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Diaspora Calling! headed to The National Bowl on Friday, with hip-hop icons Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean topping the bill at the inaugural festival. The event, which was established by Hill...
Read MoreGary Numan was back in Northampton to play two gigs at the Roadmender as part of his latest UK tour. The acclaimed singer-songwriter returned to the town having played both Royal &...
Read MoreReggae Land has been taking place at The National Bowl for a few years now, but it was my first time there this summer. I could only make the final day of the festival, which was headlined...
Read MoreTwinfest has been a mainstay on the Northampton music calendar for a long time now – bringing acts from twinned towns in Germany and France to play alongside some of the county’s best music...
Read MoreFive headlined concert series Live at The Abbey which returned to Delapré Abbey in Northampton. Thousands of fans of the 90’s boyband turned out to hear the group play some of their...
Read MoreNew York shoegaze quartet Glimmer headed to Abington Groove Records on the second date of their UK tour. It was my first time at the Northampton record shop for a gig which was the second in...
Read MoreEsquires had indie rock royal in town this week when Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and his parter Rose Elinor Dougall brought The Waeve to the venue. Without doubt one of the best - yet...
Read MoreThe Bedford Summer Sessions have become a mainstay of the town’s music scene for a few years now and Tom Grennan returned this month to play a home-town gig. I was only able to get to the...
Read MoreThe inaugural SMK Live took place at Stadium MK this weekend, with the second day headlined by US giants Black Eyed Peas. I was only able to get out to the second day of this new festival...
Read MoreThe inaugural Circuit Break festival brought some of the best new alternative acts on the music scene to venues across Northampton. The new multi-venue festival featured gigs at The Black...
Read MoreIt was somewhat of a triumphant return to the stage for Lola Young this week when the singer played a sold-out headline set at Birmingham’s O2 Academy. Young was back having taken some...
Read MoreAnnual music all-dayer Ceremony bought some of the best up and coming acts to Esquires last weekend for the latest edition of the venue’s acclaimed event. Now in its sixth edition,...
Read MoreSinger-songwriter Jamie Benkert made a triumphant return to the stage to headline The Picturedrome in Northampton recently - his first headline show performing under his name since retiring his...
Read MoreThistle. were back in Northampton to play a short in-store set at Spun Out record shop. The alt-punky shoegaze trio released their latest EP backflip recently and were in town as part of a...
Read MoreFormer singer from The Seahorses Chris Helme was back in Northampton as part of his UK tour to headline The Black Prince. It was the First time back in Northampton for Helme who hadn't...
Read MoreBilly Lockett has just released his new album things are looking up and to mark its release played an in-store acoustic set at HMV in Northampton. The record is the follow up to lock its...
Read MoreElectronic pop singer-songwriter Au/Ra headed to the Hare & Hounds as part of her UK ahead of the release of her debut album. The musician is set to release heartcore in June and the...
Read MorePsychedelic, ambient trio The Utopia Strong headlined The Black Prince as part of their UK tour. The band features legendary former snooker player Steve Davis alongside Kavus Torabi and...
Read MoreIndie rockers The Boo Radleys were in Northampton to headline The Black Prince as part of their UK tour to support their new album In Spite Of Everything. The band are best known for their...
Read MoreElectronic duo Utah Saints headlined The Picturedrome as part of their UK tour. Jes Willis and Tim Garbutt rose to fame in the 1990s, helping to pioneer sampling in electronic house and...
Read MoreIt was a bit of an emotional return to Birmingham for Yungblud at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. Having won the hearts of rock and metal fans over at Villa Park last summer at Back To The...
Read MoreThe Prodigy were back in Birmingham with Carl Cox in tow as part of their latest UK tour. My third time shooting the band and sadly, the first since the death of Keith. The Prodigy don't get...
Read MoreAlt-rock duo Picture The Scene headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of dates the band has been playing across the UK. Didn’t know much about these guys ahead of the show but...
Read MoreNorthants rapper Weirdoe returned to The Black Prince for his headline 'Take It To The Grave' show. Weirdoe is one of the best and one of my favourite acts coming out of Northampton at the...
Read MoreFormer Verve man Richard Ashcroft has been out on a UK tour and headed to Birmingham to headline the Utilita Arena. After last summer's support slots with Oasis, Ashcroft's stock is as high...
Read MoreAussie signer-songwriter Courtney Barnett headed to Esquires in Bedford to play a sold-out show as part of a small run of dates to promote her new album. Barnett released her new album...
Read MoreBby headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of dates across the UK and Europe on their 'Hometown Tour'. The band's Northampton gig was one of five they were playing on a tour which...
Read MoreThe Hara released their latest album The Fallout at the start of this year and headed to Northampton to headline The Black prince. Didn't know much about these guys going into the gig, but...
