Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Sunday, 7th September 2025 Sunday morning and, thanks to my age, I was beginning to feel the tiredness form the previous long and busy days of standing up at the concerts and running between stages so that…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Saturday, 6th September 2025 The third day, Saturday already, and I am met by a virtually cloudless sunny day that reminds me why I should always take weather forecasts with a sack full of salt. ARGHAM [Photo…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Friday, 5th September 2025 A beautiful sunny morning that ensured that the day started well but, still tired from the previous day I reviewed my strategy for seeing bands and realised that I was spreading myself too…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Thursday, 4th September 2025 Intro and first impressions… Despite this festival being in its third year I was still a virgin to Nene Valley Rock Festival. So, other than seeing a line up full of interesting bands,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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