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Rival Sons/Philip McCarroll – Belfast, Limelight 1 – 27 July 2019

It most assuredly was going to be a hot night in the city. Not because the mercury had been soaring to ever higher levels over the past few days, but because Long Beach (via Nashville)’s favourite rock ‘n’ roll (rival) sons were back in ÜR’s hometown for the second of two exclusive (and almost sold out) headline shows on their Irish stopover. Yep, it was gonna be hot, sticky and sweaty – but, hey… that’s just the way we like it, isn’t it?

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New Valley Wolves/Paper Tigers/Wildhound/A 1000 Days Gone – Belfast, Love & Death – 26 July 2019

Tonight’s venue for our latest adventures in rock ‘n’ roll wonderland is something of a curio. It’s a converted three storey Victorian townhouse on one of the city’s main shopping streets, with a pizza parlour on the ground floor and a set of rather forbidding fire doors giving access to a trendy cocktail bar above. The infrequent live shows staged here are held on the topmost level, the positively miniscule stage squeezed between the frankly oversized bar and the DJ booth/sound desk: with the stage also facing the door, and the large dancefloor off to one side, it’s not exactly conducive to creating an atmosphere – but it is guaranteed to be hot and sweaty.

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Anoxia – ‘To The Lions’ (Mighty Music)

Having received much critical praise for debut LP ‘A Lap Dance For The Devil’, Anoxia have returned with nine fresh tracks for ‘To the Lions’. Between releases the band have been both working on the new material and spending time on the road promoting their sound and building a steady fanbase. They’ve made their name on the Danish underground scene before pushing themselves further, bringing forward a traditional metal sound with a modern twist. Relying heavily on catchy riffs and a driving melodic edge, Anoxia are looking to take another boost upwards, does the new LP deliver?

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