Two of the most popular venues in the city are the Echo Arena and the O2 Academy, who host some of the biggest acts of the moment. Soak up the sounds of your new university city, Liverpool, with this guide to it's music scene. It's a hub of pop, rock and indie music with a mass of venues, clubs and festivals to showcase the city's seemingly infinite amount of talent. As well as being home to John, Paul, George and Ringo, Liverpool and its surrounding area also churned out Cilla Black, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Echo & The Bunnymen, Clean Cut Kid, The Coral, The Wombats and everyone's favourite girl band. The city prides itself in its musical heritage. Over the last century it's released some of the most talented and successful musicians into the world, including a pretty small band named The Beatles.
The band closes the night with a lovely long version of 'The Bitter Boogie' where Ambrose Kenny-Smith takes his harmonica into the crowd. You're the Doctor Setlist October 18: First Taste: I feel very lucky to have been at his show two nights in a row.Ģ5. Ty Segall is an absolute giant, a one of a kind artist that has been on top of his game for quite a while.
This is almost two hours of rock heaven with one of the best around. Lonely Nights (with Robert Van Asseldonk) Read more!Īfter finishing the album of the day, the band leaves the stage but return for an encore both nights.
Free Together (with Robert Van Asseldonk) Encore:Ģ1. Respect (Otis Redding cover) (with Sanne de WInter & Robert Van Asseldonk)ġ7. Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty cover) (with Robert Van Asseldonk)ġ6. Hard Sun (Eddie Vedder cover) (with Robin Borneman)ġ5. You'll Never Walk Alone (Gerry & the Pacemakers cover)ġ3. Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones cover) (with Patricia van Haastrecht)ġ0. These heavy songs are also the best parts of their shows and prove that they don't need all these covers to please a crowd or put up a good show.Ġ7.
Songs like that are why I got into this band and started following them. Heavy rockers like 'Cerberus' and 'The Red Queen Effect' show the band on top of their game. By the end of their set, the Irish group has turned the whole floor into a wild pit and you'd wish they could keep going for a lot longer.īut it could also mean they will move too far away from what makes them so good: honest rock songs with a heavy twist, played tightly with a lot of heart and that get the best out of van Haren's incredible voice. Their post-punk songs are dark, heavy and intense, clearly influenced by other post-punk bands from the Dublin area but also from their famous fellow Dubliners U2. Of course it is it a lot of show, but at the same time these alpha males here on stage mean business.
This is an angry band who have a lot to tell about what's bothering them and know how to draw attention. Singer James McGovern walks around stage, working the crowd, delivering his dark vocals with great power. While they patiently build up the tempo the boys are all over the stage swinging their guitars around. The band starts out with a couple of slow songs to build up the atmosphere. Their name is buzzing around in the music scene also because of their intense live shows, as I got to witness myself a few months back. Time to get things going again with Dublin post-punk group The Murder Capital, who had quite a year.