It’s not every day that punters waiting to get into a gig are greeted by both the headliner and the opening act squeezing past them on a stairway going into the venue where both will perform to a packed house in a short time. But that’s exactly what happened to …
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After a slight delay in proceedings, psychobilly “Rock N’ Roll trashcan troubadours” The Dukes of Bordello get the party started at the most un-rock n’ roll time on a Sunday morning. Like The City Kids on Friday, The Dukes are better suited to a dark, sweaty club rather than a …
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Inglorious: The Junction – PlymouthFriday 17th September 2021Review and pics – Rob WilkinsHuge arena shows with lighting rigs visible from space and a stage the size of a football field are all very well, but give me a cramped rock pub on a Friday night with great beer and sweat …
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The first full day of music at Rockin The Bowl brought with it a notable change in attire from the RTB punters. The Cats In Space T-shirts that adorned those who spent most of Friday on the barrier were gone and in their place was a plethora of metal shirts; …
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Nestling in the shadows of Sheffield Ice Arena, and dwarfed by the high-wire activity centre that overlooks it, you will find Don Valley Bowl; the home of Rockin The Bowl festival, and given that we are the Steel City itself – the subtitle of: Forged In Fire Set In Steel, …
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Being part of Napalm Death means that you are going to be spending a lot of time on the road. One of the hardest working bands on the circuit, Napalm Death, and tour buses go together hand in hand like Boris Johnson and lying; but then the world stopped turning …
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After a warm-up gig up the road in Aberdeen, it was time for Top 20 selling artists Mason Hill to show their hometown crowd just how much they have grown as a band over the last few years. A feat made all the more noteworthy considering that 18 months or …
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With Those Damn Crows recently selling out an outdoor show at Cardiff Castle, what better time to pay tribute with our own photo gallery from the last few years. Images from shows at Monsterfest Inverness, Steelhouse Festival, Stadium Rocks Festival, and Exeter. Photo credits – Dave Jamieson/Rob Wilkins Connect with …
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“Getting bigger every time I see them (in terms of the number of band members, now with keys and a second guitar to add depth and maturity to the sound) and just more and more polished, Collateral blew me away yet again. Now if you were to list what you …
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Imagine you love music but never really see the bands you like playing together on the same bill. Or in your local town. What do you do? Well, a lot seem to moan on tour announcements, expecting bands to play their local village hall in between Wembley and headlining Download. …
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