL &#8211; Showground, Newark &#8211; 28th August 2021</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: BLAZE BAYLEY – War Within Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=72109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/04/album-review-blaze-bayley-war-within-me/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BLAZE-BAYLEY-–-War-Within-Me-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BLAZE BAYLEY – War Within Me" title="BLAZE BAYLEY – War Within Me" /></a>Blaze Bayley Recording [Release date 09.04.21] If you like your rock of the metal variety you are in for a treat – this is a blistering, classic metal album in the making. The guitar work is simply put superb – &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/04/album-review-blaze-bayley-war-within-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/04/album-review-blaze-bayley-war-within-me/">Album review: BLAZE BAYLEY – War Within Me</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: BLAZE BAYLEY – Live In Czech</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david.wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/album-review-blaze-bayley-live-in-czech/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Blaze-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a>Blaze Bayley Recordings [03.04.20] Blaze Bayley is one of rock and metal’s true survivors. Having been plucked from the excellent Wolfsbane to front Iron Maiden following Bruce Dickinson’s departure in 1994, he was then unceremoniously dumped by the band five &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/album-review-blaze-bayley-live-in-czech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/album-review-blaze-bayley-live-in-czech/">Album review: BLAZE BAYLEY – Live In Czech</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: SOS FESTIVAL, Manchester, 15-17 July 2016</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 20:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/07/gig-review-sos-festival-manchester-july-2016/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016_sosfest_absolva1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Absolva - SOS FESTIVAL, Manchester, 15-17 July 2016" title="Absolva - SOS FESTIVAL, Manchester, 15-17 July 2016" /></a>With suitable tunes on the car stereo we headed over to Prestwich, Manchester for the Rocksector Records annual get-together, &#8216;SOS Festival&#8217;.  Now in its ninth year it has a new home and has moved out of the now demolished Civic &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/07/gig-review-sos-festival-manchester-july-2016/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/07/gig-review-sos-festival-manchester-july-2016/">Gig review: SOS FESTIVAL, Manchester, 15-17 July 2016</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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