Festival Review: Takedown Festival 2025 (Day 2) – Portsmouth Guildhall (5th April 2025)

There was an earlier start on Day 2 of Takedown Festival but at least I knew where everything was now and my leg muscle memory kicked in as I started to dart between all the musical goodness on offer across the three stages. From a punter’s point of view, this festival was extremely well organised. … Continue reading Festival Review: Takedown Festival 2025 (Day 2) – Portsmouth Guildhall (5th April 2025)

Gig Review: Creeper / Save Face / The Nightmares – Clyde Rooms, Glasgow (6th November 2023)

Tonight’s gig is inside Ibrox Stadium, home of Rangers football club. Hundreds of goths are queuing for tonight’s headliners whilst a K-Pop superstar is greeting screaming fans just around the corner. It’s a surreal experience and a paragraph I never thought I would be writing! The Clyde Rooms  is a newly built, 700 capacity venue … Continue reading Gig Review: Creeper / Save Face / The Nightmares – Clyde Rooms, Glasgow (6th November 2023)

Gig Review: Holding Absence / Luke Rainsford / The Nightmares – Rebellion, Manchester (27th March 2019)

This is my first trip to the Rebellion club in Manchester and I’m looking forward to seeing a new venue, easy to get to, opposite the Deansgate train station. I arrive early and join the queue that is already forming outside. Once inside we are greeted by a decent size stage, plenty of room for … Continue reading Gig Review: Holding Absence / Luke Rainsford / The Nightmares – Rebellion, Manchester (27th March 2019)