I was suitably astonished when I arrived at the Guildhall to see at least 100 teenage fans huddling in their onesies and value priced duvets around the icy cold square. I arrived a few hours early and after speaking to some of them, they revealed they’d been there since 7am! This is a sight you…
Snow Patrol blew the crowd away at London’s O2 Arena following the release of their album ‘Fallen Empires’
The latest ‘next-big-thing’ Howler had a lot to live up to with this gig. With a crowd consisting of people eagerly awaiting to either applaud a band who fulfill the title the press has given them of a ‘Vaccines-Drums-Strokes Hybrid’ or snap up the remains as they fail to reach anything above ‘not bad’, the…
Mike Duce and his gang of rowdy North Londoners have the world at their feet it seems, as 2012 begins to take shape. With frequent radio plays, a near sell-out tour and a potentially career-defining album recording on the horizon, this year could spell big things for the surprisingly shy Duce. The first date of…
This month Dead To Me and The Human Project are coming to tear the roof off of The Joiners
On February 7th, the 2012 Kerrang! Tour storms into the Guildhall. The tour is now running on a slightly reduced lineup with the announcement of the removal of Sum 41 due to a back injury suffered by frontman Deryck Whibley. Regardless, this gig promises to be special, with New Found Glory, The Blackout, Letlive and…
On February 10th, American rockers Brand New will be taking the centre stage at the Southampton Guildhall. The band initially shot to prominence with the release of Deja Entendu in 2003. The album received critical acclaim and cemented the band’s status as the leaders of the massive emo-rock scene of the time. Since then they have released…
Frequency returns for 2012 to prove they are still the absolute top student gig night in the city.
After skipping a year, Metal Hammer‘s Defenders of the Faith tour returned to Southampton; and you’ve got to hand it to the organisers, every year so far they’ve done a pretty good job of getting together a sweet lineup that offers something to tattooed oldies and swoopy-haired younglings alike. Rise to Remain are currently being…
Finally Friendly Fires actually made it to the Guildhall. The long awaited appearance of the disco house trio eventually arrived, after frontman Ed MacFarlane suffered a horrible case of laryngitis. This led to many of their UK gigs having to be postponed to later dates. Supported by the operatic/techno vibes of Chad Valley and the brilliantly…
On a crisp wintery evening, Summer Camp leaves the Joiners crowd feeling warm and fuzzy.
Following the release of their second LP Portamento, The Drums were out to prove something tonight. After album one, many considered them a flash-in-the-pan hipster band stitched together from every generic indie influence under the sun, but from this performance it can be seen that the band’s unique take on pop music has strengthened with…
Support bands are always interesting, and Kickstarter’s were no exception. Flunx were up first, a band who thought themselves to be the next Blink-182. Their characters were as different as the flavours in a bag of Revels: the guitarist was donned in a Superman costume, their lead singer had tunnels and tattoos, and their drummer…
Let me just start by suggesting that if you ever have the chance to see The Nightwatchman, the alter ego of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morrello, I implore you to seize the opportunity. I’ve never been entirely sure whether his album The Fabled City would really work live, or if it would just…