Live Reviews

IN FOCUS// The Charlatans at The Limelight, Belfast 22 Nov 2022

IN FOCUS// The Charlatans at The Limelight, Belfast 22 Nov 2022

The Charlatans kick-started their delayed 30th-anniversary tour at Belfast's legendary Limelight venue with support from Aoife Nessa Frances. Frontman Tim…

2 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Seth Lakeman at Union Chapel, London

In 2005 Seth Lakeman was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for his sophomore LP Kitty Jay.  The following year,…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Soft Cell “Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret” 40th anniversary tour at Hammersmith Apollo, London

Soft Cell stopped on their "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret" 40th Anniversary Tour at Hammersmith Apollo where tickets for the shows were…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Rick Astley Greatest Hits Tour at Brighton Centre

We made a field trip to Brighton to see Rick Astley on his UK leg of The Best of Me…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Rag’n’Bone Man at Hammersmith Apollo, London

Rag'n'Bone Man was one of the first artists' to return to the live stage as the lockdown restrictions started to…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Kasabian at The Engine Shed, Lincoln

Kasabian was formed in 1997 in Leicester. Ever since their first album was released in 2004, the band's following has…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Nothing But Thieves – 16th October 2021 at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Nothing But Thieves is an indie-rock band formed in 2012 in Essex, UK. Currently, the band is one of the…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Richard Ashcroft at London Palladium

Just three days before Richard Ashcroft's 50th birthday XS Noize announced that he would release a new LP of his…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Skindred at Rock City, Nottingham

The band from Wales that combines very different genres of music - from heavy metal to reggae - has visited…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Spiers & Boden at Spiers & Boden Festival, Cecil Sharp House, London

Whilst the duo have played together for two decades, this festival marked the first live gig the duo had performed…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Jinjer at Euroblast Festival, Essigfabrik

Jinjer is the band that worked super hard for years before finally getting the attention they deserve in progressive metalcore,…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: The Wendy James Band at Islington Academy, London

For many of Wendy James' fans who followed her since her Transvision Vamp days back in the 1980s and early…

3 years ago

Presenting Pixey – Producer, Performer, Dreamer, Doer

A moniker like Pixey invokes certain expectations: petite, spirited, mischievous, fond of dancing. Witnessing a performance and chatting with the…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Kings of Convenience at Royal Festival Hall, London

It's very rare to find two Norwegian schoolchildren who began their musical adventures through the forum of rap to go…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Mark Chadwick (The Levellers) – Camden Assembly Hall, London

In March, XS Noize's Lee Campbell caught up with The Levellers frontman to discuss many things, including the success of…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Damon Albarn at The Globe Theatre, London

The Shakespeare's Globe theatre is so old and famous that the two original buildings (1599 and 1654) featured on postage…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Duran Duran at O2 Institute Birmingham, 14th September 2021

Ahead of the Future Past album release date, Duran Duran felt that it was only appropriate to celebrate the first…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Mew at Royal Festival Hall, London

In 2005, a largely unknown Danish band Mew swept the international scene with their fourth album And the Glass Handed…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Rag’n’Bone Man at Jazz Café London

It is fair to say that Rag‘n’Bone Man had some luck in his corner as he played out his third…

3 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Tom Odell – Jazz Café, Camden, London

Whilst Lily Allen’s short-lived "In the Name Of" record label, which Sony Music backed, was noted for an absence of…

3 years ago