saw the proclaimers the other week and was very suprised. very, very good and musically diverse.
james in april touring, again, with an orchestra. if it's as good as the 2012 tour it will be a treat

Limehouse Lizzy (again) last night at the Leopard, Doncaster ... does what it says on the tin ... but they really are too big for this venue these days.

undertones and neville staples at leeds in October. both supurb live

Francis Rossi, Tunes & Chat at Warrington Parr Hall on Friday evening ...

It was always going to be something different but seemed even more hap-hazard than expected. More tunes (acoustic) than meaningful chat.

Massive Wagons supported by The Virginmarys at the Brudenell Club, Leeds earlier this week ...

The Virginmarys make plenty of noise considering there are only two of them ... enjoyed them more than I thought I might.

Massive Wagons are never going to be BIG but they do what they do very well and they certainly entertain.

Pop Evil at the Rebellion Rock Club, Manchester this evening (rescheduled from last November) ... boy they rock ... very enjoyable!

Kira Mac yesterday at the Corporation, Sheffield. Should be rivalling the likes of Halestorm & The Pretty Reckless sooner rather than later. I expected a good evening and they didn't disappoint.

Saw the Struts again recently in Manchester (02 Ritz). Every bit as good as the previous time and now with a slightly rockier sound.

Just listening to The Final Countdown on Planet Rock and it reminded me that it's the only Europe song I've seen performed live thanks to the utter shambles at the worst venue I've ever attended!

Those Damn Crows recently at Leeds Stylus. Second time for these guys but very enjoyable and won't be playing venues this size next time round.

Corey Taylor at Leeds Academy this evening doing a set which included Slipknot and Stone Sour songs along with material from his recent two albums.

Coming up on Saturday ... Nottingham Rock City ... Fozzy supported by The Hot Damn! and Pistols At Dawn.

Expectations aren't too high but hoping for a good evening.

It's a really strange one with Fozzy. Musically I like what they sound like but vocally it's borderline karaoke with Chris Jericho being supported with his vocals 95% of the time.

Alestorm, Korpiklaani & Heidevolk this evening in Leeds. If I'm being honest I'm only bothered about Alestorm although there are a couple of Korpiklaani tracks I like.

Only ended up seeing Alestorm but they were very good.

Scottish Pirate Metal ... what's not to like