Anthony Strutt - Live Reviews


John Carpenter

John Carpenter - Warwick Arts Centre. Warwick, 27/10/2016

Anthony Strutt at the Warwick Arts Centre finds that Horror Master John Carpenter proves that he can command a crowd even in a different setting with his soundtrack music on his debut UK tour


Ian Mcnabb

Ian Mcnabb - Donkey, Leicester, 12/9/2015

Anthony Strutt watches Icicle Works front man Ian McNabb return to Leicester for his first show in almost two years and play a storming two hour plus solo set


Ride

Ride - Roundhouse, London, 23/5/2015

Anthony Strutt at the Roundhouse watches influential shoegazing act Ride return to the London stage gig after a gap of almost twenty years


Jah Wobble

Jah Wobble - Donkey, Leicester, 30/5/2015

Anthony Strutt watches Jah Wobble play of the year's hottest gigs of the year at The Donkey, one of Leicester's best kept secret venues


Jesus And Mary Chain

Jesus And Mary Chain - Rock City, Nottingham, 22/2/2015

Anthony Strutt at Rock City in Nottingham watches the Jesus and Mary Chain play an enjoyable but over-rehearsed show to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of 'Psychocandy', their seminal debut album


Morrissey

Morrissey - Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, 13/3/2015

Anthony Strutt watches Morrissey, despite promoting his album from last year ‘World Peace is None of Your Business’ which is now impossible to buy, play an impressive set at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham on his first UK tour in four years


Onry Ozzborn

Onry Ozzborn - Remembered for a While Launch, Rough Trade, Nottingham, 27/11/12015

Anthony Strutt attends a book launch at the new Rough Trade shop in Nottingham for new Nick Drake book, 'Remembered for a While'


Dagmars

Dagmars - Eventim Apollo, London, 21/12/2014

Anthony Strutt at the Eventim Apollo in London enjoys a dark, extended three hour set from the unpredictable Cure


And Also The Trees

And Also The Trees - Eventim Apollo, London, 21/12/2014.

Anthony Strutt watches 80's post-punks And Also The Trees play an incredible set in support of the Cure at the Eventim Apollo in London


Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore - Thurston Moore/Mark Gardener - Bodega, Nottingham, 12/11/2014

At the intimate Bodega in Nottingham, Anthony Strutt watches ex-Sonic Youth front man Thurston Moore, with Ride's Mark Gardener as support, play an intense but versatile set


Pete Fij and Terry Bickers

Pete Fij and Terry Bickers - Firebug, Leicester, 6/11/2014

Anthony Strutt watches ex-Adorable front man Peter Fij and House of Love guitarist Terry Bickers play an intimate show to promote their debut album, 'Broken Heart Surgery', at the Firebug in Leicester


Wayne Hussey

Wayne Hussey - Scholar Bar, Leicester, 23/9/2014

Anthony Strutt watches Mission front man Wayne Hussey play an enthralling set to promote his debut solo album ‘Songs of Candlelight and Razorblades’ at the Scholar Bar in Leicester


Christian Bland

Christian Bland - (and the Revelators) Musician, Leicester, 24/9/2014

Anthony Strutt finds compelling Black Angels guitarist Christian Bland's side project the Revelators' brand of psychedelia at a gig at the Musician in Leiester on their first UK tour


Blondie

Blondie - O2 Academy, Leicester, 19/8/2014

Anthony Strutt watches Blondie on what might be their last tour play an excellent set of both their classic hits and also tracks from their new album 'Ghosts of Download' at the O2 Academy in Leicester


Slowdive

Slowdive - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, London, 18/5/2014

Anthony Strutt watches seminal shoegazing band Slowdive play a stunning comeback show in their first gig in twenty years at the Hoxton Bar and Kitchen in London


Pulled Apart by Horses

Pulled Apart by Horses - The Musician, Leicester, 28/4/2014

Anthony Strutt finds band-of-the-moment Pulled Apart by Horses predictable and clichéd at a show at The Musician in Leicester


Cure

Cure - Royal Albert Hall, London, 29/3/2014

Anthony Strutt watches the Cure play en enthralling but massive 45 song set in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London


Toy

Toy - Rough Trade East, London, 11/12/2013

In the first of two record store appearances in a month to promote their new album 'Join the Dots', Anthony Strutt watches young psychedelic-influenced rockers Toy play a breathtaking show at Rough Trade East...


Toy

Toy - Banquet Records, Kingston, 7/1/2014

...and finds them equally on form at a show at Banquet Records in Kingston


Neil Halstead

Neil Halstead - Musician, Leicester, 15/1/2014

Anthony Strutt finds understated but powerful an evening of acoustic country/folk rock from Peter Bruntnell, Neil Halstead and Danny George Wilson on the first date of their Songwriters' Circle tour at The Musician in Leicester