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		<title>Gig review: MAYHEM ROCK FESTIVAL- The Nest, Nottingham, 16 May 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 09:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-mayhem-rock-festival-the-nest-nottingham-16-may-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1020613-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="MAYHEM ROCK FESTIVAL- The Nest, Nottingham, 16 May 2026" title="" /></a>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 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-mayhem-rock-festival-the-nest-nottingham-16-may-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-mayhem-rock-festival-the-nest-nottingham-16-may-2026/">Gig review: MAYHEM ROCK FESTIVAL- The Nest, Nottingham, 16 May 2026</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: WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL &#8211; Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-wings-of-aor-festival-arbis-norrkoping-sweden-24-25-april-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1020214-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL- Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026" title="WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL- Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026" /></a>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 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-wings-of-aor-festival-arbis-norrkoping-sweden-24-25-april-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-wings-of-aor-festival-arbis-norrkoping-sweden-24-25-april-2026/">Gig review: WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL &#8211; Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026</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; Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, 22-23 August 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-stonedead-festival-newark-showground-nottinghamshire-22-23-august-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/250823_sdead_almighty4a-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="THE ALMIGHTY - Stonedead Festival, August 2025" title="THE ALMIGHTY - Stonedead Festival, August 2025" /></a>‘If you build it they will come’ could almost be the motto of Stonedead, which is one of the undoubted and most heartwarming successes of the crowded festival calendar. The festival was originally founded not by corporates in the business, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-stonedead-festival-newark-showground-nottinghamshire-22-23-august-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-stonedead-festival-newark-showground-nottinghamshire-22-23-august-2025/">Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL &#8211; Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, 22-23 August 2025</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: MALMO MELODIC &#8211; Plan B, Malmo, Sweden, 25-27 July 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-malmo-melodic-plan-b-malmo-sweden-25-27-july-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/P1210037-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MALMO MELODIC- Plan B, Malmo, Sweden, 25-27 July 2025" title="MALMO MELODIC- Plan B, Malmo, Sweden, 25-27 July 2025" /></a>Last year’s inaugural ‘Malmo Melodic’ was such a success that it was swiftly clear that a 2025 version would build the brand further. The line-up was stronger, and Johan Nylen and his team from Wind Up Productions brought into the &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-malmo-melodic-plan-b-malmo-sweden-25-27-july-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/gig-review-malmo-melodic-plan-b-malmo-sweden-25-27-july-2025/">Gig review: MALMO MELODIC &#8211; Plan B, Malmo, Sweden, 25-27 July 2025</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: STEVIE WONDER &#8211; British Summer Time, Hyde Park, London, 12 July 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/gig-review-stevie-wonder-british-summer-time-hyde-park-london-12-july-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BST25_Stevie-Wonder_@ISHASHAHPHOTOGRAPHY_03335-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="STEVIE WONDER- British Summer Time, Hyde Park, London, 12 July 2025" title="STEVIE WONDER- British Summer Time, Hyde Park, London, 12 July 2025" /></a>(Photo: Isha Shah) Legend of soul, songwriter of countless hits, but why you may ask is Stevie Wonder being reviewed in a website dedicated to rock music?  Well, many of the top singers in our world, from Glenn Hughes to &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/gig-review-stevie-wonder-british-summer-time-hyde-park-london-12-july-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/gig-review-stevie-wonder-british-summer-time-hyde-park-london-12-july-2025/">Gig review: STEVIE WONDER &#8211; British Summer Time, Hyde Park, London, 12 July 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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