Saxon/Diamond Head – St David’s Hall, Cardiff 14.11.22

Saxon/Diamond Head – St David’s Hall, Cardiff 14.11.22

I’m pretty sure most of us…ahem…. more mature metal heads would never have thought that 40 years on from the latter days of the New... Details
John Cale with Special Guests-Cardiff Millennium Centre 28/10/2022 (Llais) Festival of Voice)

John Cale with Special Guests-Cardiff Millennium Centre 28/10/2022 (Llais) Festival of Voice)

Sometimes gigs pop up and you just have to book, no thought necessary especially when it comes to a legend of the Underground, one of... Details
The Damned – Smalltown Tigers, TV Smith, The Skids – Hammersmith Eventim Apollo 28.10.22

The Damned – Smalltown Tigers, TV Smith, The Skids – Hammersmith Eventim Apollo 28.10.22

As we gathered slowly in the cavernous Hammersmith Odeon at the ungodly hour of half six the Italian trio Smalltown Tigers strode onto the vast... Details
Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood with Paraorchestra + special guest Gwenno presents Death Songbook – Cardiff, Millennium Centre – 29th October 2022

Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood with Paraorchestra + special guest Gwenno presents Death Songbook – Cardiff, Millennium Centre – 29th October 2022

Originally streamed live via BBC Wales (from this very venue) during one of the UK’s Covid lockdowns, Death Songbook is a labour of love (and... Details
Scene Killers/Deathtraps/System Reset – The Pit, McCanns, Newport – 22nd October 2022

Scene Killers/Deathtraps/System Reset – The Pit, McCanns, Newport – 22nd October 2022

Part of a short 3 gig sprint across Bristol and south Wales this 3-band bill comprising of Nottingham’s noisy as fuck hardcore mob Scene Killers,... Details
Billy Idol/Killing Joke/Toyah- Cardiff Motorpoint Arena -17.10.22

Billy Idol/Killing Joke/Toyah- Cardiff Motorpoint Arena -17.10.22

Now look at the heading I’ve just written; how diverse a line-up is that? Throw into the mix that Killing Joke were a late stand... Details
Ash / The Gulps – Manchester Ritz – 15th September 2022

Ash / The Gulps – Manchester Ritz – 15th September 2022

Always great to be back at the Manchester Ritz. No matter the sponsor attached to the venue you know always in for a special night... Details
Steve Hackett Foxtrot at Fifty and Hackett Highlights – St David’s Hall Cardiff – 10/09/2022

Steve Hackett Foxtrot at Fifty and Hackett Highlights – St David’s Hall Cardiff – 10/09/2022

This was a strange week all round, uncertainty if the show would go ahead as a result of events in Scotland and my regular chauffeur... Details
Cock Sparrer – 50th Birthday Bash – London, Roundhouse – 10th September 2022

Cock Sparrer – 50th Birthday Bash – London, Roundhouse – 10th September 2022

Fifty years of Cock Sparrer. Who would have thought that possible back in 1972? Perhaps not the five teenagers who helped form the band in... Details
HRH Sleaze – O2 Academy, Sheffield 27-28.08.22 – Part Two

HRH Sleaze – O2 Academy, Sheffield 27-28.08.22 – Part Two

Here we are on day 2, sadly the beginning of the end of this lovely weekend. Sunday has hit some like a ton of bricks,... Details