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Live review: Holly Humberstone – 15/3/24 Bristol Beacon.

Holly Humberstone’s penultimate show on the European leg of her tour was set to be an electrifying performance, the sold-out Bristol Beacon was filled with much anticipation for the Brit Award Winner to begin her performance. After an incredible supporting act from the band Medium Build which got the crowd warmed up and enlivened, theContinue reading “Live review: Holly Humberstone – 15/3/24 Bristol Beacon. “

Live review: The 1975, Still at their very best. Birmingham 21/02/2024

With a stern scene of self-possession and his unmatched stage tenacity, Healy approached his house, the easeful set on stage, and glowed as he welcomed us home. Intertextuality and postmodernism remain at the forefront of everything they do, The 1975, still at their very best. Being Funny in a Foreign Language, The 1975’s fifth studioContinue reading “Live review: The 1975, Still at their very best. Birmingham 21/02/2024”

Live review: KAWALA, Cardiff Great Hall. 18/02/2024

Supporting the last 7 shows on the Bombay Bicycle Club UK tour, KAWALA brought their show to Cardiff SU’s Great Hall Kawala, the British indie-pop band known for their infectiousness and bouncy stage presence, delivered a crowd warming performance in their support slot for indie kings Bombay Bicycle Club. The venue giggled with anticipation asContinue reading “Live review: KAWALA, Cardiff Great Hall. 18/02/2024”

Live review: Enter Shikari, Cardiff. 16/02/2024

My, my, someone better fetch the anaesthetist after Shikari’s fanciful show at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on the 16th February. I mean, opening with System…Meltdown is bold. They knew they’d have the crowd instantly in a chokehold with that concoction. There could be paragraphs about Shikari’s live visuals to be honest. As always, there was buzzContinue reading “Live review: Enter Shikari, Cardiff. 16/02/2024”

Live review: Simple plan, with State Champs, Mayday parade and Air Yel. 13/02/2024

It was a rainy Tuesday in Bristol, but that did not stop the queue – and the hundreds of people in it – from getting to the venue for the 6pm doors. There is a nice crowd for the first act of the night, who to many including myself, was a pleasant surprise. AIR YEL’sContinue reading “Live review: Simple plan, with State Champs, Mayday parade and Air Yel. 13/02/2024”

LIVE REVIEW: Citizen at SWX Bristol, 9th February 2024

After releasing the much-awaited new album ‘Calling The Dogs’ in October of last year, we were thrilled to catch Citizen headlining SWX on the fourth leg of their European tour with Drug Church & Viji. After spending much of last year touring Australia and Asia and embarking on a huge American run later this yearContinue reading “LIVE REVIEW: Citizen at SWX Bristol, 9th February 2024”

Live review: The Menzingers with Prince Daddy and Gladie. Marble Factory Bristol, 4th February 2024

It’s a chilly February evening, and I am thrilled to be piling into a packed out Marble Factory for a night of live music. Drinks in hand, the crowded room chats and laughs, waiting for the show to begin. Gladie are up first, a five piece hailing from Philadelphia. From the get go they setContinue reading “Live review: The Menzingers with Prince Daddy and Gladie. Marble Factory Bristol, 4th February 2024”

Live review: Spanish Love Songs at The Fleece Bristol. 24th January 2024.

With the recent release of their new album NO JOY, US rock band Spanish Love Songs returned to Bristol to finally play a headline show to a sold out crowd at The Fleece. I first caught SLS back in early 2020, when they supported The Menzingers at SWX. They were due to return to theContinue reading “Live review: Spanish Love Songs at The Fleece Bristol. 24th January 2024.”

Live review: Don Broco at O2 Academy Bristol, 4th December 2023

“A sold-out show at the O2 Academy is always guaranteed to get sweaty, but there were very few that could compare to the level of energy and passion from both the audience and performers the night Don Broco came to Bristol. They started as they meant to go on with ‘Gumshield’ as their opener, andContinue reading “Live review: Don Broco at O2 Academy Bristol, 4th December 2023”

Live review: HOT MILK at Trinity Centre, Bristol. 21st November 2023.

As part of their UK Headline tour, northern punk rock HOT MILK brought their void of a show to Bristol’s Trinity Centre, for night of heavy music and chaos. After much anticipation from the sold-out crowd, the lights went down and, to a loud chorus of cheers, out came the band, with front people HanContinue reading “Live review: HOT MILK at Trinity Centre, Bristol. 21st November 2023.”