Category: Music
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My top 5 gigs of 2025
Over the course of the next few days, I’ll be sharing with you my top five films, books and gigs of 2025. While there’s still time to fit in another book or film that could sneak their way into my list, my last gig was mid-December and so nothing is going to unfairly miss out Read more
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Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 line-up – first impressions
After this year’s Neighbourhood Weekender, I said that I’d probably have to wait until the stage splits are announced before I commit to going in 2026. But has the first wave announcement changed my mind at all? First things first, I’m made up for Blossoms finally getting the chance to headline on Sunday. They were Read more
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The Royston Club at Manchester Academy – gig review
Sometimes you go to a gig and it just feels special. This was my sixth time watching The Royston Club and I’ve always felt that they deserve to be bigger than they are, but standing among 2,500 or so people at their headline Manchester Academy show, it feels as if it’s surely only a matter Read more
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The Royston Club – Songs for the Spine: Review
The Royston Club’s debut album ‘Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars’ was a breath of fresh air when it was released back in June 2023. Packed full of catchy melodies and big singalong choruses that are incredibly fun to belt out after a few pints of Dark Fruit, it’s exactly the type of thing I want Read more
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Glastonbury Festival 2025 review
I’ll be honest… I’ve not been entirely sure how to start this post. Although Glastonbury is predominantly a music festival, the headlines about this year’s edition have been dominated by a chant during a Saturday afternoon performance by Bob Vylan on the West Holts stage. Regardless of anyone’s views, it seems clear to me that Read more
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Glastonbury Festival 2025 set times: Biggest clashes, secret sets and more
After months of anticipation, the full Glastonbury Festival line-up (complete with set times) has finally been released. When the initial poster dropped at the start of March, I thought that the undercard was strong enough to make up for an underwhelming set of headliners. But with Glastonbury, it’s never that straight forward and I’ve spent Read more
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Neighbourhood Weekender 2025 review
As I’ve mentioned before, Neighbourhood Weekender is usually one of the highlights of my year. The line-ups usually align quite well with my musical tastes, it’s not too far from home and the weather is usually pretty flawless (spoiler – only two of those three things remained the case this year). Most of the artists Read more
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Sunday (1994) at Liverpool Arts Club – gig review
Every year when the Neighbourhood Weekender line-up is announced, I do a deep dive into all of the acts on the poster that I haven’t heard of. Through doing this, I’ve discovered the likes of Confidence Man, Wet Leg, CMAT, The Royston Club and most recently – Sunday (1994). The Transatlantic trio is made up Read more
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Glastonbury Festival 2025 survival guide
Hi! I know you are used to hearing from my husband about all things lifestyle, music and Manchester, but it is time for him to step aside and let me do the talking. So allow me to introduce myself; I’m Abbie – or ‘Mrs Molloy’ as Tom likes to refer to me as. I am Read more
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The Wombats at AO Arena Manchester – gig review
The Wombats are one of the very few mid-2000s British indie bands who are still managing to get mainstream radio play every time they bring out a new album and last month’s release ‘Oh! The Ocean’ is their fifth successive appearance in the top five of the UK Official Albums Chart. Therefore, it should be Read more