Concert Reviews

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…

Soundle '25 Festival: Day Two (TPA banner)

Soundle 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…

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Soundle 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,…

Santana

Co-op Live, Manchester Thursday, 19th June 2025 Like many people I feel that the word ‘Legend’ is used so much that it can, and often does, lose all meaning, so I try and avoid using it. After all there are…

Gordon Giltrap

St George’s Church, Hartlepool Friday, 20th June 2025 Just a few weeks after my last visit to St George’s in Hartlepool to see the excellent Jocelyn Pettit, Ellen Gira & Miguel Girão, I found myself back at what is fast…

Dan Whitehouse & Max ZT at Dartington Hall - June 2025

Max ZT & Dan Whitehouse / Billie Maree

Dartington Hall, Nr Totnes, Devon Thursday, 19th June 2025 ‘There’s no rights, no wrong – just being’ – Some things catch you by surprise. An unexpected opportunity to see Max ZT & Dan Whitehouse presents itself on a gorgeous summer…

Rick Wakeman

PHIL, Haarlem [NL] Friday, 16th May 2025 Final One-Man Solo Tour The announcement of a performance by legendary Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman is an absolute must for many prog fans, especially as this show is part of a series entitled…

Simon Phillips Protocol

Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer [NL] Sunday, 4th May 2025 There are few styles that legendary drummer Simon Phillips has not done and mastered: jazz, rock, fusion, prog and I’m overlooking a fair few more here. For more than four decades, the…

The Flower Kings

Islington Assembly Hall Wednesday 4th June 2025 Phenomenal. A single word perfectly captures what The Flower Kings delivered at London’s Islington Assembly Hall last night – a performance which transformed technical musical excellence into something approaching the glorious and sublime.…

Soft White Underbelly (Blue Öyster Cult)

Islington Assembly Hall, London Saturday, 24th May 2025 As Blue Öyster Cult begin their 2025 European tour, which kicks off at the Palladium, they couldn’t resist the chance to play a low key warm up show at Islington Assembly Hall,…

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