LIVE: MAC DEMARCO – 23/11/2019

-APOLLO, MANCHESTER- The city of Manchester has been one of disappointment recently, with both football teams failing to perform. However tonight, Mac DeMarco is here to Freak Out the Neighbourhood, and chances of disappointment are slim. It’s surprisingly my first time here in Manchester’s finest Apollo, and the wait has been worth it. An urgent […]
– The Apollo, Manchester – There’s a giddy atmosphere from the moment you step into the Apollo tonight, a sense that there’s a party about to unfold, but OMD celebrating forty years of being a band is much more than just a nostalgia trip. Make no mistake, this is a band that are still capable […]

LIVE: OMD – 01/11/2019

LIVE: THE STREETS – 26/01/2019

-APOLLO, MANCHESTER- Mike Skinner is one of those artists for me… you either relate to him so much that every word plays on your heart, mind and gangster finger wave, or you can’t for a second imagine being in his shoes when he wrote legendary albums such as Original Pirate Material and The Hardest Way […]
-THE APOLLO, MANCHESTER- Last year, New York indie-punk mavericks Interpol embarked on a sold out world tour to celebrate 15 years of their vital debut album, Turn On The Bright Lights. The trio returned home feeling refreshed and inspired by their past which very much informed the making of their sixth album. Coming in like a […]

LIVE: INTERPOL – 16/11/2018

LIVE: NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS – 27/09/2018

– Apollo, Manchester – With the three remaining members of Pink Floyd all doing their separate solo projects, the only way to capture any essence of Pink Floyd is by seeing either Roger Waters, David Gilmour or Nick Mason live. As Roger and Dave focus on the bigger hits from the expansive Floyd catalogue, drummer […]
-APOLLO, MANCHESTER- Having just returned from the World’s Greatest Festival(tm), Primavera, a day ago, I have to confess that I am not exactly massively up for this gig. I still have that festival ‘jet lag’ where everything is a little hazy, I feel like I haven’t slept for about 2 weeks, and even though LCD […]

LIVE: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – 06/06/2018

LIVE: PATTI SMITH – 05/06/2018

-APOLLO, MANCHESTER- Tucked into the modest seats of the Apollo’s circle, and the second song in is a cover of ‘Paint in Black’ by The Rolling Stones. It’s an impromptu addition. Patti reads the lyrics from a sheet of paper and misses a vocal cue, having to re-join the song a few bars down the […]
-APOLLO, MANCHESTER- Wild Beasts: A Love Letter Ah Wild Beasts, you broke my heart. Being one of my favourite bands of the last decade, releasing two all time classic albums (Two Dancers and Smother, fact fans), you decided to call it a day and go your separate ways. Having emerged in a storm of theatrics […]

LIVE: WILD BEASTS – 16/02/2018

LIVE: THE CHARLATANS / BRIX AND THE EXTRICATED – 02/12/2017

-APOLLO, MANCHESTER- Tim Burgess is a man who doesn’t like to see an empty space in his diary. There’s the band day job, the coffee company, book tours, and so it’s no surprise that on the same day as The Charlatans’ sold out gig at The Apollo, he’s taking part in one of those “In […]
-APOLLO, MANCHESTER- Listen to records by Fleet Foxes and I’m transported to a captivating realm of spectacular hills, meandering valleys, orchards, oceans and quivering forests. The characters who roam these settings might cross paths with Bob Dylan’s sanctuary-seeking wanderer in ‘Shelter from the Storm’ or The Band’s nomad heading back north in ‘Acadian Driftwood’. It’s […]

LIVE: FLEET FOXES – 23/11/2017