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Independent Venue Week 2025 – Reading Facebar and Tufnell Park Aces n EightsI’ve been going to gigs for almost 40 years and a significant number of those gigs have taken place in small local grassroots venues. From much missed venues like Newcast...Read the Full Post »

UK Subs – Reading Sub89 10 January 2025When Charlie Harper and his band of punk rock subversives played a packed Sub89 a few years back, we thought that was the last time we would ever see the band in town. Ho...Read the Full Post »

2024: A live reviewOne name dominated 2024’s live music scene – Taylor Swift. Her massive UK stadium tour included an unprecedented eight shows at Wembley Stadium and apparently generated r...Read the Full Post »

Michael Monroe and CJ Wildheart at Camden Electric Ballroom – 27 November 2024Last time I saw Michael Monroe was fronting Lords of the New Church at the 2023 VLR awards show in tribute to his old friend Stiv Bators. This time he’s revisiting his Ha...Read the Full Post »

The Urban Voodoo Machine & Boss Caine at Reading Facebar – 13 November 2024The red n black ‘Bourbon Soaked Gypsy Blues Bop”n’Stroll’ show is back in Reading for the first time in five years. It’s been far too long since we’ve seen Paul-Ronney An...Read the Full Post »

Recent Posts

Adam Ant & Toyah – Camden Roundhouse 2 November 2025 Spear of Destiny at Kings Cross The Water Rats – 27 October 2025 Readipop Fiesta 2025 - Reading University SU – 13 September 2025 Heathen Apostles – Reading Facebar – 16 July 2025 Forever Now Festival – Milton Keynes Bowl 22 June 2025 Electric Boys – The Water Rats Kings Cross – 10 June 2025 Are You Listening? Festival – 10 May 2025 The DeRellas @ Kings Cross The Water Rats: 10 April 2025 Tommy Hale & the Magnificent Bastards @ Tufnell Park Aces n Eights: 21 March 2025 Spriggan Mist: Prog @ The Butler, Reading

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