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LIVE: Reading Festival (Friday)

Check out our photo galleries of the Friday at Reading Festival. Part 1 | Part 2 Back to Reading Festival (Introduction) First up on our schedule, it’s former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way taking to the expansive Radio 1 and NME tent. Having been marketed as

Sunday 31 August 2014

LIVE: A Day To Remember, Architects, Letlive. @ Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

Back in February, most of Cardiff (and everyone else who travelled for the show) got their hearts broken when A Day To Remember cancelled their show due to frontman Jeremy McKinnon’s ill health. Fast forward to August, and order is restored with their postponed show going ahead with

LIVE: Reading Festival (Introduction)

Reading Festival has marked the end of our festival season for many years, 2014 proving to be no exception. Welcoming approximately 90000 people through its gate, on top of the 80000 who venture to Leeds, it has quite rightly been dubbed the quintessential British festival. As we are driving

Saturday 30 August 2014

LIVE: Authority Zero, Counterpunch @ New Cross Inn, London

As I write this I am weary yet happy after a fantastic array of punk goodness supplied by 5 great bands last night at the New Cross Inn. We kicked off with Red Rag Front who surprised me by no longer being an acoustic duo! They have now morphed

LIVE: Deafheaven, Chelsea Wolfe @ The Garage, London

After the news that ATP’s Jabberwocky fest had fallen through at the 11th hour, a lot of fans were left wondering if the bands from the stellar line up would play replacement shows. In the days after, shows were announced by Pissed Jeans, Iceage, Neutral Milk Hotel, and

Thursday 28 August 2014

LIVE: Finch @ The Underworld, London

For many fans Finch peaked over a decade ago now, their seminal album ‘What It Is To Burn’ still cited as a favourite. 2005’s ‘Say Hello To Sunshine’ was far less accessible though and the momentum slowed, leading to the band announcing their hiatus in 2006. Yet time

LIVE: NOFX, Goober Patrol @ O2 Academy, Oxford

It has been a long time since Oxford has had a punk band of this magnitude come through its University lined streets. Not since the much missed days of The Zodiac have fans had something to shout about, and its not very often you get to see NOFX

Sunday 24 August 2014

LIVE: Deez Nuts, TRC, Louie Knuxx @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

Tonight Deez Nuts hit Cardiff on their UK tour, and they bring with them one of the rowdiest line ups around. It’s a pretty good turnout at Clwb Ifor Bach tonight, and there are a sea of kids with Deez Nuts t-shirts here. Despite their obvious loyalty to the

Saturday 23 August 2014

LIVE: Merthyr Rock 2014

Last weekend, after some of the Punktastic team ventured to Hevy Festival, we hit Merthyr Rock hard. After a year off in 2013, the festival came back with a bang, bringing in Taking Back Sunday, The Blackout and more to really prove how great this festival is. Downsizing from three

Thursday 21 August 2014

LIVE: Hevy Fest 2014

Like most festivals, Kent’s Hevy Fest has faced its fair share of roller-coaster moments. From garnering acclaim from almost all in attendance in 2010 and 2011, their dual stage set up and over-ambitious line-up proved difficult to swallow in 2012, ultimately leading to a cancelled event in 2013. Not