Live Reviews

The Loveless Hebden Bridge Trades Club December 23rd 2019 All great artists continually reinvent themselves and tonight Marc Almond does just that. It’s been a long journey...

The Libertines O2 Academy, Brixton, London 19th December 2019 It may have taken seventeen years, but David Edwards finds joy and contentment at seeing The Libertines finally...

The Slow Readers Club completed their two-night sold out homecoming shows at Manchester's O2 Ritz on Friday night with a glorious set that felt like an established band running through their Greatest Hits

It’s panto season and what better time to see The Sweet celebrate their 50th anniversary? A hit-filled show stirs schoolboy memories for a packed audience including Tim Cooper.

The Darkness Manchester Academy 13th December 2019 An eye-watering display of guitar wizardry, catsuits, and falsetto screams. The Darkness proves once again what we all knew...

The Japanese House | Fake Laugh 02 Ritz, Manchester December 18th 2019 Cazz Blase is a happy bystander at a Big Student Night Out in Manchester. Manchester’s...

The Wave Pictures play back-to-back Christmas shows in a four-hour marathon bringing comfort and joy, plus festive banter, quirky storytelling and virtuoso guitar solos.

MAG is something else - a gloriously eccentric but utterly effective exploration of the possibilities of the trombone

Steve Mason Hebden Bridge Trades Club Sunday 15th December 2019 The last time Steve Mason played here a couple of middle-aged blokes had a pathetic scuffle,...

I am Kloot's John Bramwell was the highlight of After All's Christmas party at Lions Den Bar in Manchester on Friday night in aid of Musician Against Homelessness. Nigel Carr was there to witness one of the most memorable gigs of the year.  

Courteeners Manchester Arena December 14th 2019 Louder Than War photographer Michael Bond, captured Courteeners at a packed Manchester Arena for another massive homecoming gig for the band....

God Damn Minerva Works Birmingham December 7th 2019 God Damn return to an old haunt after a three year absence in preparation for a new record and...