Delamere Forest Live With Snow Patrol, Freya Ridings and The Florentinas
Delamere Forest, Cheshire. 13 June 2025
On returning from six years in Australia we decided to make our home in Chester, Cheshire, close to near-relatives. For our first Christmas we decided to travel the short eleven miles to Delamere forest to acquire the Christmas tree. This [...]

The Live Rooms, Chester. 31 May 2025
I’m back at Chester’s only rock venue to savour two acts that are totally new to me. Canadian band The Commoners feature tonight with their own brand of southern rock, while the UK’s Tom Killner straddles blues, country and rock with acknowledged skill and tenacity.
As has become so common [...]

MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WEEKEND DEDICATED TO BRITISH MUSIC AND CULTURE
INCLUDING JARVIS COCKER, BENJI B, LUVCAT, HORSEMEAT DISCO AND MANY MORE
SOUTHBANK CENTRE PARTNERSHIP BRINGS NINA SIMONE TRIBUTE TO MONTREUX
FESTIVAL ALSO UNVEILS EXTENSIVE FREE PROGRAMME FEATURING OVER 600 EVENTS

Montreux Jazz Festival is proud to announce a weekend-long celebration of British music and culture, taking place from [...]

JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR 2025 BLACK & GOLD UK TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FERRIS & SYLVESTER
PLANET ROCK 48-HOUR TICKET PRE-SALE: Joanne Shaw Taylor Tickets, Tour Dates & Concerts - Planet Rock FROM 10AM WEDNESDAY JUNE 4th
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“Joanne Shaw Taylor is a supreme blues rock talent.”
- Powerplay Magazine
“One of those killer guitarists [...]

From southern California, Robert Jon & The Wreck has been taking the southern rock sound established on the east coast and bringing it to the West Coast. Since their inception in 2011, these five native Californian’s; Robert Jon Burrison (lead vocals, guitar), Andrew Espantman (drums, background vocals), Henry Schneekluth (lead guitar, background vocals), Warren Murrel [...]

Elliot Minor Live
Manchester Academy 2, 23 April 2025
Back in 2009 I received a review copy of an album by a band called Elliot Minor (a name that reminded me of my boarding school days). The album was called SOLARIS which eventually became one of albums of the year - it was that good. With such [...]