Concert reviews 2017

Donington Park. For the large part of the year, it is a motorsport circuit used primarily for the MotoGP motorbike events. However, across the world, Donington Park is revered for a very different accolade. Regarded by many as the spiritual home of rock, hardcore and metal music, for decades it has played host to the […]

 “Now get ready for an emotional rollercoaster” was what support act Jan Salander said before leaving the stage in Hamburg, Germany last Wednesday night. And he was absolutely right. Singer/songwriter Braden Barrie, who goes by the stage name “SayWeCanFly” has been making music for quite some time now. With heartwarming honesty, a magnificent singing voice, […]

Stupidly early alarm which for the first time ever makes you leap out of bed because you KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS? Check. The mad two hours of running around trying to find your favourite band shirt, ticket, money and a million other things that you don’t remember you need until you’re out the door? Check. […]

It feels like Christmas when bands announce a new tour, and you see that one of the dates says Bratislava, Slovakia. It´s even more special when bands like Parkway Drive, Asking Alexandria and Stick To Your Guns join forces and come to your country to tear the venue down. April 1st was the day when […]

Beartooth made their glorious return to The Netherlands for their first proper Dutch headliner show, attended by 1.000+ people in an almost sold out Effenaar. The band was scheduled to perform in Dynamo, which capacity is only 550, but as the demand was phenomenal, Beartooth got an upgrade rather soon. As support acts, Beartooth brought […]

Frank Iero may have coined the genre of CoatCore, but if nobody has yet claimed the title of groove-punk, then that award definitely has to go to Floridian quartet Set It Off! Their sun-drenched, upbeat melodies came shining into my musical sphere only last Wednesday, at the Manchester show of their UK co-headliner with With […]