Ben Ottewell – The Black Prince, Northampton
Gomez singer songwriter Ben Ottewell headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of acoustic gigs. Joining Ottewell was joined by Jasmine Burns and Keiron Farrow. More photos…
FFSYTHO?! – Roadmender, Northampton
Following a summer appearances at festivals including Kendal Calling and Shambala, rapper FFSYTHO?! headlined a hometown gig at the Roadmender. Photos below include support by L3O Robinson, Napps, Nevmore, Deadboi…
Jah Wobble – The Black Prince, Northampton
Acclaimed bassist Jah Wobble and his band Invaders of the Heart played a packed mid-week gig at The Black Prince as part of run of shows across the UK. Wobble…
Bauhaus – O2 Academy Brixton, London
Post-punk goth pioneers Bauhaus headlined the O2 Academy Brixton in London - the band's only UK show as part of their latest jaunt across the world. It was the band's…
Cropredy Convention 2022
After two years off due to the coronavirus, thousands of people headed to Williamscot for the return of Crorpedy Convention. One of the key festivals on the folk rock circuit,…
Paul Weller – Bedford Park, Bedford
Paul Weller returned to the region to headline Bedford Park as part of the Bedford Park Concerts series. The mod icon was joined by his band featuring Ocean Colour Scene's…
KiLLOWEN / Oculate – The Black Prince, Northampton
One of the best nights at The Black Prince in ages for the inaugural Oculate live event. Joining headliner KiLLOWEN was a ton of NN talent including Anti!i, Remieworld, Vince…
Paloma Faith – Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
Paloma Faith brought Campbell Park’s live concert series to a close on Sunday night with a set of pop perfection. Following headline performances on previous nights by ABBA Symphonic and…
Rag ‘n’ Bone Man – Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
Thousands of music fans packed into Campbell Park on Saturday to see multi-platinum selling singer songwriter Rag ‘n’ Bone Man. The musician has been out on tour across the UK…
Ditz – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Revive Live Tour returned to The Black Prince with a headline set by Ditz. The band is touring in support of their debut album The Great Regression which was…
FFSYTHO?! & That Joe Payne – Pride, Northampton
There was an amazing turn out for Northampton Pride and after the main parade, the Market Square hosted a series of performances during the day. I wasn't about for the…
Pete Tong & The Symphony Orchestra – Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton
Legendary DJ Pete Tong brought his Ibiza Classics show to Franklin's Gardens on Friday night. Tong was joined by The Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jules Buckley. Together, they performed a…
Sarpa Salpa, Northampton Music Festival 2022. Photo by David Jackson.
NMF – Northampton Music Festival 2022
Dozens of acts took to stages across Northampton for the return of the annual Northampton Music Festival. The main stage in the Market Square was headlined by Sarpa Salpa and…
Black Doldrums – The Black Prince, Northampton
Psych goth post-punk trio Black Doldrums are on the road touring in support of their latest album Dead Awake. This was definitely one of the loudest gigs I've heard at…
The Jim Jones All Stars – The Black Prince, Northampton
Most people on stage at The Black Prince? Quite Likely. The Jim Jones All Stars are the latest nine-piece band by the acclaimed rock and roller. Great set by the…
Tom Grennan – Bedford Park, Bedford
Tom Grennan headlined an incredible sold-out hometown headline gig at Bedford Park, playing in front of thousands of fans. He was joined by Eden Hunter, Ella Eyre, The Scruff and…
The Specials – Bedford Park, Bedford
The Specials kicked off the opening night of the Bedford Park Concerts series with a career spanning set. The Coventry 2-Tone legends were joined by Tribes and Melt Yourself Down.…
Ceremony #2 Festival – Esquires, Bedford
Esquires hosted Ceremony #2 Festival on Saturday, the second instalment of its annual all-dayer. The line-up featured Pip Blomb, Big Joanie, Opus Kink, Keg, Low Hummer and Low Girl on…
My Chemical Romance – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
After two smaller 'warm up' gigs in Cornwall, My Chemical Romance headed to Stadium MK in Milton Keynes for three huge gigs. The band's UK dates were at the very…
Miles Kane, Brooke Combe, Eli Smart – Roadmender, Northampton
Miles Kane is touring in support of his latest album Change The Show and headlined the Roadmender on Tuesday night. It was a great performance by the singer songwriter who…
Bob Vylan, Grove – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
It was a great return by Bob Vylan to the Craufurd Arms for a sold-out headline show. The pair are currently playing dates across the UK in support of their…
Gary Numan, Divine Shade – Royal & Derngate, Northampton
Gary Numan returned to Northampton for his third gig in four years as part of his Intruder UK tour. The electronic and industrial pioneer was playing at Royal & Derngate…
Flash Peasants, ExP, L3O Robinson, ghostofblu, Nailbreaker – The KK Club, Corby
Hip-hop duo Flash Peasants played a headline gig at The KK Club in Corby to mark the release of their new EP Three Day Week. Flash Peasants and YUK Records…
Big Loss, Blood Visions, Katie Malco – The Black Prince, Northampton
Big Loss finally played their rescheduled headline gig at The Black Prince to mark the release of their latest EP. The trio were joined at the Northampton venue by Blood…
Ride, Lemondaze – Esquires, Bedford
Shoegaze legends Ride kicked off their UK tour with a warm-up gig at Esquires in Bedford. The band is touring the UK in support of their 1990 album Nowhere, which…
