About Sam Wright
Music Journalist, formally at MOJO Magazine. Black Country born, now mainly covering Birmingham and North-West England
Sleepy Heads new track Big Bad World will be revealed at 00:00 on Saturday morning here on Gigslutz. Ahead of its debuting we caught up with Ben, Tom and Alex for an introducing interview, where they explained the close knit…
As you stroll through the gates of Lowther Deer Park, seeing the sun-kissed rolling hillside covered in tents, accompanied with the hum of expectant festival goers, you instinctively sense this is going to be another special year for Kendal Calling….
Where? Lowther Deer Park, Cumbria When? Thursday 26 – Sunday 29 July 2018 Who’s Headlining? The Libertines, Run DMC, Catfish & The Bottlemen Who else is on? Hacienda Classical, Shed Seven, James, Ocean Colour Scene, White Lies, Peter Hook, and…
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbot played their final gig as part of Forestry Commission’s Forest Live on Saturday night, and it took them to the natural amphitheatre that is Birches Valley in Cannock Chase. The Staffordshire sunshine shines bright and…
Cabbage are no longer strangers to topping the bill at venues like Manchester’s o2 Ritz, yet Saturday night would prove to be special even for them. Before we get to them though, we have a smattering of bands from different…
Anticipation is building for ‘Glamour at thee Ritz’, which is now less than three weeks away (May 19). The all day show will see Cabbage headline a bill which is frequented by some of the best emerging bands doing the…
A piercingly cynical soundtrack of austerity riddled Britain, Cabbage’s debut studio album has been worth the wait. Parts of Nihilistic Glamour Shots clearly have a future place in the live set lists waiting for them. Album opener Preach To The…
UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey have been announced as the third and final headline act appearing at Sherwood Pines Forest Park this summer. The announcement means that the full line up for Forest Live 2018 is now complete. The…
Where? Butlins, Minehead. When? 10-13 November, 2017. Who’s Headlining? Levellers, Embrace, Happy Mondays. Who Else Is On? The Wonder Stuff, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Peter Hook & The Light, Starsailor, The Farm, Wedding Present, A Guy Called Gerald, Dreadzone, Pop Will…
Several sources are suggesting that V festival is set to leave its Weston Park site in Staffordshire ahead of next year’s event in August. According to reports in Music Week, several sources close to the festival have revealed that Weston…