Live Reviews - Woody's Melodic Rock & AOR Reviews

Iconic Eye + Daylight Robbery + RKB @ The Station, Cannock – Saturday 25th February Review by Woody I’ve only been to The Station once before and as a new venue it’s still establishing itself on the gig circuit and I thought it ...
Posted 5 Mar 2017, 06:13 by Paul Woodward

Tyketto + Romeo’s Daughter @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton – Monday 30th January 2017 Review By Woody The last time I saw Romeo’s Daughter was right here at The Robin supporting FM and without a shadow of a doubt the best I had ...
Posted 8 Feb 2017, 14:22 by Paul Woodward

Daylight Robbery @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton - Thursday 24th November 2016 Review by Woody The Robin is without doubt my favourite venue, whenever a tour or live dates are announced it’s the one venue I’m always hoping for and ...
Posted 7 Dec 2016, 14:26 by Paul Woodward

Electus + Daxx & Roxane + Wakedown + Tyrannosaurus Nebulous @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton – Wednesday 9th November 2016 Review By Woody For Electus’s second headline show at The Robin this year the band have assembled another intriguing collection of bands to support them! Making this a real ...
Posted 17 Nov 2016, 13:42 by Paul Woodward

Kee Marcello @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton – Thursday 22nd September 2016 Review by Woody One of the successes of this year’s HRH AOR was Kane’d who got one of the best reactions of the weekend and won a whole ...
Posted 10 Oct 2016, 07:39 by Paul Woodward

Big Country @ the Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton – Friday 16th September 2016 Review by Woody I hadn’t initially intended to go to this gig but once I saw Brummie AOR hot shots Corvus had been announced as support I snapped up ...
Posted 6 Oct 2016, 09:23 by Paul Woodward

Mitch Malloy @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton - Sunday 11th September 2016 Review by Woody Aussies Kaato have worked with Malloy on their recent album which he produced and co-wrote on, the band also features as Malloy’s backing band on ...
Posted 3 Oct 2016, 07:18 by Paul Woodward

Electus + The House Of Ghosts + Crows and Crosses + The Loved and Lost @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton – Wednesday 6th July 2016 Review By Woody When Electus announced this headline show at The Robin a few months ago I quickly added it to my gig diary and thought I’d take advantage ...
Posted 12 Jul 2016, 15:16 by Paul Woodward

HRH AOR 4 @ Hafan Y Mor, North Wales – Saturday 12th March 2016 Review by Woody Having abstained from drinking the previous day I’m more on the ball today to get down for the full line-up – first though I spent the ...
Posted 21 Mar 2016, 16:10 by Paul Woodward

HRH AOR 4 @ Hafan Y Mor, North Wales – Friday 11th March 2016 Review by Woody So I wake up fresh and raring to go for day two of HRH AOR – yeah I wish, maybe in an alternative universe, so sadly by the ...
Posted 21 Mar 2016, 13:32 by Paul Woodward

HRH AOR 4 @ Hafan Y Mor, North Wales – Thursday 10th March 2016 Review by Woody It’s that time of year again to make the pilgrimage to the middle of nowhere in the North Welsh wilderness! The line-up this year, which ...
Posted 20 Mar 2016, 14:49 by Paul Woodward

Christina Martin @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton – Monday 14th March 2016 Review by Woody Canadian singer songwriter Christina Martin is currently well into a very extensive European tour and a night of chilled out pop rock at my favourite venue is ...
Posted 16 Mar 2016, 15:45 by Paul Woodward

Inglorious + Ali Clinton @ The Robin, Bilston - Wednesday 24th February 2016 Review By Woody One of the most overused terms in the current Blues scene is ‘The Greatest/most exciting Young Blues Guitarist today’ so I’ve become very cynical whenever ...
Posted 3 Mar 2016, 13:06 by Paul Woodward

Live & Unsigned – Buzzard + Devil’s Dice + RKB + Blue Season + Sunday 44 @ The Robin, Bilston – Sunday 7th February 2016 Review by Woody I’m a big fan of the Live & Unsigned nights at The Robin as they give new and even established smaller bands a unique chance to play ...
Posted 9 Feb 2016, 17:07 by Paul Woodward

Joanne Shaw Taylor + Virgil & The Accelerators @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton – Saturday 25th July Review by Woody Virgil McMahon has been making a name for himself over the years as a blues guitarist prodigy and has garnered a lot of respect in the Blues ...
Posted 7 Sep 2015, 09:11 by Paul Woodward

