Lonely The Brave’s UK tour got underway in Sheffield on Friday night (30th September) with an impressive performance at the Steel City’s Plug venue.
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Tramlines Festival 2016
Tramlines Festival returned to Sheffield for an eighth year with it’s biggest line-up ever, featuring the likes of Catfish and The Bottlemen, Dizzee Rascal, The Dandy Warhols, Public Service Broadcasting and DJ Steve Davis among the hundreds of artists performing over the three-day event between 22nd and 24th July.
Attending for a third year, and for the first time ever with a press entry, I watched a total of 17 acts perform during the event across multiple locations – from the Ponderosa’s main stage to O2 Academy, and even the much smaller fringe venues that make the occasion so unique.
Slam Dunk Festival (North) 2016
Slam Dunk Festival 2016 got underway in Leeds on Saturday, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary with an impressive line up that included the likes of The Story So Far, Mallory Knox and Young Guns as well as main stage headliner Panic! At The Disco.
The Xcerts – Live at Corporation, Sheffield
The Xcerts made their second visit to Sheffield in under two months on 4th December 2014, performing live at Corporation on the fifth night of their headline UK tour.
Catfish and the Bottlemen – Live at Plug, Sheffield
Catfish and the Bottlemen rocked Sheffield’s Plug on Tuesday 2nd December 2014 as part of their sold out UK tour promoting their debut album ‘The Balcony’.
The Vaselines – Live at Plug, Sheffield
“This is a song by a band called The Vaselines. They’re from Edinburgh, Scotland. And they’re very punk rock.”
Those were the first words uttered by Kurt Cobain to a packed-out crowd at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on 31st October, 1991. The quiet, long-haired genius then preceded to kick off Nirvana’s Halloween show with a powerful rendition of ‘Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam’.
23 years on and this small band from the Scottish capital, admired so greatly by one of the icon’s of music history, embarked on Sheffield’s Plug venue on 27th November 2014 for their penultimate show of the year. (more…)
High Hazels – Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield
The High Hazels sold out The Leadmill in their hometown on Thursday 20th November 2014. I interviewed frontman James Leesley ahead of the gig to find out about the tour, the debut album and to learn more about this up and coming Sheffield band.
Antarctic Monkeys – Live at the O2 Academy, Sheffield
Describing themselves as “The Official Tribute Band to the Arctic Monkeys”, the ‘Antarctic Monkeys’ rocked the O2 Academy in Sheffield on Saturday 15th November in front of a passionate crowd.
The Kooks – Live at the O2 Academy, Sheffield
The Kooks headlined a sold out O2 Academy in Sheffield on Friday 14th November as part of their UK Tour in support of their newest album ‘Listen’
Canterbury – Live at The Leadmill
On Friday 4th April 2014, I went to see ‘Canterbury’ headline The Leadmill in Sheffield, with support from ‘Blitz Kids’ and ‘Big Sixes’.