Volbeat & Bush @ Utilita Arena, Birmingham – 12 November 2025
With the nights drawing in and winter starting to bite, Danish rockers’ Volbeat roll into Birmingham on their ‘Greatest of All Tours Worldwide‘. Tonight,…
Live Reviews
Disturbed & Megadeth @ Utilita Arena, Birmingham – 20 October 2025
Birmingham’s Utilita Arena is packed for a night of metal in full force. Disturbed are marking 25 years of their debut ‘The Sickness’, with…
Thrash of the Titans: Testament, Obituary, Destruction @ O2 Academy, Birmingham – 08 October 2025
Stepping into the O2 Academy for Thrash of the Titans – for three bands I’ve loved for two-thirds of my life – the lower-than-expected…
Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter / The Stranglers / Buzzcocks @ Dreamland, Margate – 23 August 2025
On a perfect summer evening, Dreamland hosts the Margate Summer Series’ Holidays in the Sun. With the vintage funfair as a backdrop and the…
Yngwie Malmsteen @ KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton – 02 August 2025
There’s no shortage of spectacle on a Saturday night, but when Yngwie Malmsteen rolls back into town, it brings a certain sense of occasion…
W.A.S.P. @ Rock City, Nottingham – 27 July 2025
L.A. metal pioneers Blackie Lawless and W.A.S.P. are in Nottingham on the ‘Album ONE Alive!’ tour, turning back the clock 40 years with a…
Iron Maiden @ Utilita Arena, Birmingham – 21 June 2025
I’m back at Birmingham’s main arena for the third time in 14 years to see Iron Maiden – this time on their “Run For…
SatchVai Band @ Civic Hall, Wolverhampton – 18 June 2025
Two of the most iconic guitarists of the modern era – Joe Satriani and Steve Vai – unite under the banner of the newly…
Pixies @ O2 Academy, Birmingham – 20 May 2025
After four decades of chaos, catharsis and cryptic songcraft, alt-rock pioneers Pixies are still doing things their own way. Touring in support of their…
Michael Schenker @ KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton – 08 May 2025
Celebrating 50 years since his time with UFO, Michael Schenker is at KK’s to launch the UK leg of his “My Years With UFO”…
Napalm Death @ O2 Institute, Birmingham – 09 March 2025
With a powerhouse line-up featuring Crowbar, Full of Hell, and Brat, Napalm Death bring their ‘Campaign for Musical Destruction Tour’ to a crushing finale…
Bullet For My Valentine & Trivium @ Utilita Arena, Birmingham – 31 January 2025
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their respective breakthrough albums: ‘The Poison’, and ‘Ascendency’, Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium are in Birmingham tonight to perform…