T IN THE PARK – Sunday Review
Earth Wind & Fire open up the main stage today, not a massive crowd for a band of such legendary standing, but to be fair the vast majority were still in their tents nursing hangovers at this hour. Lead singer Maurice…
Live Reviews
CHIC ft NILE RODGERS, SOUL II SOUL & OCEAN COLOUR SCENE LIVE @ Magic Summer Live
Having landed a few press passes courtesy of friends / top girls at LD Communications, 4 of us met at Waterloo at midday. Jordan, Wellard and Andy. All very metrosexual; sun cream and wet wipes purchased along with bottles of…
The Strypes LIVE @ The Sugarmill
The Sugarmill took feeling like you’re in a sauna to a new level on Wednesday night; there was actually steam coming out of the doors! While the venue was boiling, The Strypes were impeccably cool leading up to their sell out Midlands gig. Telling local bands on Twitter,…
The Charlatans LIVE @ Delemere Forest
Having never been to a gig at Delamere Forest, I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I’ve been to the forest before, it being quite close to my hometown of Sandbach, but after an incident with a parking ticket (touchy subject) I hadn’t been back. On a…
T IN THE PARK – Saturday Review
Today I have two members of my own band with me Steve (Drums) & Stewart (Guitar). These guys have a claim to fame, they are good pals with James Arthur, they played on tours alongside his last band before that…
T IN THE PARK – Friday Review
Friday, T IN THE PARK: I arrived later on in the evening, walking all the way through the campsite up towards the arena, all you can hear is filthy bass lines from all directions my eye line was awash with…
New Order & Johnny Marr LIVE @ Jodrell Bank 7.7.13
The Jodrell Bank ‘Transmissions’ for summer 2013 are ones which have been eagerly anticipated by us here at Gigslutz. Curated by headliners New Order, the line up for this year’s Transmission Number 5 had us eagerly counting down the days…
The Struts LIVE @ Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 06 August
I was informed that these guys were a “a bit edgy, a bit raw” I replied… “so good then?”. As a guitar player myself, I have a strong built in, navigational force that draws me to the axe man. Correctly…
Cattle & Cane LIVE @ Village Underground, Shoreditch
The Village Underground was the venue of choice for the headline band Half Moon Run, an industrial looking building with overwhelmingly high ceilings and exposed walls, very Shoreditch cool but undoubtedly a total bitch to sound check in. I was…
Jagwar Ma LIVE @ XOYO
In the three weeks that Jagwar Ma’s gig at XOYO was delayed by, a lot has gone in their favour. They have been showered with praise from the Gallagher brothers and received rave reviews about their debut album Howlin’. They…