Live Reviews – R o c k 'N' L o a d

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UFO – Tara Lynch – Live Review – Limelight Belfast

A pleasant but cool evening heralded a very, very special evening in the Limelight Belfast. Tonight would see, for the very last time, UFO land and perform as they continue their “Last Orders” 50th Anniversar...

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The Raven Age -Defences – Next Stop Olympus – Live Review – The Fleece – Bristol

Next Stop Olympus First to play are Salisbury based 5-piece Metalcore band Next Stop Olympus. The room is approximately a third full as they head onto stage, with people still arriving but there is no holdin...

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Hard Rock Hell – HRH AOR 2019 – Live Review – Day 3 – Saturday 16th March

On a very wet and windy Saturday morning, a caravan park in Wales was getting ready for the final day of monster music at the Hard Rock Hell AOR festival. Despite the terrible weather, the fans spirits cert...

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Hard Rock Hell – HRH AOR 2019 – Live Review – Day 2 – Friday 15th March

The first full day has arrived at the seventh annual Hard Rock Hell AOR festival. With a day packed full of some of the top names in melodic rock, it was sure to be one filled with music and friends coming ...

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Hard Rock Hell – HRH AOR 2019 – Live Review – Day 1 – Thursday 14th March

It's that time of year again, where fans of melodic rock congregate in a holiday camp in Wales for 3 days of music heaven. It's Hard Rock Hell's AOR festival and there is one hell of a line up to be had. Nigh...

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Embrace – Land Sharks – Live Review – O2 Academy – Leeds

Now I’m going to be honest, Embrace isn’t a band that I know particularly well, The Good Will Out, released in 1998, is an album that I only really know a couple of tracks from, so I’m interested to see how i...

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P.O.D. – Alien Ant Farm – 68 – Live Review – Limelight Belfast

As they approach nearly thirty years together, tonight marks P.O.D.’s first performance in Belfast. Even this far into their career, having weathered the fickle successes of some of their peers of t...

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Wille and the Bandits – Rainbreakers – Live Review – Thekla – Bristol

With a start time 15 minutes earlier than previously advertised, the venue is still filling as the 4 musicians take to the stage. Launching straight into a solid chunky blues riff, the band begin their set ...

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As It Is – Modern Error – Hello Casanova – Live Review – Oh Yeah Centre – Belfast

Three very different bands gathered together for an enthralling evenings music tonight at the infamous Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter. Two British Rock bands and one local “Norn Irish’ band c...

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Twenty One Pilots – Live Review – SSE Arena – Belfast

I first encountered Twenty One Pilots when their mega single 'Stressed Out' hit the airwaves around 2015. Its sullen character, choppy rhythms and chorus created an earworm that lingered within my sku...

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P.O.D / ALIEN ANT FARM / ’68’ / LIVE REVIEW / O2 ACADEMY / BRISTOL

‘68 Two Musicians enter the stage. Dressed in black suits, white shirts and ties. They take up their positions, Nikko Yamada - behind a drum kit, Josh Scogin - complete with beaver emblazoned guitar - behind...

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SLEEPING WITH SIRENS – BITCH FALCON – CHERYM – LIVE REVIEW – LIMELIGHT BELFAST

Sunday night in Belfast and once again we are at the infamous Limelight for the arrival of American quintet Sleeping With Sirens once again on Irish shores. Tonight they bring with them two local bands from...