LIVE REVIEWS 2018
YEAR IN REVIEW
2018
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE SNUTS //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: BONNIE MACRAE
★★★★★ (5/5)
ANDRE RIEU //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: CATHERINE BUCHAN
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
MARK SHARP &
THE BICYCLE THIEVES //
THE GARAGE (G2), GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BABY STRANGE //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE NINTH WAVE //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NATHAN PEARSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
TRAVIS //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
CAST //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
WOLF ALICE //
O2 VICTORIA WAREHOUSE, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN MCEVOY
★★★★☆ (4/5)
MADNESS //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
MGMT //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN MCEVOY
★★★★☆ (4/5)
STRANGE BONES & RASCALTON
// ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
★★★★★ (5/5)
SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE OVERTONES //
BARBICAN CENTRE, YORK
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
NILE RODGERS & CHIC //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
RETRO VIDEO CLUB //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALAN WHITFIELD
★★★★★ (5/5)
VON HERTZEN BROTHERS // NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
FANGCLUB //
JIMMY’S, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTY LEANNE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BJORN AGAIN //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
AUGUST BURNS RED //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★☆ (4/5)
MARIAH CAREY //
FIRST DIRECT ARENA, LEEDS
REVIEW BY: JOHN MCEVOY
★★★★★ (5/5)
DMA
‘S //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
BEN HOWARD //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: NATHAN PEARSON
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
CHASE ATLANTIC //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
TREMONTI //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LEWIS MILNE
★★★★★ (5/5)
LEA MICHELLE &
DARREN CRISS //
O2 APOLLO, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
JAMES & THE CHARLATANS //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
RAZORLIGHT //
OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NATHAN PEARSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE WILDHEARTS //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: ALAN WHITFIELD
★★★★★ (5/5)
MUSE //
ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON
REVIEW BY: PETE WISHER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
CYPRESS HILL //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: PAUL LUNNY
PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
BLOSSOMS //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NATHAN PEARSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
CKY //
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE GOOD, THE BAD &
THE QUEEN //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: BEN LAMONT
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
A PERFECT CIRCLE //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE MAGPIE SALUTE //
THE MILL, BIRMINGHAM
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD // THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
JEFF WAYNE’S WAR OF THE WORLDS // THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
AMY MACDONALD //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
FRANKIE VALLI //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE TWILIGHT SAD //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM MACKINTOSH
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE HINDS //
THE CAVES, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: SAM STEPHEN
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
FRIENDLY FIRES //
RIVERSIDE,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE DAMNED //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: ANGIE PRENTICE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BOWLING FOR SOUP //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALAN WHITFIELD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
SUNFLOWER BEAM //
SCHOOL OF ART, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
YOU ME AT SIX //
O2 ACADEMY,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
COURTEENERS //
METRO RADIO ARENA,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
CLEAN CUT KID //
THE WARDROBE, LEEDS
REVIEW BY: ROGER MCGIVERN
PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
CHRISTINE & THE QUEEN’S //
ROYAL CONCERT HALL, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: TRACEY FAYE MCINTYRE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
KYLE FALCONER //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NATHAN PEARSON
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
MILES KANE //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BOY GEORGE & CULTURE CLUB // THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
NOTHING BUT THIEVES //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALAN WHITFIELD
★★★★★ (5/5)
MUMFORD & SONS //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT (MUMFORD & SONS) AND
TRACEY FAYE MCINTYRE (MAGGIE ROGERS)
PHOTOS BY: ROBERTO RICCIUTI
★★★★☆ (4/5)
COURTNEY BARNETT //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: BEN LAMONT
