Hosted in the beautiful grounds of Hardwick Hall, situated deep in the heart of County Durham, this year’s festival – an event which seems to get better and better each year – was perfect …
Gig Reviews
Gig Review: Status Quo at Middlesbrough Town Hall – 21/07/2018
Status Quo is at Middlesbrough Town Hall – I can’t quite believe it! The mega rock stars played the Town Hall tonight prior to a whole series of summer festival dates. And if this was a warm-up for th…
Gig Review: The Cosmic Dead at The Cluny, Newcastle – 14/07/2018
Even with their changed line-up, The Cosmic Dead remain, as ever, focused on creating dark, disturbing, environments. Using their live show as a vehicle to search into the darker parts of their minds,…
Gig Review: Miles Kane at Riverside, Newcastle – 23/06/2018
Miles Kane landed in Riverside in Newcastle tonight – arguably one of Newcastle most illustrious venues – to continue his latest tour which has sold out at numerous venues around the count…
Festival Review: Willowman Festival 2018 (Saturday) – 16/06/2018
Personality, humour, and talent are what Willowman Festival in Yorkshire has become famous for over the last nine years and it was in abundance today across all stages. Booking artists such as The Wai…
Gig Review: Cattle & Cane + Alistair Griffin at Middlesbrough Town Hall – 08/06/2018
The newly revamped Middlesbrough Town Hall is the perfect blend of historic and modern, keeping the charm of its gothic exterior and ornate glass ceiling, whilst adding modern features to give it a wh…
Gig Review: Nina Nesbitt at 02 Academy, Newcastle – 23/05/2018
Recent releases by Nina Nesbitt, including ‘Somebody Special’ and self-produced ‘The Moments I’m Missing’, have been carefully planned but well-executed moves to slowly move out of the caricature whic…
Gig Review: Machine Head at 02 Academy, Newcastle – 22/05/2018
California’s Machine Head, unbelievably close to their 30th anniversary, has long had the type of live show reputation that even live music all-stars ACDC might be jealous of. Known for their turned-u…
Gig Review: The Wildhearts + Reef + Terrorvision + Dodgy at 02 Academy, Newcastle – 20/05/2018
Just when you think that live music is overpriced and out of touch with reality, kudos to the promotional team who put on a lineup team consisting of not just two, but four stellar artists at an affor…
Gig Review: The Whippet Beans at The Cluny 2, Newcastle – 19/05/2018
Artists billing evenings as a ‘party’ often opens as much a debate about what a party is as it can do about the art itself. There have been countless times when I’ve ended up at celebratory evenings w…