This year Download Festival was back in full force with its usual capacity and an epic line-up that saw the likes of Kiss, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro headling the festival’s full return, post-pandemic. We always knew this year would be special and you can see some of those special moments and highlights from the…
2022’s festival season kicked off with the return of Slam Dunk Festival, bringing some of the best in pop punk, with the first of two dates at Leeds’ Temple Newsam. We sent photographer Abbi Draper-Scott to capture the day and you can check out the photo highlights from Slam Dunk North below, including Cancer Bats,…
Iron Maiden at Donington is always a special occasion. The 2022 Download Festival was no different. With the band returning to the hallowed turf for the first time since 2016, with new album Senjutsu, and with frontman Bruce Dickinson having a completely clean bill of health, having been at the tail end of his recovery…
After last year’s event being pushed back to September due to Covid, this year Slam Dunk Festival was back where it belongs in our calendars, kicking off the festival season of 2022 with a much needed dose of some of the best in rock and pop punk! Check out some of our photo highlights, captured…
The sunshine (eventually after a bit of rain), shone down on Slam Dunk Festival (South) festival-goers, both in the literal sense and in the form of Mod Sun’s (our very own sunshine) Slam Dunk debut. Playing on the Rock Sound stage Mod brought an energetic performance to the crowd, performing hits from his latest album,…
We were lucky enough to get to see My Chemical Romance on the last of their Milton Keynes dates at Stadium MK and as you’ll have seen from the tour announcements and posters they had a variety of special guests supporting them across the tour. Those attending all three Milton Keynes dates had the chance…
When My Chemical Romance announced their UK reunion shows, there were lots go guesses as to who would be supporting them. Announcements included the likes of Placebo, LostAlone, Frank Turner, Cassyette and many more. Also, on the list were American rockers Starcrawler who we caught at the last of the Milton Keynes shows on May…
On Sunday 22nd May, thousands travelled to Milton Keynes for the third and final My Chemical Romance show at Stadium MK. We could have never guessed a My Chemical Romance reunion, neither would we have even dreamed of a global pandemic then delaying it, but it finally happened! Of course they played all the hits…
What would you get if alt rock and punk shagged and had a baby who loves catchyhooks? The answer? Gen and the Degenerates (in vocalist Gen’s own words). 2022 is quickly becoming a big year for the Liverpool based punks, they’ve released their debut EP, just finished supporting the legendary Skunk Anansie on tour, made…
Bringing talent from across the globe, The Fever Tour spoilt us with some of our favourites – American Against The Current, Aussie Yours Truly and Parisian Halflives – for an epic 8-date run in the UK. Proving exactly why women belong in rock, all-three vocalists, Chrissy Costanza (Against The Current), Mikaela Delgado (Yours Truly) and…
In honour of their 60th diamond jubilee Marshall will be hosting a special one-off festival on May 6th – The Marshall Hootie, featuring Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Hot Milk, Crashface and Lyoness. The live event, Marshall Hootie: Loud At Sixty, will take place in Hanwell, the birthplace of the first ever Marshall guitar amplifier and…
Following the news of Machine Gun Kelly’s North America and Europe tour, pop punk queen Avril Lavigne has been announced as one of the supporting acts – sadly for us in the UK and Europe, she won’t be making an appearance so we’ll have to wait for those rescheduled dates of hers in May 2022….
