Reviews by Nicola Allen

The blue half of Manchester was drowned in a multitude of colour last night as Coldplay rolled into the city, performing live as part of their 2011/2012-world tour that fans have dubbed the Mylo Xylotour. At almost one year on … Continue reading →

Swedish punk rockers The Hives made a riotous return to the UK live scene on Tuesday night, during an electric headlining show on the tiny stage of The Borderline in Central London. Playing ahead of the release of their fifth … Continue reading →

Blur guitarist and solo singer/songwriter Graham Coxon hit the Steel City’s Leadmill venue last night, showcasing a number of tracks from his new album, ‘A+E’. Support came from Nottingham breakbeat rock quartet Yunioshi, who brought a selection of massive electro-filled … Continue reading →

Pub venue The Soundhouse – deep in the cultural quarter of Leicester – was the location of choice for Scottish guitar quartet Kassidy’s penultimate spring tour date, in support of their new album ‘One Man Army’. The support came from … Continue reading →

On a rather miserable, icy night in the city of Leicester solo singer-songwriter James Morrison brought The Awakening tour to town, in the gorgeous surroundings of De Montfort Hall. Warm-up act Rainy Boy Sleep – real name Stevie Martin – … Continue reading →

Performing on a stage that they last played more than four years ago, London quintet The Maccabees kicked off their January tour – in support of new album ‘Given To The Wild’ – with absolute finesse. Support came from the … Continue reading →

It was a cold autumn night in Leeds, but that didn’t stop St Albans’ number one disco trio from keeping Summer going, in the depths of the O2 Academy. The stage, which was adorned in large LED screens displaying the … Continue reading →

So tonight was the big homecoming for the boys of Kasabian, performing at the brand new O2 Academy in the heart of the University of Leicester campus. The gig was the second of three gigs on the Radio 1 Student … Continue reading →