Category Archives: The UK

Overthrust (16/7/25, Club Cheek, London, England, UK)

July’s third Thursday saw Botswanan death dealers Overthrust make their London debut, not at the Underworld, Downstairs at the Dome, Black Heart, or even Helgi’s but, instead, at a tucked-away, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it venue down the side roads of Brixton named Club … Continue reading

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The Human League (9/7/25, Kew Gardens, London, England, UK)

The second Wednesday of July saw me make another visit to Kew for the same reason I did the time before: The Human League. Having last seen them from an elevated distance at Wembley’s OVO Arena, it was good to … Continue reading

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Slayer (6/7/25, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK)

The first weekend of July proved a highly significant one for metalheads on this  Sphinctered Isle, what with the Ozzy/Black Sabbath swansong, Back to the Beginning, in Birmingham and, the following day, Slayer’s much-welcome return to London, headlining an all-dayer … Continue reading

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Iron Maiden (28/6/25, London Stadium, London, England, UK)

The last Saturday of June saw the lads from Leyton make something of a 50th anniversary homecoming, playing at the adjacent, Stratford-situated London Stadium. As Stratford is situated in my borough, within bus distance from me, it was refreshing to … Continue reading

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Gary Numan (25/6/25, Concorde 2, Brighton, England, UK)

It took Gary Numan announcing a series of warm-up shows for his Glastonbury debut to get me back down to Brighton for the first time in fucking decades. Granted, I already had several other visits marked on the calendar prior … Continue reading

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Forever Now Festival (22/6/25, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England, UK)

Named for the Psychedelic Furs song of the same name, Midsummer Sunday’s Forever Now festival had been billed as the UK’s answer to Stateside’s Cruel World, that is, a showcase of post-punk, and post-punk—adjacent, bands past and present. Having been … Continue reading

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Dethklok (21/6/25, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England, UK)

Getting a ticket to this Deathklok’s midsummer Saturday show was a bit of a nightmare, as I remember, having to do the ticket-site dash ‘n’ reftash only to initially come up nought. By happenstance, however, I managed to secure myself … Continue reading

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Power Trip (19/6/25, Electric Ballroom, London, England, UK)

Bar the hassle of having to queue on Camden’s high street for an hour, subject to all the annoying passers-by, Thursday night was pretty no-nonsense as far as gigs go: two crossover-thrash acts from two different sides of the pond … Continue reading

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Nine Inch Nails (18/6/25, The O2 Arena, London, England, UK)

Wednesday night’s Nine Inch Nails gig was one much anticipated, given that I hadn’t seen Trent and co. live since 2007 and had to fight the AXS algo like hell to wrest a ticket from its maw. As such, I … Continue reading

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The Sisters of Mercy (26/5/25, Roundhouse, London, England, UK)

My bank holiday, and half-birthday, gig had been a much anticipated one for me. Having first seen The Sisters of Mercy back in 2023, I’d been looking forward to a follow-up, especially in light of talk and footage indicating that … Continue reading

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