Tag Archives: The Almighty

Gig review: MAID OF STONE FESTIVAL- Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, 17-19 July 2026

Posted on August 3, 2026 by andynathan

Now in its fourth year, Maid of Stone has in a short space of time established itself as one of the very best festivals, ranking alongside the longer running Steelhouse and Stonedead for mid-sized events catering for a classic rock … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged A Thousand Horses, Aethoria, Anchor Lane, Anthony Gomes, Battle Born, Cassidy Paris, Chez Kane, classic rock, Crow Black Chicken, Danko Jones, Devere, Doro, festival, FM, gig, GIRLSCHOOL, Hannah Wicklund, Haxan, Heavy Pettin', Kit Trigg, LN, Maid of Stone, Morganway, Phil Campbell's Bastard Sons, Queen Horizon, Rattlesnakes, Regional One, Sam Morrow, Saxon, Silverroller, Square Wild, The Almighty, the New Roses, The Temperance Movement, The Virginmarys, the Wildhearts, Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts, Untamed Silence, Uriah Heep, Velvet Rush, Xander and the Peace Pirates | Leave a comment

Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL – Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, 22-23 August 2025

Posted on August 30, 2025 by andynathan

THE ALMIGHTY - Stonedead Festival, August 2025

‘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, … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Black Oak County, D*A*D, Danny Vaughn, Dead daisies, Enforcer, festival, Florence Black, gig, Jayler, King Kraken, metal, Myke Gray, Ozzy Osbourne, Primal Fear, Ricky Warwick, Stonedead, Sweet, Sweet Electric, The Almighty, the New Roses, Tyketto | Leave a comment

Album review: THE ALMIGHTY – Welcome To Defiance (7 CD Boxset)

Posted on March 24, 2021 by brianmc

HNE / Cherry Red Records [release date 26.03.21] Glasgow band, The Almighty, was formed in 1988 and revolved around Ricky Warwick on guitar and vocals. (He now does the same job for the Black Star Riders.) Such was the band’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged 7 CD Boxset, Black Star Riders, Cherry Red Records, Nick Parsons, Pete Friesen, Ricky Warwick, The Almighty, Welcome To Defiance | Leave a comment

Gig review: (Ricky) WARWICK (Damon) JOHNSON – Audio, Glasgow, 12 October 2018

Posted on October 14, 2018 by david.wilson

Ricky Warwick - Audio, Glasgow, 12 October 2018

Audio isn’t the biggest venue in the world but on this particular Friday night had you been passing you would have been given to think that it was TARDIS like and contained thousands such was the volume of the crowd. … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 12 October 2018, acoustic attack, audio, Black Star Riders, Damon Johnson, Gill Montgomery, Glasgow, Gun, Jools Gizzi, live, Ricky Warwick, Sam Woods, The Almighty, The Amorettes, Thin Lizzy, Wayward Sons | Leave a comment

Gig review: RICKY WARWICK AND DAMON JOHNSON – Camden Underworld, London, 10 September 2015

Posted on September 15, 2015 by andynathan

Can there be a harder working band at present than Black Star Riders? The band that Thin Lizzy mutated into to write and play new material, toured with Europe in the Spring and seem to be on every festival bill. … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 10 September 2015, acoustic, Black Star Riders, Camden Underworld, Damon Johnson, gig, London, review, Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham, Simon Kaviani, The Almighty, Thin Lizzy | Leave a comment

Gig review: RICKY WARWICK AND DAMON JOHNSON – Bannerman’s, Edinburgh, 31 May 2015

Posted on June 1, 2015 by david.wilson

It has been a busy year so far for Black Star Riders. They completed a UK tour with Europe, played shows in the US and have been supporting Def Leppard at various European shows. You would think then that having … Continue reading →