Live Event: Hardline, The Tivoli, May 27th, 2022
Prior to this evening, my previous live music gig was on 24th January 2020…and we all know what happened not long after that! So it was with a great sense of excitement that I returned to my beloved Tivoli venue (where I hadn’t been for a gig since 24th October 2019) and FINALLY got to […]
Live Event: Joe Bonamassa, Royal Albert Hall, London, May 6th 2022.
The last time I saw Joe Bonamassa do a solo show was way back in December of 2009 at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. It goes without saying the venue I saw him play this past Friday was quite the step up!A huge crowd had assembled for the second of two nights at […]
Live Event: Magnum, Assembly Hall, London Islington, March 30th 2022
Back when I lived in Norwich, missing Magnum at the Waterfront almost became tradition. Every single time you could guarantee when their latest tour rolled through town I was either working or had other plans. So I was thrilled to be able to finally be able to attend a show on their The Monster Tours […]
Live Event: EGX 2021
EGX 2021 was always going to be a bit strange. Unless you’ve been living under a particularly huge rock, most people will know the 2020 event was cancelled due to the ongoing global pandemic. Instead of being filled with thousands of enthusiastic gamers, 2020 saw the Excel arena transformed into the temporary NHS Nightingale hospital […]
Live Event: an Evening With John Cleese, BEC Manchester, July 19th, 2021
What’s this? A live event review going on our website!?Needless to say, after an 18 month period where everyones lives changed immeasurably, it was an absolute pleasure to be out and about covering another fantastic event by the good people at Monopoly Events.I can’t think of a more perfect way to kickstart live event coverage […]
Live Event: Grimmfest Online, October 7th- 11th, 2020
This is now the 5th year that it has been my absolute pleasure to cover Grimmfest, and while a certain worldwide pandemic made things a bit different this year, my annual review sticks to tradition by recommending that you go back and read my previous years reviews and make a note of any of the […]
Live Event: Liverpool Comic Con, Exhibition Centre, March 6th – 8th, 2020
Before I start this review, I have to admit that I’m a bit of a ‘con-virgin’ so if this turns into more a review of my first con experience and documentation of my culture shock to certain aspects (negative or positive) please forgive me. I am sure that all of you con nerds will find […]
Live Event: An Evening With Shaun Ryder, The Tivoli, February 1st, 2020.
When ‘Pills an’ Thrills and Bellyaches’ came out in 1990, I was living in Los Angeles writing about whatever new thrash group was around, so the Manchester (“Madchester”) scene with its new wave of music totally passed me by. It was on my return to Wales and seeing my younger brother and sister in dayglow […]
Live Event: Attic Theory, Scarlet Rebels, Revival Black. Jimmy’s, Liverpool, January 24th, 2020.
This was my first visit to Jimmy’s in Liverpool and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my evening there, from the very friendly and helpful bar staff, through of course to the 3 excellent bands that rocked the place past the designated finishing time (more on that later…and keep it to yourself!). First […]
Live Event: For The Love of Sci-Fi, BEC Manchester, Dec 7th – 8th, 2019
Has it really been a year since I first attended For The Love Of Sci-Fi !? Not only was it my first FTLOS event, it was also the first time I\’d attended something run by Monopoly Events, and in the subsequent 12 months it has been an absolute joy to not only attend many more […]