Category: Gig Reviews
RADAR Festival – Guildford, Casino – 31 July 2022
Despite a somewhat chaotic journey back to Guildford this morning, Jase W managed to make it back to the town’s Casino venue for early doors on the third and final day of last weekend’s RADAR festival…
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Ithaca/Pupil Slicer/Lure In – Manchester, Deaf Institute – 3 August 2022
It must be a day that ends in ‘-y’, as Jase W is at another gig already this week and this time in Manchester’s Deaf Institute! Ithaca wasted no time getting touring in support of their latest, and absolutely bloody fantastic album, ‘They Fear Us’. Bringing with them mathcore and general noisy band, Pupil Slicer for the ride and for tonight’s stop, Manchester lads, Lure In.
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RADAR Festival – Guildford, Casino – 30 July 2022
Bright eyed and bushy tailed after a good night’s sleep, Jase W was immediately back in thick of the action for the second day of last weekend’s RADAR Festival…
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Wild Heat/Rosco’s Riot/Dynasty – Belfast, Voodoo – 23 July 2022
It hasn’t been a week already, has it? Well, it hasn’t quite… It’s only been six days (if you want to be pedantic, and Monk does, ‘cos he’s like that), but here was UR’s bossman again, venturing out of the balmy summer evening sunshine and into the hallowed inner enclave of his favourite hometown venue for another session of quality rock ‘n’ roll – and maybe a few ciders along the way 😉 Time to see if the headliners’ name would live up to what we had been experiencing over the previous whack of days…
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RADAR Festival – Guildford, Casino – 29 July 2022
He may have made it a little later than planned – well, travelling across the country isn’t without its perils – but Jase W wasted little time in diving head first into the world of big riffs and big pits that was last weekend’s RADAR festival…
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Esprit D’Air/Nebulesse – Manchester, Rebellion – 2 August 2022
An incredibly muggy day in Manchester and Jase W was not even trying to recover from his weekend trip to Guildford for Radar. Instead he was back at his usual stomping ground of Manchester’s Rebellion for Japanese metalcore outfit, Esprit D’Air.
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Dropout Kings/Borders/In Depths – Manchester, Satan’s Hollow – 26 July 22
In the midst of a 2022 festival season now in full swing, Dropout Kings have been hammering out a pretty bloody extensive tour throughout the ÜK with Borders in tow hot off the back from two great slots at Download Festival and TechFest. Tonight’s stop at Manchester’s famous Satan’s Hollow venue brings along In Depths along for support.
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Desert Storm/Gravity Well/Blurred Reality – Belfast, Voodoo – 17 July 2022
So, here we were again – well, at least one half of the ÜRHQ team – back at our favourite city centre venue for the second time in as many nights. Yes, this time Monk was flying solo as he joined the small band of hardy souls gathered to help Oxford sludge groovers Desert Storm celebrate their 15th anniversary with a long-awaited and overdue return to this wee corner of the Überverse.
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Haint/ForeignWolf/Puresonic Outcasts – Belfast, Voodoo – 16 July 2022
If there is one date on the calendar that is more important to emerging heavy metal bands than Christmas, Easter and their collective birthdays all put together, it surely must be the day they perform on the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock. Having served as a launching pad for so many bands to propel themselves on to bigger stages, it is little wonder that the title of ‘Metal 2 The Masses Champion’ is as coveted as the Tour de France yellow jersey or the Open green jacket.
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2000 Trees – Cheltenham, Upcote Farm – 9 July 2022
After a bit of a bump on the noggin the previous night that sent him to bed a bit earlier than normal, Jase W was nevertheless up bright and early to catch the action on the third and final day of last weekend’s musical extravaganza that was 2000 Trees…
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2000 Trees – Cheltenham, Upcote Farm – 8 July 2022
It looked like Jase W hadn’t totally lost his voice after singing along to Jimmy Eat World and following it up with three hours of the silent disco, whoops. Nevertheless, he managed getting up early (well, the heat forced him up), got a quick shower and he was ready to take on Friday’s 2000 Trees musical menu…
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2000 Trees – Cheltenham, Upcote Farm – 7 July 2022
Our resident gigaholic Jase W was on the road again last weekend, this time travelling to the heart of the Chilterns for his third festival in as many weeks. After a somewhat troublesome trip down, he finally gotten pitched up and sorted, ready to dive into the heart of the action on the first day of the renascent 2000 Trees shebang…
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