David Jackson
Electronic 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
Read MoreAward winning singer songwriter Michael Kiwanuka marked the release of his new album with an in-store performance and signing at the HMV Vault in Birmingham. A couple of hundred fans headed...
Read MoreNick 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 God. Third time seeing and...
Read MoreOn 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 out Institute 2...
Read MorePunk duo Soft Play headlined an absolutely crazy headline gig at Birmingham's O2 Institute as part of their UK tour supporting their latest album Heavy Jelly. It was impossible to take your...
Read MoreLA 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 can read a full review of the show over...
Read MoreThe Libertines were back in Birmingham to headline the O2 Academy as part of the band's latest jaunt around the UK to support their album All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade. The band's...
Read MoreThis 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 Birmingham, so we knew what to...
Read MoreKings 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 May and headed to the...
Read More90s 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 and we were...
Read MoreBlack 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...
Read MoreNorthants 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 Hall in Birmingham was Azu...
Read MoreSome 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...
Read MoreTo 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 HMV Vault for a...
Read MoreUS 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 the Broadway musical...
Read MoreBring Me The Horizon played an incredible headline gig at Birmingham's Utilita Arena on Friday as part of their UK tour. Definitely one of the very best bands out there at the moment who...
Read MoreNoel Gallagher is on tour in support of his latest album with the High Flying Birds, Council Skies. Support at the Utilita Arena was by former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan. Lots of...
Read MoreRock royalty returned to Birmingham in the form of Hollywood Vampires. The band, fronted by Alice Cooper, features Aerosmith's Joe Perry, actor Johnny Depp and guitarist Tommy...
Read MoreMy 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 Andrews is...
Read MoreSuede'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 a band still on the...
Read MoreBedford'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 pop show by Grennan, who was...
Read MoreRebecca 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 the gig by Peter...
Read MoreI 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 the UK...
Read MoreNick Cave & Warren Ellis brought their UK tour to the Symphony Hall in Birmingham for an amazing night which mostly featured music from the pair's new album Carnage and their most recent...
Read MoreA few from Thrice and Refused at the O2 Academy in Birmingham recently. A great set by both bands, playing to a pretty undersold...
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