Leddra Chapman @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (28/5/15) Review By Woody I was very much looking forward to a show of laid back acoustic driven pop rock and although these one man and a guitar shows tend to ...
Posted 6 Jul 2015, 09:40 by Paul Woodward

Danny Vaughn & Dan Reed @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton – Wednesday 1st April 2015 Review by Woody The concept behind this tour is basically to take two one man and his guitar storytelling shows which happening increasingly frequently lately and put them onstage at ...
Posted 13 Apr 2015, 07:52 by Paul Woodward

Soley Mourning @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton – Saturday 28th March 2015 Review by Woody Tonight’s local openers Hightale are a new name to me but they seem to have a loyal local following. The lead singer proudly wearing his Wolves ...
Posted 13 Apr 2015, 07:50 by Paul Woodward

Gun @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton - Wednesday 25th March 2015 Review by Woody Birmingham based opening act Klasside open up for Gun tonight. They do seem an appropriate sounding band given the evolved sound of the recent Gun albums and ...
Posted 13 Apr 2015, 07:48 by Paul Woodward

Live & Unsigned: The Shanklins + Brothers Of Caedmon + Occoeur + Robin Taylor @ The Robin, Bilston – Sunday March 22nd 2015 Review by Woody We here at Midlands Rocks do our best to support local musicians, venue’s and promoters and tonight that meant me giving something new a try. Most ...
Posted 13 Apr 2015, 07:45 by Paul Woodward

Halestorm @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall – Monday 9th March 2015 Review by Woody I have been a longstanding fan of Halestorm since I discovered them and their self titled debut album back in 2009 and even though they have played ...
Posted 13 Apr 2015, 07:42 by Paul Woodward

Crow Black Chicken @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (4/2/15) Review by Woody The Robin is one of the go to venue’s in the UK for Blues acts and sadly we here at Midlands Rocks don’t get out ...
Posted 14 Feb 2015, 05:57 by Paul Woodward

Live & Unsigned - Sister Shotgun + Chasing Dragons + Cancel Tomorrow + Stone Broken + Jump The Shark @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (25/1/15) Review by Woody I really enjoyed the first Live and Unsigned show at the Robin last year and was really keen to get back down for this second unsigned band ...
Posted 14 Feb 2015, 05:54 by Paul Woodward

Snakecharmer + Daylight Robbery @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (16/1/15) Review by Woody I’ve been following Brummie’s Daylight Robbery for some time now and have become a firm fan of these melodic rockers. They released their second album ...
Posted 8 Feb 2015, 15:35 by Paul Woodward

Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (16/12/14) Review by Woody Openers Western Sand have been causing a stir in hard rock circles recently but tonight was my first taste of the band and based on the feedback ...
Posted 30 Dec 2014, 14:36 by Paul Woodward

Magnum @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (5/12/14) Review By Woody When local rockers Liberty Lies first emerged on the local scene I was intrigued by their classic rock influenced sound and they showed a lot of promise ...
Posted 30 Dec 2014, 14:35 by Paul Woodward

FM @ The River Rooms, Stourbridge (23/11/14) Review by Woody Tonight’s support is Hand of Dimes who are fronted by popular Brit Rock alumni Nev McDonald of Skin. It’s a stripped down acoustic affair for ...
Posted 30 Dec 2014, 14:33 by Paul Woodward

Y&T @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (15/11/14) Review By Woody The last time I saw local sleaze edged rockers Shyyne their performance was abysmal on many levels and with that in mind I can’t say I ...
Posted 30 Dec 2014, 14:30 by Paul Woodward

Electric Mary @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (10/11/14) Review by Woody Opening tonight was three piece Mind Of A Lion who perform indie style rock. They have an Americanised indie sound that makes me we want to refer ...
Posted 30 Dec 2014, 14:27 by Paul Woodward

Pat McManus + Lawless @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (21/10/14) Review by Woody Lawless released their debut album ‘Rock Savage’ last year and I have been keen to see them live ever since and unfortunately missed them at this year ...
Posted 30 Dec 2014, 14:25 by Paul Woodward

LIVE & UNSIGNED - Sister Shotgun + Stone Broken + Robin Taylor + Mallen (7/9/14) Review By Woody These unsigned showcases happen quite regularly at smaller venues with varying degrees of success but it’s great to see one of my favourite venues taking a ...
Posted 14 Oct 2014, 13:20 by Paul Woodward

