Live Music


Blancmange

Blancmange - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 24.5.2024

Synth pop pathfinders Blancmange are on sterling, career-spanning form in Nottingham. Dave Goodwin reviews.


Dennis Tufano

Dennis Tufano - Copernicus Center, Chicago, 19/7/2024

Lisa Torem watches Dennis Tufano and friends perform the songs of Bobby Darin with stunning effect.


Affection Place

Affection Place - Metronome, Nottingham, 2485/2024

Dave Goodwin watches French electro band Affection PLace with guest Magazine's Dave Formula on keyboards play a polished seet to promote their forty-years-in-the-making debut album.


Rebecca Poole

Rebecca Poole - Pizza Express, Dean Street, London, 2/8/2034

Zena Greig watches jazz-influenced singer Rebecca Poole provide an exhilarating musical ride at a gig in London.


Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - New Theatre, Oxford, 20/3/2024

Nick Dent-Robinson watches an electrifying set from seminal electro act Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark to promote their new 'Bauhaus Staircase' album.


Liam Gallagher and John Squire

Liam Gallagher and John Squire - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 16/3/2024

Eoghan Lyng enjoys a brief but versatile set from Liam Gallagher and John Squire at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin.


Echo & The Bunnymen

Echo & The Bunnymen - Empire, Liverpool, 25/3/2024

Paul Clark watches a flawed but compelling set from Echo And The Bunnymen at a hometown gig at the Liverpool Empire.


Yungblud

Yungblud - Camden Market, London, 18/3/2024

Steev Burgess enjoys an enthralling free set at Camden Market in London from cult musician Yungblud.


Dirty Honey

Dirty Honey - La 2 de Apolo, Barcelona 11/3/24

Philamonjaro enjoys and photographs a set of energetic, guitar-driven rock from Los Angeles band Dirty Honey


Paul Draper






Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, 17/3/2024

James Gardner watches rising Cardiff act Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard play as ferocious set at The Hare and Hounds in Birmingham. Photos by Rob Hadley.


bdrmm

bdrmm - Arts Centre, Norwich,  16/3/2024

Acclaimed shoegaze outfit bdrmm are on thunderous form at the Arts Centre, Norwich to plug their recent LP I' Don’t Know'. Nigl Nudds reviews and photographs.


Libertines

Libertines - Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool, 6/4/2024

Amanda J Window watches indie band The Libertines take part in a Q and A and play a short set ar The Jacaranda Baltic n Liverpool as part of their launch tour for their new LP, ‘All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade’.


London Afrobeat Collective

London Afrobeat Collective - 16 Toneladas, Valencia, 21/2/2024

Philamonjaro enjoys a sublime set from the London Afrobeat Collective at 16 Toneladas in Valencia


Beat Featuring Ranking Jnr

Beat Featuring Ranking Jnr - Sala Jerusalem, Valencia, 18/2/2024

Philamonjarp watches and photographs The Beat Featuring Ranking Jnr play an energetic set in Valencia.


Miles Kane

Miles Kane - O2 Academy, Oxford, 29/1/2024

With Marie Hazelwood providing photos, Harry Sherriff watches Miles Kane put on a classy show despite a lack of atmosphere at the O2 Academy in Oxford.


Brooke Combe

Brooke Combe - New Century Hall, Manchester, 1/2.2024

Jacqueline Crockford finds 24 year old indie / soul singer Brooke Combe, who has been described as a “future megastar” by the press, on dazzling form live in Manchester.


Mull Historical Society

Mull Historical Society - YES, Manchester, 9/2/2024

Paul Clark enjoys an engaging night of music combined with literature as the Mull Historical Society play tracks from both their debut album 'Loss' and latest LP 'In My Mind There's a Room' at YES in Manchester.


Gustaffson

Gustaffson  - Night and Day, Manchester, 21/1/2024

Amanda J Window watches and photographs Liverpool band Gustaffson play a blinder on a cold night in Manchester.


Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart - IFEMA Palace, Madrid, 14/12/2023

Philamonjaro watches and photographs Rod Stewart play an age-defying and visually stunning set at the IFEMA Palace in Madrid.