Secret Garden Party 2014 – Live Review

Friday 25th – Sunday 27th July, Cambridgeshire

Secret Garden Party has morphed into an odd beast of an independently run boutique festival – no matter what way you look at it, these days it’s a mainstream festival. Since its inception … Read More

Folk By The Oak 2014 – Live Review

Sunday 20th July, Hertfordshire

Set in the attractive grounds of Hatfield House, Folk By The Oak  is a one day festival with a  personality of its own. The large festival field, known as ‘The Queen Elizabeth Oak Field’, is where … Read More

Blissfields 2014 – Live Review + Photos

Friday 4th – Saturday 5th July, Hampshire 

“I seem to have left an important part of my brain somewhere… in a field in Hampshire”

Blissfields 2014 – elevator to funzville; going down…It’s summer time, it’s on a farm … Read More

Latitude 2014 – Live Review + Photos

Thursday 17th – Sunday 20th July, Suffolk

Latitude is much more than simply a music festival; it’s a feast of the arts in which you can indulge yourself whatever your age. There is a seemingly endless supply of magnificent entertainment … Read More

Calling Festival 2014 – Live Review

Saturday 28th – Sunday 29th June, London

One of the many things I had on my bucket list was to see Aerosmith play live. Call me a cynic, but (given their age) I had mostly given up … Read More

Camden Crawl 2014 – Live Review

Friday 20th – Saturday 21st June, London

Friday

Cymbals are the first band I have the pleasure of viewing live at the Camden Town Brewery, their first show of two for the weekend. Live, the bass is heavier and each … Read More

Hard Rock Hell VII (Thursday + Friday)

November 28th-December 1st, Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, North Wales

Thursday

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown seems to pop up all the time on my travels with his craziness and bizarre stage show, which today includes giving himself … Read More

Hard Rock Hell VII (Saturday + Sunday)

November 28th-December 1st, Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, North Wales

Saturday

The Treatment The pretty boys of Rock come on with a new boy in their line-up who looks very much like Ronnie Wood. There seems to be … Read More

Vans Warped Tour 2013 – Live @ Alexandra Palace (Saturday)

Saturday 16th November, London

Attila (West Stage) open up the West Stage with their brand of Hip Hop / Metalcore with simplistic lyrics clearly done. If you have written this band off because of some of their … Read More

Vans Warped Tour 2013 – Live @ Alexandra Palace (Sunday)

Sunday 17th November, London

We Are The Ocean (East Stage) There doesn’t seem to be a lot of anticipation for WATO this weekend like there used to be and they have an unfortunate delay  in coming onstage after … Read More