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From Thursday 19 March 2026

LIVE: Hot Mulligan, Delta Sleep @ Roundhouse

Something has quietly shifted for Hot Mulligan. The Michigan five-piece have spent the better part of a decade building one of the most devoted fanbases in modern emo, song by song and tour by tour; the kind of slow-burn ascent that tends to produce rooms that feel less like

Wednesday 11 March 2026

LIVE: Less Than Jake + The Bouncing Souls @ O2 Academy Brixton

The thrill of entering Brixton Academy to the sound of The Bouncing Souls’ ‘Private Radio’  is unmatched, and that’s what Less Than Jake’s Winter Circus tour promises: iconic moments that take us right back to our punk rock past. They’re a band that mean so much to so many,

Tuesday 03 March 2026

LIVE: Deftones / Denzel Curry / Drug Church @ The O2, London

Tonight marks Deftones’ second London gig in as many years, but the appetite is clearly still there — the arena is quickly filling up well before the first support slot begins. Bittersweet anticipation hangs thick inside The O2 Arena. Deftones are wrapping up their UK tour in support of

Tuesday 10 February 2026

LIVE: Marmozets / Goo @ Dingwalls

Seven years is a long time to hold your breath. Dingwalls is packed to its sweat-slicked rafters with fans clutching £8 pints who’ve been waiting since 2018 for Marmozets to return, and the air crackles with the kind of nervous excitement that only comes when a beloved

Friday 30 January 2026

LIVE: Kid Kapichi @ Headrow House, Leeds

If memory serves me right, I don’t think I’ve ever been to a Kid Kapichi show in Leeds that hasn’t been a sell out. Tonight is no exception. With the release of their latest album ‘Fearless Nature’, they’re back up north again for a very intimate show at Headrow

Tuesday 27 January 2026

LIVE: The Wonder Years / Free Throw @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

Delayed mourning hangs in the atmosphere at O2 Forum Kentish Town. The Wonder Years are at the end of their four date run of the UK to celebrate the re-issue of ‘No Closer To Heaven’, and after their spring US tour they’ll be going on an indefinite hiatus. Of

Friday 12 December 2025

LIVE: Sabaton / The Legendary Orchestra @ The O2 Arena

With Sabaton’s “The Legendary Tour” taking them to some of the biggest arenas they’ve ever played on these shores, there was one question that needed answering heading into the first night of the UK leg in London – how many tanks would they manage to squeeze onto the O2

Tuesday 09 December 2025

LIVE: Halestorm, Bloodywood & Kelsy Karter @ The O2, London

There’s no big pre-show drama at The O2 tonight; just a steady stream of people arriving early and settling in. The mix is wide: long-term fans in band tees, younger gig-goers clearly here for the full bill, and the usual London crowd who treat arena shows as

Tuesday 02 December 2025

LIVE: PENGSHUi @ The Black Heart

The Black Heart is already close to boiling point by the time doors properly open. Camden on a Friday night is chaotic enough, but inside the venue there’s a different kind of anticipation: the sort that comes from a line-up built for noise, sweat and very little standing still.

Tuesday 25 November 2025

LIVE: Malevolence / SPEED / Dying Wish / PSYCHOFRAME @ O2 Academy, Brixton

Watching Sheffield’s Malevolence close out their European tour at Brixton’s O2 Academy is something else entirely. The atmosphere builds from the moment the doors swing open, as bodies press towards the barrier, filling the venue with that particular brand of anticipation that only comes with a tour closer. The