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BASEMENT //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
★★★★★ (5/5)
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: JESSIE WILSON
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
SAINT RAYMOND //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALAN WHITFIELD
★★★★★ (5/5)
KING NO-ONE //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: GAVIN ROSS
★★★★★ (5/5)
REEF //
FIBBERS, YORK
REVIEW BY: ROGER MCGIVERN
PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES // BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
KING NUN //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALAN WHITFIELD
★★★★★ (5/5)
JOHNNY MARR // BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: STEPHEN WILSON
PHOTOS BY: ROBERTO RICCITUI
★★★★★ (5/5)
REEL BIG FISH &
LESS THAN JAKE //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE PROCLAIMERS //
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, DUNFERMLINE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM MACKINTOSH
★★★★★ (5/5)
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL //
MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTY LEANNE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
SHAKEY GRAVES //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
WE WERE PROMISE JETPACKS // ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
★★★★☆ (4/5)
A + WHEATUS + INME //
RIVERSIDE,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
BUGZY MALONE //
CORN EXCHANGE, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: INNES REID
★★★★★ (5/5)
BILLY OCEAN //
ROYAL CONCERT HALL, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALAN WHITFIELD
★★★★★ (5/5)
TONIGHT ALIVE //
MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTY LEANNE
★★★★★ (5/5)
SLAYER //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
GEORGE EZRA //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: ALISA BROWN
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★☆
OF MICE & MEN //
RIVERSIDE,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
LEWIS CAPALDI //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDROS COSTA
★★★★☆ (4/5)
PHIL CAMPBELL &
THE BASTARD SON’S //
THE GARAGE (G2), GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
BARNS COURTNEY //
THE GARAGE (G2), GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALAN WHITFIELD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
LEON BRIDGES //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
DR. MARTEN’S PRESENTS… KING NUN // NEWCASTLE SHOP
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
FAT FREDDY’S DROP // BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
SLAVES // O2 ACADEMY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
KILLING JOKE //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: BEN LAMONT
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★★ (5/5)
DR MARTEN’S PRESENTS…
THE NINTH WAVE //
GLASGOW SHOP, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NATHAN PEARSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE DECEMBERISTS //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
DR MARTEN’S PRESENTS…
TOM GRENNAN //
BRIGHTON SHOP, BRIGHTON
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: MICHAEL HUNDERTMARK
★★★★★ (5/5)
ANTI-FLAG //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE PRODIGY //
SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS - HALL 3, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: JESSIE WILSON
PHOTOS BY: FINDLAY MACDONALD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
KACEY MUSGRAVES //
SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS - ARMADILLO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
FATHERSON //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: TRACEY FAYE MCINTYRE
PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BLACKBERRY SMOKE //
O2 ACADEMY,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★★ (5/5)
SAM FENDER //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: EWAN HEARNS
PHOTOS BY: FINDLAY MACDONALD
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
BLOXX //
THINK TANK?,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BAD SOUNDS //
KING TUTS’ WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
LORD HURON //
THE SAGE, GATESHEAD
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
ALT-J //
BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN MCEVOY
★★★★☆ (4/5)
SLEAFORD MODS //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE BLINDERS //
BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★★ (5/5)
RICHARD ASHCROFT //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
YELLOW DAYS //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: EWAN HEARNS
PHOTOS BY: FINDLAY MACDONALD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
FIRST AIT KIT //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
RICK ASTLEY //
SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS - ARMADILLO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
DREAM WIFE //
THE WARDROBE, LEEDS
REVIEW BY: ROGER MCGIVERN
PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
STATE CHAMPS //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★★ (5/5)
DAVID BYRNE //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: STRAUN NELSON
PHOTOS BY: ROBERTO RICCIUTI
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN //
BARBICAN CENTRE, YORK
REVIEW BY: ROGER MCGIVERN
PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
JACK WHITE //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: STRUAN NELSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
