Concert Reviews
At the end of May, the symphonic British neo-proggers IQ were scheduled to visit the Netherlands and France in the context of their Resistance Tour 2020. We now know what happened: both shows had to be cancelled due to the…
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Satan’s Hollow, Manchester Saturday, 22nd February 2020 I have a confession, it is less than a year since I discovered the energetic jazzy prog stylings of Thank You Scientist (TYS) (they’ve been around since 2009). Now since my musical taste…
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The Court Theatre, Tring Saturday, 7th March 2020 This showcase at the Court Theatre in Tring is effectively the launch of That Joe Payne’s solo career. Although he has played a few shows since his time in The Enid, this…
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The Vic, Swindon Monday, 9th March 2020 I’d been looking forward to this. It all started for me with a Facebook Messenger message from an extremely excited Ken Wynne, swearing me to secrecy about a new band led by Terry…
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The Drill Hall, Chepstow 14th March 2020 Music flies over borders. Or at least it should; as Lazuli lead singer Dominique Leonetti quips, the band’s previous trips to the UK have been afflicted by such obstacles as snow, demonstrations, Brexit,…
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The Dome & The Boston Music Room, Tufnell Park, London Saturday, 29th February 2020 Ten Years of Chaos, from Chaos Theory. Wow! Just, wow! What an incredibly well-organised and co-ordinated gig. Full credit to Kunal Singhal and team, as (while…
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Pin-Ups, Islington, London Saturday, 1st February 2020 With a selection of TPA scribblists in attendance, it would be rude not to ask some of them how it went… Roger Trenwith Frowns. We all wear them too readily these days, so…
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50th Anniversary Tour Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands Saturday, 1st February 2020 “Just a tad more, please? British band Wishbone Ash always guarantees a solid dose of melodic rock music, with its distinctive twin-guitar sound of two guitarists playing in…
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Melville Theatre, Abergavenny Sunday, 2nd February 2020 On a windy Sunday night, my other half Hazel and myself made the forty-odd mile drive to Abergavenny in anticipation of seeing Talinka live. I was looking forward to hearing their blend of…
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Once Around the World Tour Bush Hall, London, Sunday, 19th January 2020 & Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, Friday, 17th January 2020 BUSH HALL, LONDON by Rosamund Tomlins Francis Dunnery’s It Bites mini UK tour, following on from the past three years,…
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