Author: Team Uber

Von Hertzen Brothers/Ethyrfield – Bristol, Thekla – 11 May 2022

The last time the fraternal Finnish prog rockers were in the ÜK was pre-2020 on the back of their seventh album, ‘War Is Over’, which David O’Neill thought was absolutely stunning and led to him seeing them at Download and Bristol in 2018. With further writing in 2020 leading to the latest offering ‘Red Alert In The Blue Forest’ and the tour, another trip to Bristol was nailed in so he and three other Steelhouse regulars piled into his car for a trip to an ex-boat, for that is what Thekla is – although he has to admit it was his first time there.

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Standards/FES – Manchester, Satan’s Hollow – 10 May 2022

A bit of a last-minute arrangement as Jase W legitimately nearly missed this show, which would have sucked because he’s a HUGE fan of Standards and have also heard many good things about FES, and has since spent a bit of time listening to their latest album. This show promised to be a meaty affair of sparkly, twinkly math rock which only makes him more excited to be going to ArcTanGent this year, so this will go a long way to whet his appetite!

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