SIGALA //
QMU, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★☆☆ (3.5./5)
THE RASMUS //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: BETHANY MORRISON
★★★★★ (5/5)
IDLES //
QMU, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
BLACK HONEY //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: BETHANY MORRISON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
TOM ODELL //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: JOSH DRUMMOND
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
VILLAGERS //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE // BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★★ (5/5)
ANTEROS //
THE WARDROBE, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★★ (5/5)
CROSSFAITH //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★☆ (4/5)
EDITORS //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
BLACK PEAKS //
THE CLUNY,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
SICK JOY //
JIMMY’S, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTY LEANNE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
TELEMAN //
RIVERSIDE,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
ELVANA //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW BY: ROGER MCGIVERN
PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
BO NINGEN //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: BEN LAMONT
★★★★☆ (4/5)
JOHN BUTLER TRIO //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
COHEED AND THE CAMBRIA //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE STORY SO FAR //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
TOM GRENNAN //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLYMONT
★★★★☆ (4/5)
GET CAPE, WEAR CAPE, FLY //
THINK TANK?,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
BECKY HILL //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: JESSIE WILSON
PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE ACADEMIC //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★★★ (5/5)
JORJA SMITH //
O2 ACADEMY,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE AMITY AFFLICTION //
MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTY LEANNE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
AVLANCHE PARTY & CANSHAKER PI //
JIMMY’S, MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ELLEN WOOLER
★★★★★ (5/5)
SIR CLIFF RICHARD //
ROYAL CONCERT HALL, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
JEFF LYNNE’S ELO //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: JESSIE THOMSON
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
LEVEL 42 //
ROYAL CONCERT HALL, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
ANNA CALVI //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
PHOTOS BY: ROBERTO RICCIUTI
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
CROWN THE EMPIRE //
RIVERSIDE,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
ARCTIC MONKEYS //
METRO RADIO ARENA,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
AGAINST THE CURRENT //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
HALESTORM //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
LAUREL //
THINK TANK?,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
BIFFY CLYRO -
MTV UNPLUGGED LIVE //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: CALUM BUCHAN
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
SHANIA TWAIN //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
FATHERSON //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTY BRODIE
★★★★★ (5/5)
EUROPE //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: STEPHEN WILSON
PHOTOS BY: BAZZA MILLS
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ONLY THE POETS //
RIVERSIDE,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ALBERT HAMMOND JR //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
JANELLE MONAE //
MANCHESTER ACADEMY,
MANCHESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★☆ (4/5)
YUNGBLUD //
THE GARAGE (G2), GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
GLAMSLAM 2018 -
SIMPLE MINDS, THE PRETENDERS & KT TUNSTALL //
SLESSOR GARDEN’S, DUNDEE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE KOOKS //
CORRAN HALLS, OBAN
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
UGLY KID JOE //
RIVERSIDE,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
GARBAGE //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE THE //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KATRIN LAMONT
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
HANNAH TRIGWELL //
OLD HAIRDRESSERS, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
PASSENGER //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLYMONT
★★★★★ (5/5)
ST VINCENT //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
GOMEZ //
O2 ACADEMY,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE FRATELLIS //
KELVINGROVE BANDSTAND, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★★ (5/5)
DEAF HAVANA //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
NO HOT ASHES //
THE GARAGE (ATTIC BAR), GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CAREY MCEWAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BRAYN FERRY //
KELVINGROVE BANDSTAND, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
BLACK REBEL
MOTORCYCLE CLUB //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★★ (5/5)
RITA ORA //
SLESSOR GARDEN’S, DUNDEE
REVIEW BY: PAMELA PEARSON
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
DEL AMIRTI //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
