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"Dogstar offered a short, no-frills garage rock set, but the night’s gravitational pull was always Keanu Reeves."
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“There are so many different influences at work in their material that they really don’t sound like anybody else.”
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"This is certainly the most spectacular show that I’ve seen at Hammersmith, particularly in terms of theatre and pyro. However, the music has more...
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“Creeper put 150% into tonight’s performance. To a man and woman, they play and perform as if their very lives depend on giving the...
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“Tonight, though, belongs to the 200 fans who got through the Barfly doors. Arena-sized songs, a tiny stage and a singer who spends half...
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"Marillion signed off their UK tour with a sold-out Eventim Apollo show, spectacular lasers and the Flowing Chords choir. With Haunt the Woods opening...
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“This has been a masterclass in how to play a stadium gig. Any bands about to play their first stadium show could do a...
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“Tonight was one of those gigs people will talk about for years — and enough people to fill Wembley Arena will claim they were...
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“This was quite simply a masterclass for all guitar aficionados.”
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The Great Escape’s 20th anniversary proved that new music still sounds best when it is loud, restless and impossible to pin down.
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“Laura Cox may be marketed as a blues guitarist, but this was classic heavy rock of the highest order.”
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“With five guitarists on stage for the encore, the set could have descended into chaos, but the sound never once lost control.”
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“Dual lead guitars, theatrical flair, and absolute control—Creeper make it look effortless.”
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“Fifty years in, The Damned still sound loud, sharp and gloriously uncompromising.”
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“Takedown isn’t just warming up the festival season anymore — it’s starting to define it.”
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“Three female-fronted bands proving they don’t just belong in metal — they’re here to take it over.”
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"From cartwheeling mosh pits to gaffa-tape chaos and full-throttle punk rock — this was Brighton at its feral, sweaty best."
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“Sweat, noise and every word sung back — this was The Cribs exactly where they belong.”
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“A sonic maelstrom of riffs, sweat and crowd-surfing chaos.”
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“Punk isn’t a sound—it’s an attitude. And tonight, every band on this bill proved it.”
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“An absolutely incendiary set – the kind of rock ’n’ roll night that reminds you exactly why live music matters.”
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“With Shame forced to cancel, The Bug Club stepped in — and turned the Green Man launch show into a triumphant night of discovery.”
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“We wanted to capture some of the good moments we had as a band so far, highlighting the wonderful people we met on our...
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“We’re thrilled to welcome formidable US punks Babe Haven to the Hassle roster. They’re powerful, aggressive and outspoken.”
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“The goal has always been to make music with widespread appeal and songs that are super catchy without losing that raw, energetic punk edge.”
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“Nobody here appears particularly interested in polishing the old stories or rebuilding what came before. There are still songs to write, rooms to play...