It’s been 10 years since we last saw Jack Peñate in Bristol. Then, he was playing the 1100 capacity Anson Rooms in support of his critically-acclaimed second album, “Everything Is New” , fresh off the back of a sub-headline slot on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury. Tonight it’s a much more intimate affair at […]
Continue Reading
Skunk Anansie are celebrating 25 years since the release of their debut LP, “Paranoid and Sunburnt”. Rather than taking the popular approach of playing that record in full, they are using the opportunity to honour the catalogue they have built up over that period. Lead singer, Skin, tells the sold out crowd that they have […]
Continue Reading
Disco legend, Nile Rodgers, explained to the crowd that a few years before tonight’s gig, he was diagnosed with cancer. He decided at that point that he was going to “write more songs” and “play more shows” than he ever had before. He jubilantly declared that he was “100% cancer free” and a celebratory roar […]
Continue Reading
Frontman Aaron Starkie tell us tonight that this is The Slow Reader Club‘s first year as a full time band but it does not seem that way. As their 33 date UK tour arrives in Gloucester, they bring with them a hardcore following wearing their T-shirts and drinking their own signature beer on sale tonight.
Continue Reading
This sold out show from The Voice alumni, Becky Hill, was originally listed for last October but was one of a handful of dates rescheduled due to what she jokingly described tonight as “tactical laryngitis”. She’s backed by a full live band and backing singers (one of whom, Lovelle, was tonight’s opening act) and brings […]
Continue Reading
Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls made their return to Cardiff Motorpoint arena as part of the UK leg of the “Be More Kind” world tour. Despite being at this very venue in both 2014 and 2017, with the latter date being support for Blink-182, a lot has changed in such a short space of […]
Continue Reading
In 1998, Garbage’s second album, “Version 2.0”, became their first and only UK Number 1 album, spawned five UK Top 20 hits and went on to sell around 4 million copies worldwide. This year, they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the record with a remastered re-issue and a tour. Tonight, the tour hits Digbeth Arena as part […]
Continue Reading
Bristolian punk band IDLES return with the first track from their, as yet, untitled and undated second album.
Continue Reading