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May 7

Review: Thistle, Ugly Ozo and Rex Records tour you need to see

Venue: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

Review: Thistle, Ugly Ozo and Rex Records tour you need to see

Gavin Allen

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Mar 21

Geese review: Over-hyped and over here? Only of those things is true

Bristol, The Prospect Building

Geese review: Over-hyped and over here? Only of those things is true

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Nov 6, 2025

Turnstile review: A band on the trail of greatness

Review: Alexandra Palace, London, Wednesday November 5, 2025

Turnstile review: A band on the trail of greatness

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Oct 25, 2025

The eight best new bands I saw at Sŵn 2025 — the festival’s best year so far

I made it to 30 sets across three days and nights — here’s what I loved most

The eight best new bands I saw at Sŵn 2025 — the festival’s best year so far

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Jul 9, 2025

Oasis Live ’25 review: Believe the truth — this is the reunion gig you dreamed of

Principality Stadium, Cardiff — Saturday, July 5, 2025

Oasis Live ’25 review: Believe the truth — this is the reunion gig you dreamed of

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Apr 4, 2025

Ryan Adams review: Heartbreaker 25th anniversary tour

Night 1: Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London. 2 April, 2025

Ryan Adams review: Heartbreaker 25th anniversary tour

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May 8, 2024

Six things that make a Bruce Springsteen gig the peak of live music

An article for the Springsteen-curious

Six things that make a Bruce Springsteen gig the peak of live music

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May 8, 2024

The beginning of a long goodbye or the rebirth of The Boss at 74?

Review: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Sunday, May 5, 2024

The beginning of a long goodbye or the rebirth of The Boss at 74?

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Apr 24, 2024

Epileptic Lizards: “The goal is an hour long song”

Introducing the band, №1:

Epileptic Lizards: “The goal is an hour long song”

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Nov 24, 2023

“I wanted to prove I really had it in me”: Jack Valero is doing it for himself

By George Phillips

“I wanted to prove I really had it in me”: Jack Valero is doing it for himself

Gavin Allen

Gavin Allen

Digital Journalism lecturer at Cardiff University. Ex-Associate Editor of Mirror.co.uk and formerly of MailOnline, MSN UK and Wales Online.

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