Category: Gig Reviews
The Temperance Movement/Sam Palladio – Bristol, Trinity Arts Centre – 17 March 2025
On a chilly evening, filled with anticipation, the Trinity Arts Centre in Bristol was the stage for an unforgettable musical journey with Sam Palladio opening and The Temperance Movement reunited after a five-year hiatus.
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This Will Destroy You/Nordic Giants – Utrecht, De Helling – 19 March 2025
Continuing his journey of eating good on post-rock for 2025, Jase W landed back in the familiar venue of De Helling to lap a but more of the genres finest with This Will Destroy You. But wait, there’s more! He also got to witness one of his “absolute favourite bands ever” in this space with the pair in Nordic Giants!
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Uriah Heep/April Wine/Tyketto – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall – 25 February 2025
Another short hop over to Manchester recently saw DJ Astrocreep take in some classic progressive rock of the finest calibre, with Uriah Heep performing their Magician’s Farewell tour. With more than able support from Canadians April Wine and New York City AOR rockers Tyketto, in a venue with the acoustics of the Bridgewater Hall, it was shaping up in advance to be quite the evening of melodic music.
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God Is An Astronaut/Jo Quail – Haarlem, Patronaat – 15 March 2025
It would seem that Jase W is currently on an all-you-can-eat binge of post-rock these past couple of years and he is not slowing down now as it’s time to catch God Is An Astronaut again at a headline show in the beautiful city of Haarlem. Not just that but virtuoso cellist,Jo Quail, whom he got to see absolutely kill it with The Ocean and This Will Destroy You in the same venue and stage just over a year ago is backing them up!
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ALLT/Atlas – Haarlem, Patronaat – 14 March 2025
Hot off the back of an extensive run supporting Imminence and absolutely smashing it in their Amsterdam show, ALLT are striking out on their own for a bunch of dates across Europe. There was absolutely no chance that Jase W would skip out on seeing them smash a headline set out after a taster like that for any reason, so let’s get stuck in! For this tour as well they’ve brought along ATLAS from neighbouring Finland for the ride so our European correspondent was looking forward to the finest metal of the Nordics…
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The Von Hertzen Brothers – Bristol, The Fleece – 9 March 2025
After a beautifully sunny early spring afternoon in the south west of England/south Wales, what could be a fitting way to end the day? Oh yes, another opportunity for David O to see the truly outstanding Finnish rockers The Von Hertzen Brothers in one of the regions smaller venues, The Fleece in Bristol.
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FM/Powell-Payne – Crumlin, The Patriot – 7 March 2025
The Patriot Home of Rock, known for its electric atmosphere and appreciation for good music, recently hosted an extraordinary acoustic gig, featuring the remarkable talents of Welsh rockers Powell-Payne and the legendary AOR rock band FM. It was a night filled with soulful renditions, powerful performances, and an intimate connection between the artists and their audience, as David O now recalls…
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Vukovi/Unpeople/Artio – Manchester, 02 Ritz – 8 March 2025
Was there a better day to go to a Vukovi gig than International Women’s Day? Hannah R didn’t think so…. so that’s exactly what she did…
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Animals As Leaders/Night Verses – Tilburg, 013 – 12 March 2025
It’s not every day you get a chance to see one of your favourite bands smash out the entirety of your exact favourite album but this is what Jase W had been eagerly waiting for months to see. It was just a shame he had to sacrifice a night’s sleep at the altar of enjoying the experience on the other side of the country like…
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Silverstein/Thursday/The Callous Daoboys/BLOOM – Amsterdam, Melkweg – 6 March 2025
The emo bandwagon is back ladies, gents and everything in-between, and tonight it’s making a stop at Melkweg with two heavyweights heading the bill in the form of Silverstein and Thursday. Along for the ride are new blood upstarts The Callous Daoboys and BLOOM.
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HENGE – Amsterdam, Melkweg – 5 March 2025
In pursuit of ever more bizarre music and unusual musical experiences and in part thanks to ArcTanGent and its ever expanding list of oddball alumni, Jase W has discovered HENGE. So to paint a picture, several intergalactic shaman/mystic types of varying degrees and er, species, have formed a musical outfit that produces all manner of wacky electronic songs with a smattering of psych rock to create music about mushrooms, Tardigrades, and travelling through space and all that cool shit…
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Paleface Swiss/The Acacia Strain/Desolated – Manchester, New Century Hall – 28 February 2025
With the evenings stretching longer, what better way to usher in spring than with the sheer brutality of Paleface Swiss’s European headline tour? Riding the momentum of their latest album, ‘Cursed’, this run has been their most ambitious yet: selling out, upgrading, and selling out again shows across Europe, even to their own surprise. Joining them for the carnage are The Acacia Strain and Desolated, two IQ-loweringly heavy bands that make for a relentlessly punishing lineup.
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