NICK CAVE AND WARREN ELLIS | LIVE REVIEW
There’s the sense of these performances being essential to both Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, a much-needed release after so long pent up in isolation, lockdown, and uncertainty.
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I’M YOUR MAN: A TRIBUTE TO LEONARD COHEN | LIVE REVIEW
James Ellis returns to Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre to see Steven Elliott pay tribute to soul poet legend Leonard Cohen.
BLACK STONE CHERRY | LIVE REVIEW
Black Stone Cherry’s energy is infectious and there wasn’t a dull moment on stage. When you leave a venue with sore hands you know it’s been a good night.
BRING ME THE HORIZON / YOU ME AT SIX | LIVE REVIEW
There aren’t many bigger bands in the UK than Bring Me The Horizon, a band that have grown from metalcore upstarts into full on arena pop rock icons.
STEVE HACKETT: GENESIS REVISITED | LIVE REVIEW
Ex-Genesis member Steve Hackett and his collection of talented musicians take to the road on another lengthy UK tour, this time playing 1977 Genesis live album Seconds Out in its entirety.
BIFFY CLYRO | LIVE REVIEW
What better way to start the Bay Series at Alexandra Head in Cardiff Bay than with a band that does live as gloriously as their prolific studio work? Biffy Clyro are here, and the crowd are eager for some respite and sheer entertainment amidst this unpleasantness.
DEL AMITRI | LIVE REVIEW
There were two forces at play when Del Amitri came on stage to a huge welcome – their musicianship, and signs of rust after so long out in the cold.
THE SPECIALS | LIVE REVIEW
You could be forgiven for forgetting that The Specials are foremost a protest band. Terry Hall’s bitter lyrics sting when the man himself is glaring the arena down as the rest of the band skanks around him.
BLUE EVOLUTION | LIVE REVIEW
John-Paul Davies checks out these crack south Wales blues-rockers, hailing the return of in-person live music with a fine set in the grand surroundings of Cardiff Castle.