Honesty: I took on this review as one of our photographers really wanted to take pictures of the headliner and needed someone to do the "words" part of the coverage. So we applied... and there were no photo passes for the entire tour. And now I had a review to do of a band (and support) … Continue reading Gig Review: Sleep Token / Bilmuri – Hydro, Glasgow (25th November 2024)
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Festival Review: RADAR Festival 2023 – Friday
The third iteration of the UK’s rapidly growing progressive/fusion/tech metal festival took place at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. Scaling up in venue size from last year’s event down in Guilford, the industrial warehouse setting provided a unique two stage setup, with plenty of spaces for break out areas and other festival activities. Thankfully, … Continue reading Festival Review: RADAR Festival 2023 – Friday
Gig Review: Takedown Festival 2023
With the festival season kicking off earlier than expected this year, Myself and my omnipotent overlord, Shells, embarked upon a full day of metal at Takedown at Portsmouth Guildhall. Takedown has been on an 8 year hiatus, producing their last festival in 2015 where they’ve hosted bands such as Funeral For a Friend, Feed the … Continue reading Gig Review: Takedown Festival 2023
Gig Review: Download Festival Pilot 2021
All eyes were on Donington Park for the launch of Download Pilot - an experimental 10,000 capacity festival as part of the second phase of the Government’s Event Research Programme. No social distancing, no masks - and no limits on moshing. What makes the smaller pilot structurally unique from its former editions is intimacy. Gone … Continue reading Gig Review: Download Festival Pilot 2021
Gig Review: Babymetal / Amaranthe / Sleep Token – Brixton Academy, London (2nd July 2019)
On Tuesday night Japanese kawaii metal band Babymetal played their first UK headline show since 2016, at Brixton Academy in London. I saw Babymetal play Download Festival in 2016 but from very far away since it was raining heavily, so I was interested to see them live again in a much nicer and more intimate … Continue reading Gig Review: Babymetal / Amaranthe / Sleep Token – Brixton Academy, London (2nd July 2019)