Concert Reviews
SWX, Bristol Thursday, 22nd February 2024 The Pineapple Thief return to home territory in Bristol on a damp February night for only the second date of their European Tour, performing much of their excellent new album It Leads to This,…
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Amare Theatre, The Hague, The Netherlands Thursday, 8th February 2024 I was somewhat surprised by the last-minute invitation from a good friend to witness a unique performance by legendary Dutch band Supersister together with the renowned Residentie Orchestra in their…
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The Bunkhouse, Swansea Friday, 9th February 2024 Swansea… breaker of dreams and, for a long time, the cultural equivalent of putting the bins out. But wait! Things are beginning to change, and we’re now seeing bands from as far away…
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IQ Weekend – The Met, Bury Friday, 19th & Saturday, 20th January 2024 For one weekend in January, the Northern town of Bury in England becomes the beating heart of IQ and their fans. They gather from across the UK,…
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229 The Venue, London Thursday, 1st February 2024 Some nights make you glad to be alive. An evening with the scintillating Spock’s Beard on the final night of their UK tour in London was, without any shadow of a doubt,…
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45 Live, Kidderminster Saturday, 20th January 2024 I went into this gig unfamiliar with much of Tim Bowness’s back catalogue and with only a passing knowledge of No-Man’s songs. That meant I came into the venue with a different perspective…
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Sin City, Swansea Monday, 11th December 2023 Music is the best. Frank Zappa’s words continue to resonate, and seldom is music better than what was delivered on this particularly rainy night in Swansea – it was wetter than a haddock’s…
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Innisfree Sports & Social Club, Newcastle Tuesday, 21st November 2023 A Tuesday night in North Tyneside, why not go and see some live music? So off to the Innisfree, a working men’s club located right next to Longbenton Metro station,…
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Trading Boundaries, Fletching Saturday, 18th November 2023 A few years ago I commenced a review with the following lines: “Every now and again in the grind of ‘Real Life’ something special happens and it makes you think to yourself, ‘That’s…
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Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Sunday, 5th November 2023 I recently saw Italian band The Watch at the lovely Acapela Studio near Cardiff, the same venue where I caught them nearly two years to the day before. This time was the…
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