Example The Garage, Glasgow, 15/3/14 When it comes to gigs, the audience tends to spilt into three distinct groups. First come the ‘bar lot’ who can be found, well, at the bar, nodding along to the music. Second come those who hover by the walls in an attempt to avoid the dreaded pit-circle, and last,… Continue reading REVIEW: Example – The Garage, Glasgow
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REVIEW: Taylor Swift – O2 Arena, London
Sunday 2 February was a monumental day for me. No, it wasn’t my birthday, or the day that I got into university – it was the day that I went to a Taylor Swift concert. Ever since her smash-hit Love Story hit radios back in 2008, I’ve been mesmerized by her music. Through the power… Continue reading REVIEW: Taylor Swift – O2 Arena, London
REVIEW: Tom Odell – O2 Academy, Glasgow
Tom Odell Support: Wildflowers/Josef Salvat O2 Academy, Glasgow, 16/10/13 Taking to the stage in a crisp white shirt, the eagerly awaited Tom Odell was welcomed with an unprompted cheer from the cocktail of people gathered in Glasgow’s o2 Academy. Tom’s opening number – Grow Old With Me, taken from debut album Long Way Down –… Continue reading REVIEW: Tom Odell – O2 Academy, Glasgow
REVIEW: Frank Hamilton – The Arches, Glasgow
Frank Hamilton The Arches, Glasgow 21/09/2013 While standing subdued during support acts, the female-dominated audience was spurred into a chorus of screams and wolf-whistles as Frank Hamilton took his place on stage. Being likened to The Streets’ frontman Frank Skinner is just one of the compliments the folk-indie singer has been been paid by the… Continue reading REVIEW: Frank Hamilton – The Arches, Glasgow
REVIEW: The 1975 – Oran Mor, Glasgow
The 1975 Oran Mor, Glasgow, 27/5/13 As a band, there must be nothing scarier than facing a sell-out crowd when you know that a fairly decent proportion are there for one song and one song only. This would be a fairly accurate description of Macclesfield’s lads’ The 1975’s situation on their current tour, as new… Continue reading REVIEW: The 1975 – Oran Mor, Glasgow
REVIEW: The Weeknd – O2 ABC, Glasgow
The Weeknd O2 ABC, Glasgow, 21/3/13 The Weeknd is one of the most mysterious artists to emerge in the last two years. The star first rose to fame after rapper Drake posted a link to his first mixtape, House Of Balloons, on Twitter in 2011. Two more mixtapes were released online over the next year… Continue reading REVIEW: The Weeknd – O2 ABC, Glasgow
REVIEW: Bastille – Oran Mor, Glasgow
Bastille Oran Mor, Glasgow, 2/3/13 The Oran Mor was packed to full capacity, and it’s no real surprise to hear that this gig sold out weeks ago. Bastille seem to have come from nowhere, and have somehow managed to creep to number two in the singles chart with new single Pompeii – and the crowd… Continue reading REVIEW: Bastille – Oran Mor, Glasgow
REVIEW: Nerina Pallot – Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
Nerina Pallot Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, 14/12/13 Talented Brit and Ivor Novello Award nominee Nerina Pallot continued her Lonely Valentine Club Tour in Edinburgh by proving once again that she is one of the UK’s finest singer-songwriters. The intimate surroundings of the Pleasance Theatre proved the ideal venue for the show, which saw Pallot ditch the… Continue reading REVIEW: Nerina Pallot – Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
REVIEW: Ellie Goulding – O2 Academy, Glasgow
Ellie Goulding O2 Academy, Glasgow, 14/12/12 British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding gained stardom as soon as her music career began in 2009. Before her debut album Lights topped the charts, Goulding had already won the Critics’ Choice Award as the Brit Awards and the BBC Sound Of… poll in 2010, following in the footsteps of Adele… Continue reading REVIEW: Ellie Goulding – O2 Academy, Glasgow