In the sleekly dark gig room of the Hoxton Bar and Grill, POP is the order of the night (..alongside lots of pizza, the smell of which wafts through from the restaurant area of the venue). Despite both bands being chiefly made up of quite a traditional line-up, guitar + bass + drums, the overall […]
Venturing out on their first headline tour on February 3rd, The Sherlocks bring with them a whole range of touring experience – having supported band such as Reverend & the Makers, Simple Minds and The Buzzcocks to name a few – yet they clearly ooze their youthful, energetic exuberance through every single chord.
The debut night of Abbie McCarthy’s monthly Good Karma Club sees The Islington full to capacity with eager devourers of indie guitar music. Which is a fantastic indicator, that there are still plenty who wish to party until the early hours to live music, in a sticky & sweaty pub instead of trying to dance […]
The night’s proceedings were housed in the regal expanses of the Albert Hall, its arching windows and compact dance hall provided to the processional. As excited Maccabees fans lay in wait for the finale of their two-date residency in Manchester.
The queue to get into one of Camden’s best venues, Dingwalls, stretches around the corner from the off – the first sign that the acts on show tonight have struck a chord with London’s youth. The second indication of the kind of show this is going to be, comes when you spot the disco ball […]
The weather may have been on a downer, with intermittent rain and dull skies all day long, but our spirits were high and energised for the day to come. It’s no lie that Live at Leeds boasted one of the best line up’s this year, but in saying that, there was always going to be […]
International and homegrown bands will collide at this year’s Live at Leeds festival. A music event in a metropolitan oasis that proves you don’t always need to grab your wellies and a tent to enjoy the festival season.
We at Bitter Sweet Symphonies are firm believers that sometimes great things come in small packages, so we wanted to pull together our list of the best small, independent and family-friendly festivals, along with some of the best urban festivals that we think shouldn’t be missed this summer.
The night’s host was The Eagle Inn. A pub that is nestled within the back streets of Salford. You’ll find the live room confined to the back quarters of the watering hole, which is where we convened for the night’s festivities. The room is modest in its scale but it holds just enough eagle-eyed patrons, that […]
Scruff of the Neck introduced us to their pop-up festival this time last year and what a lovely day it was, for all the low-down on what happened last year head here. This year’s festival proved to be even bigger and even better than last year’s. Scruff of the Neck proved just what you can […]
Thursday night saw California blues rockers Rival Sons stroll into town bringing along with them their good friend and fellow Cali singer/songwriter, Jameson Burt. Taking up residence in all their finery at one of our newest and most exciting venues, Gorilla. The good weather followed them to Manchester with scorching temperatures and sunny skies all round. It’s […]
In heart of Yorkshire, every last weekend in August comes a brilliant family-friendly festival, Bingley Music Live. Known for always bringing the best new bands and local talent to their stages, this year is no exception to that rule. Better yet, it’s their biggest line up ever. Featuring the likes of Gorgon City, Nick Mulvey, Pet Shops […]
Bipolar Sunshine embarked on their biggest headline show to date last night, which saw them make a welcome return home for a headline show at Manchester’s Academy 2, the place was packed and everyone left having felt like they’d had the time of their lives. Having already supported the likes of Rudimental, London Grammar and Phoenix in the last year alone, […]
Last night saw Foxes headline Manchester’s Ruby Lounge to a sold out crowd and for a night were virtually every venue across the city was packed out to sold out crowds, it just emphasises how far Foxes has come in the space of 5 months.
Catfish and the Bottlemen is probably a name that your quite familiar with nowadays, the Llandudno based quartet have been going from strength to strength in the past 12 months. After being signed to Communion Records last year, it meant that their tremendous work ethic was finally paying off. Catfish and the Bottlemen are clearly […]
Sunday 23rd Febuary saw Jake Bugg roll into town, and what a great weekend he’d had, starting it off with a sold out show at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, and ending this fine weekend at another sold out show at Manchester’s Ritz. To say it’s been a good year for 19 year old, Bugg […]
Last night (Saturday 22nd Feb) saw Gullivers host Manchester’s finest Puppet Rebellion and their EP launch gig along with a whole slew of other excellent bands. The venue was packed to the rafters and I can safely say we all had a blast.
Young Kato’s biggest tour to date stormed into town last night and took over one of Manchester’s finest venues, The Ruby Lounge, and what a night it was. Joined by Suffolk born, Stoke based singer/songwriter, Mirror Signal and Kent five piece, Propellers, the night was full of surprises.
Last night saw Saint Raymond return to Manchester, for his very first headline gig, and the final date of his UK tour, so we knew immediately that we were all in for something really special. The night proved to be a full array of acoustic, full band and sing-along moments that just celebrates how good our music […]
The last time I saw Swim Deep was when they supported Spector here in Manchester, in November of last year at the very same venue that they headlined last night. But since then Swim Deep have played numerous headline gigs in Manchester at venues like the Soup Kitchen and The Deaf Institute and with the release […]