Rage Of Angels @ The River Rooms, Stourbridge (9/7/14) Review by Woody The opening band for tonight’s triple bill is local-ish (via Barcelona) glamsters Stop Stop who are just plain freaking nuts. From the face paint, pink ...
Posted 29 Jul 2014, 11:48 by Paul Woodward

The Winery Dogs @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (7/7/14) Review by Woody I was unaware who tonight’s support act was and it wasn’t until after their performance I managed to discover who they were. I’m sort ...
Posted 29 Jul 2014, 11:47 by Paul Woodward

Eden's Curse @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (22/5/14) Review by Woody Local metal heads GlassBullet opened the show up and I’m finding it hard to pass comment on these guys. They are a disciplined and well rehearsed ...
Posted 3 Jun 2014, 09:32 by Paul Woodward

Magnum @ Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (3/5/14) Review by Woody It’s always great when you see a support act win a crowd over and Neonfly collected themselves a whole host of new fans tonight. The Magnum ...
Posted 3 Jun 2014, 09:30 by Paul Woodward

Vandenberg's Moonkings @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (23/4/14) Review by Woody I have a lot of respect for small bands who put so much effort and passion into their music, working hard at getting support slots and promoting ...
Posted 3 Jun 2014, 09:28 by Paul Woodward

Robin Beck + House Of Lords @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (24/3/14) Review by Woody It was cool to see a hard working British melodic rock band land the support slot for tonight’s show and I was very keen to see ...
Posted 10 Apr 2014, 13:33 by Paul Woodward

HRH AOR 2 - Saturday 22nd March Review by Woody I have to say some of the sound issues that affected the Friday bands were totally dealt with and every band I saw on the Saturday benefitted ...
Posted 10 Apr 2014, 13:28 by Paul Woodward

HRH AOR 2 - Friday 21st March Review by Woody I arrived at the main AOR arena just in time to catch another long time British favourite of mine Newman and like Dante Fox the previous night ...
Posted 10 Apr 2014, 13:21 by Paul Woodward

HRH AOR 2 - Thursday 20th March Review by Woody I’ve always been a big supporter of Midlands rockers Dante Fox and it’s great to see them perform to the largest gathering for any band ...
Posted 10 Apr 2014, 13:17 by Paul Woodward

Graham Bonnet + Band Of Brothers @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (17/3/14) Review by Woody I was really looking forward to seeing tonight’s support act Black Country rockers Band Of Brothers. The band came into been after vocalist Lee Small gathered ...
Posted 10 Apr 2014, 13:04 by Paul Woodward

Uriah Heep @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (8/2/14) Review By Woody I hadn’t done any research on tonight’s support act Blackballed, I know I’m getting really slack but I’ve just been so busy lately ...
Posted 14 Feb 2014, 15:02 by Paul Woodward

Del Amitri @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall (6/2/14) Review By Woody American duo The O’s are tonight’s opening band and they play a sort of acoustic American folk style which is very popular in certain circles ...
Posted 14 Feb 2014, 15:00 by Paul Woodward

The Quireboys @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (2/2/14) Review by Woody My third gig of the year and my third at The Robin already and as I’m a huge fan of The Robin I ain’t complaining ...
Posted 14 Feb 2014, 14:57 by Paul Woodward

Snakecharmer @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (24/1/14) Review By Woody Young Midlands rockers Fahran were tonight’s opening act, I’ve not seen these guys before but I was intrigued and curious to check them out ever ...
Posted 14 Feb 2014, 14:55 by Paul Woodward

Stonewire + Four Wheel Drive @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (12/1/14) Review By Woody I’d never heard of either band until their co-headlining tour announcement but it was cool to see a couple of unsigned bands getting out there ...
Posted 20 Jan 2014, 16:24 by Paul Woodward

Thunder @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall (21/12/13) Review By Woody For a retired band Thunder has had an extremely busy and active year, including a couple of live shows in Japan. Not that anyone’s complaining and ...
Posted 19 Jan 2014, 08:33 by Paul Woodward

Magnum @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (25/7/13) Review By Woody I learnt something important from this show, I was picking up from various posts and comments on social media sites that ticket sales for tonight were not ...
Posted 3 Aug 2013, 14:39 by Paul Woodward

