O2 Academy, Oxford 14th November 2025 The Lilacs are a band associated with festivals and tents, often seen providing the soundtrack for much-needed refuge from the scorching summer sun. And for a similar reason, the crowd is grateful for their show in Oxford tonight. But rather than being sat in a sunny field taking inContinue reading “The Lilacs live review: fun refuge on a rainy night”
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State Champs live review: proving their pop-punk reign is stronger than ever
O2 Institute Birmingham, 26th Februrary 2025 If there’s one thing State Champs can do, it’s deliver an exemplary pop-punk show. So when the lights in Birmingham’s O2 Institute dim and a thumping, building instrumental track blasts from the speakers, the cheer that erupts from the crowd is nothing short of deafening. The members walk outContinue reading “State Champs live review: proving their pop-punk reign is stronger than ever”
The Story So Far Oxford review: therapeutic headbanging makes for a cathartic night out
O2 Academy Oxford, 25th October 2024 Nearly 20 years into their career, California-based The Story So Far show no signs of slowing down. Having just released their terrific fifth album, I Want to Disappear, this last June, and having supported pop-punk giants Blink-182 on tour, there was nothing left to do but embark on theirContinue reading “The Story So Far Oxford review: therapeutic headbanging makes for a cathartic night out”
Wunderhorse live review: an electrifying performance with an incomplete set
O2 Academy Oxford, 11th October 2024 Naysayers have been saying for years (decades, even) that rock and roll is dead. However, they need not look further than the O2 Academy in Oxford last Friday night to be proven wrong. The venue’s main room is packed to the rafters, and what’s more, the average age isContinue reading “Wunderhorse live review: an electrifying performance with an incomplete set”
Frank Turner live review: setting the gold-standard for Folk Punk
O2 Academy 2, Birmingham, 19th July 2024 It’s a sweltering 27°C in Birmingham tonight, but that doesn’t matter much. Because rain or shine, with Frank Turner playing in the O2 Academy’s second room tonight, all 600 people in the venue will be drenched in sweat by the end of the night anyway. Before Turner evenContinue reading “Frank Turner live review: setting the gold-standard for Folk Punk”
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