Get Ready to ROCK! » Edinburgh Playhouse https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sat, 02 May 2026 11:37:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: ROBIN MCAULEY – Classic Grand, Glasgow, 16 August 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-robin-mcauley-classic-grand-glasgow-16th-august-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-robin-mcauley-classic-grand-glasgow-16th-august-2025/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:41:13 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=103846 ROBIN MCAULEY – Classic Grand, Glasgow, 16 August 2025On Friday 13th May 1983 I went along to the Playhouse in Edinburgh as a fresh faced teen to see the mighty Iron Maiden for the first time. Maiden were superb and the gig was one to remember, but the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-robin-mcauley-classic-grand-glasgow-16th-august-2025/feed/ 0 Gig review: FISH – O2 Academy, Glasgow, 9 March 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-fish-o2-academy-glasgow-9th-march-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-fish-o2-academy-glasgow-9th-march-2025/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:49:13 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=101311 FISH – O2 Academy, Glasgow, 9 March 2025‘So here I am once more in the playground of the broken hearts…’ Fish and his music have been a constant in my life for the past 42 years. I first saw him onstage back on the 31st December 1983 … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-fish-o2-academy-glasgow-9th-march-2025/feed/ 0 Feature: Albums that time forgot – GRAND PRIX – Samurai https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-grand-prix-samurai/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-grand-prix-samurai/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:29:37 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=65757 Chrysalis [1983] Back in 1983 I ventured along to my first gig on my own at the tender age of 14 to see Iron Maiden at the Playhouse in Edinburgh (Friday 13th May to be exact) and what a show … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-grand-prix-samurai/feed/ 0 Gig review: KISS – Hydro, Glasgow, 16 July 2019 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/gig-review-kiss-hydro-glasgow-16th-july-2019/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/gig-review-kiss-hydro-glasgow-16th-july-2019/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:43:58 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=60749 The run up to this gig had me reminiscing, looking back to my first Kiss live encounter in 1983. As a fresh faced 15 year old I went along full of anticipation of a spectacular show and I wasn’t disappointed. … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/gig-review-kiss-hydro-glasgow-16th-july-2019/feed/ 0 Gig review: 80’s INVASION TOUR – Edinburgh Playhouse, 20 March 2016 (Big Country, Midge Ure) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/03/gig-review-80s-invasion-tour-edinburgh-playhouse-20-march-2016/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/03/gig-review-80s-invasion-tour-edinburgh-playhouse-20-march-2016/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2016 23:02:29 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=36743 80’s INVASION TOUR – Edinburgh Playhouse, 20 March 2016The 80’s are rapidly becoming the new 60’s in terms of misty eyed nostalgia. The teenagers of the 80’s are now in the 40 to 50 ish bracket with the disposable income (allegedly!) to indulge themselves and relive their teen … Continue reading →

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