Tag: mike lewis
REVIEW: RIZZLE KICKS + JOSH OSHO AT CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (27/04/12)
Last time Rizzle performed in Cardiff the duo were performing a small PA set for Propaganda at Glams nightclub, now the Brighton boys are back in Cardiff at the sold out Great Hall. Since their last stint in Cardiff Rizzle Kicks have received astonishing chart success with both his singles ‘Down The Trumpets’ and ‘Mama [...]
REVIEW: PROFESSOR GREEN AT CARDIFF GREAT HALL (03/05/12)
Last time Professor Green performed in Cardiff he was fresh from the release of his debut album ‘Alive Till I’m Dead’, fast forward two years and the rapper from Hackney has received chart storming success with his second album and also a number one single with ‘Please Read All About it’. Now, Professor Green is [...]
REVIEW: LOST PROPHETS AT CARDIFF MOTORPOINT ARENA (28/04/12)
Last time Welsh heroes Lost Prophets performed in Cardiff’s Motorpoint arena was two years ago, supporting the release of The Betrayed. Two years later and the charismatic leaders are back, performing to a sold out audience of a strong 10,000. Prophets have become known for being pioneers of live shows and have previously headlined arenas [...]
REVIEW: YOU ME AT SIX AT THE GREAT HALL, CARDIFF (23/03/12)
You Me at Six are no strangers to performing in Cardiff, having supported a variety of touring artists and headlined a variety of venues in the city on numerous of occasions. This was an occasion like no other for You Me At Six’s clan to claim the streets of Cardiff. Many fans could be found [...]
REVIEW: THE MACCABEES AT CARDIFF GREAT HALL (17/03/12)
The Maccabees are currently at top of their game, having already been announced as headliners of the NME/Radio 1 stage at Leeds/Reading Festival and the latest release, Given to the Wild, reached number four in the UK charts. 2012 is proving to be one of the most successful years for this bands career. Devoted fans [...]
REVIEW: LABRINTH AT CARDIFF SOLUS (02/03/12)
Last time Labrinth performed in Cardiff he was performing a small PA set in a nightclub, now the singer-songwriter from is back in Cardiff at the sold out Solus. Since his last stint in Cardiff the Hackney born singer has received astonishing chart success with both his singles ‘Sunshine’ and ‘Earthquake’. Now Labrinth is touring [...]
REVIEW: TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB + METRONOMY + TRIBES AT CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (19/02/12)
Tribes are hyped for success this year. The lead singer of the Camden based band Johnny Lloyd looks every bit the lovechild of Pete Doherty and Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell. Luckily, his impressive live vocal talents are more comparable to the latter and with anthem styled sing-alongs such as Sappho and We Were Children in their [...]
REVIEW: DEVIL WEARS PRADA AT CARDIFF GREAT HALL (02/02/12)
Metalcore kings, The Devil Wears Prada, are currently embarking on an extensive twelve date UK tour with support from The Last Witness. The band from Dayton, Ohio, is no stranger to performing in Cardiff and recently supported Bring Me The Horizon on their previous UK tour. This is the first date of the Dead Throne [...]
REVIEW: SNOOP DOGG AT CARDIFF MOTORPOINT ARENA (08/10/11)
Despite being held on the same day as the Michael Jackson tribute concert, thousands still flocked to the Motorpoint arena in Cardiff to catch legendary hip hop artist Snoop Dogg. Last time Snoop Dogg performed in Cardiff it was at the Cardiff International arena in 2005, now the rapper is back with a ton of [...]
REVIEW: MERTHYR ROCK FESTIVAL 2011
Since the closure of the town’s last rock venue, the studio bar, Merthyr Tydfil was a town without a live music scene until the announcement of a new music festival that would see a line up of established artists performing in the Welsh town to celebrate the new Merthyr Rock festival. Thousands of people arrived [...]
REVIEW: PROFESSOR GREEN LATE SUMMER BALL IN NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES (26/08/11)
Hoards of teens gathered outside Newport’s Delilahs to catch rap sensation Professor Green’s first show in Newport. Last time the rapper from Hackney performed in Wales it was at Cardiff’s Millennium Music Hall to a sold out crowd, just under a year ago. Since then Professor Green has received chart storming success from the release [...]
REVIEW: BEACH BREAK LIVE 2011
Since 2007 Beach Break Live has been creating an exciting buzz around the festival scene and thanks to a little help from BBC TV show Dragons Den the festival is now one of the biggest in the UK. The festival which is now held at Pembrey county park in South Wales have seen the likes [...]
REVIEW: 3OH!3 AT CARDIFF SOLUS (24/05/11)
Hoards of teens gathered outside Cardiff’s Solus for electrical duet 3OH!3 second show of their ten date UK tour . Last time the band from Boulder, Colorado performed in Cardiff it was at the Millennium Music Hall, two years ago in support of their second album ‘Want’, which received a career high response in both [...]
REVIEW: THE BLACKOUT AT CARDIFF SOLUS (16/04/11)
Last time Welsh rockers The Blackout performed in Cardiff they were main support for My Chemical Romance. Two Months later and the energetic sextet are back, performing at Cardiff Solus in support of their latest album release ‘Hope’. This was an occasion like no other for The Blackout’s clan, ‘The Riot Squad’, who took the [...]
REVIEW: THE WOMBATS AT CARDIFF SOLUS (17/03/11)
It has been just over three years since young indie rockers The Wombats last performed in Cardiff, now the band from Liverpool are back on tour in support of the release of their upcoming album, ‘This Modern Glitch’. The Wombats debut album ‘A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation’ received a career high response. Singles [...]
REVIEW: EXAMPLE AT CARDIFF GREAT HALL (10/03/11)
2010 was simply a triumphant year for Eliot Gleave, otherwise known as Example. ‘Won’t go quietly’, the debut album of the London based rapper received a career high response and not to mention that ‘kickstarts’ was last summer’s biggest hit. Example are no strangers to Cardiff, previously performing in the Cardiff International Arena with Lilly [...]
REVIEW: YELLOWCARD AT THE NEWPORT CENTRE (05/03/11)
After going on a hiatus back in 2008, the five piece from the sunny state of California have finally returned to the music industry. Yellowcard have just finished working in the studio for their forthcoming album ‘when your through thinking, say yes’. The band arrived in Newport, supporting fellow pop-punkers All Time Low for a [...]
REVIEW: FRANCESQA AT CARDIFF CLWB IFOR BACH (27/02/10)
Since getting picked by Blink 182 front man Tom Delonge to play last years Slam Dunk festival, Francesqa have been making an impact on the live gigging scene and are becoming one of the fastest rising bands in the UK. It was only last year Francesqa were supporting Cardiff band Tiger Please for their headline [...]
REVIEW: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE AT CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL ARENA (21/02/11)
Last time New Jersey rockers My Chemical Romance were in Cardiff they were touring in support of their release of the Black Parade album in 2007. Four years forward and My Chemical Romance are back in Cardiff for the ‘Danger Days’ tour. Fans of the band took over the pavements of Cardiff and queued outside [...]
REVIEW: SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS TOUR AT CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
When the Shockwaves NME tour arrived in Cardiff, the great hall was flooded with teens, students and too cool to move indie rockers. This is what I can only imagine a ‘Skins’ party would look like. The NME awards tour has become a yearly tradition and the tour is developing a reputation of showcasing the [...]
