Read Damien Wilkinson’s review of Wilco's explosive, career-spanning set at London's Hammersmith Apollo. Includes live performance highlights, song breakdowns, and full setlist.

Read Damien Wilkinson's live review of Australian rocker Cassidy Paris making her debut at The Key Club in Leeds on July 24th, 2026. Setlist and full band lineup included!

Read my full review of Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts at The Key Club in Leeds on 24th July 2026, featuring support from Cassidy Paris and Majick Moth.

Discovering Swedish singer-songwriter Alexandra Jardvall at Stockholm's Born to Bruce festival. A career retrospective from Kungsträdgården to Asbury Park.

Read my review of Jimmy Nail's intimate Stories and Songs UK tour at Settle Victoria Hall. Featuring hits, humour, and Spielberg & Paul Simon anecdotes.

Read Damien Wilkinson's review of Ian Prowse's triumphant 'No Names' album road-test at the Liverpool Philharmonic, featuring rising Irish duo The Guzzlers.

Read my review of Scottish singer-songwriter Alice Faye’s mesmerising headline debut at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, framed through Hitchcock's Rear Window.

Read my archive review of Kim Wilde live at the Halifax Victoria Theatre (2018). A blistering night of '80s synth-pop classics and crunchy new pop-rock.

Read my archive review of Cheap Trick’s intimate December 2018 gig at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, featuring their Wall of Fame induction and full setlist.

A look back at the chaotic, brilliant night Roger Taylor brought the Outsider tour to London, and the unscripted Queen reunion that brought the house down.

When the amplifiers kicked in, a Manchester church shifted from sympathy to pure willpower. Reviewing Jesse Malin’s triumphant, defiant return to the city.

Read about Kyle Rising and his new single, Quarters

My live review of Scarlet Rivera and Rob Stoner’s spectacular performance of Desire at The Met in Bury.

Nineteen years later, Rilo Kiley returns to the UK stage, read the review.

A day of two halves. Jeff Tweedy’s final European tour date in London, following a disappointing Bradford City away day at AFC Wimbledon.

A legendary deep-dive. Damien Wilkinson reviews Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve’s extraordinary four-gig residency at the Victorian Leeds City Varieties.

A night with a rock deity. Paul McCartney’s "Got Back" tour at Manchester’s Co-op Live.

A night of "tasteful splendour." Father John Misty’s sold-out debut at the Royal Albert Hall in 2025.

A legendary "One Night Only" event. Billy Joel’s first-ever Cardiff show, featuring Chris Isaak and a surprise appearance from Joel’s daughters.