Get Ready to ROCK! » Sean Smith https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: THE BLACKOUT – SWG 3, Glasgow – 20th February 2024 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/gig-review-the-blackout-swg-3-glasgow-20th-february-2024/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/gig-review-the-blackout-swg-3-glasgow-20th-february-2024/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:14:36 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=94382 Almost exactly 9 years ago I dragged myself along to The Garage in Glasgow to say farewell to The Blackout as they became another victim of the corporate music machine. That night was all the more bittersweet as it served … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/gig-review-the-blackout-swg-3-glasgow-20th-february-2024/feed/ 0 Gig review – THE BLACKOUT – The Garage, Glasgow, 26 March 2015 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/03/gig-review-the-blackout-garage-glasgow-26-march-2015/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/03/gig-review-the-blackout-garage-glasgow-26-march-2015/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:49:00 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=28754 THE BLACKOUT – The Garage, Glasgow, 26 March 2015The music business is a fickle world. A couple of years ago I had a chat pre-gig in Edinburgh with Gavin Butler about the band’s then new release, the album ‘Start The Party’, and the band’s upcoming festival dates at … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/03/gig-review-the-blackout-garage-glasgow-26-march-2015/feed/ 0 Gig review: THE BLACKOUT – King Tut’s, Glasgow, 5 November 2014 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/11/gig-review-the-blackout-king-tuts-glasgow-5th-november-2014/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/11/gig-review-the-blackout-king-tuts-glasgow-5th-november-2014/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2014 21:47:23 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=24513 THE BLACKOUT – King Tut’s, Glasgow, 5 November 2014I last saw The Blackout in action at this venue back at the start of the year. Since then the band have been through a lot of trials and tribulations ending with the band splitting from their record company and … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/11/gig-review-the-blackout-king-tuts-glasgow-5th-november-2014/feed/ 0 Gig review: THE BLACKOUT – King Tut’s, Glasgow, 23 January 2014 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/01/gig-review-the-blackout-king-tuts-glasgow-23-january-2014/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/01/gig-review-the-blackout-king-tuts-glasgow-23-january-2014/#comments Sun, 26 Jan 2014 19:41:35 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=16650 The Blackout - King TutThis tour was billed as ‘The Final Party Tour – Take 2’ due to the fact that the first leg at the tail end of last year had to be cut short as frontman Gavin Butler had been taken ill. … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/01/gig-review-the-blackout-king-tuts-glasgow-23-january-2014/feed/ 0 Gig Review: THE BLACKOUT – The Fleece, Bristol, 22 August 2013 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/09/gig-review-the-blackout-the-fleece-bristol-22nd-august-2013/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/09/gig-review-the-blackout-the-fleece-bristol-22nd-august-2013/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2013 21:26:20 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=13127 Since touring with the Lost Prophets and winning Kerrang’s Best British Newcomer award in their early days, The Blackout have come a long way, recently releasing their fourth album ‘Start The Party’.  On the eve of playing the main stage … Continue reading →

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