Concert Reviews
Boston Rooms, Tufnell Park, London 2nd December 2017 Mike Morton is usually the vocalist with London based Progressive rock band The Gift, but he also occasionally turns his hand to promoting ‘mini festivals’, such as Resonance and last year’s first…
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The Gresham Centre, St. Anne & St. Agnes, Gresham Street, London Sunday, 26th November 2017 I was in a church the other day, St. Anne and St. Agnes, Gresham Street, in the City of London, near The Barbican. I was…
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Hafan Y Mor Haven Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Wales 17th & 18th November 2017 HRH Prog 6 put on display an impressive range of bands old and new in the now familiar yet remotely beautiful North Wales location. Following on only…
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Foxglove Arts Centre, Leek, Staffordshire Friday, 10th November 2017 Leek is a small market town that lies equidistant between Stoke on Trent in the south, Buxton in the East and Macclesfield in the North, and the Foxglove Arts Centre is…
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Shire Hall, Howden Saturday, 25th November 2017 Two concerts in the same month – things must be looking up in the North-East of England. Well, although Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy were playing in Gateshead, for this concert we travelled down…
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Islington Assembly Hall, London Wednesday, 15th November 2017 Islington, long since gentrified by incremental Hipster Creep, is the sort of place where, if so inclined, Tarquin and Jemima could waste their ludicrous salaries from Perfect Curve* in sundry branches of…
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The Forum Theatre, Billingham Wednesday, 15th November 2017 One man, a grand piano and some Wonderous Stories! Rick Wakeman concludes 2017 with a lengthy series of intimate, one man shows under the title of Piano Portraits and in support of…
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The Palladium, London Tuesday, 7th November 2017 When Marillion are in this kind of mood, few bands are able to scale the heights of their sheer energy, presence and captivating virtuosity. Fresh from a triumphant evening at the Royal Albert…
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The Globe, Cardiff Tuesday, 7th November 2017 After recently reviewing Nordic Giants’ new album, Amplify Human Vibration I was pleased to get the chance to see them live in a venue not far from my home. So on a crisp…
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Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter Tuesday, 24th October 2017 Justin Currie has recently released his fourth “solo” album with This Is My Kingdom Now, I would say formerly of Del Amitri although technically the band have never split up. Justin was…
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