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Festival reviews

Festival review – Be There or Be Square 2025, Saturday 12th July 2025

04/09/2025 Thomas Needham 1
With Molly Henry, Heather McDowall, Rebecca French, Meg and Dean, Brad and Ioana, Big Sugar’s Jam Band, Boilers, Leave Your Body Behind, Shallowdrown, Fire Escape, […]

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Festival review – Bank Holiday Sunday Alldayer at Firebug & Duffy’s Bar, Sunday 24th August 2025

03/09/2025 Kevin Gaughan 0
Yes, the overall sound was a humming fervour, but there were carefully manoeuvred rhythmic changes amongst the distorted riffs, and a groovy chug to bob your head along to.

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Review – Creepy Crawlers Festival at The Big Difference, Saturday 31st May 2025

15/06/2025 Thomas Needham 0
Reviewed and photographed by Thomas Needham It’s 5pm somewhere I thought, Red Stripe in hand, basking in the sun billowing down upon The Big Difference. […]

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Festival review – Outside/Inside: The Bridge, Homelessness to Hope at Firebug & Duffy’s Bar, 16th & 17th November 2024

31/01/2025 Kevin Gaughan 0
Now for one of my favourite sets of the weekend, Honest Dave, a beautiful performance from Dave and the rest of the band, with their saxophone, guitar and ‘wooden knock’ played a varied discography; featured songs that tackled a Rwandan witch

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Review – Pyjama Jam at Firebug & Duffy’s bar, Sunday 21st July 2024

24/07/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
There was a distinct anger to the whole sound, but it was all very tightly assembled, chaotic, fun and loud.

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