The Lovely Eggs, Rob Auton, The Bug Club – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Lovely Eggs returned to Northampton for the fourth time and their first headlining The Black Prince. The Lancashire duo have been on the road touring in support of their…
The Wytches, Sit Down, Sunny Gym – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Wytches returend to Northampton to headline a rescheduled Revive Live show at The Black Prince. Revive Live is an partnership between The Muisc Venue Trust and The National Lottery…
Sarpa Salpa, Rolling Thunder, Stereo Ghosts – The Black Prince, Northampton
Great hometown gig by Sarpa Salpa at The Black Prince on Friday night. It was the first gig in the UK by the quartet since they're return from playing South…
Supergrass – Roadmender, Northampton
Supergrass made their live return after seven months without a gig at the Roadmeder on Saturday night. Really impressive set by the Oxford trio (whose line up was actually boosted…
slowthai, Knucks, Deb Never – Brixton Academy, London
slowthai is out on his Hell Is Home tour which headed to O2 Academy in Brixton in London on Wednesday night. It's been a long time coming, but the Northampton…
Anti!i, ghostofblu, Remieworld, Vince Law – Roadmender, Northampton
Anti!i and T1t4n marked the forthcoming release of the EP Anti!il!fe with a headline gig on the Roadmender's Underground stage. Mid set, the pair were joined by Debe making -…
Maddox Jones, Nikolas Gray, Viddy – The Black Prince, Northampton
Great work by Maddox Jones at The Black Prince, celebrating the forthcoming release of his debut album Believe It. The singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Departure returned as a…
October Drift, Rolling Thunder – The Black Prince, Northampton
Great mid week gig courtesy of October Drift who are currently on a UK tour. Theses guys weren't on my radar at all until their arrival in Northampton. The quartet…
Paul Draper, Love Amongst Ruin – Esquires, Bedford
A few photos from Paul Draper headlining Esquires in Bedford. Former Mansun man is currently on tour in support of his second solo album, Cult Leader Tactics. Support was by…
Leave The Capital – Mk11, Milton Keynes
The final gig of the Project: Leave The Capital tour headed to MK11 in Milton Keynes on Friday night. The Seven Sentinels, Sean Grant & The Wolfgang and Exploding Ear…
Chris Watson, Self Defence (Lee Irons) – The Lamplighter, Northampton
Moons guitarist Chris Watson played a sold out solo gig at The Lampligher pub on Friday, joined by Lee Irons playing his first solo show as Self Defence. Watson was…
Scalping, Mandy Indiana, Drownd – The Black Prince, Northampton
Another great night of live music at The Black Prince with Scalping, Mandy Indiana and Drowned. Not an awful lot of front facing light other than for Drownd, but still…
Echo & The Bunnymen – Royal & Derngate, Northampton
Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant brought Echo & The Bunnymen back to Royal & Derngate as part of the band's UK tour. As per usual, it was a case…
Texas – Royal & Derngate, Northampton
Texas headlined Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton as part of the band's 30th anniversary tour of their Southside LP. Their set was split into two halves, the first being…
Venus Fly Trap – The Black Prince, Northampton
It'd been ages since seeing NN legend Alex Novak on stage so it was great to see Venus Fly Trap headline The Black Prince on Friday night. Joining Novak was…
IVW22 – FFSYTHO?! – The Black Prince, Northampton
FFSYTHO?! brought Independent Venue Week 2022 to a close at The Black Prince. She was joined on stage for one of her first gigs in Northampton by Brooklyn D4 and…
IVW22 – Press To Meco – The Black Prince, Northampton
Gig five of six on this year's run of Independent Venue Week gigs and this time, back at The Black Prince to see the incredable Press To Meco. Great turn…
IVW22 – Pom Poko – Esquires, Bedford
Second trip to Esquires as part of Independent Venue Week 2022, this time to see Pom Poko. Fantastic set by the Norwegian indie post-punk quartet. Support was by Low Girl…
IVW22 – bloody/bath – The Black Prince, Northampton
After Tina pulled out of their Independent Venue Week gig at The Black Prince, bloody/bath stepped into headline. They were joined by Megalashhh and Glow Worm. More photos of Independent…
IVW22 – Andy Bell – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Black Prince got Independent Venue Week off to a start in Northampton with a headline set by Andy Bell. The Ride guitarist (also formerly of Oasis and Hurricane #1)…
IVW22 – James Bay – Esquires, Bedford
James Bay got Independent Venue Week off to an early start at Bedford Esquires with a sold out headline gig. The BRIT award winner was joined by Scottish singer songwriter…
Strange Bones – The Black Prince, Northampton
Strange Bones brought their UK tour to The Black Prince as part of the national Revive Live series of shows. Cracking gig by the Blackpool electro-punks. Support was by Calva…
Billy Lockett, St Matthew’s Church, Northampton
Having spent November and December touring across the UK with Lucy Spraggan, Billy Lockett returned to Northampton for a hometown gig at St Matthew's Church. Support was by Tu-Kay &…
The Lottery Winners, The Black Prince, Northampton
Indie pop quartet The Lottery Winners headlined The Black Prince as part of a run of UK dates in support of their album Something To Leave The House For. Great…
Bernard Butler, Esquires, Bedford
Bernard Butler headlined Esquires, the second of two rare solo gigs by the acclaimed guitarist. Butler rose to prominence in Suede, playing on the band's first two album. After leaving,…