Author: Adam Graver
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Festival Review: Camden Rocks 2019
It was an inauspicious start to my now annual trip to Camden Rocks Festival. Liverpool Lime Street Station looked like a refugee staging post for badly dressed, stumbling Liverpool supporters. Apparently, they won a football match the previous evening. The journey to London was uneventful and my train pulled into…
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Live: The Rah’s – Zanzibar, Liverpool
If you come out of Liverpool Central Station and fight your way through the hordes of stag and hen do’s (literally on some occasions), make a couple of turns, and you’ll find yourself at Zanzibar. If you are unprepared enough to not check stage times with the venue, you’ll also…
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Festival Review: This Is Tomorrow 2019
For several years now, the North-East has been crying out for a major festival that takes the region by storm and brings some of the world’s finest to the area. This year’s This Is Tomorrow promised to do exactly that, with a stellar lineup including FOALS, Stereophonics and God himself,…
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Live: Little Miss Sunshine, Grand Opera House, York – ★★☆☆☆
Bringing film to the live stage is never an easy feat. Few have succeeded in recent times, but when they work, they’re pure gold. The first that comes to mind is the brilliant Shrek which translated wonderfully to the stage, so there was genuine intrigue when it came to viewing…
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Little Miss Sunshine arrives in York: Grand Opera House Preview
Little Miss Sunshine, is currently on a fantastic run at the Grand Opera House, York, and you still have time to head down to watch it! Based on the Academy Award-winning film by Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine is the off-beat musical comedy created by the Tony Award-winning team of…
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Single Review: The Snuts – All Your Friends
If you’ve read any of Halfway 2 Nowhere’s festival reviews in the last year or so, you’ll have read nothing but praise for Scottish band, The Snuts. Towards the end of May, the four-piece released their brand new single “All Your Friends” and I can comfortably say, whilst a change…
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Live: The Real People + The Cheap Thrills – Liverpool
The Rooftop of the Shankly Hotel has breath-taking views of the picturesque skyline of Liverpool. It is best known as a venue for weddings. Over the last twelve months or so it has established itself as a venue for live music. Under the stewardship of Keith Mullin, guitarist from The…
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Festival Review: Hit The North 2019
May is one of my favourite months for a number of reasons. Two bank holidays, the climax to football season and so many different festivals up and down the country. Following a bumper day at Live at Leeds on Saturday 4th, it was Newcastle’s turn to host Hit The North.…
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Festival Review: Live at Leeds 2019
This year’s Live at Leeds Festival lineup was without doubt one of the highlights of this year’s day festival circuit. With major artists to appeal to the masses including Tom Grennan, Sundara Karma and Metronomy, the festival shifted a lot of tickets and all of the venues were healthily attended…
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Live Review: The Luka State – Fulford Arms, York
The north-west of England has, for as long as anybody can remember, being a hive of musical activity. Some of the greatest artists of all time have come from the area and this trend shows no sign of stopping. It is difficult though, despite this long line of success, to…
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The Luka State – York Show Thursday 2nd May
Hotly-tipped Cheshire four-piece The Luka State, who have just released their brand new single ‘What’s My Problem’ via Salt Town Records/Project Music, will stop at the Fulford Arms in York this week as part of their extensive UK Spring Tour. The Luka State are Conrad Ellis (voice, guitar), Sam Bell…
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Festival Review: Stockton Calling 2019
This Easter weekend, over 2000 people descended on Stockton town centre for the 10th anniversary of Stockton Calling. The day festival was fully sold out for the eighth year on the bounce, and saw over 70 artists play across nine stages over ten hours. Here’s the breakdown of our day…
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Tomorrow’s artists today: This Is Tomorrow Preview
Last year, a brand new festival led the way in the North East, and once again the curators of This Is Tomorrow festival have concocted one of the lineups of the summer. Showcasing major headliners Stereophonics, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Foals, the festival has the best in big…
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cleopatrick: a brief history
there’s something special about bands that have known each other almost for the entirety of their being. the special relationship and bond that is made, usually makes for exciting, synchronised music that can rarely be topped by artists who get together later in life. it is no surprise to me…
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Barn on the Farm announces further 16 artists!
Barn on the Farm is pleased to announce a further 16 artists confirmed for Saturday and Sunday’s music line-up. They are as follows: Maverick Sabre – Zak Abel (Sat Outdoor Stage Headliner) –Swim Deep – Gabrielle Aplin – Nina Nesbitt – The Japanese House (Sat Wooden Barn Stage Headliner) –Youngr – Sea…
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Live at Leeds: 5 Unmissable Artists
Spring has officially sprung, and the festival season is now so tantalisingly close now you can virtually feel the buzz of the amps being plugged-in for an electric summer of live music ahead. Officially named ‘The Best Festival For Emerging Talent’ at the UK Festival Awards this year, in 2019 Live At…
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TRUCK FESTIVAL gets even bigger – new names added to bill!
Following on from the first line-up news for the 22nd edition of the festival, which saw Wolf Alice, Foals and Two Door Cinema club announced and 75% of tickets for the festival sold in just a month, Truck Festival has now unveiled even more exciting, big names for 2019. Johnny Marr,…
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Johnny Marr, Lewis Capaldi, Ride and more added to This is Tomorrow Line-up
With tickets selling fast for the eagerly anticipated launch of This is Tomorrow Festival at its new larger site in Exhibition Park, Newcastle, organisers have today revealed that Smiths icon Johnny Marr and the chart-topping Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi have been added to the Stereophonics headlined date on Sunday 26th May. Meanwhile, indie legends Ride have also…
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The Georgian Theatre stage is announced for Stockton Calling 2019 with British Sea Power as headliners
Stockton Calling is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019 and the multi-venue music festival is pleased to announce the line-up for The Georgian Theatre stage. Headlining the stage are Mercury Prize nominated conceptual indie art-rock ensemble British Sea Power. Last seen in the north-east packing out Newcastle’s Boiler Shop…
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Hit The North 2019: 3 reasons and 9 artists that make it unmissable
This year’s Hit The North is once again, a huge celebration of classic and fresh new music taking place on Sunday 5th May. We’ve had the pleasure of listening to every artist and checking out the venues announced so far and have chosen our top three reasons you cannot afford…
The Setlist & The Script 