Tag Archives: rock

Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2026)

Posted on September 5, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

Livestream review: METALLICA, AT&T Arena, Arlington, Texas, 18 & 20 August 2023

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Updated 24.09.2026 UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2026) To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, … Continue reading →

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Single review: TORA DAA – Dear Lord

Posted on September 4, 2025 by jason

Instagram [Release date 05.09.25] I am quite often late to the table with bands, and Tora Daa are no exception, but I find that being late, you have no preconceived ideas. I was more than pleasantly surprised with this discovery … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged blues, Dear Lord, pop rock, Prince, review, rock, single, Tora Daa, Tora Dahle Aagard | Leave a comment

Single review: LEONI JANE KENNEDY – Sloe

Posted on September 3, 2025 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 21.08.25] Sloe is Leoni’s fourth single of 2025. Of course it has some great playing from Leoni, and it has clever time signature changes, one of them containing some nifty interplay between guitar and Hammond organ. All … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: ROXY AND THE LOCKHEARTS, BIG TALL SHADOWS

Posted on September 2, 2025 by jason

Now there’s a bit of a backstory here… whilst both bands will be judged as single entities, these guys have in fact worked together before as the mighty King Voodoo whilst they disbanded and have gone their separate ways musically. … Continue reading →

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Album review: LIGHTSPEED – Delta

Posted on August 31, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 15.09.25] Back in 2006 Canadian prog rockers Lightspeed released their third album ‘Waves’ and now we have their fourth album, ‘Delta’, which has had a challenging creation which including the passing of the band’s guitarist Gene Murray … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: THE BEATLES, CHEAP TRICK, COASTLAND FAIR

Posted on August 22, 2025 by jason

The Beatles have announced ‘Anthology 4’ (13 previously unreleased demos and session recordings, as well as new mixes of ‘Free As A Bird’ and ‘Real Love’) due on November 26, as a follow-up to the original ‘Anthology 1’ (1995), along with … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged Cheap Trick, Coastland Fair, Jeff Lynne, pop, pop rock, power pop, review, Robin Taylor Zander, rock, singles, The Beatles | Leave a comment

EP review: THE OVINES – Two Bucks and a Bottle of Ketchup

Posted on August 21, 2025 by jason

Roulette Records London based The Ovines have just released their latest EP ”Two Bucks and a Bottle of Ketchup”. Produced by Bill Gautier (Wings, The Cure, Brian May) my first impressions were Blur meets the Arctic Monkeys and throw in … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROBIN MCAULEY – Classic Grand, Glasgow, 16 August 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 by david.wilson

On 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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EP review: FANGSLINGER – We Are the Night

Posted on August 9, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 29.07.25] Who doesn’t like a bit of gothic blues rock with a Western setting sung & performed by three vampires? Fangslinger are FangSlinger on vocals, BloodRose on vocals, harmonica & percussion and HangMan on guitar & vocals. … Continue reading →

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Album review: LUKE MORLEY – Walking On Water

Posted on August 9, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 01.08.25] Thunder guitarist Luke Morley has been a busy chap whilst Thunder remains on hiatus as frontman Danny Bowes continues his recovery from a stroke in 2022. Morley returned to his solo career with his second solo … Continue reading →

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Album review: BEN GRANFELT – It’s Personal

Posted on July 31, 2025 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Ben Granfelt for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio playing tracks from the new album ‘It’s Personal’. First broadcast 27 July 2025. A1 Records [Release date 30.05.25] ‘Its Personal’ is Ben Granfelt’s 21st solo album and his … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WASP – 02 Academy, Glasgow, 25 July 2025

Posted on July 29, 2025 by david.wilson

Some bands just seem to get things right from the very start. This may be down to them producing a set worth of songs that they then hone over many years playing pubs and clubs and building up a following … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALICE COOPER – The Revenge Of Alice Cooper

