Muse – The National Bowl, Milton Keynes
Tens of thousands of music fans returned to The National Bowl in Milton Keynes for the first time in about six years on Sunday to see Muse. The band has…
Tragic – The Lab, Northampton
Tragic played a fittingly chaotic final gig to a sold out The Lab on Saturday night. The trio are continuing, but under the name Thistle. Probably the busiest I've seen…
Bruce Springsteen – Villa Park, Birmingham
My third time photographing Bruce Springsteen, following two previous gigs down the road at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Shame about the venue this time, but I'll concede that St…
Editors – Roadmender, Northampton
Editors headed to the Roadmender for a sold-out warm-up gig ahead of their first summer festival dates. Amazing booking by The Pad Presents & Juicebox Live and it was an…
Ceremony #3 Festival – Esquires, Bedford
The third instalment of Bedford Esquires' Ceremony festival took place on Saturday, with hundreds of music fans watching dozens of acts perform. I took hundreds of photos throughout the day,…
BC Camplight – The Black Prince, Northampton
BC Camplight has been out on a 'solo piano' tour of the UK which came to The Black Prince on Friday night. Once again, the venue was packed to see…
The Arctic Monkeys – CBS Arena, Coventry
The Arctic Monkeys played a huge outdoor gig at the CBS Arena in Coventry following the release of their latest album The Car. They were joined by The Hives and…
Hawthorne Heights – The Black Prince, Northampton
Hawthorne Heights headed to Northampton to play a Slam Dunk warm up gig at The Black Prince. Joining them were Northampton's Tigerstyle. More photos of gigs from The Black Prince…
James Walsh – The Black Prince, Northampton
Another busy night at The Black Prince in Northampton for a solo acoustic gig by Starsailor main main James Walsh. Support was by Charlotte Carpenter who is due to release…
Alice Glass – The Moth Club, London
Alice Glass has been playing gigs in the UK as part of her Trauma Bond tour to promote her debut solo album PRAY//IV which was released last year. Wasn't formerly…
Potwash – The Black Prince, Northampton
Potwash, the side project / other project of Tragic front man Cameron Godfrey headlined The Black Prince. The band have released new tracks Get In The Car and Common Sense…
Benefits – The 100 Club, London
Benefits' incredible debut album Nails is finally out and having seen them earlier this year, I couldn't resist popping down to London to see them headline The 100 Club. I…
Lichen Slow – The Black Prince, Northampton
Lichen Slow headlined The Black Prince as part of a tour to support their debut album Rest Lurks. Lichen Slow is the project of Joel Harries & Malcolm Middleton. The…
John Robb – The Black Prince, Northampton
Musician, author and TV presenter John Robb has recently published an amazing new book, charting the history of goth. To promote The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth, Robb…
Empyre – HMV, Northampton
To celebrate the release of their second album, Relentless, Empyre played an instore gig at HMV in Northampton. Relentless is the follow up to 2019's Self Aware by the Northampton…
Sarpa Salpa – Black Prince, Northampton
Sarpa Salpa returned to Northampton for their first hometown gig in ages at The Black Prince. In recent months, Sarpa have been putting in the graft, touring across the UK…
Cherie Currie – Roadmender, Northampton
Runaways legend Cherie Currie has been out playing a run of UK shows and headlined the the Roadmender. Currie released her latest solo album Blvds of Splendor in 2019. Support…
Inspiral Carpets – Roadmender, Northampton
The Inspiral Carpets returned after a eight year hiatus, kicking off their UK tour at the Roadmender. The band, stalwarts of the 'Madchester' movement, were also playing their first gig…
Suede – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Suede's ninth album Autofiction, which was released last year, was one of the very best of their career and their headline gig at the Symphony Hall was further evidence of…
PVA & Double Helix – Esquires, Bedford
After a postponed gig in 2021, Grammy nominated electronic trio PVA finally headlined Esquires as part of a UK tour. PVA released their debut album Blush last year and headed…
Tom Grennan – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Bedford's Tom Grennan is getting ready to release his new album Ifs and Maybes and kicked off his UK tour at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. It was a huge…
slowthai – The Black Prince, Northampton
This was a bit of a good one. slowthai has been playing a run of small 'pub' gigs across the UK as part of the 'Best Night Of Your Life'…
slowthai – HMV, Northampton
slowthai held a signing session at HMV in Northampton to mark the release of his new album UGLY. Fans queued up hours to meet the Northants native who was back…
Self Esteem – O2 Institute, Birmingham
Rebecca Taylor brough Self Esteem to the O2 Institute in Birmingham as part of her latest tour across the UK promoting her latest album Prioratise Pleasure. A full review of…
Frank Turner / Lottery Winners – Roadmender, Northampton
Frank Turner returned to the Roadmender for the first 'post Independent Venue Week'. He was joined by The Lottery Winners who were back for their third gig in Northampton in…
IVW23 – Opus Kink – The Black Prince, Northampton
Opus Kink brought Independent Venue Week to a close at The Black Prince with a great headline set. Second time in Northampton for these guys and my third time seeing…
