The Long Road Festival 2025 review: Welcome home, old friend!
We recap a joyful weekend of Americana & country music plus family-friendly vibes, dogs in cowboy hats, and line dancing for days!
We recap a joyful weekend of Americana & country music plus family-friendly vibes, dogs in cowboy hats, and line dancing for days!
The 25th year of this legendary festival offered a green kaleidoscope of music, costumes, flash dances, talks and woodland crafts.
A cathartic, communal celebration spanning Chuck Ragan’s solo songs, Hot Water Music classics, and tributes to Revival Tour alumni Brian Fallon & Alkaline Trio.
Check out this song-by-song review with photos and videos!
Gosforth Civic Theatre set the stage for Danny and The Champions of The World’s high-energy live show, available to watch here with videos of every song.
It was Independent Venue Week. The organisation has grown from partnering with just 17 venues in 2014 to working with
On January 22, 2025, Emily Barker delivered a captivating solo set at The Supper Club in Dumfries during the Big Burns Supper festival. The intimate venue showcased her tender music, exploring deeply personal topics of place, love, and grief. Her engaging storytelling and powerful performances created an intimate, unforgettable experience.
Matured, evolved, and back with a bang!
The talented trio showcased songs from Woomble’s latest album, Sometime During The Night We Fell Off The Map, as well as favourites from Woomble’s solo and Idlewild back catalogues.
On October 9, 2024, Crowded House performed at Glasgow Ovo Hydro. How could it compare to a cathartic, intimate affair in the shadow of the pandemic?
Fans had waited over a quarter of a century to relive the magic of the Ash and Idlewild tour of October 1998.
“there was something satisfying about the performance of ‘new’ songs that fans have been able to live with for a while.”
Here at Music Closeup we always aim to be unbiased but – full disclosure – Everclear is my favourite band
“The sold-out Glasgow crowd welcomed Tenille Townes with the kind of warmth, familiarity and volume that would typically be reserved for a hometown show.”
A sold-out crowd of 20,000 descended on a usually sleepy Lancashire town ready to rock out. Here is our comprehensive
Here’s award-winning musician Thomas Collison’s verdict on a star-studded night of music from Soul II Soul, TLC, Chic and Nile
June 30, 2022: The Forty Elephant Gang and The Dreaming Spires live at The Water Rats The Forty Elephant Gang