If you turned up to Haydock Park expecting a gentle warm up and slow lead in before Madness, Laurie Wright clearly didn’t get the memo, because instead of easing the crowd in, he walked out with nothing but an acoustic…
Category: POP
After my first Britfest last year I was really looking forward to this. A cracking line up yet again and this time I’m camping. Getting to Britfest couldn’t be more simple, get to Altrincham and either jump on the free…
Halifax was looking for the perfect soundtrack to a summer evening, Amy Macdonald and friends delivered it in style. On a night where the weather behaved itself for once – always a bonus in West Yorkshire – The Piece Hall…
If there were ever proof that teenage crushes can age like a decent bottle of wine, it arrived at Halifax’s Piece Hall on Saturday night. More than two decades after bursting onto the scene with floppy fringes and infectious guitar-pop,…
So where do I start? Sparks, a band so much more than those couple of songs that get dredged up time and time again for BBC4’s Top Of The Pops 1974, 1979 etc etc. A band who, despite their lengthy…
There’s a certain optimism required to attend an outdoor concert in Yorkshire. Standing in The Piece Hall on Saturday evening, watching dark clouds empty themselves over Halifax with impressive determination, it felt like that optimism was being thoroughly tested. Thankfully,…