Station 18 Festival – Day 2 Hanger 18, Swansea Review and all images – Rob Wilkins Day 1 HERE The joy of small festivals such as this is the possibility of finding new music that grabs you, but I didn’t expect that to come from the first band as Day …
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After marauding through Europe for almost a month with a mixture of headline shows and festival appearances (a tough act to follow, for sure), Body Count brought their run of 21 shows dubbed the ‘Merciless Tour’ to an end with an incendiary performance at Glasgow’s sprawling SWG3 complex in the …
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Considering how much of a road warrior he is; surprisingly, the current ‘Invocation Tour’ by acclaimed British guitar-slinger and singer-songwriter Troy Redfern is his debut headlining jaunt. A staple of the live circuit, mostly as an acoustic one-man band (Troy is one of those guys that proves that fellas can …
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Hanger 18, Swansea May 2024Review and photos Rob WilkinsWhen I was a younger human, a long weekend at Download, in a muddy field, with 100,000 others, was the dream. Finding new bands, surrounding myself with music and like minded souls, enjoying a beer or two. Heaven! Now, age and common …
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After wowing with her all-too-brief supporting set opening for Greta Van Fleet on their arena tour late last year, Hannah Wicklund is back in the UK and Europe for the last leg of her ‘Hell in the Hallway World Tour’. For fans of the South Carolina-born artist it’s been a …
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Exeter Phoenix Sunday 19th May 2024Review and photos – Rob WilkinsA sunny evening, a laid-back SW City, a venue that is as much an art gallery as it is a music auditorium, a crowd that rushes to the seats when the doors open as opposed to the front row, and …
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All good things must come to an end. OK, that might sound just a liiiitle bit overdramatic, seeing as it’s not actually the last show that former H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo will ever do (or at least we hope not) but rather it’s the last show of his Neon Noir …
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Has it honestly been 12 years since The Cadillac Three released their self-titled debut album under their previous name The Cadillac Black? 12 years since they appeared in tiny clubs up and down the UK for their debut headlining tour? 12 years of gigs gradually increasing in size from the …
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Oli Brown and the Dead Collective/Dan Byrne The Louisiana, BristolSunday Sunday 28th April 2024Review and photos – Rob WilkinsDespite attending many gigs in Bristol, tonight is my first sample of The Louisiana, an iconic music venue in the revitalised Wapping Wharf area of the City. It’s a tiny, upstairs venue …
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When Rivers Meet – the likeable husband-and-wife duo of Aaron and Grace Bond – are back on the road again, this time armed with their stunning latest album ‘Aces Are High’, and along with compadres James Fox (drums/guitar) and Adam Bowers (bass/keys/guitar) they are out to convert those on the …
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