Author Archives: Jon Mo

LIVE: By The Sea Festival, 2017

My extended festival season finally came to a close as I headed down to the sea side resort of Margate for the 3rd By the Sea festival. The coastal town dubbed Shoreditch-on-Sea, has had large investment in recent years to…

LIVE (Photos): Arcade Fire @ Castlefield Bowl, 06.07.17

The ‘Sounds of the City’ gigs at Castlefield Bowl are arguably the finest few days in Manchester’s live music calendar and 2017 hasn’t failed to impress so far. Tonight, Canada’s Arcade Fire bring their carnival of insanely talented, genre-spanning musicians…

LIVE (Photos): Richard Ashcroft @ Castlefield Bowl, 30.06.17

Amidst a shoal of recent, less relevant reformings and regurgitations, a live comeback worth making is happening tonight at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl. Welcome back Mad Richard! Ex-Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft takes to the stage with a swagger that bares his…

LIVE: The Maccabees @ Manchester Apollo, 27.06.17

A wet Tuesday night in Manchester – usually a bit of a non-event, but not so tonight… A bittersweet evening awaits. As any stalwart The Maccabees fan knows, they’re guaranteed a cracking gig, but they also know it’s time to say…

Festival Guide: Barn on the Farm

Back for it’s 7th year, Barn on the Farm is set on the outskirts of the Gloucester on the charming site of Over Farm amongst the chickens, pigs and inquisitive ostriches. It does away with all the excess of larger festivals…

LIVE (Photos): Camden Rocks, 03.06.17

Yesterday, we decided to celebrate music and the way it brings us together with some of the best bands, new and not-so-new, at Camden Rocks Festival. From the jangly, nostalgic tunes of The Coral and catchy indie anthems of The Rifles, to…