Author: Dawn Osborne
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Friday Things did not get off to a good start when two hours after general doors everybody was still standing outside the stadium. I was also disappointed to find that although I appeared on the Stadium map to have a good ticket in the stands, my view was very restricted due to the large opaque […]
We have to thank BST for bringing Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram to our attention as he’s a bit of a prodigy having won a Grammy being only 23 and having performed in the White House at age fifteen. He already has two albums out ‘Kingfish’ delivering excellent Muddy Waters style Delta Blues and ‘662’ (referring to […]
Having a gig at an old theatrical venue always adds to the sense of occasion and tonight at the London Palladium is no exception. Steve Vai also breaks the gig into two sets with an Interval which is also eminently civilised. What is not traditional is the large electronic screen, but the graphics are a […]
Creeper are a new band for me and first impressions are memorable. Singer Will Gould cuts a striking figure with a body like a ballet dancer. Tall with a jet black quiff and razor sharp cheekbones he knows how to strike a pose (and facially looks a bit like Alice Cooper): with his sense of […]
The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry have today announced an exciting co-headline UK arena tour for 2023. This upcoming tour will see one of the UK’s most well-loved rock heroes play alongside the legendary Kentucky–based group Black Stone Cherry. These two titans of rock will hit the road in 2023 across multiple venues around the […]
Everything I personally wanted to see on the third day was on the Opus stage and it felt good to change it up a little. So instead of wandering all over the enormous Download site a lot, as I had over the first two days, I decided to have the barrier experience on the final […]
Dirty Honey kicked off the Opus stage on Saturday. Although I have never seen them live (this is their first UK show) I have been impressed by their singles which I have been playing. Their sound is like the Southern Rock 80s stuff like the Black Crowes with a definite influence from the 70s although […]
There’s plenty at Download for everyone! I came away with a rosy glow at the wonderful time I had had. In these times with some major rock stars proclaiming “rock is dead” Download is there with the force of sheer numbers that proves that this is not the case. No one reviewer can cover everything […]
