Derby blues-rockers These Wicked Rivers have announced their biggest UK headline tour to date in conjunction with Planet Rock. The 11 date tour kicks off in Southampton on 1st December, calling in at Planet Rock’s Rockstock in Trecco Bay before heading onwards to Norwich, Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow, London, Chester and Newcastle. The tour winds up … Continue reading These Wicked Rivers announce December 2023 tour

Whoever writes the weather reports failed to predict the glorious weather that Swansea was bathed in from first thing. Despite the summery conditions, there’s a decent number already in Hangar 18 for openers Our Last Goodbye. The local quartet bring a dark, alt-rock style to the day, but earn appreciation with their well-structured angst-ridden songs. … Continue reading Festival Review: Station 18 Festival – Hangar 18, Swansea (Day 2: 29th April 2023)

My first visit to Stonedead festival and my final festival of the summer. It’s been a month of extremes weatherwise with Steelhouse and Arctangent experiencing warmth and rain whilst Bloodstock was more of a test of endurance. So, it was good to finish the season with a smaller new one that I’d heard so much … Continue reading Gig Review: Stonedead Festival (26th – 27th August 2022)

It doesn’t matter how many times you come to this festival, arriving at the top of the mountain is a feeling like nothing else. The pure friendliness of the volunteers and organisers, the camaraderie between the fans and the quality of the line up improves year on year. Once up the ‘road’, parked up and … Continue reading Festival Review: Steelhouse Festival 2022 – Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale (29th – 31st July)

Derby Southern-rockers These Wicked Rivers have been announced as special guests to Nashville Rockgrass legends Hayseed Dixie on their UK tour this Autumn. They will be ing the tour for 23 of the 27 dates. The tour follows a busy summer for These Wicked Rivers, which sees them in the studio working on the follow … Continue reading These Wicked Rivers Hayseed Dixie on huuuge Autumn UK tour

Much like we endeavour every year before Bloodstock, this year, for Scotland’s Wildfire Festival which kicks off on 22nd June, we’re interviewing every band set to play the stages of Wiston. You get to hear (or read) right from the horse’s mouth who you should be watching over the course of the weekend. Previous years … Continue reading #RoadToWildfire2018 – These Wicked Rivers