David Jackson
Indie 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 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 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...
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