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…
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…
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…
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…
Billy Lockett – The Black Prince, Northampton
Billy Lockett played an intimate sold out headline gig at The Black Prince to celebrate his birthday. The singer songwriter has recently supported Sam Ryder and played in front of…
Kiefer Sutherland – The Roadmender, Northampton
Actor and musician Kiefer Sutherland headlined the Roadmender as part of the singer's Chasing The Sun UK tour. Sutherland is best known for his roles in 24, Designated Survivor and…
Bludfest – The National Bowl, Milton Keynes
Doncaster's Yungblud headlined the inaugural Bludfest at The National Bowl in Milton Keynes, joined by a host of other acts playing across two stages. Yungblud did a great job putting…
Cropredy Convention 2024
Cropredy Convention returned to Williamscot for Fairport Convention's annual three day festival. I could only attend the opening two days of the festival this year, however, still manged to photograph…
Multitude Festival – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
The Multitude Festival returned to the Craufurd Arms for its annual new music all-dayer. For the first time Multitude was taking place across two days, with bands playing across three…
Blood Club – The Lab, Northampton
US post-punk trio Blood Club headlined The Lab as part of a handful of dates in the UK. Great set by the band who were joined by Northampton acts bloody/bath…
Noel Gallagher – Warwick Castle – Warwick
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds played the final of a run of gigs at the historic Warwick Castle. Gallagher was joined by Smiths legend Johnny Marr and The Weave -…
Darnell Cole – The Black Prince, Northampton
US rock and soul act Darnell Cole & The Vibe headlined The Black Prince as part of their UK tour. Support at the Northampton venue was by Woof. More photos…
Kings Of Leon – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Kings Of Leon returned to Birmingham to headline the Utilita Arena as part of their Can We Please Have Fun world tour. The US rockers released their latest album in…
A Perfect Day Festival – Delapre Park, Northampton
James Arthur headlined the inaugral A Perfect Day Festival at Delapre Park in Northampton. Joining Arthur were a host of acts from Northants as well as a few national names.…
Let’s Rock – Delapre Park Northampton
Retro festival Let's Rock headed to Northampton for the first time as part of a weekend of live music at Delapre Park. The festival was headlined by Billy Ocean and…
The Smashing Pumpkins / Weezer – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
90s alt icons The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer kicked of their UK tour at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. Both bands played great sets, packed full of hits. Weezer opened…
Ceremony #4 – Esquires, Bedford
The team of promoters based out of Esquires brought Ceremony back to the Bedford venue for its fourth instalment on Saturday. The main stage was headlined by Hot Wax and…
Sprints – Esquires, Bedford
Dublin's Sprints played a cracking headline set at Esquires ahead of a festival spot the following day at Live At Leeds. The band released one of my favourite debut albums…
Nightbus – The Garibaldi, Northampton
Manchester's Nightbus headlined the Garibaldi fresh from playing The Great Escape festival. The trio released their excellent latest single Average Boy in February which has followed a singles by the…
The Soap Girls – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Soap Girls returned to The Black Prince in Northampton as part of their Wild At Heart tour. The duo, who ended their last UK tour at the venue, are…
Big Special – XOYO, Birmingham
Black Country duo Big Specials played their biggest gig of their career at Birmingham's XOYO on Thursday, the night before the release of their debut album Postindustrial Hometown Blues. Having…
St Anges / unpeople – The Black Prince, Northampton
Annual weekender Mayday Mayhem III headed to The Black Prince for the first time over the bank holiday weekend. I was only able to make the latter part of the…
Paul Draper – Roadmender, Northampton
Mansun's Paul Draper has been touring across the UK playing the band's 1999 album Six in full. Probably the less I say about this gig the better. We chose not…
Raging Speedhorn / Defenestration / Stormbringer – The Cordwainer, Kettering
Raging Speedhorn headlined two fundraising gigs at The Cordwainer in Kettering as part of Russ Stock. The event was helping to raise money for Russ Russell from The Parlour Studios…
Lemar / Maddox Jones – Town Hall, Birmingham
Northants singer songwriter Maddox Jones joined Lemar for a couple of gigs across the UK as part of the latter's Closer tour. Joining both on the bill at the Town…
Arthur Brown – The Black Prince, Northampton
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown headlined The Black Prince as part of their UK tour. No support at this one, just a headline gig by one of the psychedelic…
Gnoomes – The Black Prince, Northampton
Gnoomes are back in the UK and kicked off a run of dates across the country at The Black Prince. Second time in Northampton for the Russian natives, who are…
Fountain – The Black Prince, Northampton
Rock duo Fountain played a hometown headline at The Black Prince to mark the release of their debut EP Stolen Flowers Bring Sickness. Great to see the venue absolutely packed…
Happy Mondays – Royal & Derngate, Northampton
Manchester legends Happy Mondays returned to Northampton to headline a sold-out gig at Royal & Derngate. The band's 13-song set was mainly made up of tracks from 1988 album Bummed…
Bleachers – O2 Institute, Birmingham
Some people will only know Jack Antonoff for winning three consecutive Producer of the Year Grammys and for his long-time collaboration with Taylor Swift. They’re undoubtedly missing out on a…
C Duncan – The Black Prince, Northampton
Scottish singer, composer and mulit-instrumentalist C Duncan headed to Northampton to play a solo acoustic shows. Duncan's 2015 debut Architect was nominated for a Mercury award and his latest record…
Raiders – The Black Prince, Northampton
Fresh from playing some huge shows with The Blackout, Sam Smith and James Davies bought their other band Raiders to Northampton for an intimate headline gig at The Black Prince.…
Yard Act – HMV Vault, Birmingham
To celebrate the release of their second album Where's My Utopia? Yard Act have been playing a series of 'in-stores' at venues across the UK. The band headed to Birmingham's…
Woahgetter – The Black Prince, Northampton
Mark Cann's Woahgetter packed onto The Black Prince stage in Northampton for their inaugural gig. The avant-garde pop collective released their debut single I Can't Love You Any more in…
Renee Rapp – O2 Academy, Birmingham
US singer songwriter Renee Rapp headlined a sold out gig at the O2 Academy in Birmingham as part of her UK tour. Rapp gained recognition starring as Regina George in…
Fozzy – Roadmender, Northampton
WWE royalty headed to Northampton on Monday night when Fozzy headlined the Roadmender. The band is fronted by wrestling legend Chris Jericho who has been playing in the hard rock…
The Zutons – Roadmender, Northampton
The Zutons are back with their first new album in 16 years and on Saturday, their UK tour rolled into Northampton for a sold-out gig at the Roadmender. After forming in…
IVW – Steve Mason – The Black Prince, Northampton
The final day of Independent Venue Week at The Black Prince was headlined by Steve Mason, lead singer and one of the founding members of The Beta Band. Not really…