The Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow on Wednesday, September 30th, was a sight to behold. A few thousand rock fans clad in denim, heading to the west of the city, discovered that they had arrived amidst the onset of a pink apocalypse. Bootleg merch sellers plying their trade with one-wash-and-they’ll-disintegrate …
Read More »Review: Nicotine Dolls – The Garage, Glasgow
Admittedly, with this being Nicotine Dolls’ first trip to the UK, some caution when originally booking these shows was understandable. A step into the unknown, to an extent. But that thought process of exercising some caution quickly fell by the wayside once the demand for tickets went through the roof; …
Read More »Review: Firevolt Festival 2026 -Sunday
Whitebottom Farm – Etherow Park Greater Manchester Thursday Pre-Party review HERE Friday review HERE Saturday review HERE Review and Photos – Rob and Danni Wilkins After two great days of music, could Firevolt sustain the energy and volume for a third day? Waking up to sunshine and enjoying an espresso …
Read More »Review: The Damn Truth / Crobot – Exeter Cavern
Exeter Cavern Wednesday 2/9/26 Review and photos – Rob and Danni Wilkins After a summer of festivals big and small, it’s great to be back in a tiny, sweaty rock pub where the stage is inches away, the speakers deafening, and the lighting…challenging! Entertaining us tonight are two bands from …
Read More »Review: Firevolt Festival 2026 – Saturday
Whitebottom Farm – Etherow Park Greater Manchester Thursday Pre-Party review HERE Friday review HERE Review and Photos – Rob and Danni Wilkins A lazy morning after the night before, with no van wrangling or Rockfit for either of us before it is time to enjoy another Firevolt institution, “Jam with …
Read More »Review: Firevolt Festival 2026 – Friday
Whitebottom Farm – Etherow Park Greater Manchester Review and Photos – Rob and Danni Wilkins Thursday Pre-Party review HERE The weather on Friday is pretty much perfect. Dry but not as hot as the endless summer has been. Before the music begins, one of us returns to parking the …
Read More »Review: Firevolt Festival 2026 – Thursday Pre-Party
Whitebottom Farm – Etherow Park Greater Manchester Review and Photos – Rob and Danni Wilkins Five years ago, a new festival started advertising tickets with a line-up that most who saw it decided must be a hoax of some sort. It featured a stunning line-up of the cream of the …
Read More »Review: Hellfest 2026 Day Four – Sunday
Thursday review, HERE Friday review, HERE Saturday review, HERE Le Off review, HEREThe reason for the relatively early finish on Day Three was that this reviewer was desperate to be on site early to catch The Funeral Portrait, who have become one of my favourite bands recently. As the first …
Read More »Review: Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts / PowderKeg / Too Red – Classic Grand, Glasgow
Okay, admittedly not as long a wait as the old lady at the end of the Titanic movie had, but still, the debut UK headline tour by Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts has certainly been a long time coming. Nobody’s fault (apart from an apathetic music industry that values …
Read More »Review: Parker Barrow – Audio, Glasgow
The font used for the tour advert gives the game away. Conscious or not, it bears an uncanny resemblance to the font used by Aerosmith in their iconic logo. Go check Google now. We have time. Although Aerosmith is only a smidgeon of what you will find in the musical …
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