Danny Vaughn @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (8/4/13)Review By WoodyPhoto By Rob StanleyI 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 WoodyJeff 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
Tigertailz @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (30/11/12)Review
By WoodyPhoto's By Mark LloydFirst 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
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 WoodyPhotos
By Rob StanleyWhen 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
Garbage @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall (2/7/12)Review
By WoodyI 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
Z Rock 2012 Day 1 @ The Robin, Bilston, Wolverhampton (5/5/12)Review
By WoodyI 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 WoodyI’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 WoodyPhotos
By Rich WardIt’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 WoodyPhotos
By Rob StanleyFor 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 WoodyTonight’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 WoodyPhotos By Rob StanleyTonight’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 WoodyPhoto’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 WoodyLiterally 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 WoodyI 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 WoodyPhoto’s by Alexx PeaceTonight’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
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 WoodyI 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 WoodyPhoto'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
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
Danny Vaughn + Vega @ JB's Dudley (10/12/10)
Review by WoodyPhotos 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 WoodyTravelling 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
Gotthard @ JB's Dudley (2/11/09)
As I arrived at JBs I realised immediately that tonight’s turn out was gonna be huge, with the amount of cars on the car park and people milling around ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:56 by Paul Woodward
Magnum @ Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton (31/10/09)
There was an early curfew for tonight’s gig, with early doors; although this didn’t affect attendance, as per usual for Magnum in Wolverhampton. It was a near capacity ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:50 by Paul Woodward
Bonfire @ JB's Dudley (20/9/09)
First up tonight is Sacred Heart, a small British AOR band, who have their third album out this autumn, called “Darkness Falls”. As the band take to the stage, I ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:43 by Paul Woodward
Stampede @ The Robin, Bilston (19/9/09)
It’s been 26 years since Stampede appeared on stage, and tonight is billed as the official reunion show for the NWOBHM band. The band have played a couple of ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:40 by Paul Woodward
Airrace @ The River Rooms, Stourbridge (6/8/09)
The Rock Café 2000 in Stourbridge has been refurbished and renamed The River Rooms & I bet it cost a small fortune ‘cause I hardly recognised the place! Obviously with everything ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:36 by Paul Woodward
Seven Dayz @ The Tackeroo, Hendesford (31/7/09)
I’ve only been to the Tackeroo once before and I have to say it’s a great small rock venue, hopefully I’ll be seeing more bands there in ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:32 by Paul Woodward
Thunder @ Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (10/7/09)
Over 3,000 people turned up to see Thunder for the last time at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. The venue was packed and very hot! Everyone was excited about the show ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:27 by Paul Woodward
Gun @ Civic Hall Bar, Wolverhampton (21/6/09)
Liberty LiesVery young Black Country band Liberty Lies, take to the stage shortly after doors opening, to an initially small crowd. They are a modern hard rock band with ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:22 by Paul Woodward
Tyketto @ Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton (5/6/09)
I’ve seen Crimes of Passion, tonight’s support band, a number of times over the past couple of years and I’ve never taken to their music or live ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 13:17 by Paul Woodward
