Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Noel Gallagher. A joyous gig of wonderful melodies and a total feel-good factor. Wembley arena is a special place for me, since I first saw Pink Floyd there in 1974.This was a very different concert. No lengthy intros or outros. Virtually no lead solos. Just great song after great song. […]
GIG REVIEW – NILS LOFGREN MAY 2018 Nils Lofgren is back in the UK with his “50 Years…Up The Road Tour” and LGA reviewer, Paul Wood, was there to catch his recent show at the Birmingham Town Hall. Interspersed with stories from his life on the road with Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Grin ( […]
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT GIG REVIEW Currently touring throughout Europe, LGA reviewer, Paul Wood caught Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit on their last UK date at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Jason Isbell has been recording and touring with steadily increasing acclaim since his departure from the Drive By Truckers in 2007. His […]
GIG REVIEW – RICHARD HAWLEY Richard Hawley played two special evening dates this month in the rather spectacular venue of the Devil’s Arse Cavern in Castleton. The cavern is basically the underground opening to the Peak Cavern, one of Castleton’s famous underground caverns. The Caverns are normally open to the public for walks underground but […]
GIG REVIEW – LITTLE STEVEN AND THE DISCIPLES OF SOUL Fans of Steve Van Zandt got a rare treat as part of this year’s BluesFest in London – his first UK “solo” appearance for 27 years as “Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul”. Brought over by promoter (and saxophone player) Leo Green to play […]
GIG REVIEW – RONNIE SPECTOR The close of 2015 saw a short UK tour from the legendary Ronnie Spector under the billing of “Ronnie Spector sings the Fabulous Ronettes”. Still touring at the age of 72, Ronnie brought over her full American band to play a short series of dates and LGA gig reviewer, Paul […]
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Gig Review Royal Albert Hall London. David Gilmour has been playing since he was 9 and @ the Royal Albert Hall he showd that he was perhaps the greatest electric guitar its on the planet! All the the key elements came together to make this Royal Albert Hall a truly brilliant […]
GIG REVIEW –DAN PENN AND SPOONER OLDHAM Legendary Memphis singer/songwriters Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham made a rare visit to the UK last month and your LGA reviewer, Paul Wood, caught them in the rather splendid environment of the Union Chapel. The current tour was the pair’s first visit to the UK in 9 years […]
GIG REVIEW – FLAMIN’ GROOVIES Undeterred by the absence of any UK dates on the recent European Tour by the reformed Flamin’ Groovies, our LGA gig reviewer Paul Wood dusted off his passport and Beatle boots to catch the last 2 dates of the tour in Italy. The reformed Groovies feature three members from the […]
GIG REVIEW – STONE FOUNDATION The month of May saw the return to London of the Midland’s finest band – the mighty Stone Foundation. Camden’s Jazz Cafe was the venue and London Guitar Academy gig reviewer Paul Wood and LGA’s very own James Stratton were there to see one of the buzzing names at the […]
