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From Wednesday 27 November 2024

LIVE: Black Stone Cherry @ Wembley Arena

Everything’s bigger in America, or so they say. Whoever coined the phrase must have been talking about Black Stone Cherry’s riffs too, because the boys from Kentucky know how to bring a UK tour to a close in style at Wembley Arena with their brand of straightforward southern rock.

Thursday 21 November 2024

LIVE: NOAHFINNCE @ Electric Ballroom, London

The queue for NOAHFINNCE stretches a good hundred metres around the block surrounding Camden’s Electric Ballroom, long before the doors even open. This would be an impressive achievement for an established act, let alone an artist with only a debut album and a string of singles to his name.

Monday 04 November 2024

LIVE: Alice Cooper @ Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London

There’s not many seventy-six year olds who can sell out the five thousand capacity Hammersmith Apollo twice over, but then again, Alice Cooper isn’t like most artists in his age bracket. On the final night of his hundred city ‘Too Close For Comfort’ tour, it’d practically be a crime

Thursday 31 October 2024

LIVE: Dream Theater @ The O2, London

The definition of cognitive dissonance, Dream Theater are simultaneously known as one of the most influential prog bands of all time who’ve amassed Grammy wins and a vast fan base, while also accumulating a reputation with some for being cringey, cheesy and a bit boring. However, that split in

Wednesday 23 October 2024

LIVE: Mallory Knox / Call Me Amour @ Electric Ballroom

This show shouldn’t be possible. Mallory Knox split five years ago, but suddenly reformed for this year’s Slam Dunk festivals. Now they’re on a very limited run of sold out dates to celebrate arguably their best album, ‘Asymmetry’, on its tenth birthday in their original lineup. It’s a treat

Thursday 17 October 2024

LIVE: Snayx @ Village Underground

It’s rare that the ambience of a venue matches a band’s sound near perfectly, but Snayx and Village Underground are a match made, if not in heaven, then somewhere close to it. Raw, unadorned, vital and with a clear sense of where it all began, the Snayx sound batters

Thursday 10 October 2024

LIVE: The Dangerous Summer @ O2 Academy Islington

What’s the best way to end a UK tour? Most wouldn’t say “Sunday night in a venue tucked above an empty shopping centre,” but not The Dangerous Summer. O2 Academy Islington slowly fills with a crowd who meet the definition you’d expect at an all ages show; middle aged

Tuesday 08 October 2024

LIVE: Call Me Amour @ the Underworld

Here at the Underworld, things are decidedly… cool. Call Me Amour have dropped in for their one and only UK headline date of the year, which naturally sold out before you could snap your fingers, and we’re a little intrigued about what an evening with the guys could hold

Thursday 03 October 2024

LIVE: Boston Manor / Trophy Eyes @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

It’s a night of achievement, even though the O2 Forum Kentish Town feels rather too relaxed for a Friday night as the crowd meanders in. It’s Boston Manor’s biggest headline show to date, the last night of their Sundiver tour, and they’re in the mood to party. The second Trophy

Wednesday 25 September 2024

LIVE: Zeal and Ardor @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Smoke and ambient soundscapes drift through the damp Empire as folk in the crowd place bets on whether Swiss metal trailblazers Zeal and Ardor will open with a new song or a classic. The only thing more crammed than the stalls is the band’s schedule, and they’re only in