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With Pram's unfortunate and unavoidable cancellation, fans who had travelled as far as Manchester could not help but feel a little disillusioned. Although, nobody could foresee the treat that Pram's Matt Eaton, under the name Micronormous, was about to lay out in front of us. |
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After almost 2 years since their last UK tour tonight was highly anticipated. Although playing in the smaller Academy 3, this tour was set out to be an up close and personal tour with the adapt name ‘Close Encounter’ tour. As I arrived I saw many of the regular devoted fans but there was also a new crowd of the younger generation, which was lovely to see. |
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Converge are still only soundchecking but already frontman Jacob Bannon is prowling the stage like a cage lion about to be unleashed. The anticipation in the room is palpable. Everyone knows it’s about to get crazy. |
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Little Fish are the support act for tonight’s show, and I must commend their management company as they are landing tours with some big names, having previously been Hole’s support too. |
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It’s the first date on The Gaslight Anthem’s UK leg supporting their new album ‘American Slang’ and it’s an almost sold out show. A year ago they were playing to 300 people at the old academy 2 so tonight is a huge step up as they take on a 3000 strong audience who are all more than ready to be charmed by Brian Fallon and co. |
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The support act for tonight’s show is singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik, a grammy award nominee, who plays acoustic guitar with the addition of an electric guitarist to add some depth in places. |
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I am ashamed to admit that I had never heard of Anvil until last year when I saw their documentary. And I also admit that for the first 10 minutes of the film, I thought it was Spinal Tap for the 21st Century. It was only as the story unfolded that Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow and Robb Reiner’s humanity became wholly endearing, and their story, uplifting. |
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Tonight was a perfect summer’s evening for going out to watch a live band, the type you long for during the long, cold, dark winter. |
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" You should be bigger than you are Kidda ...'kin AWSOME". Blokes like the guy who shouted this out at the end of the gig tonight night make a reviewer's job easy. I could sit for ages trying to put over what he managed to express in a few words and he was right; Exit Calm are a fine live band and are bordering on something special. |
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It’s that time of year again as Download Festival is once again upon us. It promised to be an amazing festival and it sure didn’t disappoint. |
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Tonight, the queue for tickets at the LG Arena, was incredibly long, despite the box office being fully staffed. Needless to say this meant I only got tosee the final couple of songs by Drake; however, he had obviously won overthe crowd as most people were up and dancing. |
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Tonight's gig is another in a long line of gigs Rogue States have played at The Hare & Hounds. The Birmingham four-piece could well call it a spiritual home, and tonight's gig has them on top form. |
