Pontins, Prestatyn, North Wales 27th & 28th January 2012 (with Guests Steve Norman(Spandau Ballet), Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene), The Men They Couldn’t Hang, The Last Republic, The Absolute Worst and Joe Silva.) The...
Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth The journey to the Pyramid Centre in Portsmouth was like a pilgrimage to visit the pharaohs of ska rock, Standing almost alone in the middle of the room waiting for the...
Mr Kyps’ “gig for a quid” scheme sees many talented bands take to the famous stage and perform alongside local bands, at a price that should see locals flooding in. This month, it’s the...
Mr Kyps, Poole It’s cold, its Thursday night, and its Punk night. Opening up tonight are Blandford based Punk covers outfit Toxic Fruit Cake who I’m reliably informed are playing only their 3rd gig....
On The Rocks, Bournemouth Surf Folk band Willowen arrive at On The Rocks in Bournemouth part way though a very hectic December where they have a tour taking in 10 dates covering Dorset, Hampshire...
Champions, Bournemouth Champions have very sadly recently announced that they will close at the end of February so Bournemouth’s live music fans are making the most of the final few gigs here. Tonight’s billing...
The Winchester, Bournemouth So to our 1st gig of 2012, this honour is bestowed to rockers “Dirty Jerkers” at The Winchester and tonight the place is packed with people after a refreshing Friday night...
South Parade Pier, Portsmouth On an unusually mild winters night in Southsea it can only mean one thing, the Punks are in town! Tonight’s extravaganza is aptly named “Punk By The Sea Does Christmas”...
Thomas Tripp, Christchurch On a cold Sunday night in Christchurch The Thomas Tripp is packed to the rafters. After missing a couple of local acoustic acts I head for the front to catch my...
O2 Academy, Bournemouth, In what was the one of the busiest nights of the year at Bournemouth’s O2 Academy and the reason was that top Welsh rock band the Stereophonics were in Town for...
