News Round-Up 22/11/19
Glastonbury have at last announced their first headliner for next summer -- Paul McCartney! If you guys are mm-ing and ah-ing about this...
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Oliver Corrigan
Nov 21, 2019
Vampire Weekend at Alexandra Palace, London
“Okay, that’s a deep cut.” Inevitably from this ‘unbearably white’ crowd, the post-Ivy League, indie-rockers found themselves at the...
Oliver Corrigan
Nov 19, 2019
Mannequin Pussy at The Dome, London
“Yeah, I’m a fan of the band.” - Jason Mantzoukas Yes, even the crazed actor of the U.S. TV series Brooklyn 99 burrowed in the background...
Oliver Corrigan
Nov 17, 2019
News Round-Up 15/11/19
We're currently in the thick of gig season, with shows coming left-right-and-centre (my favourite time of year, personally) - yet other...
Oliver Corrigan
Nov 15, 2019
Injury Reserve at Patterns, Brighton
“Oh shit!!!” The abrasive American rap trio from Arizona finally arrived into Brighton's Patterns on the last stop of their sold-out UK...
Oliver Corrigan
Nov 13, 2019
Lizzo at O2 Academy Brixton, London
“This is going to be one of the greatest nights of all time.” Spoken from this year’s leading soulful philanthropist, singer, rapper, and...
Oliver Corrigan
Nov 11, 2019
Girl Band at Electric Ballroom, London
“Sounds like it was recorded in a meat locker under a fallout shelter.” Tonight’s Dublin-based band may not have been situated within a...
Oliver Corrigan
Nov 10, 2019
News Round-Up 8/11/19
Okay, so I've returned rejuvenated and reinvigorated from my fleeting Parisian trip reviewing Pitchfork Music Festival (find it here)....
Oliver Corrigan
Nov 8, 2019
Pitchfork Festival Paris Review: 2019 Edition
"Paris, you ready?" Charli XCX rEigns supreme in closing 3-day Parisian Festival showcasing Pitchfork's acclaimed acts. Once every year...
Oliver Corrigan
Nov 7, 2019
Sunn O))) at The Roundhouse, London
*cue the drones* As a gruesome wall of fog descended upon the crowd this Monday night crowd packed into the capacious Roundhouse of...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 29, 2019
HMLTD at XOYO, London
“I think everyone’s a little stained...Mother Teresa was probably stained” Once upon a time, some utterings amongst various media...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 27, 2019
News Round-Up 25/10/19
As we draw closer to my arrival in Paris, I thought I'd swing y'all one last news round-up for the numerous tours which have flung our...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 23, 2019
Ariana Grande at The O2 Arena, London
“I didn’t think I was going to be able to do another show...but it’s all thanks to you.” In May of 2017, Ariana Grande’s Sweetener Tour...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 18, 2019
Ty Segall & The Freedom Band at Oval Space, London
“Drink Coca Cola, drink Coca Cola, drink Coca Cola…” By now, some of you may have noticed that many of my reviewed acts follow a similar...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 18, 2019
Lineup Breakdown: Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
So between Thursday 31st October and Saturday 2nd November, I'll be hitting up Paris reviewing the latest and greatest the Parisian...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 16, 2019
The Murder Capital w/Happy Couple at The Dome, London
“These are my four best mates on stage." As the smoke began to rise within this intimate crucible, the crowd’s level of undivided...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 13, 2019
News Round-Up 11/10/19
It's Swan season - they're back with an upcoming LP and a newly announced duo of London shows next year! PLUS, Diana Ross has been...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 11, 2019
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard at Alexandra Palace, London
“This is different to The Shacklewell Arms…” Indeed, this was different to the 200-capacity venue in Hackney - especially when you’re...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 9, 2019
Lingua Ignota at Oslo, London
“I don’t eat, I don’t sleep, I let it consume me”. Consumed by her neoclassical background, Kristin Hayter encroached into London with...
Oliver Corrigan
Oct 4, 2019
Tyler, The Creator at O2 Academy, Brixton
“I’m so wet...who wants to lick it off?” To a sea of 3,000 enamoured fans crammed into Brixton’s O2 Academy, the...
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