VISTAS //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE LITTLE KICKS //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BANANARAMA //
EDINBURGH CASTLE, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
NOEL GALLAGHER’S
HIGH FLYING BIRDS //
EDINBURGH CASTLE, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: JOSH DRUMMOND
PHOTOS BY: ROBERTO RICCIUTI
★★★★☆ (4/5)
TOM GRENNAN //
PRETTY GREEN, LONDON
REVIEW BY: PETE WISHER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
MINISTRY //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE HUNNA //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: EMMA DOCKRELL
★★★★★ (5/5)
BRUNO MARS //
GLASGOW GREEN, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
EELS //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: STRUAN NELSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
MYLES KENNEDY //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
ROGER WATERS //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
FATHERSON //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: EMMA DOCKRELL
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT //
CORN EXCHANGE,
CAMBRIDGE
REVIEW BY: ALISTAIR HAMILTON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BEN HOWARD //
THE PLAYHOUSE, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
TREMONTI //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LEWIS MILNE
★★★★★ (5/5)
IRON & WIRE //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ELVIS COSTELLO //
THE PLAYHOUSE, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
WOES //
THE GARAGE (ATTIC BAR), GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
MILES KANE //
THE JUNCTION, CAMBRIDGE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALISTAIR HAMILTON
★★★★★ (5/5)
FOO FIGHTERS //
THE LONDON STADIUM, LONDON
REVIEW BY: PETE WISHER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES // THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★★ (5/5)
BILL MURRAY & FRIENDS //
FESTIVAL THEATRE, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: KENDALL WILSON
PHOTOS BY: GREG MACVEAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE SKIDS //
KELVINGROVE BANDSTAND,
GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
BELLY //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: MARIE P MILLER
PHOTOS BY: CALUM MACKINTOSH
★★★★★ (5/5)
ALICE IN CHAINS //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
FUTURE ISLANDS //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: JOSH DRUMMOND
PHOTOS: SEAN FRANCIS
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
P.I.L (PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED)
// O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
HAIM //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE ROLLING STONES //
BT MURRAYFIELD STADIUM, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
RETRO VIDEO CLUB //
PJ MOLLY’S, DUNFERMLINE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
MAYDAY PARADE //
RIVERSIDE,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: WILL GORMAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
THOM YORKE //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: JOSH DRUMMOND
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
CAMILA CABELLO //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: VANESSA DAVIDSON
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
VIEW REVIEW:
★★★★★ (5/5)
JAMES BAY //
CORN EXCHANGE, CAMBRIDGE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALISTAIR HAMILTON
VIEW REVIEW:
★★★★★ (5/5)
COURTNEY BARNETT //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: INNES REID
★★★★☆ (4/5)
HAUX //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: CALVIN SMITH
★★★★★ (5/5)
NEW HOPE CLUB //
O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★★★ (5/5)
BONOBO //
ALEXANDRA PALACE, LONDON
REVIEW BY: PETE WISHER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BETH DITTO //
THE JUNCTION, CAMBRIDGE
REVIEW BY: MATT LEE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE SHADES //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM //
SWG3, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDROS COSTA
★★★★★ (5/5)
JAKE BUGG //
KELVINGROVE BANDSTAND, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LEANNA TANNER
★★★★★ (5/5)
BRITROCK MUST BE DESTROYED //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
SPECTOR //
SCALA, LONDON
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NICOLE STEWART-RUSHWORTH
★★★★★ (5/5)
LO MOON //
OMEARA, LONDON
REVIEW BY: PETE WISHER
★★★★★ (5/5)
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN // USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
DMA’S //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
SPARKS //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
CITY CALM DOWN //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
NINA NESBITT //
MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
REVIEW BY: LEWIS ROBERTS
★★★★★ (5/5)
JAMES //
KING GEORGE’S HALL, BLACKBURN
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
ISLAND //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
FOREIGNER //
SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS - ARMADILLO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: BAZZA MILLS
★★★★★ (5/5)
BROTHERS OSBOURNE //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: SCOTT MITCHELL
PHOTOS BY: BRENDAN BEHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
LOWER THAN ATLANTIS //
FIBBERS, YORK
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
VISTAS //
