Get Ready to ROCK! » Manchester Apollo https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: FOREIGNER – Manchester Apollo, 12 May 2018 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/gig-review-foreigner-manchester-apollo-12-may-2018/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/gig-review-foreigner-manchester-apollo-12-may-2018/#comments Sun, 13 May 2018 11:06:41 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=52897 FOREIGNER - Manchester Apollo, 12 May 2018The bets were on.  Would Mick Jones appear at this first UK date of a massive 40th anniversary world tour?  The omens weren’t good as four songs in the band played one of the massive “hits” (and somewhat ridiculous without … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/gig-review-foreigner-manchester-apollo-12-may-2018/feed/ 0 Gig review: G3 2018 – JOE SATRIANI, JOHN PETRUCCI, ULI JON ROTH – Manchester Apollo, 27 April 2018 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/04/gig-review-g3-joe-satriani-john-petrucci-uli-jon-roth-manchester-apollo-27-april-2018/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/04/gig-review-g3-joe-satriani-john-petrucci-uli-jon-roth-manchester-apollo-27-april-2018/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2018 10:36:07 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=52633 G3 2018 - JOE SATRIANI, JOHN PETRUCCI, ULI JON ROTH - Manchester Apollo, 27 April 2018There was a moment in this latest iteration of the global guitar circus that it all fell into place. Two-and-a-half hours in, during a stellar version of ‘Super Funky Badass’ Joe Satriani underlined why we worship our guitar heroes. The … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/04/gig-review-g3-joe-satriani-john-petrucci-uli-jon-roth-manchester-apollo-27-april-2018/feed/ 0 Gig review: JOE SATRIANI – Manchester Apollo, 1 November 2015 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/11/gig-review-joe-satriani-manchester-apollo-1-november-2015/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/11/gig-review-joe-satriani-manchester-apollo-1-november-2015/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2015 03:47:35 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=33702 JOE SATRIANI, Manchester Apollo, 1 November 2015One thing is certain with a Satriani gig.  The energy levels are going to remain at 200% until the last whammy-bar whistle.  I’m the same age as Satch but he makes me feel really old. This was the first date … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/11/gig-review-joe-satriani-manchester-apollo-1-november-2015/feed/ 0 Gig review: MOTORHEAD – Manchester Apollo, 4 November 2014 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/11/gig-review-motorhead-manchester-apollo-4-november-2014/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/11/gig-review-motorhead-manchester-apollo-4-november-2014/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:00:11 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=24587 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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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/11/gig-review-motorhead-manchester-apollo-4-november-2014/feed/ 0 Album review: MOTT THE HOOPLE – Live 2013 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/06/album-review-mott-the-hoople-live-2013/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/06/album-review-mott-the-hoople-live-2013/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:50:05 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=20127 Mott The Hoople - Live 2013Concert Live 2-CD/DVD [Release date: 20.05.14] www.concertlive.co.uk Back in 2009 Mott The Hoople got back together for five dates at the Hammersmith Apollo.  It was a resounding success but when  I chatted to founder member Verden Allen in early 2013 … Continue reading →

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