Concert Reviews
The Globe Theatre, The Bedford Hotel, Balham, London Sunday 16th July 2017 In these day of social networking there is no excuse, Midsummer Madness should have been packed to the gills. 7.5 million people in London and you’re telling me…
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The Fleece, Bristol Wednesday 19th July 2017 Some gigs should never happen. The obvious question here is – and with no disrespect at all to the venue – what on Earth is STANLEY CLARKE doing playing somewhere like The Fleece?!…
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London Running to Sunday 1st October 2017 A healthy queue greets my arrival at the magnificent Victoria and Albert Museum. Having played around with the online booking system, it was pleasing – and a little surprising…
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The Voodoo Café, Darlington Friday, 7th July 2017 There’s very little that comes to this neck of the North East so the opportunity to catch three “proggy” acts at one event is surely one not to be missed? But I…
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The Trinity Centre, Bristol Sunday, 21st May 2017 I don’t know what it is but 2017 has been a veritable desert of gigs for me, rather than the usual dessert. It might be age related apathy, or the arse ache…
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The Marble Factory, Bristol Saturday 20th May 2017 Riverside brought their Toward the Blue Horizon Tour back to the scene of their triumphant Bristol gig in 2015. Tragically since that tour they have lost their great guitarist Piotr Grudzinski, which…
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Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Friday, 5th May 2017 By John Wenlock-Smith A concert of two sets. In the first part of the show, Steve played tracks from his latest album, The Night Siren, which he informed us had been well received…
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Sub89, Reading Thursday 28th April 2017 I rather like Sub89 as a venue. Whilst the public image it portrays tends to focus on its use as a thriving night club, it is nevertheless quietly acquiring a growing reputation as a…
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Klub Wytwórnia, Łodz, Poland 7th – 9th April 2017 Marillion Weekend – A Fan’s Perspective [With photos courtesy of Alan Jones, The Web U.K., used with many thanks] When I was a child my favourite day of the year was…
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The Barbican Theatre, London 8th April 2017 A beautiful and warm spring day in the capital glossed over a visit to a rather lacklustre Italian eatery near Dean Street, prior to a convoluted saunter on the Tube the wrong way…
View More Irmin Schmidt & The London Symphony Orchestra / The Can Project