BAKERS, KILMARNOCK
REVIEW BY: SCOTT MITCHELL
PHOTOS BY: BRENDAN BEHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
RITA ORA //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: JESSIE WILSON
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
NEON WALTZ //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: EWAN HEARNS
PHOTOS BY: JAKE GORDON
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
ADAM FRENCH //
THE MASH HOUSE, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
WE ARE SCIENTISTS //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
PEACE //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
BLOSSOMS //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE ALARM //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
NICKELBACK //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
JUNGLE //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★★★ (5/5)
DRENGE //
THE ART SCHOOL, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: SCOTT MITCHELL
PHOTOS BY: BRENDAN BEHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
WALK OFF THE EARTH //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BRUNO MAJOR //
THE BROADCAST, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★★☆ (4/5)
TTNG //
THE EXCHANGE, BRISTOL
REVIEW BY: CALOGERO AMICO
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
BLEED FROM WITHIN //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
AN EVENING WITH…
ALEX SALMOND //
CAIRD HALL, DUNDEE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS SCOTT
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE ACADEMIC //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★★ (5/5)
MANIC STREET PREACHERS // THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: PAUL LUNNY
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
MERCURY REV //
THE CAVES, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM MACKINTOSH
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
NOEL GALLAGHER’S
HIGH FLYING BIRDS //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: BAZZA MILLS
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
GENGAHR //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
MABEL //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
OF MICE & MEN //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★★ (5/5)
FRANK TURNER &
THE SLEEPING SOULS //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: GAV BASSET
PHOTOS BY: SEAN FRANCIS
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE VAMPS //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDROS COSTA
★★★★☆ (4/5)
LISA STANSFIELD //
BARBICAN CENTRE, YORK
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★★ (5/5)
COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS // SUMMERHALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ISSAC GRACIE //
RESCUE ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: TOM GODDARD
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
UGLY KID JOE //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: BAZZA MILLS
★★★★★ (5/5)
ARCADE FIRE //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: GRAEME MCMAHON
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
KIM WILDE //
BARBICAN CENTRE, YORK
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: JOHN HAYHURST
★★★★★ (5/5)
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM MACKINTOSH
★★★★☆ (4/5)
WHENYOUNG (SUPPORTING -
THE VACCINES) //
ALEXANDRA PALACE, LONDON
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NICOLE STEWART-RUSHWORTH
★★★★★ (5/5)
PENDULUM //
PRINTWORKS, LONDON
REVIEW BY: PETE WISHER
★★★★★ (5/5)
FENNE LILY //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
CALUM SCOTT //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE VACCINES //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
DUA LIPA //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: PAULINE YOUNG
PHOTO BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BASTILLE //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTO BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
WALK THE MOON //
O2 FORUM KENTISH TOWN, LONDON
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NICOLE STEWART-RUSHWORTH
VIEW REVIEW:
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THEO KATZMAN //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: EMMA DOCKRELL
★★★★☆ (4/5)
NEW HOPE CLUB //
ORAN MOR, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
NIGHT RIOTS //
O2 ACADEMY, BIRMINGHAM
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: HOLLIE TURNER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ASHTON MERRYGOLD //
ORAN MOR, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLYMONT
★★★★☆ (4/5)
MISTERWIVES //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE WONDER STUFF //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
EVANESCENE //
CITY HALL, SHEFFIELD
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: TOM GODDARD
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
LET’S EAT GRANDMA //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLYMONT
★★★★☆ (4/5)
SG LEWIS //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: DAWN HEARSUM
★★★★☆ (4/5)
OTHERKIN //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★★ (5/5)
TOKIO MYERS //
THE QUEEN’S HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: KELLYANNE TOBIN
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
SUNFLOWER BEAM //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: SAM STEPHEN
★★★★★ (5/5)
GRETA VAN FLEET //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
