Concert Reviews
The Bunkhouse, Swansea Friday 26th April 2019 Sometimes the odds are stacked so heavily against a band that it really shouldn’t be happening at all. Lost In Thought have certainly been the victims of adversity over the years, for almost…
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Clapham Library, Lambeth, London Saturday, 13th April 2019 “A man who pleaded guilty, who offered no defence Who claimed his own conception was a capital offence.” For a man as in tune with the vast lexicon of the English language…
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Symphony Hall, Birmingham Thursday 11th April 2019 The City of Birmingham has a long history of recognising its famous sons and daughters on the Walk of Stars along Broad Street in the city centre. Carl Palmer and John Lodge are…
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Under The Bridge, Fulham, London Friday, 5th April 2019 Wandering through Portobello Road market, with its many branches of “I Saw You Coming” was illuminating, especially in the titfer department. This tourist trap morphs into the more genuine environs of…
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SWX, Bristol Thursday, 21st March 2019 In the week leading up to what was meant to be our glorious (?) Brexit Day for the U.K. it was perhaps appropriate that Bristol was treated to a cosmopolitan show from two fine…
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Islington Assembly Hall, London Saturday, 16th March 2019 Bent Knee As Bent Knee take to the stage for the final night of their European tour supporting Haken, they are greeted by a healthy crowd curious to find out what this…
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U.L.U., London Saturday, 2nd March 2019 Italian Progressive Rock legends P.F.M. recently played to a sold out and very enthusiastic crowd at the U.L.U. in London. I have to confess to only being recently more fully aware of P.F.M., having…
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Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Saturday, 23rd February 2019 Nostalgia. Tribute Act. True enough terms, and there are those who will dismiss such bands and artists as riding on the shoulders of giants, but they keep the music alive, present it to…
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Sub89, Reading Friday, 1st March 2019 In 1989, this reviewer attended his first gig at the tender age of 13, watching FM play a one-off gig at The Astoria in London before they embarked upon the tour for their second…
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Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Saturday, 2nd March 2019 Such is the popularity of 10cc that, approaching half a century after they arrived on the scene, their music still has the power to virtually sell out concert halls everywhere they visit.…
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