Another Steve Hackett tour, and another live album/video to mark its success, as well as being a perfect souvenir for all those that witnessed one of the many dates, and want to relive the show at home. This is another…
View More Steve Hackett – The Lamb Stands: Live At The Royal Albert HallAuthor: Chris Simmons (Photographer)
Soundle Music Festival ’25: Day Three
Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle Sunday, 8th June 2025 The previous two days had flown by and it was now Sunday. I might have looked a nerd doing it but I am glad that I had a small note book with…
View More Soundle Music Festival ’25: Day ThreeSoundle Music Festival ’25 – Day Two
Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle Saturday, 7th June 2025 On the Saturday of the Soundle Festival my body clock ignored how tired I was from the previous day of travelling and concert going, so it blithely woke me up at the…
View More Soundle Music Festival ’25 – Day TwoSoundle Music Festival ’25 – Day One
Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle Friday, 6th June 2025 Firstly, before I spend my time writing about the event, let me give you a brief introduction to the festival and its location. Soundle is a portmanteau word where Sound and Oundle,…
View More Soundle Music Festival ’25 – Day OneStuckfish / EBB / John Hackett Band / Heather Findlay
Cluny 1 & 2, Ouseburn, Newcastle Saturday, 10th May 2025 PROG ON THE TYNE The Cluny music venue in bohemian Ouseburn in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was the setting for a thoroughly enjoyable day of modern progressive rock in the North-East of the…
View More Stuckfish / EBB / John Hackett Band / Heather FindlayClaire Waller – Arthur Brown
The creative genius behind The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown stage show Unless they are big names with equally large budgets, even if they are well known, or even legendary, most bands would struggle to deliver a show that goes…
View More Claire Waller – Arthur BrownGhost Of The Machine / Dikajee
The Corporation, Sheffield Sunday, 2nd March 2025 Empires Must Fall – Album Launch Being an inveterate scrounger I managed to get hold of an access all areas pass for the launch concert of Ghost of the Machine’s exceptional album Empires…
View More Ghost Of The Machine / DikajeeTemple Of Prog Festival
The Brickyard, Carlisle Friday, 24th January 2025 When the Temple of Prog calls the other deities get jealous and do all they can to stop the devout votaries from worshipping. They send a vicious storm with a name that none…
View More Temple Of Prog FestivalSteve Hackett – Live Magic At Trading Boundaries
Yet another Steve Hackett live album? A question you may be asking yourselves when reading about this latest release. And that would be a fair comment when for over the last decade or so, every new tour has had an…
View More Steve Hackett – Live Magic At Trading BoundariesNVRF 2024 – Day Four
Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Sunday, 8th September 2024 DAY FOUR: Reviews by Dave Ridley & Graham Thomas Photos by Chris Simmons THE CHRIS BEVINGTON ORGANISATION Photo by Graham Thomas By the time the final day of the festival comes around, I’m…
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