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April 11, 2025 No Responses

Live Review: Hot Milk at The Globe Cardiff

Manchester based outfit Hot Milk have been doing the rounds for a good number of years now and have built a very solid fan base with their high profile festival slots and extensive touring. Their blending of genres all under...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

Live Review: Bring Me The Horizon at Cardiff Utilita Arena

It’s been a long time since the Sheffield outfit played in a tiny gig in the basement of a Bath pub and my mate ended up breaking his ankle two songs in. It was hard to believe that way back...

March 22, 2023 No Responses

Live Review: Don Broco w/ Papa Roach at Cardiff International Arena

The Welsh capital has a palpable buzz around it this evening and it’s due to one thing. Don Broco are back touring arenas again, with it all beginning in Cardiff. Coming off of the back of their chart topping fourth...

March 13, 2023 No Responses

Live Review: Shame at Cardiff Tramshed

It’s a cold and wet in the Welsh capital on a Sunday night. It’s also been just over a year since London based “Shame” performed in the very same venue in Cardiff. I’m going into the gig tonight thinking that...

February 17, 2023 No Responses

Live Review: Mogwai at Cardiff Great Hall

What is louder, a harrier jet or the sound that comes out of a Mogwai gig? I know it’s almost a given now that when you show up to one of their concerts, the volume is going to be turned...

February 2, 2023 No Responses

Live Review: The Subways at Clwb Ifor Bach

If you talk to any 00’s kid who grew up around the indie scene, they will all probably say that The Subways meant something special to them growing up. Their youthful energy really struck a chord with that core audience...

November 15, 2022 No Responses

Live Review: Biffy Clyro at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

There’s always been a space in my heart for Biffy Clyro (and yes that wording is definitely intentional). It’s hard to argue that they haven’t been one of the hardest working bands over the last couple of decades; from their...

November 5, 2022 one Response

Live Review: Paolo Nutini at Cardiff International Arena

It’s been a long eight years since the soulful Paolo Nutini released the wonderful “Caustic Love” and a lot has changed in that time. Back in 2014 it felt like a real statement piece; something that showcased a new maturity...

October 16, 2022 No Responses

Live Review: Alexisonfire at Cardiff Great Hall

Canadian rock outfit Alexisonfire last played Cardiff 12 years ago and at the time missing out on that gig was something that I remember really regretting at the time. Particularly as they subsequently broke shortly afterwards; I’d thought that my...

September 13, 2022 No Responses

Live Review: Cassyette at Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

There is a wave of kick-ass women leading the way in a British punk movement at this moment in time. Along with acts like Nova Twins and Wargasm, Cassyette is bringing rock back to the mainstream along with collaborating with...

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