Category: Live Reviews

Glenn 30/03/201703/04/2017 at most a kiss, babybird, Birmingham, black skinhead, blossoms, blow, cabbage, charlemagne, cold feet, deep grass, dumb and full of…, fourteen, George Michael, getaway, honey sweet, kanye west, o2 Academy, Oasis, Review, rory wynne, texia, The 1975, the coral, tom ogden, Wham!, what would rory do?, young

Blossoms – o2 Academy, Birmingham – 2017-03-29

After a high-octane year having released their debut album, garnering high critical acclaim, playing sold out tours and festival appearances galore, Blossoms last

Live Reviews

Mark Woodward 15/03/201720/03/2017 acoustics, always this way, Birmingham, birmingham institute, cathedral tour, don't ask me why, emma topolski, laura marling, live review, not nearly, nothing, o2 institute, Review, soothing, sophia, street hassle, tamsin topolski, The Voice, UK Tour, wild fire

Laura Marling – o2 Institute – 2017/03/14

Arguably, already the most intimate Midlands venue, the O2 Institute in Digbeth, Birmingham, looked especially exquisite for Laura Marling’s gig,

Live Reviews

Glenn 04/03/201703/04/2017 Birmingham, brum, c duncan, Elbow, grounds for divorce, guy garvey, intimate, lippy kids, Live, magnificent (she says), mirrorball, my sad captains, o2, o2 Academy, one day like this, residency, Review, the birds, two-night

Elbow – o2 Academy, Birmingham – 2017/03/02

Manchester legends Elbow played the second of their two-night residency at Birmingham’s o2 Academy and managed to completely melt the

Live Reviews

Danni Griffiths 20/02/201723/02/2017 13 little dolls, acoustic, Birmingham, birmingham institute, come with us, disco, familia, love is a camera, o2 institute 2, seb, sophie ellis-bextor, take me home, violins, Wanderlust, wild forever, young blood

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – o2 Institute 2, Birmingham – 2017-02-17

Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed at the o2 Institute Library in Digbeth last night and easily reminded people how much of a

Live Reviews New Music

Danni Griffiths 09/02/201723/02/2017 acoustic, Birmingham, chase & status, cuckoolander, Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, Gig, intimate, lounge, plan b, praying, release the brakes, Review, sunflower, the sunflower lounge, tom grennan, when it all goes worng, when it all goes wrong

Tom Grennan – Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham – 2017-02-08

Tom Grennan performed in one of Birmingham’s most intimate venues last night and if you haven’t heard the name Tom

Live Reviews

Glenn 16/01/201729/01/2017 acid rain, avenged sevenfold, Birmingham, danni g, disturbed, double header, Genting Arena, in flames, m shadows, Review, synyster gates, the stage, UK Tour, unholy confessions, world tour

Avenged Sevenfold – Genting Arena, Birmingham – 2017-01-13

American rockers Avenged Sevenfold brought their ‘The Stage’ world tour to Birmingham complete with a stellar lineup of In Flames

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Glenn 13/12/201629/12/2016 Album, alonza bevan, Birmingham, crispian mills, digbeth, govinda, harry broadbent, hey dude, hush, Institute, k, k2.0, kula shaker, Live, o2, paul winterhart, Review, tattva

Kula Shaker – The Institute, Birmingham – 2016-12-12

It’s sometimes hard to believe that it has been 20 years since we were in the middle of the ‘Cool

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Glenn 12/12/201629/12/2016 2016, bing bong, Birmingham, bunf, cian ciaran, dafyd ieuan, december, demons, digbeth, fuzzylogic, god! show me magic, gruff rhys, guto pryce, hew bunford, hometown unicorn, Institute, live music, o2, play it cool, radiator, Review, SFA, super furries, super furry animals, the man don't give a fuck

Super Furry Animals – The Institute, Birmingham – 2012-12-10

The Super Furry Animals are one of Wales’ greatest exports and one of the most unique and brilliant bands the

Live Reviews

Glenn 09/12/201618/12/2016 2016, Civic Hall, come home, december, Girl At The End Of The World, James, nothing but love, Review, she's a star, sit down, Tim Booth, UK Tour, Wolverhampton

James – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton – 2016-12-07

Rounding off a spectacular year following the release of latest album ‘Girl at the End of the World’, Manchester legends

Live Reviews

Mark Woodward 08/12/201620/03/2017 Birmingham, Country Folk, Gig, intimate, led zeppelin, Lissie, live review, nick tesoriero, o2 institute, stevie nicks, teddy thompson, they all want you, when i'm alone

Lissie & Teddy Thompson – o2 Institute 2, Birmingham – 2016-12-03

This gig was always going to be excellent as both of these acoustic, folk-rock artists already featured high on my