As the first leg of Sabaton’s ‘The Legendary Tour’ is almost over, a quote from the movie Jurassic World comes to mind: “You asked for bigger…cooler…”. Only, instead of two guys talking about creating dinosaurs from scratch, it could have been a discussion between Sabaton founding members Pär Sundström and …
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KK’s Steel Mill, WolverhamptonSaturday 29th November, 2025Review and photos – Rob WilkinsHeading back from a few days rest and recuperation in Cheshire, we realised that as we passed thought the West Midlands we had an opportunity to catch an evening of awesome music at one of my favourite venues. A …
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Cardiff Utilita ArenaThursday 20th November 2025Review and photos – Danni Wilkins/Rob WilkinsIf there is one band we would crawl over hot coals to see whenever they are in the UK, it is Halestorm and the incomparable Lzzy Hale.Our first encounter with them was at Download Festival in 2012 when Lzzy …
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Arena TorquayFriday 7th November 2025Back to the new jewel in the SW music scene crown tonight, with a return to the new Arena venue in Torquay. This time to catch a far bigger band in the shape of Skindred, showcasing just how needed a venue this size is in the …
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“I just don’t believe that anyone is going to get sick of drums, bass, guitar and badass vocals…” – Brent Smith, Shinedown. The rather lovely Mr. Smith was waxing lyrical about his appreciation for the fundamental lineup of a rock band. Any rock band. Nobody in particular. But he could …
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The last time that Grammy-award-winning Jake Kiszka played Glasgow, he was performing just across the M8 motorway at the huge OVO Hydro Arena with Greta Van Fleet. Tonight, it’s the more intimate surroundings of one of the smaller rooms at the sprawling SWG3 multi-room venue, for the second-to-last show on …
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Tavistock WharfSunday 9th November 2025Review and pics, Rob and Danni WilkinsThe breadth of the rock genre was pretty well illustrated last weekend as, following on from Skindred at Arena Torquay and an evening of mosh pits and the “Newport Helicopter”, I headed up to the genteel, almost WI setting of …
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Volbeat are arguably the most un-arena band out there, currently playing arenas. Affable, genuine, decent people who seem more like the 4 coolest dads on the school run than they do diva rock stars. Zero pretences, they look like they strolled off the street and straight onto the stage. In …
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You never forget your first. Be it a first crush, first love, first pet, first car, etc., you never forget it. For this reviewer, his first was Monday, 19th November 1979 at the Apollo Theatre, Glasgow. The first baptism in the cauldron of live music. Aged 12. Motörhead, ‘Bomber’ Tour …
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After a quickfire UK outing during the Summer daylight, The Duke of Spook is back on familiar territory with a tour that falls during the spooky season. Where it seems all is well with the undead world now that Wednesday 13 is out of the sun and holding court in …
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