There’s no doubt that 2026 is the year that Takedown Festival declared itself a serious contender in the ‘Metropolitan Festival’ category. With 2024 having to be cancelled due to works Keep Reading
Category: Live Review
Live Review: Perpetual Paradox, Dogsflesh & Subvision @ New Cross Inn 28/03/26
Saturday night at the New Cross Inn, an evening where most attendees are there for the headliner. But the real experience for us is from the early half of the Keep Reading
Live Review: Alter Bridge @ Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 5/03/26
Over the years, Alter Bridge tours have been some of the best value-for-money packages around. Black Stone Cherry, Halestorm, Shinedown, Theory of a Deadman. These are just a selection of Keep Reading
Live Review: Lily Kerbey @ MAC Birmingham 12/02/26
The MAC Theatre in Birmingham may not be the typical haunt for the alternative crowd, but its clean acoustics and intimate layout proved a surprisingly perfect match for the warm, Keep Reading
Live Review & Gallery: Lorna Shore @ Alexandra Palace, London 8/2/26
Sunday night we gathered for a night of deathcore, demonic exorcism and heaviness that could only be akin to the gravity of the sun. I was there with Hardbeat at Keep Reading
Live Review & Gallery: Resolve @ O2 Academy Islington, London 28/01/26
We caught Resolve headlining London, along with Wind Waker, Tropic Gold and Ashen. | TikTok Ashen Instagram| TikTok French based rockers Ashen are the opener for tonight, and as they Keep Reading
Live Review & Gallery: The Hara @ Camden Assembly, London 22/01/26
We caught The Hara on their album launch opening show in London, with London alt-rockers Paradise Fell to support. Paradise Fell Instagram | TikTok London based Paradise Fell open up Keep Reading
Live Review: Lastelle & Seven Blood @ The Fighting Cocks, London – 21/01/2026
We caught High Regard, Seven Blood, and Lastelle in London on the last date of their tour where the headliners played Exist in it’s entirety. You know it’s going to Keep Reading
Live Review & Gallery: The Wonder Years @ Albert Hall, Manchester – 16/01/2026
The Wonder Years are back to celebrate a decade of their landmark album No Closer to Heaven, bringing with them US cohorts Gully Boys and Free Throw to the Manchester’s Keep Reading
Live Review & Gallery: Paleface Swiss @ Manchester Academy – 15/01/26
Amid the murky mid-January cold outside, Manchester Academy came alive as Stick To Your Guns, Static Dress, and Paleface Swiss delivered a full night of riffs, chaos and crowd‑surfing energy. Keep Reading