Reviews

Saturday at Radar could well and truly be the festival's most dynamic and diverse day to date at its 2023 edition of the festival. Where mighty metal core titans Heart Of A Coward rip up the second stage with soul crushing metalcore, suave Aussie outfit Thornhill bring their brand of beautifully hard-hitting sophistication.

Whilst Sleep Token’s cult worshipped their lords at the ritual, elsewhere Radar festival favourites Monuments set o2 Victoria Warehouse a blaze. This is what went down on Friday at Radar Festival 2023.

Truck Festival have consistently displayed the best of British indie rock for twenty-five years, so did the festival's strong line-up deliver in spite of the rain!

You'd have hoped by this time of the year, the weather would be on our side for festivals like Tramlines but unfortunately this wasn't the case. We didn't let it dampen our spirits though as we had a great weekend in Sheffield!

As they round off their second sold out show at Camden’s iconic Roundhouse, Spiritbox prove no one is breaking their rise to stardom sized horizons.

On 'Dead Club City', Nothing But Thieves have thrown themselves a creative curveball and have executed it to stylish, tasteful and classy degrees of success. A world where you need a pass to get into the DCC, an 80’s disco synth party where its members are dressed in The Matrix getup, a place where the dark reality of the downsides to fame and fortune are all too prevalent.

Finding the right balance of melody and raw power is no easy task. Fortunately Throw The Fight are a band that have had no such struggle. Since their inception two decades ago, the Minnesota natives have accrued fans all over the world with their infectious choruses and mosh-inducing riffs. Despite having their fair share of line-up changes over the past few years (including the departure of guitarist/vocalist James Clark, leaving bassist/vocalist Kade Kastellitz to front the band full-time going forward), Throw The Fight appear to be firing on all cylinders as they line-up their fourth full-length album, 'Strangeworld'.

The title of Yellowcard’s new EP, 'Childhood Eyes', couldn’t be more appropriate. Their first new release since a surprise return last year sees the pop-punk veterans revisiting the sounds of their past, to make something contemporary, and ultimately quite brilliant. This is a true statement of intent, and an excellent way to set expectations for this most unlikely of comebacks.

With the rain making an unwelcomed appearance, it didn't stop everyone at 2000trees ending their weekend with a great day of live music.

2000trees 2023 was now in full swing. Friday was set to bring plenty of running around between stages but also some of our favourite sets of the weekend.