GEORGE EZRA //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE FRATELLIS //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLYMONT
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
EMBRACE //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: BAZZA MILLS
★★★★★ (5/5)
ANNE-MARIE //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLYMONT
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
PHOENIX //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE MAGIC GANG //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PRODUCT OF GEORGE
★★★★★ (5/5)
STEVEN WILSON //
SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS - ARMADILLO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
YOUNG FATHERS //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLOYMONT
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
BELLE & SEBASTIAN //
CONCERT HALL, PERTH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
KASABIAN //
VICTORIA THEATRE, HALIFAX
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
TOM GRENNAN //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLOYMONT
★★★★★ (5/5)
VANCE JOY //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PRODUCT OF GEORGE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
TOM WALKER //
RESCUE ROOMS, NOTTINGHAM
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: TOM GODDARD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
SIGRID //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: STUART WESTWOOD
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
MILK TEETH //
MAMA ROUX’S, BIRMINGHAM
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: TOM GODDARD
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE WOMBATS //
BEACH BALLROOM, ABERDEEN
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: COREY MCCKAY
★★★★★ (5/5)
NIALL HORAN //
SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS - ARMADILLO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: RACHEL WATSON
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
AVALANCHE PARTY //
O2 ACADEMY, LEICESTER
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: TOM GODDARD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
FIELD MUSIC //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
RAE MORRIS //
THE ART SCHOOL, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
GARY NUMAN //
ASSEMBLY ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: STRUAN NELSON
PHOTOS BY: FINDLAY MACDONALD
★★★★☆ (4/5)
AT THE DRIVE IN //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDROS COSTA
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
JOE BONAMASSA //
BHGE ARENA (AECC), ABERDEEN
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: COREY MCKAY
★★★★★ (5/5)
FEEDER //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
ALL TIME LOW //
SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS - HALL 3, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★
C2C (COUNTRY TO COUNTRY) 2018 // THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
AS IT IS //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
TURBOWOLF //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
TONIGHT ALIVE //
QMU, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE STRANGLERS //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: DECLAN HARRISON
PHOTOS BY: SEAN FRANCIS
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
MARSICANS //
THE GARAGE (ATTIC BAR), GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLYMONT
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
THE GLORIOUS //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
FICKLE FRIENDS //
FIBBERS, YORK
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
WATERPARKS //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALANNAH MCCLOYMONT
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ELBOW //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
MOOSE BLOOD //
QMU, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
IMAGINE DRAGONS //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
PALE WAVES //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: GEORGE MCFAYDEN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
TOM MISCH //
ORAN MOR, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: EWAN HEARNS
PHOTOS BY: MATT DORAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT // BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
DJANGO DJANGO //
THE GARAGE, ABERDEEN
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: COREY MCKAY
★★★★★ (5/5)
PAUL DRAPER //
THE ART SCHOOL, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
PAUL WELLER //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
SAM FENDER //
THE GARAGE (ATTIC BAR), GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
FIRST AID KIT //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE VAN T’S //
THE TUNNELS, ABERDEEN
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: COREY MCKAY
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE XCERTS //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★★ (5/5)
BRIAN FALLON &
THE HOWLING WEATHER //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
INDOOR PETS //
THE BORDERLINE, LONDON
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NICOLE STEWART-RUSHWORTH
★★★★★ (5/5)
DON BROCO //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
DERMOT KENNEDY //
ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
EASY //
AUDIO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: CALVIN SMITH
PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★★ (5/5)
