Friday 12 July With typical Spectral Nights timing, a car-related emergency meant we only made it onto Upcote Farm in time for Sl0tface’s appearance on the main stage, missing our tips for Ones to Watch Buds and Bex in the process. We heard great things about both and will endeavour to see them soon. Sl0tface were…
We’ve already looked at the smaller acts set to storm this year’s 2000trees festival and picked out our top 5 must-see moments, but this is a festival about far more than just music… We first started going to festivals at the turn of the millennium and the bigger ones did not offer much choice when…
When Liam Gallagher announced he’d be taking Oasis’ seminal debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’ on tour to mark its 30th anniversary, there was a wave of anticipation throughout the children of Britpop and beyond – and that was shown by just how quickly every ticket for his four nights at The O2 sold out. Never one…
2000trees is just around the corner and once again we’ll be making the journey to Gloucestershire to see a bunch of our favourites play sets on Upcote Farm. As ever, there’s a whole selection of smaller and new bands to check out over the four days – here are five we’d recommend listening to and…
As mentioned in our Top 5 Songs of 2023 post, there are a number of reasons why we haven’t posted as much as we’d like over the past 12 months – and these equally apply to our lack of gigs. We did still make it to a few unforgettable shows though – here are our…
Bright Eyes are finally getting to tour their 2020 ‘Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was’ album and arrived in England’s capital city ahead of a headline slot at the prestigious End of the Road festival. Following stellar support from Penelope Isles, the Nebraska band appeared on stage at the Apollo – complete…
Art Brut returned to Guildford for the first time in 15 years – and for their first ever show at the Boileroom – to promote new album ‘Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out’. As the band launched into the classics ‘Formed a Band’ and ‘My Little Brother’ to open the set, Eddie Argos updated the…
Reading’s incredible Are You Listening? Festival 2018 has now added Field Music, Warm Digits and Spectral Nights favourites Carnival Youth to its line-up. Taking place in various venues throughout the city on Saturday 28 April, the event (in aid of Reading Mencap) will also see performances from Idles, Her’s, AK/DK and the fantastically named Have…
Brand new DIY collective Let’s Stop Hanging Out – yes, named after the Reuben song – are set to launch with a fantastic party at Aldershot’s West End Centre on 17 March. Formed by our friends at Rose Coloured, Spectral Nights writer Joe Booley’s Beth Shalom Records, Undead Collective Records, Still Teething PR and Versonic…
Words by Joe Booley. As post-rock giants, Sigur Rós are set to take the stage for the second night of their three-day residency of the Eventim Apollo, and the audience are patiently waiting for a night of two halves, both literally and sonically. Steadily taking the stage one by one, the Icelandic trio kick off…
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