The Darkness - Wembley Arena

The evening looks to be an agonising one. Wembley Arena's full of a gormless crowd only getting mildly excited by Ash's Tim Wheeler toting a flaming...more

ariel-x - The Victoria Inn - Derby

Well, this was unexpected. For two reasons ...more

Rachel Stamp - The Victoria Inn - Derby

The last time I saw Rachel Stamp was at Bradford Rios a while back now so I was looking forward to seeing them a little nearer home and in one of my...more

Levellers - Acoustic - Queens Theatre - Stoke-on-Trent

The Queen’s Theatre in Stoke appears to be the only place in Stoke-on-Trent that isn’t sign posted by a large brown sign. Consequently and regrettably...more

Ginger + The Rockitts - Junktion 7 - Nottingham

This was the first time at Junktion-7 for me, which was a very welcome change of scenery and bar service. Downstairs, the venue appears to be a...more

Sarah McLachlan + Butterfly Boucher -RCH - Nottingham

Sarah McLachlan is big, and I mean big, in North America. She is responsible for the Lillith Fair tours which have brought together some of the finest...more

The 22-20s + Willy Mason - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham

This was to be my first gig at the rescue rooms, a fairly new venue in Nottingham, so the first priority was to find the place. This didn’t prove to...more

Rush - NEC - Birmingham

"And you may ask yourself-well...how did I get here?"...more

Ginger - The Rig - Rock City - Nottingham

I don't know why but there always seems to be a decent football match on the telly when I'm meant to be watching a gig at Rock City/The Rig. This...more

Ginger - The Rig - Rock City - Nottingham

Ginger, the legendary hard rockin' hard drinkin' frontman for the Wildhearts, has been doing these small venue acoustic sets for a couple of years now...more

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Millennium Stadium - Cardiff

With this being the first time I'd seen the Red Hot Chilli Peppers live, and my first time at a stadium concert, I had a few concerns about...more