FRANZ FERDINAND //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
JAKE BUGG //
THE OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: DECLAN HARRISON
PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDROS COSTA
★★★★☆ (4/5)
HIGH TYDE //
THE MASH HOUSE, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: FINDLAY MACDONALD
★★★☆☆
ALVVAYS //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDROS COSTA
★★★★★ (5/5)
MORRISSEY //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: EWAN HEARNS
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
LEWIS CAPALDI //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: COREY MCKAY
★★★★☆ (4/5)
UNDERNEATH THE LIGHTS //
PJ MOLLY’S, DUNFERMLINE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE SCRIPT //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE SNUTS //
THE CAVES, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: OWEN MELDRUM
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE SHERLOCKS //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: EWAN HEARNS
PHOTOS BY: FINDLAY MACDONALD
★★★★★ (5/5)
SIMPLE MINDS //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA //
ORAN MOR, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: KENDALL WILSON
PHOTOS BY: BAZZA MILLS
★★★★★ (5/5)
OUT LINES //
HORSECROSS THEATRE, PERTH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM MACKINTOSH
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
MARMOZETS //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: DECLAN HARRISON
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★★ (5/5)
KENDRICK LAMAR //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: JOSEPH MICHAEL
PHOTOS BY: TOP DAWG ENTERTAINMENT
★★★★★ (5/5)
AILEN ANT FARM //
O2 ACADEMY, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE FRONT BOTTOMS //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
SEA GIRLS //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: SARAH ANN SCULLION
★★★★★ (5/5)
SEAL //
USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW BY: STEPHEN WILSON
PHOTOS BY: SEAN FRANCIS
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
ARCH ENEMY //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
BOWLING FOR SOUP //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
WHILE SHE SLEEPS //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ANNABEL ALLUM //
CAMDEN ASSEMBLY, LONDON
REVIEW BY: PETE WISHER
★★★★★ (5/5)
ERASURE //
CAIRD HALL, DUNDEE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS SCOTT
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
JAMIE LENMAN //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE AMAZONS //
THE GARAGE, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KIRSTEN BRODIE
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE BLINDERS //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
SHED SEVEN //
THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LEANNA TANNER
★★★★☆ (4/5)
RAT BOY //
BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LACHLAN WILL
PHOTOS BY: GEORGE MCFAYDEN
★★★★★ (5/5)
GEORGE EZRA //
SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL, LONDON
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: NICOLE STEWART-RUSHWORTH
★★★★★ (5/5)
LADY GAGA //
GENTING ARENA, BIRMINGHAM
REVIEW BY: PETE WISHER
★★★★★
STEVE AOKI //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★★ (5/5)
VAGABONDS //
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY’S
REVIEW BY: OWEN MELDRUM
★★★★★ (5/5)
DEAD! //
THE KEY CLUB, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE DAMNED //
CAIRD HALL, DUNDEE
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM MACKINTOSH
★★★★★ (5/5)
BABY STRANGE //
THE PRIORY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: STEPHEN WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
MÖNGÖL HÖRDE //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
ASKING ALEXANDRIA //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDRA COSTA
★★★★☆ (4/5)
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDROS COSTA
★★★★★ (5/5)
FRANK TURNER AT
CELTIC CONNECTIONS //
ROYAL CONCERT HALL, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: PAUL STORR
★★★★☆ (4/5)
THE CRIBS //
THE QUEEN’S HALL, EDINBURGH
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CALUM MACKINTOSH
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE LONE BELLOW //
BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★★ (5/5)
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE //
STYLUS, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
VIEW REVIEW:
★★★★☆ (4/5)
LORD HURON //
BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
STEEL PANTHER //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: LORNE RALSTON
PHOTOS BY: BAZZA MILLS
★★★★★ (5/5)
THE NINTH WAVE //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: CALVIN SMITH
★★★★☆ (4/5)
PARAMORE //
THE SSE HYDRO, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: PAUL STORR
PHOTOS BY: CALUM BUCHAN
★★★★☆ (4/5)
TO KILL A KING //
BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: LAURA TOOMER
★★★★★ (5/5)
SEAWAY //
STEREO, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: CHRIS YOUNG
★★★★☆ (4/5)
BOOHOOHOO //
KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
THE HUNNA //
O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW
REVIEW BY: EWAN HEARNS
PHOTOS BY: INNES REID
★★★★★ (5/5)
SINGLE BY SUNDAY //
O2 ABC, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: ALEXANDROS COSTA
★★★★★ (5/5)
AWKWARD FAMILY PORTRAITS // KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: KENDALL WILSON