Tag: live music
REVIEW: LETZ ZEP AT FALMOUTH PRINCESS PAVILION
Robert Plant famously said “I walked in, I saw me!” after watching Letz Zep, so, despite not being overly keen on tribute bands in general, I was excited to hear the band were taking the Stairway to Heaven to Falmouth’s Princess Pavillion. Like Robert Plant, I walked in and saw Led Zeppelin. I didn’t quite [...]
WIN TICKETS TO THE SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS TOUR IN BRISTOL FOR YOU AND FOUR FRIENDS
Rock the night away in style at the 2011 Shockwaves NME Awards Tour this year. To celebrate Shockwaves sponsorship of the NME Awards for the 7th year running they’re offering two lucky winners a chance to rock the night away and look great while doing it at the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour. Enjoy the best [...]
UPDATE: DREAMBOAT PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH 247 MAGAZINE AT START THE BUS THIS WEEK
We’re sorry to inform you that Adam Buxton of Adam and Joe fame has been forced to pull out of this weekend’s Dreamboat Presents gig but music lovers can still expect to hear a whole host of treats during the five-day festival. Dreamboat Presents, in association with 247 Magazine and Rise Music, kicks off at [...]
SURFACE FESTIVAL 2011 HEADS TO BRISTOL, CARDIFF AND SWANSEA
In 2011 the Surface Festival will be organising over 500 shows across 14 cities in the UK and Europe. Shows will take place in Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Birmingham, London, Portsmouth, Nottingham, Oxford, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Barcelona and Budapest. The climax of the Festival will culminate with 21 bands playing the IndigO2 at the O2 [...]
THE GREAT CANADIAN SONGBOOK TOUR: FEATURING SONGS OF NEIL YOUNG, LEONARD COHEN AND JONI MITCHELL
There’s no denying it, Canada has a musical history to be proud of, from Neil Young and Leonard Cohen to Joni Mitchell. Hell, you could even include Alanis Morrisette and Avril Lavigne in that list (though in this instance we’ll ignore those). And now, singer Keith James is taking to the road for his Great [...]
SCHNAUSER TO PLAY INSTORE GIG AT RISE IN BRISTOL
Schnauser are playing at Rise on Queens Street in Bristol on Saturday. It comes just weeks after they did an album launch gig there. The Rise late night opening is part of a Queen Street wise event, in which all the shops on that stretch are opening late for one day to help promote independent [...]
REVIEW: MAGIC NUMBERS AT BRISTOL ANSON ROOMS (24/09/10)
Walking into a worryingly sparse Anson Rooms (let’s face it, it has that distinctive Uni canteen feel about it) it would’ve been easy to write this gig off as a flunk. There are some venues where less than a couple of hundred people would make it seem very full, the Anson Rooms is not one [...]
CARDIFF BARFLY CLOSES DOWN: EXISTING BOOKINGS MOVE TO OTHER VENUES
After 10 years in the Welsh capital, Cardiff Barfly has closed its doors for the last time. It is thought that the popular 150-capacity venue was struggling to keep afloat in this economic climate. The news comes as a big blow to local music lovers, who have been attending gigs at the intimate venue for [...]
BRISTOL BAND DIEGO TO SUPPORT MUMFORD AND SONS AT TRIUMPH LIVE
Bristol band Diego have won the opportunity to perform in front of 15,000 people at this year’s Triumph Live with Mumford and Sons and The Stranglers. The event, which takes place at the Mallory Park Racing Circuit in Leicestershire on 18th September 2010 Diego were selected after a tough Battle of the Bands contest at [...]
WIN TICKETS TO SEE TOPLOADER PLAY GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL
Anyone over the age of 21 will probably remember Toploader for their hit song Dancing in the Moonlight, which was also used in a Sainsbury’s advert. But if you thought those 90 indie popsters had given up the ghost, think again. They’re back this month for a UK tour which stops off at the Gloucester [...]
CRAZY ARM PLAY READING FESTIVAL WARM UP IN PLYMOUTH
Plymouth’s hard-twang, roots-punk quartet, Crazy Arm, continue a year of endless touring with appearances this weekend at Reading Festival on Friday 27th and Leeds Festival on Sunday 29th August. But before that, they headline a warm-up show at the White Rabbit, Plymouth, on Wednesday 25th Aug. Also playing are regional luminaries: Bangers, Head Of Programmes [...]
ACOUSTIC DUB REGGAE ARUBA RED SW TOUR
Last seen in Cornwall supporting reggae artist Natty at a sellout show in Falmouth the fresh, soulful and rebellious songstress Aruba Red (who is touring in the right part of the world considering she is aptly named after a female pirate legend) is due back in the South West for a string of dates at [...]
FAITHLESS ANNOUNCE FULL UK TOUR – STARTING IN BOURNEMOUTH AND CARDIFF
Veteran dance act Faithless today revealed details of a full UK Autumn tour; which kick starts in Bournemouth on 30th November then Cardiff on 1st December. It’s been a busy busy summer for Faithless – a smash hit No.2 album with ‘The Dance’, incredible performances across the festival circuit including Glastonbury, T in The Park [...]
ARCADE FIRE TO PLAY CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL ARENA
It was bound to happen to a force to be reckoned with such as Arcade Fire – with a live sound bigger than The Boss they’ve gone and booked an arena tour with a one-off date in Cardiff. The Canadian troupe have just released their fantastic new album The Suburbs and are now set to [...]
REVIEW: PET SHOP BOYS IN CARDIFF (21/07/10)
There is a frustratingly small number of groups and artists who you just know are going to put on a good show for you – and the Pet Shop Boys are one of them. If you saw any of the footage from the Glastonbury Festival, you will know that Neil Tennant and co do not [...]
iPONY, PIPPA MARIAS AND CUBS PLAY TRURO WIG AND PEN
Friday 16 July will see yet another exceptional night of live music in the basement of Truro’s Wig & Pen featuring local bands iPony and Cubs along with a very special performance from one of London’s hottest new acts Pippa Marias. After some timeout and recording their album with Dare Mason at his VIP Studios [...]
GUITARIST ESTEBAN ANTONIO UNVEILS NEW CORNISH-MADE TRIPLE-NECKED, 17 STRING GUITAR.
Ground-breaking composer and Flamenco guitarist Esteban Antonio is playing at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth this month to celebrate the launch of his awesome new three-necked, 17 string guitar. Dubbed as one of the greatest guitarists of our century by the music press, Antonio found the standard guitar was just not enough for him and [...]
SUPPORT THE WHITE RABBIT IN PLYMOUTH!
Could there be a better way to celebrate father’s day than bringing your dad to the White Rabbit in Plymouth for the night and getting him drunk and setting him loose in the pit??? Whilst not everyone’s cup of tea, one of Plymouth’s leading underground live music venues needs you help in a serious way. [...]
LIVE DJ SHADOW ALBUM PERFORMANCE
Already attracting the attentions of Rob Da Bank, this 8 piece band, Introducing, take the first album to be composed entirely of samples – DJ Shadow’s seminal ‘Endtroducing’ – and play it completely live, note for note, drum loop for drum loop, on real instruments with no backing track or sequencing in sight, a seemingly [...]
BLOC PARTY CANCEL NEWPORT GIG (THIS FRIDAY 16 OCT)
Bloc Party have unfortunately been forced to cancel this Friday’s Newport show as guitarist Russell Lissack has to undergo a medical procedure which, whilst not being serious, cannot be delayed until the end of the tour. Unfortunately the band are unable to reschedule the date. Refunds are available from point of purchase. Bloc Party send [...]
