Live events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

1979 was a wonderful year for me. It was the year I discovered rock music, and I spent my pocket money on albums from KISS and Scorpions. But it was Judas Priest who took my rock virginity when they appeared on Top of the Pops and sang ‘Take on the World’ (video below). From that […]