Read MoreMGK - formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly - bought his Lost Americana tour to town this month. The US rapper turned pop-punk revivalist was at the Utilita Arena as part of a pretty much sold...
Read MoreLondon shoegaze quartet Whitelands have been on tour following the release of their new album Sunlight Echos and headlined Esquires this week. I managed to check out these guys at Rockaway...
Read MoreBig Special returned to Birmingham for the closest thing to a hometown gig for the duo as part of their UK tour supporting their latest album National Average. I've been lucky enough to see...
Read MoreThere's been a huge reassurance around Deftones in recent years so it's no surprise to see them playing and selling out arenas. I was lucky enough to catch them a few times in the late...
Read MoreMelanie Baker headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of gigs by the Newcastle singer-songwriter. Melanie was previewing tracks from her forthcoming debut album 'Somebody Help Me,...
Read MoreRounding off Independent Venue Week at The Black Prince was Dylan LeBlanc. The US singer-songwriter has been playing a host of dates across the UK as part of an intimate solo...
Read MoreWill Varley's headline gig at The Black Prince as part of Independent Venue Week was another I went into not knowing much about. The singer-songwriter is one of the founding members of the...
Read MoreThe Clause returned to The Black Prince in Northampton for the venue's second sold out show of this year's Independent Venue Week. It was the second sold out show by the Brummie based indie...
Read MoreIt was another busy Independent Venue Week gig at The Black Prince for alt-indie duo EEVAH. The Halifax duo comprise of singer and bassist Nicole Hope and guitarist Richard McNamara - the...
Read MoreVC Pines headed to The Black Prince for the second gig at the venue as part of Independent Venue Week. The project of Jack Mercer, VP Pines released his latest EP Viole(n)t Colour last year,...
Read MoreThe Molotovs kicked off Independent Venue Week in Northampton with a sold-out gig at The Black Prince. Fronted by Siblings Matthew Cartlidge and Issey Cartlidge the band headed to the venue...
Read MoreThere's quite a bit of hype around Nicole Stephens - AKA TTSSFU and rightly so. The Manchester based singer-songwriter headed to Esquires in Bedford as part of a short run of shows in the UK...
Read MoreScottish rock icons Biffy Clyro are out on tour and brought their Futique tour to Birmingham the Utilita Arena this week. After 30 years and 10 studio albums, it’d have been easy for any...
Read MoreThere's always 'one' gig over the Christmas and New Year period which everyone is out for - and this year it was Return Of The Mac. I don't usually go in for cover bands, but this collective...
Read MoreBlues rock guitarist Lawrence Jones returned to Northampton to headline The Black Prince to play his final 'band' show. Jones’ latest album Bad Luck & The Blues topped the official...
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I last checked in on Mumford & Sons - quite a while it turns out. Having previously seen the band headline the main stage of Leicester’s Summer Sundae way...
Read MoreBritain's Got Talent finalists Northants Sings Out returned to Royal & Derngate for their annual show and the latest date on their Club Classics UK tour. Joining the choir was singer...
Read MoreIndie trio Young Knives returned to Northampton to headline The Black Prince as part of their UK tour. First time seeing this band in about 15-years - certainly since their 2008 album...
Read MoreIt's been a bit of a high profile year for Kneecap. In and out of the national news on a regular basis, their UK tour pulled in to Birmingham on Thursday night. Despite having been a fan of...
Read MoreThe Horrors' latest album, Night Life, is probably going to be my album of the year. Having seen them at the end of 2024 over at Esquires in Bedford ahead of the record's release, it was...
Read MoreAlongside Night Life by The Horrors, Benefits' album Constant Noise is one of my favourites of 2025. While the core of the band has always been Kingsley Hall and Robbie Major, it's the first...
Read MoreChicago post-punk goths Blood Club were back in Northampton and at The Lab for a headline Halloween gig. The band released their latest EP sufres porque quieres earlier this year and it was...
Read MoreAfter a couple of tours with his punk band The Kuntz, Basildon's greatest synth pop artist Kunt has been back on the road as a solo act. Kunt headed back to The Caufurd Arms on his 25th...
Read MoreGalway trio NewDad returned in September with sophomore release Alter – their second album in as many years. Picking up plaudits upon its release the band are currently out on a 10-date...
Read MoreSometimes, all you want is a big OTT area show - and Katy Perry's Lifetimes tour delivers this and a whole lot more. The US singer-songwriter was in town for a set packed full of her biggest...
Read MoreLiverpudlian indie-pop legends Lightning Seeds have been out on an a 35-th anniversary tour and returned to Northampton to headline the Roadmender. Of course, to many Broudie is the man...
