The Glasshouse, Gateshead Saturday, 19th October 2024 Steve Hackett has been fortunate to have experienced such a long career that seems to have no end in sight. To be approaching his mid 70’s, and yet to this day, still performing…
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Concert Reviews
Judie Tzuke
Seventeen Nineteen, Sunderland Sunday, 13th October 2024 I think that insufficient credit, or discredit, is given to the actual venues of concerts so I will buck that trend and start off with that. Concert venues can be just bland names…
View More Judie TzukeHaken
O2 Ritz, Manchester Friday, 20th September 2024 Haken … where have you been for the last 15 years of my life? I cannot believe that this band has passed me by during all that time. It’s my fault entirely for…
View More HakenDavid Gilmour
Royal Albert Hall, London Wednesday, 9th October 2024 It has been more than eight years since legendary Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour was seen live on stage. However, well-received new album, Luck and Strange, and the eternal adoration of the…
View More David GilmourSimon Godfrey / Tom Slatter
The Bedford, Balham, London Sunday 29th September 2024 A wet, very wet journey to the venue means your writer was soaked through and somewhat slightly dripping when he arrived at the pre-gig curry, which thankfully went some way to relieving…
View More Simon Godfrey / Tom SlatterTim Bowness & The Butterfly Mind / Peter Chilvers
The Camden Club, London Friday, 13th September 2024 PETER CHILVERS Long time collaborator of Tim Bowness, tonight Peter Chilvers is one man and his heavily reverbed piano. Almost Enoesque, it’s no wonder him and the great man were a perfect…
View More Tim Bowness & The Butterfly Mind / Peter ChilversAbel Ganz / Ali Ferguson
The Caves, Edinburgh Saturday, 21st September 2024 ALI FERGUSON “This tiny planet has its own music, Its own beating heart and angelic voice. It forms its own laughter and creaking aches It cries its own tears and speaks its own…
View More Abel Ganz / Ali FergusonNick Fletcher
Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield Saturday, 28th September 2024 I will start with a confession, which is that, long ago I took guitar lessons for two years and only learnt how to play the A chord and the A chord badly.…
View More Nick FletcherWokingham Festival 2024
Cantley Park Berkshire Monday, 26th August 2024 It was a privilege to be asked by the organisers to review the final day of this family friendly festival situated in Cantley Park Berkshire. As well as established acts, the festival champions…
View More Wokingham Festival 2024Highway ’24 Festival
Eiger Studios, Leeds Saturday, 21st September 2024 After two years in Hull, Al Winter and This Winter Machine, moved their annual day festival to Leeds for a highly enjoyable full day of prog at the nicely filled, quirky and intimate…
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