Weirdoe – The Lab, Northampton
Weirdoe released his latest singer Petty in April and returned to The Lab to headline the Northampton venue. It's been a busy few years for the Northampton rapper who released…
Yungblud – The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
Yungblud is bringing Bludfest back to The National Bowl in Milton Keynes next month and ahead of the festival headed to the Craufurd Arms to take part in a Q&A…
Wet Leg – O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wet Leg kicked off their UK tour with a headline gig at The O2 Academy in Birmingham - treating fans to a set packed with tracks from their forthcoming second…
Bradley Simpson – O2 Institute, Birmingham
Having headlined the venue's smaller room six months ago, Vamps frontman Bradley Simpson played a sold-out hometown gig at Birmingham's O2 Institute as part of his UK tour. Simpson released…
AJ Tracey – Esquires, Bedford
AJ Tracey played a headline gig at Esquires as part of a short run of gigs at intimate venues across the country. The rapper's Not Even A Tour tour headed…
Twenty One Pilots – bp pulse LIVE, Birmingham
Twenty One Pilots have been gigging across the UK in support of their latest album Clancy which was released last year. I wont lie - besides the duo's obvious huge…
The Flaming Lips – O2 Academy, Birmingham
The Flaming Lips kicked off their UK tour at the O2 in Birmingham this week - playing all of their acclaimed 2002 album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots in full.…
This Way To The…Big Special – Esquires, Bedford
Black Country duo Big Special returned to Bedford for their inaugural all-dayer which saw more than a dozen acts play across the venue's two main stages, Joining headliners Big Special…
The Murder Capital – XOYO, Birmingham
The Murder Capital kicked off their UK tour with a headline gig at XOYO in Digbeth. The Dublin natives released their third album Blindness in February and after playing a…
Thomas Truax – The Lab, Northampton
Thomas Truax was back in Northampton to headline The Lab - armed with his usual collection of weird and wonderful home made instruments. The US singer-songwriter was joined by motorised…
That Joe Payne – The Black Prince, Northampton
That Joe Payne returned The Black Prince to play a headline gig with his eight piece band. Payne was using the gig to preview a bit of a revamped sound,…
Loserville: Limp Bizkit – bp pulse LIVE, Birmingham
Limp Bizkit brought their Loserville tour to the bb pulse LIVE arena in Birmingham as part of their UK tour. Great line up for this show, which saw the acclaimed…
Greg Coulson – The Charles Bradlaugh, Northampton
Greg Coulson launched his new EP with a sold-out gig at The Charles Bradlaugh. The blues singer-writer released Live at Crescent Records Studio this month and to mark its release,…
Japanese Television – The Black Prince, Northampton
Self proclaimed 'space surf outfit' Japanese Television headlined The Black Prince as part of a short UK tour this month. The band released their latest album Automata Exotica last year.…
High Vis – XOYO, Birmingham
Following the release of their third album Guided Tour last year, High Vis have been playing gigs across the country and headed to Birmingham to headline XOYO. High Vis are…
Snow Patrol – bp pulse LIVE, Birmingham
Snow Patrol are out on a sold-out UK tour and headed to the bp pulse LIVE arena in Birmingham. One of those bands which needs no introduction, Fronted by Gary…
Fish Narc – The Shacklewell Arms, London
A few days after playing to a few thousand people at The Troxy with Gothboiclique, Fish Narc headed to The Shacklewell Arms with his own band for another headline gig.…
IVW – Caoilfhionn Rose, The Black Prince, Northampton
The eight and final day of Independent Venue Week in Northampton concluded with a headline set by singer songwriter Caoilfhionn Rose. Joining Rose was Harrison Hood, playing his first gig…
IVW – Heavy Lungs – The Black Prince, Northampton
Day four of Independent Venue Week saw Heavy Lungs headline The Black Prince. Great set by these guys who I'd previously seen playing over at the Craufurd Arms as part…
IVW – The Miki Berenyi Trio – The Lab, Northampton
The first of two gigs on the same night, The Miki Berenyi Trio, headlined The Lab on the third day of Independent Venue Week. Miki is best known as the…
IVW – The Clause – The Black Prince, Northampton
Apparently the busiest gig of Independent Venue Week for The Black Prince, I raced over to The Black Prince to catch Birmingham indie rockers The Clause having first popped into…
IVW – The Bug Club – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Bug Club returned to Northampton on the fourth day of Independent Venue Week to headline The Black Prince. The Welsh duo released their latest album On The Intricate Inner…
IVW – The Emerald Dawn – The Black Prince, Northampton
Independent Venue Day got off to an early start in Northampton with The Black Prince kicking off proceedings a day early on the Sunday with headliners The Emerald Dawn. This…
Sam Fender – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Sam Fender is gearing up for the release of his third album People Watching which is due in February and ahead of its arrival has been out on a UK…
Fountain – The Garibaldi, Northampton
Fountain brought their UK tour to a close with a hometown headline gig at The Garibaldi on Friday night. The rock duo which comprise of singer and guitarist Jordan Noon…
Idles – O2 Academy, Birmingham
