It’s been 22 years since Tori Amos last played here in Newcastle and the sense of excitement and anticipation in the foyer of the City Hall is running high as I watch people streaming through the doors eager to take their seats and not miss one single moment of tonight’s show. The stage is sparse yet elegant and drumkit stage right, three mics stage left and centre stage a grand piano and two keyboards and an array of bass guitars all lit in a hazy purple hue it’s like the la

No amount of words and pretty photos can ever truly convey the Mogwai live experience. It’s one of those occasions that has to be experienced and taken in in person. So when I try to tell you about the recent show at the Gateshead Glasshouse keep in mind it was probably at least 5 times better than my writing can put across! It’s my first time back here since the rebrand and the first time I’ve seen all of the downstairs seating removed to make one huge standing area …. I lik

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Arriving in Scarborough on one the the hottest days of the year you could immediately sense that the North Bay was divided into two tribes. However with the beach crammed with shorts and swimsuit wearers it was more a case of Bods & Rockers rather than Mods & Rockers! Black t shirts with ZERO or the entwined SP logo were order of the day too as thousands made their way to the Open Air Theatre to witness Smashing Pumpkins tear the place up! I have to admit I was super excite