Vega and Newman at The Railway Venue, Bolton – 6th November 2014

Now here’s a strange one! I normally ruminate on my gig visits prior to putting finger…

Rock of Ages UK Tour – Palace Theatre, Manchester 3rd (6th, 8th and 10th!) May 2014

Right then, just in case anybody might have missed it … Davey boy is just a…

Hey! Hello!, Von Hertzen Brothers and The Wildhearts – Manchester Academy 10th April

Three bands for the price of one? A busy night but why not? Quick rush over…

Foreigner/Europe/FM – Manchester O2 Apollo, 3rd April 2014

When this tour was announced it was right at the top of my must see of…

ColdSpell/Lawless/Junker – The Box, Crewe March 24th 2014

OK, I admit it – I live for music and do develop obsessive, compulsive tendencies in…

HRH AOR 2 (plus a bit of Prog 2 and Blues 1!) – Hafan Y Mor, Pwellheli 20th, 21st and 22nd March 2014

Right then boys and girls. Hands up who likes festivals? Really? All of you? Hmm ……

Gig Review: Stiff Little Fingers at Newcastle Academy 15th March 2014

 Stiff Little Fingers are a legendary punk rock band who started out in Belfast in 1977.…

Gig Review! The Treatment – Norwich Waterfront Studio 2/2/14 By Kieron Byde

Now, particularly over the last 5 – 10 years or so, critics from around the world…

Gig Review! Heaven’s Basement – Norwich Waterfront 13/03/14 By Kieron Byde

Paramore-esque rockers The Dirty Youth opened up with an electrifying rendition of their suitable hit, “Requiem…

Secret Lie at The Railway Venue, Bolton – 5th March 2014

Apologies if this ends up as a bit of a rant but … actually, no, I…