Cheese and Grain, Frome Monday, 15th November 2021 Fish has finally commenced his Vigil’s End tour, over 18 months since his last tour was cruelly cut short after just one date in March 2020 when the COVID Lockdown struck the…
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The Pineapple Thief / Alex Henry Foster & the Long Shadows
O2 Academy, Bristol Friday, 5th November 2021 The Pineapple Thief finally brought their long-delayed European tour to a triumphant end on ‘home ground’ in Bristol on Fireworks Night, which suitably ignited the excited fans in the packed venue. But before…
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Public Service Broadcasting
Great Hall, Exeter University, Exeter Wednesday, 27th October 2021 Public Service Broadcasting are on the road again for an extensive tour, their first since 2018, showcasing new album Bright Magic, and the question is after the enforced and lengthy lay…
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The Pineapple Thief – Nothing But the Truth
The Pineapple Thief have just released Nothing But the Truth, their latest live recording of the show they had been planning to play to accompany the release of their 2020 album Versions of the Truth, but which for obvious reasons…
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PFM – I Dreamed Of Electric Sheep
PFM return for the first time in over four years with Blade Runner inspired album I Dream of Electric Sheep, which was also influenced by the Covid pandemic. These Italian veterans certainly had a challenge with this new album –…
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Cyan – For King and Country
For King and Country is a new project led by Magenta mainman Rob Reed, but its roots go right back in his school days. Before Reed formed Magenta in 1999 he was in Cyan, formed at school in the early…
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Lee Abraham – Only Human
Exactly a year on from Harmony / Synchronicity, Lee Abraham releases his ambitious Only Human album on September 4th. Clearly affected by recent events, Lee explains: “Many of us have experienced feelings of isolation and inadequacy over the past 18…
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Prog for Peart Festival – Day Two
Abingdon United Football Club, Oxfordshire 13th & 14th August 2021 After a fantastic first day (which you can read about HERE), Prog for Peart continues… SATURDAY AXIOM [Facebook | Bandcamp] [David:] Fresh from their Jager Stage appearance at the Bloodstock…
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Prog for Peart Festival – Day One
Abingdon United Football Club, Oxfordshire 13th & 14th August 2021 After almost one and a half years without live music, here we were at the 200 capacity Abingdon United Football Club in Oxfordshire, for the two-day Prog For Peart festival.…
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Marillion – Fugazi (Deluxe Edition)
1984’s Fugazi, Marillion’s second album, is the latest of the band’s ‘EMI era’ albums to be re-released as an impressive deluxe edition. There are albums which stand the test of time, some ‘deluxe’ editions seeming little more than cosmetic marketing…
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