First Aid Kit are an unlikely support act for one of the world’s most renowned artists. The Swedish three-piece offer a hymnal style which sees a guitar, keyboard, drums and powerful vocals combine to produce an atmospheric sound. Fleet Foxes fans, First Aid Kit are likely to be your new favourite band. They more than…
After Friday and Saturday’s episodes, waking up on Sunday I realised that the site and locale had really grown on me; Play Fest seems to have already captured its own identity focusing on going for a grass roots approach with a slightly kooky style. Hopefully as the festival grows they can keep onto this as it really…
After several months of heats, the Battle of the Bands Final – comprising bands from around the Solent – took place at The Cellars in Portsmouth
This year the weather meant that Beach Break Live was set to be a wash-out. Realistically what more should we expect from the British Summer? With roughly 500 people leaving by the Friday night of the festival due to severely adverse weather conditions (gale force winds and torrential rain) it’s a surprise that the festival…
As summer approaches and after walking out of the final exam hall, it was time for me to head north to rural Norfolk’s young upstart of the festival scene, Play Fest. Friday evening was pretty much as expected of a small festival; it was fairly quiet in terms of crowds with a number of stages…
On a cold June evening, three artists provided a fitting end to the last Frequency of the year.
Yara Silva reviews the rock four-piece’s recent performance at the Arsenal football stadium, with nothing but positive things to say about the show.
Following a UK tour of various pubs and music venues, the Sheffield duo Slow Club popped into the Joiners to grace Southampton with a mix of new and old songs. Being a little late I missed the first support act, Pivotal, but arrived in time for Michele Stodart from The Magic Numbers, whose Gibson Hummingbird…
I feel that I must start this review by stating that I am not a massive fan of heavy rock music; in general it is a genre that I tend to avoid. I am often told that with bands of such a nature, one must see their live performance to ‘get it’. For this reason,…
Having just returned from touring with Enter Shikari, playing 6 dates across the UK and previously playing across the UK on their ‘Bare Bones Club Tour’, Young Guns decided to add two more dates to both reconvene and conclude the tour. After collectively seeing them five times at venues varying from 250 to 2500 capacity, this…
As part of Takedown 2012, the Guitar Central stage saw The Cube turn into a heavy, adrenaline fuelled arena.
Back after a one-year hiatus, the one-day rock and metal festival Takedown returned last month. This year it was hosted by the University of Southampton, and featured a bigger lineup than ever. This review focuses on the performances of the Monster Energy Stage (the main stage), which was located inside Garden Court (also known as…
Impressive performances from the up-and-coming Fixers and All The Young while the Kaiser Chiefs showcased a polished performance, worthy of their status.
After the highly anticipated release of their third album Given to the Wild, fans of The Maccabees, including myself, simply couldn’t wait for them to take it on tour. Before the show, guitarist Felix White said how lovely it is to play in a venue as beautiful as The Guildhall and said how great it is to be…