Shy – A Tribute to Steve Harris @ The Asylum, Birmingham (19/7/13) Review by Woody Well what an amazing evening this turned out to be and a heartfelt celebration of Steve’s songs. I did think the evening may have been tinged ...
Posted 29 Jul 2013, 07:40 by Paul Woodward

VEGA @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (4/7/13) Review By Woody So the summer is finally here and the temperatures have soared promising that my trip to The Slade Rooms to see VEGA was going to be a ...
Posted 13 Jul 2013, 12:02 by Paul Woodward

Daylight Robbery + Skin & Bone + Shyne @ Lucy's Bar, Hednesford (24/5/13) Review by Woody So I’m back at Lucy’s again for a quality trio of bands which promises to be a great night of rock! Would I be seeing ...
Posted 18 Jun 2013, 12:59 by Paul Woodward

Dante Fox + Lost Weekend @ Lucy's Bar, Hednesford (19/4/13) Review By Woody This is my second visit to new local music venue Lucy’s Bar in Hendesford, it’s a venue I really took a shine to on my ...
Posted 8 May 2013, 16:22 by Paul Woodward

Danny Vaughn @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (8/4/13) Review By WoodyPhoto By Rob Stanley I have been boring everyone I know to death with how excited I have been about this gig since it got announced, not ...
Posted 21 Apr 2013, 08:25 by Paul Woodward

Jeff Scott Soto @ The Asylum, Birmingham (5/4/13) Review By Woody Jeff has been excited about his European tour dates for quite some time and he was keen to not only support fellow musicians but also offer fans ...
Posted 21 Apr 2013, 08:12 by Paul Woodward

FM + VEGA + Serpentine @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (16/3/13) Review By Woody When FM announced this tour it would be remiss of me not to mention that the prospect of seeing FM in the Black Country left me a ...
Posted 29 Mar 2013, 17:06 by Paul Woodward

Epica + Stream Of Passion @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (18/12/12) Review By Woody Photos By Rob Stanley After Epica’s frankly epic debut show at The Robin early in 2011 I was buzzing to see them return to the Robin ...
Posted 10 Jan 2013, 19:16 by Paul Woodward

Tigertailz @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (30/11/12) Review By WoodyPhoto's By Mark Lloyd First up of tonight’s four bands is much talked about Welsh rockers Hangfire, I’ve heard a lot of positive’s ...
Posted 15 Dec 2012, 15:37 by Paul Woodward

Electric Boys + Dante Fox @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (28/11/12) Review By WoodyPhotos By Rob Stanley Tonight’s opening act Liberty Lies were amongst one of the first bands I reviewed for Midlands Rocks and I’ve managed to ...
Posted 21 Dec 2012, 07:03 by Paul Woodward

Wolfsbane @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (27/10/12) Review By WoodyPhoto's By Rob StanleyI’ve seen tonight’s openers Daylight Robbery a few times in recent years and I’ve become quite a fan of ...
Posted 7 Nov 2012, 14:06 by Paul Woodward

Marillion @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall (13/9/12) Review By Woody Photos By Rob Stanley When I started writing for Midlands Rocks I decided to take the opportunity to go and see a few bands live that I ...
Posted 22 Sep 2012, 07:12 by Paul Woodward

Lee Small & his Band Of Brothers @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (12/8/12) Review By Woody Photo's By Rob Stanley The Robin is probably one of the most popular venues in the Midlands region not only with music fans but with bands ...
Posted 18 Aug 2012, 08:48 by Paul Woodward

Garbage @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall (2/7/12) Review By Woody I can’t say I’ve heard of tonight’s support act The Jezebels before but I did do some research prior to the show on this ...
Posted 8 Jul 2012, 10:37 by Paul Woodward

Ten + Serpentine + White Widdow @ The Roadhouse, Birmingham (30/5/12) Review By Woody Photo’s By Sean Larkin I have to admit I had a bad feeling about the turnout tonight, given that us Midlanders had been given a midweek ...
Posted 6 Jun 2012, 17:19 by Paul Woodward

Z Rock 2012 Day 2 @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (6/5/12) Review by Woody So I awaken to a dull thudding in my head, which as I struggle to open my left eye I mutter “I’m never drinking again, ughhh ...
Posted 5 Jun 2012, 12:39 by Paul Woodward

