Browsing Category
Live Reviews
167 posts
Peter Hook & The Light – O2 Academy Bournemouth
With no support act and a stage time of 7:30pm, it’s fair to say Peter Hook & The Light put on a show worth the price of the ticket. Salford legend Hooky took to the stage at the Bournemouth O2 Academy for the first half of the almost three-hour nostalgia-filled show with a performance of Get Ready, his 2001 penultimate album with New Order.
Bastille – O2 Arena, London
With their Songs from the First 15 Years tour transforming the O2 Arena into a nostalgia-soaked celebration, it feels like the perfect moment for Bastille to showcase the full breadth of their catalogue.
Tinie Tempah – O2 Institute Birmingham
Tinie Tempah finally made his long-awaited return to Birmingham, and the atmosphere buzzed with anticipation that only happens when an artist has been missed.
Rats! Rats! Rats! – KOLA Southsea
To set the scene, it’s a dark and moody Friday night and punters have come straight from work to start their weekend at new venue Kola in Southsea, Portsmouth. Having only opened in April this year, Kola have already put on many a show from local bands to a variety of DJs, viral TikTok star The Window Kid and 70s band The Blockheads.
Sports Team – Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth
Fresh off the back of new album Boys These Days, Sports Team take to the road over this winter. They stopped off at Wedgewood Rooms on Friday night ready to see how the south coast took to the new material.
Wet Leg – Bristol Beacon
Despite the truly horrendous weather hammering Bristol all evening, the sold-out crowd at Bristol Beacon packed the venue to the rafters for Wet Leg’s return to the city. Any damp spirits were immediately lifted by support act Faux Real, whose playful, off-kilter performance brought exactly the kind of eccentric energy a night like this thrives on. Their choreographed art-pop set was clever, funny and unexpectedly tight - the ideal warm-up for what was to come.
Mac DeMarco – The Prospect Building, Bristol
On a bleak, rain-lashed Thursday night in Bristol, you’d think enthusiasm might dip — but not for Mac DeMarco. Hours before doors opened, a patient line of fans stretched around The Prospect Building, huddled under umbrellas and fully committed. It set the tone for a sold-out show that felt equal parts warm, communal, and joyfully loose.
RØRY – O2 Guildhall Southampton
There’s something uniquely powerful about a hometown show, and RØRY’s return to Southampton Guildhall was one of those rare nights that felt bigger than music.
Bush + Volbeat – Utilita Arena Cardiff
There was a proper charge in the air at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena long before the headliners even thought about stepping on stage. Three bands with completely different approaches to heavy music, and a crowd that arrived ready to lose themselves in all of it. Witch Fever ignited things, Bush delivered a powerhouse masterclass, and Volbeat closed the night with the kind of big-hearted, riff-driven spectacle only they can.
Keo – The Louisiana, Bristol
“Yeah, we loved it, but we’re all so shattered," Keo frontman Finn Keogh said after their performance at the Louisiana in Bristol.