Newton Faulkner - First Time.
We Are The Ocean - Confessions
You Me At Six - Take Off Your Colors
Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
Kids In Glass Houses - Fisticuffs
Paramore - Born For This
Biffy Clyro - Cloud Of Stink
Lostprophets - Last Summer
Stereophonics - Traffic
A Day To Remember - I'm Made Of Wax Larry, What Are You Made Of.
Alter Bridge - Blackbird
Shinedown - Fly From The Inside
Linkin Park - Waiting For The End
Fall Out Boy - 27
Avenged Sevenfold - Tonight The World Dies
Canterbury - Set Your Right
Green Day…

Sat 6 Mar – Stereophonics, Hip parade
We should start by stating that I would consider myself quite a fan of Stereophonics, despite the majority of their audience being twice my age, and I went along to tonight’s gig with high expectations.
The NIA tonight, is completely sold out meaning no spare seats can be seen and on the floor things looked to be getting quite cramped.
The support band for tonight’s proceedings were Scottish pop band Hip Parade in what I believe to be their first arena outing. With a typical four man set up the music on offer…

Sat 30 Jan – Kerrang! Relentless Tour 2010
After being excited for weeks about this one, I couldn’t wait for Kerrang Tour to finally hit Birmingham, after making its way across the country. Birmingham was one of the middle dates in this heavily publicised tour which focuses on bands popular in teenage magazine culture but also highlighting up and coming bands that journalists alike have highlighted as promises for the future.
Even though I started queuing half an hour before the time that doors actually opened I still managed to miss the bulk of the opening act’s set, the band…

Mon 19 Oct – Franz Ferdinand, Music Go Music
Music Go Music
Starting with their own interpretation at the Alton Towers theme tune, Music Go Music seemed promising. Until the lead singer walked on. The sound quality was terrible, you couldn't hear the words she was singing and every song sounded exactly the same.

Franz Ferdinand
Starting with a backdrop of their name, Franz Ferdinand seemed to come hit after hit. After the first few songs, their name was pulled across, with some difficulty, to reveal a giant screen which displayed some great visuals. The band were on top form…

System Of A Down - Glendale, California
Fall Out Boy - Wilmette, Illinois
Billy Talent - Mississauga, Ontario
Shinedown - Jacksonville, Florida
Green Day - East Bay, California
Scars On Broadway - Los Angeles, California
The Enemy - Coventry, England
Linkin Park - Agoura Hills, California
Black Stone Cherry - Edmonton, Kentucky
Avenged Sevenfold - Huntington Beach, California
Serj Tankian - Beirut, Lebanon
Newton Faulkner - Reigate, Surrey
Rise Against - Chicago, Illinois
Maximo Park - Newcastle, England
Slipknot - Des Moines, Iowa
Franz Ferdinand - Glasgow, Scotland
The Killers - Las Vegas, Nevada
Biffy Clyro - Ayrshire, Scotland
Fightstar…