Almost exactly a year to the day since I attended the first leg of Jaret Reddick’s Heartache and Hilarity tour in Manchester, I was lucky enough get to see the second round tonight at The Plug in Sheffield. There are a number of bands notorious for touring with Bowling for Soup over the years. While … Continue reading Gig Review: Jaret Reddick / The Dollyrots / Lacey – The Plug, Sheffield (17th September 2018)
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Returning for its fourth year, Warehouse 23’s Redemption Festival brought rock fans from across the North of England and bands from all over the UK to raise money for charities including the local Barnsley and Wakefield Hospices, and the Dementia UK. The 2018 event was kicked off by Newcastle hard rock band Tomorrow Is … Continue reading Gig Review: Redemption Festival 2018
It's a special week for Black Stone Cherry with the band celebrating 17 years together and lead vocalist Chris Roberson celebrating his 33rd birthday on Monday. The band are also the penultimate act on the main stage at on Saturday evening before the mighty Guns N' Roses. As a warm-up for the massive slot … Continue reading Gig Review: Black Stone Cherry / New Valley Wolves – Dublin Academy (6th June 2018)
With 28 days to go until the bands stage take to the stage for Nova Rock 2018, the festival organisers on Thursday announced the stage times and more importantly the split between the two stages, the only question now is where will you be spending the most time throughout the festival, the blue or red … Continue reading Nova Rock 2018 – stage times announced
Everyone interviews the bands, but so often the backstage heroes are forgotten. There's no point having bands if there's nobody around to organise them and get them all playing together. Whether that's a pair or trio of acts on a tour, or a large one-off event with a huge line-up such as the recent Pop … Continue reading Interview: Adam Ruane – Pop Punk Pile-Up Festival Director
With just over a month to go until Nova Rock returns for its 13th year, the line-up is now complete and the clock it is ticking until the first bands take to the stage. We thought it would be the perfect time to take a look at what the four-day festival on the outskirts of … Continue reading We’ll Be There: Nova Rock (14 – 17 June)