Stonedead Festival 2026- Newark Showground August 29th

Stonedead Festival.. an in-depth exploration of my day. With the tagline “One Day, One Stage, One Monster Rock Show”, you know there’s something serious coming your way! Hyperbole? Not remotely, no matter how you choose to pronounce it! ‘Europe’ headlining is already special, ‘Accept’ on their 50th anniversary tour is massive, and then slap on … Read more

The HU Bring Their Hunnu Rock Revolution to the UK and Europe

The HU Bring Their Hunnu Rock Revolution to the UK and Euro There are few bands in modern heavy music that sound quite like The HU. Hailing from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the four-piece have spent the past decade turning traditional Mongolian musical heritage into a thunderous, globally recognised sound they call Hunnu Rock. Now, the band … Read more

Hollywood Vampires supported by Jesus and the Marychain : Birmingham 19th August 2026

  I recently came across the theory that, vampires invented the “Welcome” mat, as a cunning way to bypass the whole requirement of an invite in. That tickled me, but tonight was something different, for we, (for a modest fee, obviously), had been the ones invited in to attend Vampires instead; of the Hollywood variety … Read more

Burning Witches’s “Witches and Kings Tour” supported by Hammer King at The Asylum, Birmingham, UK

It’s unusual for me to be drifting into a venue I’ve not encountered before, and so for the first gig of the year on a mildly moist Saturday, I ventured out of my comfort zone and into the second city. Burning Witches have been around for some time, presumably due to the enlightenment, but only … Read more