FIELD NOTES: Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts Live at The Key Club, Leeds—A Masterclass in Pure, Unadulterated Rock 'n' Roll
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.
BORN TO BRUCE: Independence and the Asbury Ember: A Career Retrospective of Alexandra Jardvall
Discovering Swedish singer-songwriter Alexandra Jardvall at Stockholm's Born to Bruce festival. A career retrospective from Kungsträdgården to Asbury Park.
TAKING IT TO THE PEOPLE: Stories and Songs, Jimmy Nail, Settle Victoria Hall, 16th July 2026
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.
MERSEY GRANDEUR AND MIDNIGHT ANTHEMS: Ian Prowse Triumphs at the Liverpool Philharmonic, 11th July 2026
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.
REAR WINDOW: Alice Faye, The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 27th June 2026
Read my review of Scottish singer-songwriter Alice Faye’s mesmerising headline debut at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, framed through Hitchcock's Rear Window.
HERE COME THE ALIENS: Kim Wilde at Halifax Victoria Theatre, 19th April 2018
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.
FOR MY NEXT TRICK…. Cheap Trick gets inducted at the Cavern
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 KIND OF MAGIC: Roger Taylor, Shepherd's Bush Empire, 22nd October 2021
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.
JESSE CAN’T FAIL: The 250-Strong Safety Net at Hallé St Peter’s
When the amplifiers kicked in, a Manchester church shifted from sympathy to pure willpower. Reviewing Jesse Malin’s triumphant, defiant return to the city.
THE VIEW FROM THE NORTH: LA Dust, Yorkshire Rain, and an Illogical Collab
Read about Kyle Rising and his new single, Quarters
FIELD NOTES: Bob Dylan’s Desire, 50 years on
My live review of Scarlet Rivera and Rob Stoner’s spectacular performance of Desire at The Met in Bury.
FIELD NOTES: Can You Still Do the Frug? Rilo Kiley, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 3rd June 2026
Nineteen years later, Rilo Kiley returns to the UK stage, read the review.
FIELD NOTES: Ricky Warwick & the Fighting Hearts, Nightrain, Bradford, 30th April 2026
Ricky Warwick hits Bradford's Nightrain on the Blood Ties tour.
FIELD NOTES: Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul, The Cavern Club, Liverpool, 14th November 2017
Little Steven’s 2017 legendary lunchtime gig at Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club.
FIELD NOTES: Jesse Malin, Islington Assembly Hall, 2nd May 2025
New York legend Jesse Malin’s emotional 2025 London comeback victory lap featuring Billy Bragg and Peter Perrett.
FIELD NOTES: Patti Smith and her band, London Palladium, 12th October 2025
50 years of Horses. Patti Smith’s incandescent residency at the London Palladium.
FIELD NOTES: Jeff Tweedy, Islington Assembly Hall, 21st February 2026
A day of two halves. Jeff Tweedy’s final European tour date in London, following a disappointing Bradford City away day at AFC Wimbledon.
FIELD NOTES: Elvis Costello, Leeds City Varieties, 2nd and 3rd September 2024
A legendary deep-dive. Damien Wilkinson reviews Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve’s extraordinary four-gig residency at the Victorian Leeds City Varieties.
FIELD NOTES: Paul McCartney, CO-OP Live, 15th December 2024
A night with a rock deity. Paul McCartney’s "Got Back" tour at Manchester’s Co-op Live.
FIELD NOTES: Father John Misty, Royal Albert Hall, 15th April 2025
A night of "tasteful splendour." Father John Misty’s sold-out debut at the Royal Albert Hall in 2025.