There’s a particular kind of hush that settles over a venue just before the opening act walks on. Not silence, because Mancs and the Ritz don’t do silence, but that low, curious murmur of a crowd still finding its feet,…
Category: LIVE REVIEW
Walking into the Ritz last Wednesday, the space grabbed you more than anything else – Not the crowd, the stage, or even the bands, but the fact that the normally well populated balcony was closed off, reserved only for AAA…
The Deaf Institute’s ground floor Lodge Room has always felt like the kind of place where bands come to either find themselves or lose themselves. Sometimes both happen on the same night. The 100 capacity room seems intimate without being…
Friday night at Manchester Academy opened its doors to the electrifying force that is Franz Ferdinand as they kicked off the early run of their massive world tour, storming through Ireland, Europe, and even lining up a US festival appearance…
41 years ago we danced to the Sisters Of Mercy, Gang Of Four, The Birthday Party and more in this very venue at what was affectionately called ‘The Thursday Bop’ in the Riley Smith. Part of Leeds University the building has…
Superstition demands you stay at home on Friday the 13th to stay safe, so I’m so glad we were all able to prove superstition wrong tonight If you gave superstition the middle finger and showed up looking for fat riffs…