Idles were back in Birmingham for two sold out dates as part of their UK to to support their fifth album Tangk. It was somehow the eighth time seeing the…
Hugh Cornwell – Roadmender, Northampton
Former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell headed to the Roadmender as part of his UK tour. Joining Hugh were EX-TC - fronted by former XTC frontman Terry Chambers. Only a few…
The Horrors – Esquires, Bedford
After a bit of hiatus, The Horrors are back with a new album and kicked off a short underplay tour at Esquires in Bedford. The two recent singles building up…
Michael Kiwanuka – HMV Vault, Birmingham
Award winning singer songwriter Michael Kiwanuka marked the release of his new album with an in-store performance and signing at the HMV Vault in Birmingham. A couple of hundred fans…
The Black Doldrums – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Black Doldrums have been out touring in support of their new album and returned to The Black Prince on Friday. The trio who mix elements of post-punk and goth…
Woahgetter – The Black Prince, Northampton
Avant-garde pop nine-piece Woahgetter returned to The Black Prince in Northampton for the final gig of their recent run of dates across the UK. The band, who played both the…
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – BP Pulse Live, Birmingham
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds returned to Birmingham to headline the BP Pulse LIVE arena on the final date of their UK tour to support their latest album Wild…
Bradley Simpson – O2 Institute, Birmingham
On the same day he announced details of his debut album, Bradley Simpson played a hometown gig at the O2 Institute in Birmingham. The Sutton Coldfield native headlined a sold…
Bloody / Bath – The Garibaldi, Northampton
Bloody / Bath celebrated the release of their debut album, In An Empty Place I'm Screaming, with a headline gig at The Garibaldi in Northampton. The post-punk goth five piece…
Raging Speedhorn – The Black Prince, Northampton
Raging Speedhorn played their first headline gig in Northampton for a long time on the day new single Night Wolf was released. The Corby metal act were playing two 'almost…
Northampton Market Square Re-Opening
After spending an ungodly amount of money on its renovation, Northampton's Market Square celebrated its official reopening with two days of live music, events and activities, Despite the cost, it…
Soft Play – O2 Institute, Birmingham
Punk duo Soft Play headlined an absolutely crazy headline gig at Birmingham's O2 Institute as part of their UK tour supporting their latest album Heavy Jelly. It was impossible to…
Health – O2 Institute, Birmingham
LA industrial rock trio Health headlined the O2 Institute 2 as part of the UK leg of their Rat Wars tour. Fans crammed into the sold out gig and you…
PleasureInc. – The Black Prince, Northampton
A retrospective upload this one - and not a gig I remember much about - other than it being a headline gig by PleasureInc. with support from Thistle! I think…
The Fierce & The Dead – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Fierce And The Dead headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of UK dates. The band, which originate from London, melds elements of psychedelic rock, post…
The Libertines – O2 Academy, Birmingham
The Libertines were back in Birmingham to headline the O2 Academy as part of the band's latest jaunt around the UK to support their album All Quiet On The Eastern…
The Subways – The Black Prince, Northampton
Punk rock trio The Subways returned to Northampton to headline The Black Prince as part of their latest jaunt across the UK. Never see these guys put in a band…
Azealia Banks – O2 Institute, Birmingham
This was a bit of a wild one - when it eventually got going! Azealia Banks had already played several dates across the UK by the time she arrived in…
Phantom Isle – The Black Prince, Northampton
For the last time! The members of Phantom Isle brought the band to an end with a hometown headline gig at The Black Prince. The trio, led by Peter Marchant,…
NMF – Northampton Music Festival 2024
The Northampton Music Festival returned at the weekend, headlined by Mae Stephens. For the second year, the main stage was located away from the Market Square due to ongoing redevelopment…
Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage – The Black Prince, Northampton
Jeffrey Lewis returned to Northampton with his band The Voltage to headline The Black Prince. The acclaimed US anti-folk singer-songwriter was back in the UK as part of a tour…
Torus – The Garibaldi, Northampton
Torus' debut album isn't out until September but they played a headline LP launch at The Garibaldi in Northampton. The MK rock trio have been picking up plaudits from national…
Peter Doherty / Babyshambles – Roadmender, Northampton
A Peter Doherty solo show turned into an impromptu Babyshambles reunion at the Roadmender when The Libertines frontman was joined by Drew McConnell and Adam Ficek for the final third…
Cat Garden – The Garibaldi, Northampton
Indie duo Cat Garden headlined The Garibaldi to celebrate the launch of their debut EP. Cat Garden released six-track record The Most Luxurious Escape earlier in August following a series…
Defenestration – The Black Prince, Northampton
Defenestration played their first headline gig at The Black Prince on Saturday night. The Kettering five piece returned earlier this year supporting Raging Speedhorn at a fundraising gig in aid…