The Palladium, London Friday 29th April 2016 Three years since he last toured in the U.K., Roger Hodgson returns to one of London’s most iconic theatres in a show prompted by the overwhelming demand from fans unable to get tickets…
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Time “is the fire in which we burn” (Forest Fire). The aching awareness of our mortality, the relentless, incessant and seemingly quicker passing of the years forces the uncomfortable recognition that there is more behind us than lies ahead and…
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Dominion Theatre, London Saturday 5th March 2016 The burden of expectation weighs heavily on Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, to give it its full and proper title. Released thirty eight years ago in 1978 with…
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The Astonishing – Live The Palladium, London Saturday, 18th February 2016 There is a heightened sense of expectation and anticipation as a high spirited crowd gather on a chilly night outside the doors of the London Palladium for the opening…
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Having been present at the opening night of Arena’s 20th Anniversary Tour at The Borderline in London, it is an extremely pleasant and interesting reminder to see them captured on film 16 gigs later as they take to the stage…
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O2 Academy, Oxford Wednesday 10th February 2016 Reunited with front man Daniel Tompkins and promoting their new album Polaris, TesseracT are coming to the end of the U.K. leg of an extensive tour which has already traversed North America before…
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An Evening with Steven Wilson Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London Wednesday 27th January 2016 Sometimes we possibly try too hard to make sense of things when in fact what we should probably do is just sit back and enjoy them. Yet…
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Describing Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me as “a rather disgruntled rant at the dystopia we’ve created for ourselves and our children”, founder Nick Beggs barely scratches the surface of a début album whose tracks are a bold, moody…
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Divide is a fascinating musical journey which is powerfully melodic and enjoyably addictive. There is a direct and refreshing honesty at work throughout the album creating vivid musical landscapes which are captivating, exciting and intense. The progressive voyage on which…
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Polaris is the third studio album from British rock and prog metal band TesseracT and with it they have unquestionably captured the shifting moods of a restless generation. There is an immersive, unrefined and at times gravelly realism permeating the…
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