The Tramshed, Cardiff Wednesday, 7th December 2022 I love The Tramshed. Not only is it a very nice space, the staff are the best I’ve ever experienced. It’s a pleasure to roll up to the door and be cheerily greeted…
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Category: Concert Reviews
Concert Reviews
Nordic Giants / Alex Hedley
Sin City, Swansea Wednesday, 30th November 2022 Gigs like this seldom happen in Swansea – and I nearly missed it as I only found out about it the night before! Thanking my lucky stars, I headed down there… Upon arrival,…
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Ozric Tentacles / Gong
Trinity Centre, Bristol Sunday, 20th November 2022 After seeing Gong turn the Good Ship Thekla into a space vessel back in March, loosing its moorings to take us grinningly happy throng to the stars, the thought of a double-header with…
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Poly-Math / Thumpermonkey / A Formal Horse
Signature Brew, Walthamstow, London 12th November 2022 What’s that you say? Fancy a night out watching three of your favourite current bands in a brewery? Can I stop you there – a brewery?! It turns out that this isn’t the…
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Leap Day
Hof 88, Almelo, The Netherlands Sunday, 30th October 2022 If Mohammed doesn’t come to the mountain… I had been particularly looking forward to this for quite a long time: a show by Dutch proggers Leap Day in Youth Center ‘t…
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Pink Project
Poppodium De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands Thursday, 8th October 2022 Exactly one year ago to the day, I saw Pink Project perform, also in Zoetermeer, and also in front of a completely sold out crowd. In that sense it was…
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Rosalie Cunningham / The Tuppenny Bunters
Black Frog Presents at Chelmsford Social Club, Chelmsford Friday, 7th October 2022 On a windswept and rainy night, a potentially trepidatious trip, with the ever present vagaries of train travel, out to the Essex town of Chelmsford beckoned for the…
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Marillion / June Road
Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands Thursday, 20th October 2022 I love seeing bands outside the UK, it’s usually a very different experience, and a smashing Christmas pres from a wonderful wife has led us to Eindhoven for Marillion’s second night…
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Lazuli
The Cavern Club, Liverpool Tuesday, 11th October 2022 Nineteen months ago, a van carrying a band of musicians and their instruments was heading north from Southampton to Liverpool when they received an urgent message. Due to the continuing rapid spread…
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The Watch
Poppodium De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands Saturday, 22nd October 2022 It has already been a year since Italian band The Watch visited Holland for a show. These musicians are, of course, best known as an extremely capable Genesis tribute band,…
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