Author Archives: Dan Bull

About Dan Bull

London. Likes: Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, Prince Charles Cinema, Duran Duran Dislikes: Soreen, All-hits setlists, "I liked them before everyone else..."

Some things we learned at Glastonbury 2016

Damon Albarn is the Pharaoh of the Pyramid Stage After headlining with Blur in 2009 and Gorillaz in 2011, Damon Albarn’s set saw him at the other end of the bill this year, opening the Pyramid stage with the Orchestra…

FESTIVAL GUIDE: Lovebox

Name: Lovebox Where: Victoria Park, London When: 15th – 16th July Headliners: Major Lazer, LCD Soundsystem Also Featuring: Run The Jewels, Jungle, Katy B, Miike Snow, Stormzy, Chet Faker, MØ, Jack Garratt, Nightmares On Wax, Goerge Clinton, Oh Wonder, Beaty Heart A…

FESTIVAL GUIDE: BST

Name: Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park Where: Hyde Park, London When: 1st July – 10th July Headliners: Massive Attack + Young Fathers, Florence + The Machine, Carole King, Mumford & Sons, Take That, Stevie Wonder Also Featuring: Patti Smith And…

PREMIERE: Raging Bull share debut self-titled EP

Last month we introduced you to London 3-piece Raging Bull, and today you can hear their debut EP, ‘Raging Bull’, exclusively on Gigslutz. After meeting online, the trio of Quentin, Kostas and Tom – hailing from Paris, Athens & Hull –…

LIVE: Brian Wilson – London Palladium 21.05.16

Ambling onto the stage with little fuss or warning (other than his name in lights on the front of the building of course), Brian Wilson will tonight perform Pet Sounds in full. Not only is this monumental because 2016 marks 50 years since one of…

LIVE – Manic Street Preachers, Royal Albert Hall 16.05.16

It’s unlikely that ‘Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Tower’ would ever open a Manic Street Preachers show, but this situation that sees album track listings and live set lists mirrored is the beauty of a tour focusing on one record; In this case, Everything…

INTRODUCING: Raging Bull

Despite an underlying classic rock sound, London-based 3-piece Raging Bull’s story is set in the digital age, having met online. Unlike Tinder meet-ups, however, the band clicked, both musically and personally, bringing together their passion for rock in its various…

PLAYLIST: May 2016

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet… Crack the windows open, and have a little listen to this, curated by Team Gigslutz. Prince – ‘Stare’  We couldn’t have a playlist for the last month without a Prince track in. In…

LIVE: Travis – Kentish Town, Forum, London 09.05.16

With a merch stand selling tea towels and t-shirts with “Twenty Years” across the back, two things are clear; Travis have something to celebrate, surviving two decades that have seen them move away from the mainstream but consistently receiving strong…