Category: Photo Gallery
THE PLOT IN YOU – MANCHESTER, ACADEMY 1 – 8 NOVEMBER 2025
The Plot In You returned to Manchester last weekend, with a stacked supporting bill featuring Currents, Cane Hill and Saosin, and we were front and centre to capture the best of the onstage action.
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GLENN HUGHES – BRISTOL, O2 ACADEMY – 14 OCTOBER 2025
Glenn Hughes delivered yet another spellbinding performance on this, the opening night of his ‘Chosen Years’ tour, with the talented Sophie Lloyd serving as the evening’s opening act. The show was a powerful, career-spanning celebration, brimming with classic rock tracks, explosive musicianship, and a resonant tribute both to Hughes’ vast legacy and his latest material, as Dave O attests…
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PHOTO GALLERY: NOVA TWINS – MANCHESTER, O2 RITZ – 15 OCTOBER 2025
We were front and centre when Nova Twins unleashed their #ParasitesAndButterflies on the Manchester leg of their just completed tour, with support from Hot Wax and Ashaine White.
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PHOTO GALLERY: ARCHITECTS – MANCHESTER, CO-OP LIVE – 10 OCTOBER 2025
We were front and centre for the first night of the recent trio of massive arena shows by progressive metalcore giants’ Architects, supported by Wage War and House Of Protection.
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FLORENCE BLACK – CHEPSTOW CASTLE – 21 AUGUST 2021
Chepstow Castle is a venue steeped in centuries of history, but on this late‑summer evening it became a fortress of modern hard rock. Welsh heavyweights Florence Black headlined the iconic setting with a commanding performance that underlined their growing reputation as one of the ÜK’s most exciting live acts. With support from Trucker Diablo, Black Lakes and South of Salem, the night offered a snapshot of hard rock in rude health.
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The Dead Daisies – Belfast, Limelight 1 – 13 August 2025
The latest incarnation of rock ‘n’ roll supergroup The Dead Daisies kicked off their most recent run around the ÜK around the corner from ÜRHQ – and, of course, we were front and centre to catch the action:
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STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL – EBBW VALE, HAFOD-Y-DAFAL FARM – 25 JULY 2025
Our photo diary of the first day rockin’ the mountain, featuring performances by The Wildhearts, Wolfsbane, Wednesday 13, Marisa And The Moths and Asomvel. Full review to follow in due course…
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SOUTH OF SALEM/HIGH PARASITE – BRISTOL, THEKLA – 27 MARCH 2025
Thekla, the iconic floating venue moored in the heart of Bristol, and one to be regularly featured in these pages, was the stage for an electrifying performance by South of Salem. Having seen them several times over the past five years, David O rates their Steelhouse Festival set as one of the weekend highlights last year. On this occasion he anticipation was palpable among the sellout crowd as fans, both old and new, packed into the intimate setting, eager to witness a band that has rapidly become a force to be reckoned within the rock scene.
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PHOTO GALLERY: ANIMALS AS LEADERS/NIGHT VERSES – MANCHESTER, ALBERT HALL – 14 MARCH 2025
Progressive metal trio Animals As Leaders recently spread #TheJoyOfMotion across Europe with a run of dates across Europe to celebrate the album’s tenth anniversary.
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Bywater Call/Lauren Housley And The Northern Cowboys – Cardiff, The Globe – 17 October 2024
The Globe is another one of our #SmallStagesBigSounds venues and another reasonably sized crowd was there to witness the arrival of Canadian country rock revivalists Bywater Creek, with Lauren Housley and her somewhat reduced posse of Northern Cowboys also along for the ride…
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Scarlet Rebels/Morganway/The Hot One Two – Bristol, Thekla – 7 October 2024
Thekla is probably one of the most unique grass roots music venues David O ever attends. It is an old cargo ship in the Mud Dock in Bristol. Originally bought by Viv Stanshall (of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah band and Master of Ceremonies on Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells commentary fame)and his wife Ki. It continues to provide a great place for gigs and tours. Dave has to say the sound is superb considering its an old metal box. Unusually, you feel like the ship is rocking when you walk up and down any of the stairs.
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Steve Hackett – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall – 9 October 2024
The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall provided a grandiose setting for what was sure to be a grandiose performance from the ever talented Steve Hackett and company. With more than a little help from his sublimely talented cohort, including the likes of Nad Sylvan, Jonas Reingold and a prolonged guest spot from Amanada Lehmann, there was no need for a support act and DJ Astrcoreep thus found himself promptly getting straight on to the main action.
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