Sunday, 24 November 2024

Blossoms / The Lottery Winners / The Guest List - Manchester Apollo - 23rd November 2024

Blossoms concluded their five-night stand of Manchester venues they'd headlined previously in their career with a final sold-out show at the Apollo, scene of their four-night residency in 2022. A captivated Saturday night audience dance and sung along to a mix of their greatest hits and tracks from their most recent number one album Gary. Support came from The Lottery Winners and The Guest List.

Thursday, 21 November 2024

Blossoms / Neon Waltz / Delights - Manchester Ritz - 20th November 2024

Blossoms' five night stand of Manchester's mid-sized venues in support of their fourth number one album Gary. Performing tracks from across their career they brought the big arena show vibe to the intimate surroundings of the Ritz.

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Ist Ist / Marathon - Amsterdam Paradiso Grote Zaal - 18th November 2024

“Four best friends playing The Paradiso” bassist Andy Keating tells the thousand and a half crowd in front of him half way through the set in the Grote Zaal (Big Room) of the legendary Amsterdam venue. That Ist Ist don’t at any point look or sound out of place on one of the world’s best known stages is testament to how far they’ve come as they approach their tenth anniversary.

Sunday, 17 November 2024

John Bramwell And The Full Harmonic Convergence / Dave Fidler - London Hackney Earth - 15th November 2024


John Bramwell And The Full Harmonic Convergence opened their UK tour in support of this year's The Light Fantastic album at Earth Theatre in Hackney, London on Friday night. Over the course of a mammoth twenty-five song set they performed the album in full as well as tracks from John's solo debut and his I Am Kloot back catalogue to an attentive and appreciative audience.

Friday, 15 November 2024

English Teacher / TTSSFU / Westside Cowboy - Manchester Ritz - 14th November 2024


The Mercury-prize winning success of This Could Be Texas has catapulted English Teacher from the grassroots venues of which they are such ardent champions to selling out venues like The Ritz at the drop of a hat. With that comes the challenges of entertaining a curious audience eager to see whether that accolade was justified (note - it is) and how they cut it live.  Support came from TSSFU and Westside Cowboy.

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Blossoms - Stockport Plaza - 3rd November 2024

Blossoms played their traditional album launch hometown show at Stockport's grand Plaza on Sunday. Performing both matinee and evening sets which included their recent number one album Gary in full plus six classic tracks from their first three albums, they delighted two seated 1,300 crowds with a performance that demonstrated just how far they've come and how they've developed as showmen.

Saturday, 2 November 2024

Courteeners - Warrington Parr Hall - 31st October 2024

Courteeners headed to Warrington on Thursday night for two intimate shows to support the launch of their Pink Cactus Cafe album. Mixing tracks from the record with some old favourites, they delighted the crowd for an hour.