Live Review: Europe & Black Star Riders, Academy, Newcastle
If you told me I'd be seeing live versions of 'The Final Countdown' and 'The Boys Are Back in Town' performed by the original...
Kerrang! Tour: Beartooth, Bury Tomorrow, Young guns, We Are In The Crowd, and Don...
This has been an unforgettable night! Five fantastic bands - it’s a mad mix of 2015's hottest bands on the scene: Beartooth, Bury Tomorrow,...
Live Review: The Used, Decade, and Landscapes
Well it’s been a fantastic gig tonight with the awesome support acts, Decade and Landscapes. Prior to the tour I had seen a press...
Live Review: StoneWire / Skinny Molly – Robin 2, Bilston
It's a bit unusual not to be writing, principally, about the headline band, but tonight was one of those occasions when the support band,...
Live Review: ANAAL NATHRAKH, London
There aren't many bands who one could call truly monstrous in live performance but Annal Nathrakh certainly fit the bill. Headlining an evening of...
Live Review: Hayseed Dixie, Academy 2, Newcastle
When you see most cover bands , or tribute bands, you know what you are going to get - a good laugh, a bit...
Snakecharmer + Daylight Robbery @ The Robin 2
Rob Billingham reviews an AOR gig which didn’t disappoint…
A real treat for lovers of melodic rock was in store for anyone braving the Arctic...
Live Review: Slipknot & KoRn ‘Prepare For Hell’ Tour, Arena, Newcastle
“In many ways Newcastle is like Des Moines,” announces Slipknot frontman Cory Taylor to the crowd “because Newcastle is home of some of the...
Live Review: Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock, Robin 2 Bilston
A sell-out show audience greeted me as I walked into the Robin 2 for the Temple of Rock 'Bridge the Gap' show; Michael Schenker...
Live Review: Queen + Adam Lambert, Arena, Newcastle
If there is one band in the history of popular music who have brilliant legacy for playing live - it has to be Queen....




