Read MoreLewis Capaldi has been touring across the UK in support of his latest album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent. The Scottish singer-songwriter has returned to touring after a bit of hiatus...
Read MoreSelf Esteem kicked off her UK tour in support of her latest album A Complicated Woman at Birmingham's O2 Academy. I'd previously photographed Self Esteem when they played across town at the...
Read MoreBloody / Bath were back at The Garibaldi for a hometown headline gig as part of their 'all-nighter' Funeral. Joining them at the Northampton venue were Test Plan, Die Verletzt, Urchin, Moist...
Read MoreThe Northampton Music Festival returned on Sunday, with headliners Unpeople and more than 80 acts performing across nine stages. Rock quartet Unpeople headlined the main stage and were...
Read MoreOpus Kink were back at The Black Prince as part of the band's latest UK tour for another night of jazz infused post-punk. It's at least the third time I've seen the band and while I'm still...
Read MoreThe Shambala Festival returned to its 'secret location' in Northamptonshire for the 25th edition of the acclaimed event. This was my first time at Shambala - despite having written previews...
Read MorePendulum played their biggest UK headline gig to date when they returned to The National Bowl in Milton Keynes for their Tribes Unite all-day festival. The band, who meld EMD and rock,...
Read MoreScottish indie icons Teenage Fanclub headed to Esquires for two nights at the venue. The band was out on a short run of dates across the UK which included two sold-out gigs at the Bedford...
Read MoreAfter about a decade away, Public Image Ltd returned to Northampton to headline the Roadmender. It'd only been about a month since I last photographed John Lydon and the rest of PIL at the...
Read MoreThistle. returned to The Garibaldi to mark the release of their new EP 'It's Nice To See You Stranger'. Great to see this trio getting better and better. Their new EP has been bundled with...
Read MoreHull shoegaze quartet bdrmm returned to the region to headline The Black Prince as part of promoter Picky New's second anniversary celebrations. bdrmm released their ace third album...
Read MoreDetroit rockers Electric Six returned to Northampton to headline the Roadmender as part of the band's latest jaunt across the UK. More than 700 packed inside the Roadmender to see the band,...
Read MoreKettering rockers Backseat Juliet will be playing at this summer's Bloodstock Festival after winning the Northants leg of annual new band competition Metal 2 The Masses (M2TM). Heats have...
Read MoreAnti-folk duo Crywank headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of UK gigs. Usually a trio, the gig at the Prince featured singer and guitarist Jay Clayton and Daniel...
Read MoreGerman electronic icons Kraftwerk headlined the inaugural Forever Now Festival at The National Bowl in Milton Keynes. The sister festival of Cruel World in America saw bands from post-punk...
Read MoreBludfest returned to The National Bowl in Milton for the second edition of Yungblud's festival. The Doncaster musician, who released his fourth album Idols the day before the festival, again...
Read MorePulp are back with their first new album in 24 years and headlined Birmingham's Utilita Arena. No support tonight, with Pulp playing two sets to an absolutely packed venue. In a bit of a...
Read MoreGaz Brookfield topped a line-up of a trio of acoustic singer songwriters at The Black Prince. Brookfield was joined by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq and Chris Tavener. Wasn't quite sure what to...
Read MoreWeirdoe 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 his debut mix...
Read MoreYungblud 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 session about the festival...
Read MoreWet 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 album. The Isle Of Wight...
Read MoreHaving 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...
Read MoreAJ 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 to Esquires ahead of his Don't Die...
Read MoreTwenty 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 singles - this wasn't a...
Read MoreBanké played her debut headline gig at The Lab - previewing a host of new material from her forthocming EP. The Northants singer-songwriter was joined by a host of talent from across the...
Read MoreNorthants singer-songwriter Eden Lole brought her UK tour to a close at The Black Prince. Lole has been playing dates across the UK as part of her debut headline tour. Lole released her...
Read MoreThe 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 was an absolute pleasure...
Read MoreBlack 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 on...
Read MoreThe 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 series of gigs the...
Read MoreThomas 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 drum...
Read MoreThat 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, image and energy and played songs...
Read MoreLimp 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 nu-metallers joined by Ecca...
Read MoreGreg 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, has been...
Read MoreSelf 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....
Read MoreFollowing 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 one of my...
Read MoreSnow 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 Lightbody, Snow Patrol have...
Read MoreA 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. The singer-songwriter...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreDay 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 of the Multitude...
Read MoreThe 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 singer songwriter from Lush. She was...
Read MoreApparently 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 The Lab for the...
Read MoreThe 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 Workings Of...
Read MoreIndependent 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 is a...
Read MoreSam 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 arena tour. Fender's two albums to date,...
Read MoreFountain 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 and drummer Ally...
Read MoreIdles 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 Bristol natives having previously...
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