IVW23 – Pale Blue Eyes – The Black Prince, Northampton
My penultimate gig of Independent Venue Week was Pale Blue Eyes at The Black Prince. Another packed one for the venue, with support by The Covasettes and Tvål. Headliners Pale…
IVW23 – Delights – The Black Prince, Northampton
Show #3 of Independent Venue Week was indie-pop five piece Delights at The Black Prince. Support by Northampton acts Pavilion and Lite Sleeper. More photos of gigs at The Black…
IVW23 – Benefits – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
Gig two of Independent Venue Week and one of the very best. I went into this one probably having read more about Benefits than I'd heard. Fantastic performance, intensely heavy…
IVW23 – Trampolene – Esquires, Bedford
Independent Venue Week got under way at Esquires in Bedford with alt-trio Trampolene. The band, led by Jack Jones, were playing gigs in both Bedford and Milton Keynes as part…
The Subways – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Subways are out on tour in support of their new album Uncertain Joys and headlined a sold out gig at The Black Prince. Great atmosphere and hell of a…
Torus / Potwash / Clearcut – The Garibaldi, Northampton
You can always rely on The Garibaldi to be hosting some of the best up-and-coming acts around and Torus was no deviation from this. The venue was absolutely rammed for…
Billy Lockett – The Picturedrome, Northampton
Following a triumphant gig at Islington's Assembly Hall in London in November, Billy Lockett returned to Northampton to headline a sold-out gig at The Picturedrome. Lockett is due to release…
Spinadisc Xmas Party – The Black Prince, Northampton
Spinadisc records held its annual Christmas party at the Black Prince on Friday. The gig was headlined by indie five piece Rolling Thunder with support by FFSYTHO?!, Maddox Jones, Balter,…
This Is Nottingham / Bru-C – Metronome, Nottingham
Here's a few from This is Nottingham, a night curated by actress Vicky McClure and the Teenage Cancer Trust featuring headliner Bru-C alongside Ja Digga and Kingdom Rapper. It was…
Therapy? – Esquires, Bedford
Therapy? returned to Bedford for the first time since 1998 to headline Esquires. The trio of singer and Andy Cairns, bassist Michael McKeegan and drummer Neil Cooper tore through a…
Sikth / Drownd, Roadmender, Northampton
Sikth headed to Northampton this week for an intimate warm-up gig at the Roadmender before gigs in London and Manchester. The acclaimed progressive metallers were marking the 20th anniversary since…
Tragic – The Black Prince, Northampton
Tragic launched new EP Recidivism with a hometown headline gig at The Black Prince. Probably one of the best gigs of the year at the Northampton venue. Great atmosphere, tons…
Joey Valence & Brae – Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
I wasn't officially photographing this show, but grabbed a few decent photos on my phone and it was definitely one worth highlighting. US rappers Joey Valence and Brae returned to…
Phantom Isle / Megalashhh – The Black Prince, Northampton
Phantom Isle and Megalashhh both launched new EPs at The Black Prince on Friday night. Both records have been released by Eight Limb Entertainment. Phantom Isle's Out Of Blue EP…
Warmduscher – Roadmender, Northampton
Warmduscher are on the road touring in support of their latest album At The Hotspot and headlined The Roadmender this week. The band were joined by Opus Kink. There's a…
Billy Lockett – Islington Assembly Hall, London
Billy Lockett returned to London to headline the Islington Assembly Hall. The Northampton singer songwriter releases his debut album Abington Grove in February. Support was by Dani Sylvia. A full…
Alfie Templeman – Esquires, Bedford
Bedford singer songwriter Alfie Templeman headlined a sold out gig at Esquires. Templeman had been due to play at the town's Halloween Festival which had previously been cancelled. Joining Templeman…
The Bellrays – The Black Prince, Northampton
Californian garage rockers The Bellrays headlined The Black Prince on Halloween. They were joined by The Big Dirty, who donned outfits from their Swine video for the gig. More photos…
Bodega / Regressive Left – Esquires, Bedford
New York's Bodega are on tour across the UK in support of their latest album Broken Equipment and returned to headlined Esquires in Bedford. The band previously played the venue…
Girls In Synthesis – The Black Prince, Northampton
Girls In Synthesis returned to Northampton to kick off their tour for their new album The Rest Is Distraction. Having previously played at The Lab in 2021, GIS headlined The…
From The Archives: Har Mar Superstar / Lizzo – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
Following Lizzo's meteoric rise to fame and the recent announcement of her return to the UK for a series of gigs at arenas next year, I thought it'd dig out…
Town Takeover – Northampton venues
Dozens of musicians headed to Northampton for the inaugural Town Takeover Festival. The multi-venue festival was organised by the pair behind The Scratched Record Podcast, Elliott Farrar and Joe Edwards.…
JOHN – The Black Prince, Northampton
Rock duo JOHN headlined The Black Prince as part of a fundraising gig organised by the pair behind the Pure Mood Podcast. Joining them were Norway's Spielbergs and Corby's Luna…
Yard Act – Esquires, Bedford
After covid enforced postponements, Yard Act returned to Esquires in Bedford to headline DIY Magazine's Class of 22 tour. It was almost exactly 12 months since the band last headlined…