Category: Live
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LIVE REVIEW: The Wombats @ First Direct Arena Leeds
Live Review: The Wombats Close Out Oh! Arena Tour in Euphoric Fashion at Leeds First Direct Arena There’s always something extra special about the last night of a tour. The final show energy, the emotional crescendos, the everything-left-on-stage mindset, and at Leeds’ First Direct Arena, The Wombats delivered all of…
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LIVE REVIEW: Sam Fender @ First Direct Arena, Leeds
Sam Fender brought his People Watching tour to Leeds Arena on 4th December, and what a night it was. Packed with heartfelt moments, stunning production, and a setlist that had something for everyone, this was the kind of gig that stays with you. Critics on social media might have had…
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Sleep Token at First Direct Arena, Leeds – December 2, 2024: An Arena Ritual to Silence Doubts
In the pantheon of contemporary heavy music, few acts provoke as much debate as Sleep Token. Their genre-defying sound and anonymous presentation inspire fervent devotion among fans while leaving others questioning their place in the industry. On December 2, 2024, at Leeds’ First Direct Arena, Sleep Token delivered a performance…
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Live from the Front Row: Black Stone Cherry – AO Arena, Manchester
Last night, I found myself in the heart of Manchester at the AO Arena, surrounded by thousands of fellow rock enthusiasts, eagerly awaiting a night with Black Stone Cherry. It was my fifth time seeing the Kentucky rockers, but from the moment the lights dimmed and the opening chords of…
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Live from the Front Row: Courteeners + DMAs & Reverend and the Makers – Leeds First Direct Arena
On a chilly November night, the First Direct Arena in Leeds played host to a trio of exceptional acts, each bringing their unique energy to a night full of indie brilliance. Though evidently not sold out, the arena was packed enough to create a lively and electric atmosphere, especially on…
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LIVE: Ocean Alley + Hockey Dad @ O2 Academy Bournemouth
Live Review: Ocean Alley & Hockey Dad – Bournemouth O2 Academy, 4th September 2024 On a breezy Wednesday night, the Bournemouth O2 Academy played host to an electrifying double bill featuring Ocean Alley, supported by fellow Aussie rockers Hockey Dad. The venue, with its intimate yet grandiose atmosphere, provided the…
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Live Review: Liverpool Sound City ’24, Sunday, 5/5/2024.
If Sound City’s first day was dominated by hometown artists, then day two probably belonged to Scotland. There were some prominent outliers, a powerful performance from local band Reignmaker in the Grand Central Hall was followed by a typically timeless set from local legend Michael Head and The Red Elastic…
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Live Review: Liverpool Sound City Festival, Saturday 4/5/2024.
Liverpool is a big city. But in some ways it can be a bit of a village. Whatever your proclivities are, be it arc-welding or stamp collecting, fairly soon you’re going to be mixing with all the people who share your interest. And so it was that Spanish Caravan on…
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Live Review: THE RAH’S, Room Two, Paul Askew – Kazimier Stockroom, Liverpool – 20/4/2024.
Like most artists in the UK, Scottish quintet The Rah’s are feeling the pinch. Financial constraints meant that in the week leading up to this gig the band had to cancel shows in London and Manchester. Touring the country ain’t cheap, especially when you’re based in central Scotland. However, from…
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Live Review: HOT WAX, Aziya, Trout – Future Yard, Birkenhead, 9/4/2024.
Ok, no time for fancy introductions. Strap-in. It was a busy night. We have a lot to get through. Opening artist of the night, for what turned out to be an excellent line-up at Birkenhead’s Future Yard were Trout. Trout is the nom de guerre of Cesca, a Liverpool Institute…
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LIVE REVIEW: KEYSIDE, East Exchange, and Alex Spencer – Arts Club Loft, Liverpool, 23/3/2024.
It was a dank, blustery March night in Liverpool, the sort of night that gives some people the blues. Doctors prescribe a fresh fruit diet, and the use of daylight-bulb lamps to those individuals. Well I believe that G.P.s should be prescribing a good dose of Keyside to them instead.…
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Live Review: THE CLOCKWORKS, Nixer, Borough Council – Arts Club Loft, Liverpool, 25/1/2024.
Originally from Galway, but now fighting out of London The Clockworks are James McGregor (vocals/guitar/keyboard), Sean Connelly (guitar), Damian Greaney (drums), and Tom Freeman (bass). They are currently just embarking on an extensive 45-date UK and European tour promoting their debut album Exit Strategy. I headed along to Liverpool Arts…
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Live Review – WULL, The Lunar Pull, Thing Wall – Future Yard, Birkenhead, 13/1/2014.
‘Wool (noun) – a person from outside the city of Liverpool; specifically those from areas in close proximity such as the Wirral, St Helens, and parts of Lancashire and Cheshire’. That’s a definition taken from one of those unfunny Scouse dictionaries. It’s meant to be derogatory, but Wirral band Wull…
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Live Review: HOLY COVES, THIS IS WAR!, Marseille – The Jacaranda, Liverpool, 18/11/2023.
Friday 24th of November is the date for 6 Music’s 16th annual T-shirt Day. Never underestimate the power of merch. It was the fact that I spotted members of various bands wearing Holy Coves T-shirts that first brought the Anglesey based psych-rockers to my attention. Thanks to a top line-up…
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LIVE: The Clause – The Ferret, Preston
It’s safe to say it’s been a wild ride following The Clause sweaty corner to sweaty corner of intimate venues right across the country. Having seen them from as far north as Middlesborough down to as far south as Oxford I’ve certainly had some fun following these lads round over…
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Live Review: HAIRCUT 100, Barbara, O2 Academy, Liverpool, 16/11/2023.
Here at H2N we like to think that our role is to bring to your attention exciting new music, so it may seem slightly incongruous of us to review a band who are touring to promote an album that came out over 40 years ago. All will become clear. For…
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Live Review: Megan Wyn, Fiona Lennon, HAIVEN – The Kazimier Stockroom, Liverpool, 3/11/2023.
As the back-end of Storm Ciaran hit the already sodden streets of central Liverpool last Friday my spirits were undampened as I traipsed through the puddles into the welcoming, smokie, glow of The Kazimier Stockroom, warmly anticipating some cloud busting live music. First artist of the evening was American singer…
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Festival Review: Live At Leeds 2023.
The UK music festival season is bookended by two of the best inner-city, multi-venue celebrations of emerging musical talent out there. In April it’s Sound City in Liverpool. If It’s October then it must be Live At Leeds. The sheer depth and quality of the line-up of this year’s festival…
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Live Review: THE WOMBATS, The Guest List – Arts Club, Liverpool, 15/9/23.
First of all, let’s get the housekeeping out of the way. It’s good to have the Arts Club back on the Liverpool music scene. Closed in February of this year, the venue has been taken over by Manchester based Tokyo Industries, the team behind Gorilla and The Deaf Institute. Improvements…
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Live Review: San Quentin – The Moth Club, London,1/9/2023.
San Quentin’s Debut EP “Feed the Ego” launch at the Moth Club, the first show in their upcoming list happening throughout September, kicked off with a bang. A band hailing from Southend-on-Sea, with a very local fanbase who managed to make it to London despite the train strikes on the…
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