Tonight’s show was always going to be an emotional one for a few reasons. It’s the opening night of the 18-date UK & EU leg of the ‘Be Right Here Tour’ tour that spreads into October before the mammoth US leg that ends on New Year’s Eve with a homecoming …
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Firevolt Festival 2024Whitebottom Farm,August 2024Review and photos – Rob WilkinsTwo years ago I took a chance on a new festival that appeared on the scene. When it was first advertised the general consensus was that there was no way on earth that a lineup that good could be genuine, reading …
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2003 was a very pivotal year for Seattle’s very own Ben Gibbard. In the space of just 231 days, he released an album that would become a landmark for indietronica and glitch pop, becoming a shining definition for a “sleeper hit”, and released another album that would help catapult indie …
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KK’s Priest / TailgunnerTramshed CardiffSunday 18th August 2024Review and photos – Rob WilkinsMost of this summer has been taken up with festivals, meaning the distance from accommodation to stage has been a matter of minutes, so it came as a bit of a shock to be getting into the car …
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Steelhouse 24Hafod Y Dalal Farm Saturday review, HERE Friday review, HERE Review and photos – Rob WilkinsSunday dawns, and, incredibly, there is every chance of this being a completely dry and sunny Steelhouse!It makes such a change to head to the arena and not need wellies to slog through the …
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A new album by Yorkshire post-punk/gothic rock pioneers The March Violets was always going to be an exciting prospect simply because founding members Rosie Garland (vocals) and Tom Ashton (guitar) would never sully the band’s legacy by producing anything substandard. And said album, ‘Crocodile Promises’, is anything but substandard. An …
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Steelhouse FestivalHafod y Dalal Farm26th to 28th July 2024 Friday review, HEREReview and photos – Rob WilkinsAfter a rare, sunny opening day, normal service looked set to be resumed when Saturday dawned with the sound of rain on the motorhome roof. By the time I was up and fed, however, …
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For several years now, a high point of my summer has been the trip up a narrow, rutted, twisting forestry track to a festival in the most incongruous location on top of a Welsh mountain, run by volunteers and attended by a family of fans that return year after year.It …
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After lapping up the applause on their guest slot on 2023’s acclaimed tour by Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, Toronto-based rockers The Commoners made good on their promise to “Come back real soon…” with a burst of 9 shows in 10 days. Built around appearances at both Maid Of Stone, …
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27th – 30th June 2024Review and photos – Rob and Danni Wilkins“Where do you fancy going on holiday this year?” I asked my other half back at the start of the year.“How about France? We can get the ferry across and maybe head down to spend a fortnight in the …
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