As the original frontman of one of the planet’s most popular rock bands, who have recently celebrated their 20th anniversary, you’d think Eddie Vedder might appreciate some time off in between filling arenas with Pearl Jam. Yet here he is, filling venues as a solo artist (this is the first of two sold out nights [...]
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Chris Cornell @ Birmingham Symphony Hall – 19th June 2012
The opening act for tonight’s performance is Welshman Paul Freeman, who has recently toured with Roger Daltrey and had his music used a number of television shows, so I am interested to see what he brings to this support slot. He enters the stage and draws attention to the fact that England are playing Ukraine, [...]
The Toy Hearts @ The Glee Club, Birmingham – April 22nd 2012
They look good, they sound great, their musicianship is exemplary. So after 12 years and 4 albums, why aren’t The Toy Hearts packing out the NEC? Quite simply, the musical field in which they dwell is a field of bluegrass, which puts them well off most people’s radar. The Toy Hearts are fronted by the [...]
Cher Lloyd @ HMV Institute, Birmingham – 7th April 2012
Cher Lloyd was in town on this Easter Saturday and I for one was interested to see how she would fare in a real concert setting. All the “brats” were there with their parents, and the bar was running out of Coca Cola. I was very pessimistic about Cher Lloyd before tonight as I’d heard [...]
3 Doors Down + Seether @ Birmingham O2 Academy – 12th March 2012
Being brutally honest, when I agreed to cover this gig I had no idea who 3 Doors Down were and didn’t know who was supporting. Purely from the name alone I was expecting some fairly bland, slightly twiddly pop (2 Door Cinema Club), however upon arriving at the Birmingham 02 Academy, I was pleasantly surprised [...]
The Fray + Brett Dennen @ Birmingham Academy – 1st May 2009
Opening tonight’s show is Californian singer-songwriter Brett Dennen and his friend John Solo on keyboards. As he strolls bare-footed on to the stage he’s greeted with a few heckles from some parts of the crowd, but from the moment he starts the first song it is evident this young man has a lot of confidence [...]
Gary Numan @ Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall – 23rd April 2009
Tonight has started bad. The car park is full, due to some guy I’ve never heard of playing the main Civic Hall. Then the queue at the box office is massive, also due to that same guy, so I completely miss the support act. To be honest, I don’t even know who they were or [...]
