Concert Reviews – Page 29

Solstice

The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes Sunday, 27th June 2021 Just when bands could see the light at the end of the tunnel with the planned lifting of restrictions on 21st June, the light was dimmed until 19th July. At the time…

Lifesigns

The Half Moon, Putney, London Wednesday, 11th March 2020 A significant gig took place approximately this time last year; it was the last-but-one for me before the COVID 19 pandemic shut live entertainment down. More importantly, it was the last…

Big Big Train / Sweet Billy Pilgrim

Hackney Empire, London Saturday 2nd November 2019 The last leg of the Grand Tour For the third consecutive time I could count myself among the small group of fortunate people who were about to experience a live performance by British…

IQ – A Show of Resistance (Live~stream)

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…

Thank You Scientist / Exploring Birdsong / Lost In Lavender Town

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…

That Joe Payne / Ms Amy Birks

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…

EXTC

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…

Lazuli

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,…

Ten Years of Chaos Theory

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…

Admirals Hard

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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