Live Reviews

There’s something happening with Holding Absence. Something that isn't necessarily big, but something that’s genuine and authentic. In years to come, people will be trying to tell you they were at this run of shows. They probably weren’t, but everyone who caught Holding Absence on this tour knows they saw the start of something really, really special. Long may it last.

People say if you form a band, play the music you love. Or they tell you do what’s cool for the money. Blood Youth are only listening to those first people. Well...that and a whole lot of turn of the century post-hardcore and nu-metal. We went down to the Glasgow leg of the band's recent tour, where they were joined by Palm Reader and Lotus Eater.

Tonight the famous Troxy Theatre in East London plays host to four bands from different corners of the rock spectrum, including headline sets from pop-punk darlings The Wonder Years And emo rock mainstays Mayday Parade.

While She Sleeps seem as if they’ve undergone a transformation since taking control of their own destiny with their previous album 'You Are We'. It’s a preconception that does this band a disservice. Shows like this aren’t born out of being the hot thing right now. They come from lighting a burning fire in the heart of your fans. 'SO WHAT?' is just the latest piece of fuel used to fan the flame, and we celebrated with the band on the Glasgow leg of their tour.

As It Is kicked off their Intimate Depression Tour in Bournemouth with support coming from Modern Error. We took a trip down to the first night of tour in Bournemouth - as their first UK show of the year would it leave us with smiles on our faces?

Over 10,000 metal fans descend upon one of the nations most revered venues tonight to witness a moment of history, as Aussie metalcore heroes Parkway Drive headline the biggest show of their illustrious career.

Following the surprise release of their sixth studio album ‘The Spark That Moves’ Cancer Bats are back in the UK for an intimate tour, flagged by Scottish metallers Bleed From Within and Nepalese metalcore act Underside.

This year Snow Patrol are celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band. In that time they've released seven studio albums and spread their music across the globe, and their live show is just one more reason they’ve achieved such success. We took a trip to the Bournemouth date of their Wildness tour in celebration of their latest release, and with support from Roe and Kodaline the packed out venue was in for a Sunday night treat.

Last year, Aussie quartet The Faim released their debut EP Summer Is A Curse. After a line-up reshuffle, they’ve started off the new year with their debut UK headline tour, beginning with a sold-out Southampton Joiners. Joined by Chapel and Halflives, we went down to watch them kick-off the tour in style.

Enter Shikari are objectively one of the best bands at being a great band in the UK. Possibly the world. They have been for a long time, and it doesn’t seem set to change anytime soon.