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…
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…
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…
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…
Located near Taunton in Somerset the wonderful Strummer of Love Festival took place this August. I head over from my home in Devon hoping to catch some brilliant music and experience the great festival atmosphere. That’s exactly what I gained from the experience. It was far from the hectic mosh pits of Reading and Leeds…
A decent crowd started to form around a small band stand in the middle of a park in Southampton on Wednesday evening. The only sign that something was happening to a regular ‘out-of-the-loop’ passer by would be the enigmatic triangle hanging from the bandstand. Not so enigmatic to the fans that surrounded it however. It…
Being from Devon, travelling down to Cornwall wasn’t all that strenuous, so Boardmasters was a conveniently wonderful festival to attend. The festival is relatively small but after chatting to some regular Boardmasters-goers they said that this year is the biggest and best to date and this was verified by the pretty stunning line-up. On the…
This summer the Dalmatian region of Croatia was graced with quite possibly the cutest festival I’ve ever attended. Cute in the sense that you never felt threatened and for me that’s a sign of a festival succeeding. In order for good vibes one has to feel comfortable in their surroundings and the folks over at…
“We’re rowing in, going for gold, grabbing the baton, for the high jump. No, hang on, is that right?” the band wrote on their Facebook page back in February. And so it was announced that Britpop icons Blur would return to the scene of their triumphant 2009 reunion gigs and perform an Olympic closing ceremony…
Phoebe and Becci give their opinions on pop-punk girl group Savages as they hit The Joiners in Southampton
How many festivals are there where you can dance along to SBTRKT in a crowded tent, listen to Lang Lang play Chopin’s études, and watch Benjamin Zephaniah rap his poetry on stage? How many festivals are there where the stewards have wands and wings because they’re dressed up as pixies? How many festivals are there…