Our second time at the Metal City of Clisson for Hellfest, and after two days of build-up, it was time for the first day proper and, for us, probably our favourite day’s lineup.We started outside the main arena for ODC on the stage in the middle of the village …
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Tuesday 16th July 2026Review and Photos – Rob and Danni WilkinsThe thing that strikes you as soon as you arrive in Clisson for the first time for Hellfest is that the entirety of “Rock City” seems to be behind the festival. Nowhere is this more evident than at Le …
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“We’re not here to roast marshmallows around a fire…we are here to party…” Lzzy Hale Anybody expecting a laid-back, sitting-on-stools, sedate acoustic show from Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm would have been in for a shock as the pair put on a ROCKSHOW. Minus a wall of Marshall …
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As far as straplines go, “For fans of Bilmuri, Volbeat, Luke Combs” is a bit out there. But in the defence of King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, the one they chose for their gig listings to push tonight’s show by American “BLUECOLLARCOUNTRY” outfit Lakeview is pretty appropriate. Formed …
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With so much wool on show in Glasgow over two days, and no sporting events to justify the number of bare legs on display, it could only mean one thing: the Glasgow chapter of the Black Label Society Berserkers are in town. The Family O’ Doom is representing. First up …
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And so it comes to pass that on the darkest day of recent history for Scotland’s capital city (or at least, for the maroon half of Edinburgh, for the green and white half, it’s like Christmas and Hogmanay both in one day), a glimmer of hope and salvation is offered …
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The Junction, Plymouth7th May 2026Review and photos – Rob WilkinsBack once again, to my favourite Plymouth hostelry, but this time for a more personal gig, outside of the usual genre covered by DGM.Tonight it is the turn of a band I first saw MANY years ago, wowing the crowd at …
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Exeter PhoenixFriday, May 1st 2026Review and photos, Rob WilkinsThe Music Gods are truly shining on me, as just a few days after my last local gig, I get the chance of another. This time heading East to Exeter and the genteel Edwardian setting of the Phoenix theatre.Tonight brings the opportunity …
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The Junction, PlymouthSunday 26th April 2026Review and photos – Rob WilkinsContinuing the theme of being able to enjoy some amazing music without having to travel several hours to Bristol or Cardiff, The Junction rock pub just twenty minutes away in Plymouth hosts Oli Brown and his Dead Collective alongside Glasgow’s …
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Anglo-French guitarist, singer/songwriter, Laura Cox has been out on the road on her ‘Troubled’ tour since early February. And by the time that the tour bus pulled up outside tonight’s venue in Edinburgh for the opening night of the UK leg, Cox and her amazing band already had 23 shows …
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