Category: Gig Reviews
The Ocean – Phanezoroic I/Phanozeric II – 26 November 2021 (live streams)
Anyone who’s spent any reasonable amount of time in Jase W’s general vicinity will know that he is a huge fan of The Ocean, a truly interesting band hailing from Berlin, Germany, known for their extended length songs across several albums, each with their own narrative. So, imagine his surprise when he got an email dropped into his inbox asking if he wanted to review their ‘Phanerozoic’ live stream; there was not a chance in hell he’d pass up the chance to sit and listen to The Ocean for nearly two hours and gush about it…
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The Offspring/The Hives/Bob Vylan – Manchester, AO Arena – 29 November 2021
The Offspring, a mainstay of Jase W’s teenage days, hit his adopted hometown of Manchester on the penultimate night of a tour in support of their latest album, ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’. Jase reckons this is legitimately one of the best venues he’s ever been to in the whole of the ÜK: it’s bloody massive and the right venue to see a band like this…
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Marillion – London, Hammersmith Apollo – 27 November 2021
As gigs and concerts get back to some kind of normality, the title of this tour from prog legends Marillion – ‘The Light at the End of The Tunnel’ tour – seems strikingly appropriate. A valid domestic covid passport, or proof of a negative test is still required for entry tonight, but that seems to be ‘normality’ now anyway, at least for the time being. Tonight’s show is the last of the ten dates of the UK leg of the tour, the second of two nights at the Hammersmith Apollo, and one that is being live streamed via the band’s website.
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Punk Rock Factory – Glasgow, The Cathouse – 27 November 2021
Jonny B distinctly remembers one of his friends coming up to him at Bloodstock absolutely buzzing with excitement to tell our man that he’d just seen a band cover the ‘Fun House’ theme tune. Shortly afterwards, JB started to see more and more people raving about this last-minute addition to the Bloodstock line-up and he suddenly regretted not crawling out of his van in time to check them out. It’s okay though, because he managed to convince the boss, in a rare moment of weakness, to put him down to go see Punk Rock Factory in Glasgow, even though they are “only” a cover band…
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Millie Manders & The Shutup/Jøra The Fortuneteller/Everyone Lies – Southampton, The Joiners – 21 November 2021
The Joiners. One of the legendary grass roots music venues on the south coast. It’s played host to a huge array of artists that have gone onto great things as well as those that want to capture the raw intimacy of a small, close-up crowd. Tonight, it’s the turn of Millie Manders & The Shutup, ably supported by Brighton-based Jøra The Fortuneteller and local four-piece, Everyone Lies.
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Svalbard/CLT DRP/Heriot/Sobriquet – Sheffield, Corporation – 24 November 2021
It’s Wednesday night and Bona P is at the Corporation in Sheffield to review Svalbard, CLT DRP, Heriot and Sobriquet. The gig is in the small room which has surprisingly few punters at the moment; hopefully it will liven up as the night goes on…
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Sleep Token/AA Williams – Manchester, Academy 2 – 18 November 2021
Hot off the back of their latest album, ‘This Place Will Become Your Tomb’, Sleep Token have embarked on another sold out tour, or as they like to say it, “rituals”, around the ÜK. Tonight’s stop at Manchester Academy 2 sees them bringing along A.A. Williams as support, another artist Jase W had the pleasure of seeing many times in 2019.
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Skypilot/Haint/Psychedelanaut – Belfast, Limelight 2 – 20 November 2021
Riffs. Big, crunching, fuck off heavy riffs. Boy, how have we missed them… well, the riffs don’t come much bigger, crunchier or fuck off heavy than those delivered by the three bands who came together to mark the return of Belfast’s only specialist heavy metal promotion, The Distortion Project, to its spiritual home after 20 long, riff-barren, Covidicated months.
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The Dead Daisies/The Quireboys/Grand Slam – London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – 10 November 2021
Finally able to tour this year’s ‘Holy Ground’ album, the Dead Daisies, now fronted by the legendary Glenn Hughes, hit London as part of a ÜK tour featuring special guests the Quireboys and for the London date only, Grand Slam. Perhaps ticket sales had initially been a big sluggish, but a last-minute HRH offer of tickets for a fiver ensured the house was packed for this quality triple bill.
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Chapter And Verse/Oaths – Manchester, Satan’s Hollow – 12 October 2021
Tonight’s show at one of Manchester’s well-known night clubs hosts Chapter and Verse with Oaths in support. It’s been a while since Jase W had seen Chapter and Verse, actually at this very same venue supporting Emarosa, and he was excited to see what they’ve been doing in the meantime…
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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes/Lynks/Cassyette – Nottingham, Rock City – 11 November 2021
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have just kicked off their latest run of headline dates, and we sent the effervescent Emily C along to capture the action on the opening night of the ÜK leg, at Nottingham’s Rock City
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Bullet For My Valentine/TesseracT/Bleed From Within – Manchester, Victoria Warehouse – 4 November 2021
There is no better way to make a guy in his mid-30s more nostalgic than getting him to relive his college days watching a band like Bullet For My Valentine. Not only that ,but with two of Jase W’s current favourites in support, TesseracT and Bleed From Within, but also at one of Manchester’s best gig venues, Victoria Warehouse…
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