The XS Noize team review the latest live shows from bands/artists on tour.
Everyone in the shy of five thousand capacity Brixton Academy was frozen solid. Many were still wearing coats, hats, scarves and gloves. Following a politically charged historical film short, The Levellers then addressed the stage […]
Before this “Let the Bad Times Roll” tour began, The Offspring was caught up with COVID issues. They decided not to invite drummer Pete Parada (who had toured with them since 2007) because he remained […]
‘’We’ve come a long, long way together’’ is the name of the Fatboy Slim tour that kicked off on November 4th. Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) is one of the most successful English DJ’s and […]
The Charlatans kick-started their delayed 30th-anniversary tour at Belfast’s legendary Limelight venue with support from Aoife Nessa Frances. Frontman Tim Burgess had the ‘always up for it’ Belfast crowd in the palm of his hand […]
In 2005 Seth Lakeman was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for his sophomore LP Kitty Jay. The following year, Freedom Fields was released, outselling its predecessor. 2021 marks 15 years since Freedom Fields’ release, […]
Soft Cell stopped on their “Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret” 40th Anniversary Tour at Hammersmith Apollo where tickets for the shows were in high demand. Fans knew that they would play their highly acclaimed album, but were […]
We made a field trip to Brighton to see Rick Astley on his UK leg of The Best of Me greatest hits tour. Although postponed, like everything else in the last 18 months due to […]
Rag’n’Bone Man was one of the first artists’ to return to the live stage as the lockdown restrictions started to ease where an emotional Rory, aka Rag’n’Bone Man, wowed the 300 capacity Jazz Café. When […]
Kasabian was formed in 1997 in Leicester. Ever since their first album was released in 2004, the band’s following has grown rapidly, and the amount of fans that attend their gigs has been massive ever […]
Nothing But Thieves is an indie-rock band formed in 2012 in Essex, UK. Currently, the band is one of the most successful indie acts and this year’s tour is proof of that. The show in […]
Just three days before Richard Ashcroft’s 50th birthday XS Noize announced that he would release a new LP of his acoustic hits. With The Verve’s Urban Hymns just one year away from its 25th anniversary, […]
The band from Wales that combines very different genres of music – from heavy metal to reggae – has visited Nottingham as a part of their ”Show Time Tour”. Skindred is one of the most […]
Whilst the duo have played together for two decades, this festival marked the first live gig the duo had performed together in seven years. Spiers & Boden are best known for being part of the […]
Jinjer is the band that worked super hard for years before finally getting the attention they deserve in progressive metalcore, djent and metal scenes. Jinjer visited Germany during Euroblast Festival in Cologne. The year is […]
For many of Wendy James’ fans who followed her since her Transvision Vamp days back in the 1980s and early 1990s, 2021 will likely fill them with emotion as this year marks the 30th anniversary […]
A moniker like Pixey invokes certain expectations: petite, spirited, mischievous, fond of dancing. Witnessing a performance and chatting with the artist Pixey reveals all of the above, as well as drive, dreams, and a solid […]
It’s very rare to find two Norwegian schoolchildren who began their musical adventures through the forum of rap to go on to form a guitar music folk duo whose debut album title Quiet Is the […]
In March, XS Noize’s Lee Campbell caught up with The Levellers frontman to discuss many things, including the success of the Levellers 2020 LP Peace, being requested by Neil Young personally to support him, and […]
The Shakespeare’s Globe theatre is so old and famous that the two original buildings (1599 and 1654) featured on postage stamps in 1995. Slightly younger is Damon Albarn, aged 53, whose 1994 LP Parklife was depicted […]
Ahead of the Future Past album release date, Duran Duran felt that it was only appropriate to celebrate the first album’s 40th anniversary in Birmingham, the very place where they started their career. For this […]