Last Saturday night I returned to my hometown of Hull, to see Hot Milk at The Welly. It's nice to have an emo/pop-punk gig in Hull, they're so infrequent and the city is often overlooked, even though the shows always seem to be rowdy and well-sold. At least on this occasion, the East-Yorkshire crowd gave a great account of themselves by keeping the energy up all night.

Genre-defying Pale Waves returned to Sheffield once more, this time at The Foundry, rather than their usual venue of The Leadmill, or a slot at Tramlines Festival.

Ever since their reformation, Dream State has released a string of gripping, exhilarating and fresh singles, alongside an accompanying album titled "Still Dreaming."

We attended the last show of the Waterparks + Stand Atlantic UK/EU tour at the octagon centre in Sheffield. Originally set for the O2 academy on 1st November, it had been moved due to the unforeseen circumstances, luckily to a Friday night. Result!

We made the short-ish trip up North to Middlesbrough to catch the latest instalment of Make A Scene Festival. Taking place at the Teeside students union, MaS have previously held acts such as Don Broco, Roam, Boston Manor, Funeral for a Friend, Malevolence, Neck Deep, Mallory Knox and Bury Tomorrow and many more great acts. This year was no different, headlined by one of our favourite acts, Trash Boat, and supported by an abundance of talent including; As December Falls, Dream State, Caskets, Heriot, Graphic Nature, Tired of Fighting and again, many more fantastic artists. Sadly, due to time constraints, it meant we couldn't arrive until 5pm so we caught Telltale as our first event. 

📸 Joe guppy

2 gigs in one week, who would've thought that possible at the start of the year? A week on from making my return to live music, I headed for a short Yorkshire trip to Leeds, to see Led by Lanterns and supports at the famous Key Club!

I finally made my return to live music, just a short 14 months after the last. I headed to a brand-new venue in my city, a modern 300 capacity venue on the Marina of Hull, UK. The gig was promoted with a secret bill, meaning I didn’t know who was playing until I was inside the venue! I was pleasantly surprised…