Z Rock 2012 Day 1 @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (5/5/12) Review By Woody I suppose I have to start this review by mentioning that this was the last Z Rock. With dwindling audience numbers it has become harder to put ...
Posted 15 May 2012, 10:08 by Paul Woodward

Matt Black @ The Roadhouse, Birmingham (3/5/12) Review By Woody I’ve never been to The Roadhouse before although I’ve heard good things about the venue. On the way though I got stuck in the Brum ...
Posted 15 May 2012, 09:52 by Paul Woodward

UFO @ Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (31/3/12) Review By Woody Photos By Rich Ward It’s been a week since my last dose of live British classic rock and I’m hoping my trip to Wolvo to ...
Posted 6 Apr 2012, 11:45 by Paul Woodward

Nazareth @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (24/3/12) Review By Woody Photos By Rob Stanley For one reason or another tonight’s trip to the Robin to see legendary Scottish classic rockers Nazareth is my first gig of ...
Posted 6 Apr 2012, 11:51 by Paul Woodward

Molly Hatchet @ The Robin, Bilston (14/12/11) Review By Woody Tonight’s opening act is the youthful Naked Sunday, seems an odd name as I thought everyone had naked Thursdays not Sundays, or is that just me ...
Posted 8 Feb 2012, 12:33 by Paul Woodward

Whitesnake @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall (8/12/11) Review By Woody Photos By Rob Stanley Tonight’s show from the ‘snake was originally billed as the only date outside of London for a couple of select special Christmas ...
Posted 8 Feb 2012, 12:20 by Paul Woodward

Magnum @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (30/11/11) Review By Woody Photo’s By Rob Stanley It’s always nice when bands announce support bands that have you going yeahhhhhhh!!!! So when Mama’s Boys front man Pat ...
Posted 19 Dec 2011, 05:06 by Paul Woodward

Bronz @ Hard Rock Hell, Prestatyn (3/12/11) Review By Woody Literally a few weeks before the festival I discovered legendary AOR vocalist Max Bacon was back in the band, which was great news not just for established ...
Posted 18 Dec 2011, 12:02 by Paul Woodward

Stampede @ Hard Rock Hell, Prestatyn (3/12/11) Review By Woody I was feeling a little worse for wear and very tired as I headed over to the Pontins for day two of Hard Rock Hell. The first ...
Posted 18 Dec 2011, 12:00 by Paul Woodward

VEGA @ Hard Rock Hell, Prestatyn (2/12/11) Review by Woody Photo's by Sean Larkin When I found out VEGA were set to play this year’s Hard Rock Hell festival I was determined to get along ...
Posted 7 Dec 2011, 16:21 by Paul Woodward

Within Temptation @ Birmingham O2 Academy (8/11/11) Review by Woody Photo’s by Alexx Peace Tonight’s show has been sold out for a while and I know I wasn’t the only one shocked at just ...
Posted 30 Nov 2011, 07:15 by Paul Woodward

Y&T + Stampede @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (11/10/11) Review By Woody This review is brought to you courtesy of pissed up vision! Chatting away to a few people shortly after arriving at The Slade Rooms one of my ...
Posted 25 Oct 2011, 07:23 by Paul Woodward

LA Guns @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (1/10/11) Review By Woody Photo's by Rob Stanley With this wonderful summer weather kicking in over the past week I arrive at The Robin to discover my MR colleague Rob ...
Posted 13 Oct 2011, 14:34 by Paul Woodward

Michael Schenker Group @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (22/7/11) Review By Woody Photos By Rob Stanley I almost didn’t get to this gig and it was just one of those days! My Wheels broke down on me and ...
Posted 12 Aug 2011, 13:24 by Paul Woodward

Richard Marx @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham (26/5/11) Review by Woody Photos by Paul Jasper I’ve never been to the Symphony Hall before, given my taste in music it’s not very often bands I like would ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:56 by Paul Woodward

Whitesnake @ Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (16/6/11) Review by Woody I haven’t seen the ‘snake for quite a while and with them gracing the Black Country with their presence I thought it would be rude not ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:51 by Paul Woodward

Z Rock 2011 @ The Asylum, Birmingham (15/5/11) Review by Woody Photo's by Paul Jasper Last year’s Z Rock was going to be at JB’s in Dudley, but was cancelled for a few reasons but ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:49 by Paul Woodward

