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Aug11

The Longest Day/Empire Affair/The Rimes/Mikey Ball

on August 11th, 2011 at 08:50

Champions As I entered Champions, I was more than a bit worried that there wouldn’t be a great turnout for tonight’s show due to a sudden flash of hesitation caused by a crowd of less than ten people at the last show I saw there. Luckily, organiser Lauren Howard had done a good job and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Aug06

Iron Maiden/Trivium

on August 6th, 2011 at 19:51

Posted In: Reviews, Chinners, Gigs

O2 Arena, London Gigs don’t really get much better than this, Iron Maiden playing at home, in London at the impressive O2 Arena on the last night of their 95 date ‘Final Frontier’ tour in support of their latest album of the same name . The band have travelled all the world with Bruce Dickinson […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Aug05

Kids Can’t Fly/Blue Youth/The Ocean’s Eyes

on August 5th, 2011 at 19:13

Posted In: Reviews, George, Gigs

Champions, Bournemouth It was a bleak day before the night began, as the news of local venue iBar’s closure caused a mass response of shock through social networking and probably ruined the promotion of the night. I turned up to Champions to see Kids Can’t Fly waiting outside and after chatting to them, they informed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jul30

The Frequency/Sketches of the Adverse/Peace, Love & Gloves

on July 30th, 2011 at 20:11

Posted In: Gigs, Reviews, Ross

The Winchester, Bournemouth Its Saturday night and that can only mean one thing at the Winchester,Music Mania. Tonight’s bill is 3 Bournemouth based bands. First up are Peace,Love & Gloves. PL&G are clearly out to make a big impression having brought in a massive following tonight. Aptly named Gloves & Glovettes its more like a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jul29

Battle For Bloodstock – The Finals

on July 29th, 2011 at 19:41

Posted In: Gigs, Reviews, Jon

Sound Circus, Bournemouth Tonight Bournemouth’s very own alternative venue Sound Circus, saw the final of Metal to the Masses take place. With a spot on the unsigned stage at Bloodstock Open Air festival up for grabs, tonight was guaranteed to be a blast. The semis had seen six great local bands get whittled down to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jul26

Judas Priest/Queensryche/Rival Sons/DJ Lady Starlight

on July 26th, 2011 at 21:13

Posted In: Gigs, Reviews, Jon

The BIC, Bournemouth For the last 40 odd years Judas Priest have been playing their music, releasing classic albums and helping to shape the Heavy Metal genre into the beast it is today. This philosophy of play it loud, fast and make it as entertaining as possible for the fans, has seen them bestowed with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jul22

Henry Cluney(SLF) /Joel Gregory/Aaron Gregory

on July 22nd, 2011 at 20:42

Posted In: Reviews, Chinners, Gigs

Champions, Bournemouth 22nd July 2011 After a long hiatus from the stage founder member of Stiff Little Fingers Henry Cluney joined up for a tour of the UK with The Alarm and The Damned in 2009. It all started in 1974 when Henry’s parents bought him a guitar for Christmas, he then formed a band […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jul20

Tom Hingley(Inspiral Carpets)/ Fearne/Dan Gordon

on July 20th, 2011 at 16:58

Posted In: Gigs, Reviews, Ross

Mr Kyps, Poole 20th July 2011 Tonight is one of Kyps ever popular in the round gigs featuring none other than Indie legend & Inspiral Carpets frontman Tom Hingley. Tonight’s opener though is local boy Dan Gordon, a confident singer with a great voice & a clutch decent songs. He quickly reminds us this is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jul15

Poze/Voice of Reason

on July 15th, 2011 at 17:48

Posted In: Gigs, Reviews, Ross

Champions, Bournemouth A wet Friday night at Champions but our spirits are not dampened by tonights offering,2 great bands with differing styles. First up are local ‘boys’ Voice of Reason. Having made a decent impression on the local scene as And The Magic 8-Ball Band they now play under the moniker Voice of Reason-same line-up,bigger […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jul13

The Emerald Guard/Bridge The Divide/Flight School Dropouts/Midday Committee

on July 13th, 2011 at 17:01

Posted In: Reviews, Chinners, Gigs

Champions, Bournemouth It is Wednesday night and local Dorset Hampshire promoter Jurassic Mark has put together a promising line up of four great bands, who all on paper have something very different to offer. The 1st of these is pop/punksters from Portsmouth called ‘Midday Committee’ who kick of the evening in style with apparently a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…