Having had such a great time at Hammerdown Festival earlier in the year, I decided to brave the wind and the rain to make my way to a stormwave-lashed Brighton for their shorter, winter cousin. This one day event was not on my social calendar until a rather desperate post was put out on social … Continue reading Gig Review: Hammerdown Winter Militia 2K24 – The Arch, Brighton (7th December 2024)
Author: SteveD
Musical explorer, proofreader, bookkeeper, chicken whisperer
Gig Review: Crimson Veil / Crowgod – The Green Door Store, Brighton (5th November 2024)
The Green Door Store is a characterful little venue hiding under the arches of Brighton Railway Station and I have seen some interesting up-and-coming acts play in its industrial surrounds over the years (including Missouri punkers Radkey, no less). The first thing to comment on is the fantastic quality of the sound mix this evening. … Continue reading Gig Review: Crimson Veil / Crowgod – The Green Door Store, Brighton (5th November 2024)
Festival Review: Maid of Stone 2024 Part 2 – Sunday 21st July
And so, on to Sunday’s festivities. I made my way to the Firestarter Stage, hair of the dog in hand, and expected to see Big River cranking up but no… the rumour was that they had to pull out for personal reasons (hope all is ok now guys). Medway trio Gianni Scalera and The Jury … Continue reading Festival Review: Maid of Stone 2024 Part 2 – Sunday 21st July
Festival Review: Hammerdown 2024, Concorde2 Brighton – Day 2
After another nice stroll along the Brighton seafront in the blazing sunshine (and ice cream number two of the weekend), I leant on the metal railings to enjoy some more beach volleyball. Hmm? What’s that you say? Oh yes, Day 2 of Hammerdown Festival, of course, sorry! So I tore myself away from watching Brighton’s … Continue reading Festival Review: Hammerdown 2024, Concorde2 Brighton – Day 2
Festival Review: Hammerdown 2024, Concorde2 Brighton – Day 1
I have been based in Sussex for ten years but had not come across Hammerdown Festival before now. From its small beginnings in Danehill Village Hall (nee ‘Pitch Up Festival’) and then Burgess Hill, the festival has stepped up after an extended post-Covid hiatus, reaching Worthing last year and Brighton’s Concorde2 this year. The mastermind … Continue reading Festival Review: Hammerdown 2024, Concorde2 Brighton – Day 1
Festival Review: Maid of Stone 2024 Part 1 – Saturday 20th July
The beauty of a festival like Maid of Stone is that you could talk to a hundred people and they would all give you a completely different account of the bands they saw, which ones ‘should have been headliners’ and their various other experiences. So, here is mine. Whilst this is still a very new … Continue reading Festival Review: Maid of Stone 2024 Part 1 – Saturday 20th July