Posted on July 15, 2025 by david.wilson

EarMUSIC [release date 25.07.25] In much the same vein as Jake and Elwood Blues, Alice has decided to get the band back together, not sure he is on a mission from God though on this occasion! This album has brought … Continue reading →

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Album review: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – 20 Years Of Five Finger Death Punch – Best Of Volume 1

Posted on July 14, 2025 by david.wilson

Better Noise Records [Release date 18.07.25] Over the past 20 years Five Finger Death Punch have become a band that can headline arenas and festivals worldwide, but world domination hasn’t come without it’s share of trials and tribulations. No matter … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – Dembe Theatre, Tring 4th July 2025

Posted on July 11, 2025 by jason

It often pays to respect and ‘support’ the support band and those that favour the bar tonight miss an excellent opening slot from the Lightning Threads. Formed back in 2019 the Sheffield based trio consist of Tom Jane (Guitar/Vocals) Sam … Continue reading →

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Single review: BLACKLIST UNION – Up In Smoke

Posted on July 7, 2025 by jason

BLU Records “Up In Smoke” is the new single from Blacklist Union, and I like it. A lot. With a driving rhythm section, great guitar work and some almost hypnotic vocals (and one of the coolest videos you will see … Continue reading →

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Gig review: IRON MAIDEN – Hydro, Glasgow 30th June 2025

Posted on July 2, 2025 by david.wilson

As landmarks go, reaching 50 years in any business is an achievement, but to reach that in the fickle world of the music business is a bloody miracle. Iron Maiden have weathered the storm over the years by sheer hard … Continue reading →

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Album review: COMING UP ROSES – How Did We Fall So Far?

Posted on June 20, 2025 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 20.06.25] Coming Up Roses are a London-based quartet fronted by singer/bassist Emily Sera, who relocated from Singapore to the UK in late 2022 together with guitarist Darius Oon so they could pursue their dream of being in a … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – Black & Gold

Posted on June 15, 2025 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Joanne Shaw Taylor for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 31 August 2025. Journeyman Records [Release date 06.06.25] ‘Black & Gold’ is Joanne Shaw Taylor’s 10th album and it’s a defining roots rock release, as … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARIO VAYNE – The Moment

Posted on June 12, 2025 by jason

Facebook [Release date 23.05.25] I’ll get straight to the point, new album “The Moment” by Australia’s Mario Vayne is my favourite release of 2025 so far. I’d heard debut single “Rock n Roll Day” on Planet Rock and it’s Def Leppard … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEELEYE SPAN – Conflict

Posted on June 9, 2025 by jason

Park Records [Release date 23.05.25] Always good to have a new album from folk rockers Steeleye Span and this is their 24th studio album. Still led by singer Maddy Prior, the rest of the band consists of Julian Littman (guitar, mandolin, vocals), … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DANNY BOWES – The Junction, 2, Cambridge,1 June 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by jason

Pretty much everyone who is a fan of British Hard Rock knows the story of Thunder’s lead singer Danny Bowes in regards to his stroke, the plummet down a set of stairs and the severe damage to his brain masking … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE HODGSON – Fields of Redemption

Posted on June 1, 2025 by jason

Pete Feenstra chatted to Joe Hodgson for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. Including tracks from the new album. First broadcast 20 July 2025. www.joehodgsonmusic.com [Release date 20.06.25] Guitarist Joe Hodgson released his debut solo album ‘Apparitions’ in 2020 to wide … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND – Co-Op Live, Manchester, 20 May 2025

Posted on June 1, 2025 by andynathan

This side of the pond, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band gigs in arenas rather than stadia are as rare as hen’s teeth. My only previous one was at the 02 Arena soon after it opened back in 2007, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KALANDRA – The Tivoli, Buckley, 29 May 2025

Posted on May 30, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

‘A Frame Of Mind’ has been a favourite album of mine and made my ‘Best of 2024′ and I was sorry not to have seen the band playing a brief UK tour in late September last year. I couldn’t believe … Continue reading →