Author: Team Uber

Tonight Alive – Haarlem, Patronaat – 27 May 2026

Keeping the swift plethora of shows this week, Jase W took himself off to Haarlem to catch Tonight Alive make their return after a fairly lengthy bit of radio silence. Taking up the main stage in Patronaat, which is easily one of his favourite spots when it comes to shows in the Netherlands, it was time to grab his usual balcony perch. And along for the ride were Greywind to complete the set. There may have been only be two bands but both were easily worth the time to get stuck into for a midweek show.

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Paledusk – Utrecht, De Helling – 26 May 2026

According to Jase W, it was “warm as fuck” the other night! It was absolutely bloody boiling but thank God for a venue with decent air conditioning that at least kept him at a reasonable temperature until the inevitable slew of pits warmed the venue right back up again. It was the return of Paledusk, one of Japan’s fiercest metal acts, back after their run supporting One Ok Rock and going right for the throat with their latest pop-infused riffery…

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Samantha Martin And Delta Sugar ‘A Beautiful Buzz’ (Gypsy Soul Records)

Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar have always sounded like a band with one boot in the church and the other in the backroom bar, and ‘A Beautiful Buzz’ bottles that tension beautifully. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Etta James, Sharon Jones and Joe Cocker all turned up for the same late-night revival, this gets perilously close.

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