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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
IVW – TVAM – The Black Prince, Northampton
The sixth day of Independent Venue Week and the fifth at The Black Prince was headlined by TVAM. This was probably the highlight of the week at the venue for…
IVW – Ten Tonnes – The Black Prince, Northampton
Singer songwriter Ten Tonnes headlined the fourth Independent Venue Week gig at The Black Prince. Ten Tonnes is Ethan James Barnett. He released his debut album Dancing Alone was released…
IVW – Empyre – The Black Prince, Northampton
The fourth day of Independent Venue Week and the third at The Black Prince was headlined by Northampton rockers Empyre. This was the only show of the week at the…
IVW – Hotel Lux – The Black Prince, Northampton
The third day of Independent Venue Week and the second at The Black Prince was headlined by Portsmouth five piece Hotel Lux. Support was by Northampton gloomy post punk collective…
IVW – Skinny Living – The Black Prince, Northampton
Wakefield trio Skinny Living kicked off Independent Venue Week 2024 at The Black Prince in Northampton on the second day of the national initiative to champion venues across the UK…
Low Girl – The Black Prince, Northampton
Low Girl celebrated the release of their singles vinyl compilation with a headline gig at The Black Prince. The 12" features six of their bands previous singles and has been…
Bex – The Garibaldi, Northampton
Bex headlined the Garibaldi in Northampton following a short tour across the UK to promote her debut EP. The singer songwriter released SCUM in October and has recently been out…
The Bug Club – The Black Prince, Northampton
Having supported The Lovely Eggs last year, The Bug Club returned to Northampton to headline The Black Prince. The Welsh trio joined in the Halloween spirt, dressing up for the…
Maddox Jones – Roadmender, Northampton
Maddox Jones returned to the Roadmender to play his first headline solo gig at the venue. The singer songwriter released his debut single Not Cool Enough For LA this month,…
Sarpa Salpa – Roadmender, Northampton
Sarpa Salpa played an emotional farewell show in front of hundreds of fans at the Roadmender in Northampton. After 238 gigs and 21 songs, the Northampton indie-pop quartet have decided…
Trampolene – The Black Prince, Northampton
Trampolene are out on a UK tour supporting the release of their latest album Rules Of Love & War. Joining them for their headline gig at The Black Prince were…
Dave McPherson – The Black Prince, Northampton
Singer songwriter Dave McPherson returned to Northampton to play a solo acoustic gig at The Black Prince. The InMe frontman was back in town ahead of playing with his band…
NMF – Northampton Music Festival 2023
Northampton Music Festival returned to the town with dozens of acts from the county's music scene playing on stages across the town. The main stage was this year in Abington…
Newton Faulkner – The Black Prince, Northampton
Newton Faulkner played a sold out headline solo acoustic set at The Black Prince in Northampton as part of the United By Music tour. The tour is a partnership between…
Hamish Hawk – The Black Prince, Northampton
Hamish Hawk headlined The Black Prince as part of the United By Music Tour. The tour is a partnership between The Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery and follows…
Twinfest 2023 – Northampton
Twinfest is one of the highlights of Northampton's music calendar and it was back for another year last weekend for four days live music at venues across the town. This…
Johnny Marr – Roadmender, Northampton
Johnny Marr returned to Northampton to headline the Roadmender as part of the former Smiths guitarist's UK tour. You can find a full review of this gig on the Northampton…
Weirdoe – The Lab, Northampton
Weirdoe headlined The Lab to mark the release of his debut EP Born In A Barn, The seven track EP by the Northampton grime MC was released earlier this month…
Rod Stewart – Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton
Rod Stewart headed to Northampton for the first time in his career to play a headline gig at Franklin's Gardens on the second date of his UK tour. There was…
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…
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…
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…
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…