The Rebel Scum UK tour is the bringing together of four creatives in celebration of the energy and spirit of hip hop, electro punk and the sheer attitude and rebellion against economic and social injustice of the system. As a nod to the rebel forces fighting the Empire think Rage Against the Machine meets Public Enemy.
Touring with a full live band and presenting his 7th, Pictish Trail studio album; Life Slime, Johnny Lynch does not disappoint. Along with his many musical talents, he is effortlessly entertaining and amusing. The stage was rather full with the band Joe Cormack on guitar, Robyn Dawson on keys and violin, Susan Baird on bass and Iain Stewart on drums. There was a good mix of fans here with a warm feeling of connection.
Just Mustard are currently on tour in support of their second album We Were Just Here which they released at the end of 2025. Gillian Heal caught up with their show in Newcastle.
James’ Love Is The Answer tour rolled into its biggest venue to date, London’s O2 Arena where the full extent of the tour’s ambitious sonic and visual production could be witnessed.
James made their first ever visit to the Motorpoint Arena as their Love Is The Answer tour rolled into Nottingham on Tuesday night. With an ever-evolving setlist they delivered a mix of the familiar, less-familiar and brand-new.
James' Love Is The Answer tour rolled into Cardiff International Arena on Monday night. A perfectly balanced and flowing set had something for everyone - a generous smattering of hits from their 1990's chart heyday, select choices from their reformation period and a glorious brand new song that shows their creative spark is still as bright as it's been at any point in their career to date.
James' Love Is The Answer Tour headed to Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena on Saturday night, their first visit to this venue in a decade. With a refreshed setlist, changing both the main set opener and closer, playing a brand new song in the encore and reintroducing an old favourite into the set, they ensured that those who'd avoided the chaos of the Grand National in the city had bet on the right horse.
James continued their Love Is The Answer tour at Newcastle Utilita Arena on Friday night. Keeping the set fresh with some tour debuts, delving back into their 1980s catalogue and bringing us right up to date with a brand new song, they demonstrated exactly why they’re selling more tickets now than ever before.
James opened their Love Is The Answer UK arena tour on Friday night at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham with a set that contained many of their biggest hits, a few surprise curveballs and two brand new songs.
A neon sign adorns the stage changing red to blue, Tony Bennett’s Rags to Riches is playing and this all seems very appropriate for the excellent Good Health, Good Wealth on their Millionaires UK & IE Part 2 tour.
James opened their Love Is The Answer tour with a warm-up show at the O2 Academy in Bristol on Saturday night. Combining two brand-new songs with some long-lost deep cuts and some, but not all, of their biggest hits, they delighted a crowd packed in to the intimate venue.
David Ford returned to Manchester and the hallowed setting of Halle St Peter's as part of Manchester Folk Festival on Thursday night. A career spanning set delighted a mix of older fans and won over many of the festival attendees.
TVAM's tour in support of new album Ruins, released last Friday, headed to The Common Rooms in Newcastle on Saturday night supported by Marina Zispin. Gillian Heal was there to report back.
French multi-instrumentalist Julia Pertuy played the second of a short two-night UK tour at the Cluny in Newcastle on Monday night. Gillian Heal attended and was blown away by the music, movement and beauty of the performance
Pure Reason Revolution headed to Manchester on Friday night to reprise their debut album The Dark Third on its twentieth anniversary as part of a short series of dates that saw them reunited with former members Chloe Alper and Andrew Courtney before playing a second set of career-spanning highlights.
James played two of their most intimate shows in decades on Monday night as they made good on their postponed album launch shows for Nothing But Love - The Definitive Best Of at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Stripped down to a four-piece they performed twice with music interspersed with audience Q and A.
