This week, the much-publicised Live Music Mondays kicked off, featuring headline act Sam & The Womp. Poor ticket sales led to a considerably disappointing launch but the crowd swelled towards the end as students prepared themselves to ‘womp’. Changes to the line up throughout the day meant that the whole event was held in the…
Catch a Fire at the Guildhall is set to pay tribute to the legendary music of Bob Marley and the Wailers, whilst celebrating 50 years of Jamaican independence, on Friday 12 October. Part of the the Lively Up! festival, which is touring 50 musicians and dancers to ten UK cities, honouring several reggae icons including…
My first experience at The Old Firestation in Bournemouth was met with a mix of expectations. Having really enjoyed Aiden’s Grimshaw’s debut album Misty Eye I was automatically excited to hear the songs being played live, however there was always that ounce of doubt in my mind as to whether his appearance on the X…
Not content with releasing and promoting their fourth studio album Plumb earlier this year, Field Music have decided to record a covers CD, entitled Field Music Play…, and an accompanying October tour, calling at Southampton Cellar on the way. Plumb was released 13th February, and features some of the duo’s most progressive and ambitious work…
This is probably one of my most highly anticipated gigs. I discovered the Eagles of Death Metal (EODM), via the drummer’s (Josh Homme) other band Queens of the Stone Age (QOSTA). After becoming duly obsessed with them I set my sights on anything Homme was involved in which led me to EODM. A band which…
This year sees the launch of Live Music Mondays which will see bigger acts come to SUSU alongside smaller artists as part of the monthly Frequency event run by AIM (the Alternative and Indie Music society). The first Live Music Monday will take place on the first Monday of Freshers’ Week, 24th September. As opposed…
Coming back to the UK after a series of extensive tours, Wolfgang presented their poppy electronica at The Joiners, with support coming from Winterhours and Pivotal. Starting up the evening was the four-piece Winterhours. Their brand of folk infused Americana drew in the initially cautious crowd, and although removed from the hooks and peppy beats…
Aiden Grimshaw is setting off on his first headline tour off the back of releasing his debut album Misty Eye. Since his emergence on The X Factor in 2010 Aiden truly has left that behind and found his own unique sound, aside from the show. He will be playing a host of shows across the UK,…
The last day of Reading sadly arrived and to start the day Pulled Apart By Horses were on the Main Stage. I’m not a massive fan of theirs but the crowd seemed to relish to opportunity to see this band, despite them being on so early in the day; I’m sure a lot of fans…
At first I thought the people at Reading were teasing the punters by playing Green Day tracks at about 10:50 on the Saturday morning. However, this was possibly, as Billy Joe Armstrong put it ‘The best worst kept secret the UK have ever seen’. As I heard his voice in between songs I knew that…
I arrived in Reading and after a long and painful journey from one end of the site to the other, I was finally allowed in. The guest area was very very impressive, the best I’ve seen so far this summer. The first act I managed to catch was Scroobius Pip. One of his last shows…
Buried in the heart of Camden, the iconic Roundhouse provides the perfect setting for a surprisingly intimate gig on the fifth night of the free-ticketed iTunes Festival. Support comes from Youtube-bred soon-to-be acoustic sensation Gabrielle Aplin, and Bastille, who emulate a more commercial and catchier James Blake. However, most anticipation is for the creator of…
With Freshers Week fast approaching, RPS Shows are putting on three free-entry gigs at The Avondale House, in Bedford Place, to welcome back Southampton’s student population. With headline performances from Johnny Foreigner, The Social Club and This Town Needs Guns, it promises to be the most fun you can have without actually putting your hand…
Well look who it is. Ever since the release of his debut solo album Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in autumn last year the ex-Oasis Commander in Chief has been on an absolute roll, touring non-stop with his new band in tow bringing the familiar sound of Britpop to the four corners of the globe.…