It’s almost that time again when 5000 people descend on Mote Park for one of the best weekends of the year. That’s right - Maid of Stone! We’ve been lucky enough to be attending this since its inception in 2023 and this is my third year. It’s always a highlight in the festival calendar and … Continue reading We’ll Be There: Maid of Stone 2026
Author: Ross
Music is everything. Always at a gig. Probably slagged off your favourite band. Definitely too opinionated for my own good.
Festival Review: Breaking Bands Festival 2026 – Sunday
It’s the final day of the final Breaking Bands before its metamorphosis into Ascendancy. There’s not really the Sunday sluggishness about the site and, if anything, people are more raring to go the deeper into the weekend we get. For some of us, including me, camp is packed up, ready to go home once the … Continue reading Festival Review: Breaking Bands Festival 2026 – Sunday
Festival Review: Breaking Bands Festival 2026 – Saturday
Talk on the second day of Breaking Bands suggest there’s a bit of rain overnight but with a hot weekend and an even hotter line-up over the three days, it’s hardly going to stall the momentum. What becomes apparent today is that whilst yesterday was good with a host of bands, none of whom were … Continue reading Festival Review: Breaking Bands Festival 2026 – Saturday
Festival Review: Breaking Bands Festival 2026 – Thursday/Friday
It’s the hottest weekend of the year so far, unseasonably warm for a bank holiday, in fact. But this weekend, at Breaking Bands 2026, it’s the start of what looks to be another excellent festival season. Let me just say from the start of this coverage with Saturday and Sunday to have their own separate … Continue reading Festival Review: Breaking Bands Festival 2026 – Thursday/Friday
Gig Review: The Virginmarys / IDestroy – The Grace, London (6th June 2026)
You have to be a great band or be playing a very special kind of show to justify a trip to London. Thankfully, for the latest Virginmarys tour, both boxes are ticked. With their new album, Beyond the House of Fires, Ally Dickaty and Danny Dolan’s reworking and reinterpretation of The House Beyond the Fires, … Continue reading Gig Review: The Virginmarys / IDestroy – The Grace, London (6th June 2026)
Gig Review: Kiefer Sutherland / Colin Andrew – KK’s Steel Mill (14th May 2026)
There's still a tendency for people to raise an eyebrow when Kiefer Sutherland's name appears on a gig poster. Nowadays, it's more in a sense of "Oh, yeah, he does music, too," rather than a "This should be interesting..." It's great to be back in KK's, somehow, for the first time this year. With a … Continue reading Gig Review: Kiefer Sutherland / Colin Andrew – KK’s Steel Mill (14th May 2026)