Epica @ The Robin, Bilston (11/3/11) Review by WoodyPhotos by Rob StanleyApart from the odd festival appearance, tonight’s gig was set to be Epica’s first ever show on UK soil, right here ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:40 by Paul Woodward

Emma Scott presents - The Whiskey Syndicate + Charlie Can't Surf + Winterstorm + Trigger + Dark Forest (2/2/11) Review by Woody Pics by Tony Gaskin This is my first and definitely not my last trip to catch an Emma Scott Presents show. Its a great set up for ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:42 by Paul Woodward

Trigger @ The Boatman's Rest, Walsall (29/1/11) I wasn’t ready and prepared to review tonight’s gig, presuming it would be mostly cover songs with maybe one or two originals – given that it was a pub ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:27 by Paul Woodward

Thin Lizzy @ Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (14/1/11) Words by WoodyPhotos by Rich WardSo I’m back at the Wolvo Civic to catch another iconic rock band in Thin Lizzy, first up though are the Supersuckers ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:25 by Paul Woodward

Black Country Communion @ Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (29/12/10) Review by Woody Photo's by Rob Stanley So it’s finally here Black Country Communion’s debut (pay for) UK gig, here in Wolvo at the Civic in the ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:19 by Paul Woodward

The Quireboys + Dan Reed @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (12/12/10) Review By Woody Up first tonight is local band Ramblin Boy a hard working band who are gigging heavily in the midlands and have just won the support slot for ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:15 by Paul Woodward

Danny Vaughn + Vega @ JB's Dudley (10/12/10) Review by Woody Photos by Paul Jasper Tonight’s gig at JBs could quite possibly be my last ever gig at my favourite venue, so whilst I was really excited ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:13 by Paul Woodward

Tigertailz @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (16/10/10) Review by Woody Whoever organised the support bands tonight was definitely using his noggin to maximize the turn out. Amongst all the Tailz t-shirts, and the glam girls was ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:05 by Paul Woodward

Marseille @ JB's Dudley (5/10/10) Review By Woody Travelling to JB’s tonight I was filled with a great sense of melancholy, normally a trip to JB’s is like going to my second home ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 15:01 by Paul Woodward

Glenn Hughes @ The Robin, Bilston (28/9/10) I’d been really looking forward to this gig especially on the tide of recent excitement about Glenn’s new band Black Country Communion. Glenn’s current output and live ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:58 by Paul Woodward

Skin @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (7/6/10) It’s my first visit to the new Wolves Civic-run venue The Slade Rooms (well for a gig…hic…shhhhh) - which has replaced the city's old Little Civic ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:53 by Paul Woodward

H.E.A.T @ JB's Dudley (24/5/10) The opening band tonight is Invisible Idols, a Yorkshire based trio consisting of Matt Black (Vocals / Guitar), Joe Lally (Bass) & Damien Campbell (Drums). The band has a modern rock sound ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:39 by Paul Woodward

FM & Romeo's Daughter @ O2 Academy 2, Birmingham (23/5/10) This was my first visit to the O2 Academy 2 and I was a little unsure about the venue… not sure it’s going to become a favourite of mine ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:34 by Paul Woodward

Jaded Heart @ JB's Dudley (16/5/10) I’m a big fan of Midlands based melodic rockers Seven Dayz who are tonight’s opening band, so I was really looking forward to another chance to see them ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:27 by Paul Woodward

Winger @ JB's Dudley (26/3/10) People were still drifting in slowly as opening band Furyon took to the stage, so there wasn’t an overly large crowd to greet them. I’m probably the worst ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:23 by Paul Woodward

Delain @ JB's Dudley (24/3/10) Musically, I was a little out of my comfort zone tonight but I do have a penchant for these female fronted symphonic goth metal bands, like Nightwish (now fronted by ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:18 by Paul Woodward

Gun @ The Asylum, Birmingham (20/3/10) There were some changes to tonight’s support acts which I was totally unaware of until I got to the venue. I was actually quite pleased to hear that the ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:12 by Paul Woodward

John Waite @ The Robin, Bilston (1/3/10) I wasn’t expecting there to be a large crowd tonight, given the low reported levels on John’s visit to the UK last year. So I was happily surprised ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:06 by Paul Woodward

House Of Lords @ JB's Dudley (4/11/09) It’s been a very busy week for me with 4 gigs in 5 days, not sure whether my ear-drums will ever forgive me, but I wasn’t going ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011, 14:01 by Paul Woodward

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