Concert Reviews
The Civic, Stourport on Severn Friday 4th March to Sunday 6th March 2022 Finally, the Fusion Festival, first planned for late March 2020 and postponed twice, returned triumphantly to this excellent venue in the Midlands after the two year pandemic…
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Warner Theatre, Washington DC, USA Sunday, 6th March 2022 Prologue It was pretty surreal to be at the Warner Theatre at 7:30pm on a Sunday; it was my first concert since the pandemic began two years ago, and for the…
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The Picton, Porthcawl Saturday, 12th March 2022 Anyone who has seen Franck Carducci and his band play live – in any incarnation – will understand the thrilling sense of exuberance and enthusiasm that they bring to their performances. It’s a…
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Arts Centre, Colchester Tuesday, 22nd February 2022 I had been looking forward to this gig for quite some time, yet my excitement was tempered slightly by waking up on the day to first read that Russian “peacekeepers” had finally made…
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Town Hall, Birmingham 21st February 2022 by Roger Trenwith 21st February 2022 was a significant date, as it was the first date of Van der Graaf Generator’s much Covid-delayed tour, and also my first venture out to a gig for…
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The Fiddler’s Elbow, Camden, London Sunday, 5th December 2021 Prog the Forest’s second outing finally took place after two COVID 19-related postponements, from the summer, and last year when a video play-list event was held online instead. Once again in…
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The Globe, Cardiff Wednesday, 15th December 2021 Christmas comes early to Cardiff! And just in time too by the look of it, given the upward trajectory of the new Covid variant. While ‘Omicron’ could easily be the name of an…
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Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Sunday, 5th December 2021 The Mediaeval Baebes have resonated around my musical psyche for more than 20 years, since around the time of Worldes Blysse, their second album, but I haven’t followed them closely in the…
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Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Saturday, 20th November 2021 Sometimes things happen which overshadow everything and remind us all what is important and truly of value. Those of us who gathered for the recent annual acoustic evening by Magenta at the…
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Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London Friday, 26th November 2021 The bond of affection between Marillion and their fans is well established and well known. The band that pioneered crowdfunding back in 1997 succeeded in that endeavour due to the love and…
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