Gigs

18th December 2019 Another rainy winters night in Camden, but thankfully we had some fine rock and roll in town … More

26th November 2019 A packed bill tonight kicked off with one of the most improbable bands of recent memory. Cellar … More

26th September 2019 A night of heavyweight Hard Rock was ahead as vast swathes of revellers swelled the Brixton Academy … More

26th July 2019 One of the best hard rock bands to emerge in recent years were in town. In fact … More

28th May 2019 Arrived unusually early tonight for a warm up band. Having found a DJ(?) we settled into a … More

15th March 2019 It was party and singalong night in Islington this evening as the bluegrass cover legends returned for … More

25th April 2018 A life’s ambition was fulfilled tonight as I finally got the opportunity to witness one of live … More

9th March 2018 The legends of independent off-kilter nonsensical progressive post-hardcore and their dance-punk sidekicks made for a line-up too … More

14th December 2018 Before I dive in, a lesson from history…11 years ago a young southern rock band called Black … More

15th February 2018 It has been a while since we were standing at The Worlds End. Whist the incredibly loud … More

20th December 2017 A post Christmas meetup of the DiR.net faithful congregated back in Brixton for a blast from the … More

7th December 2017 Oh yes, back to the seaside for another arena tour for the glam band that the 70’s … More

21st November 2018 DIR.net opened the door to the DeLorean and sped back to the early noughties for a stellar … More

16th November 2018 What?! Another Danko show?? That’s right folks, our favourite Canadian rock trio were back in London seemingly … More

30th August 2017 Disclaimer: This was a pivotal night where I fell back into love with live music (post mini-life … More

28th September 2018 It’s not very often that the DiR crew choose to forego a pint in a pub to … More

17th July 2018 Anticipation was running high in DiR.net HQ as the rockers from down under are back in ol’ … More

23rd March 2017 A sizable queue snaked up Camden high street prior to this anticipated evening of rock and roll … More

June 22nd 2018 After a much anticipated return to our stages after over 8 years away, we had to wait … More

15th March 2017 It’s clear after many years of being in and around the London rock’n’roll circuit that times have … More

17th June 2018 It was a blazingly hot afternoon in the hallowed London 2012 Olympic stadium and home of West … More

January 19th 2017 Fast forward into 2017 and I (after many missed opportunities) thought that “The End” of Black Sabbath … More

19th August 2016 Tonight marks the end of the line for one of the most universally loved DiR.net bands. We’ve been to … More

Saturday 30th May 2015 It’s always exciting to get the festival experience to the sheltered urban playground as opposed to … More

17th November 2014 As ever the Roundhouse venue, beautiful in its surroundings delivered its usual sonic assassination of great rock … More

7th December 2017 Oh yes, back to the seaside for another arena tour for the glam band that the 70’s … More

27th March 2014 Heaven’s Basement finally have found a rich vein of success and their headline show at The Electric … More

13th December 2013 The final show of 2013 was a real riot, a line-up packed with stars future and present … More

I’ll be honest, a get together of the DoesItRock motley crew for ages took precedence this evening, resulting in a … More

19th August 2013 Stoner Rock Floridians Torche made the trip across the pond to bring their refreshingly pop-centric brand of … More

25th  October 2013 Abandoned for the night I head alone into the electric ballroom with trepidation. Only to be greeted … More

23rd July 2013 After a rip roaring outing at the Monto Water Rats many years ago (Over 7 years ago … More

18th July 2013 ***Playing catch up on the review front…memories are hazy at best…Pics AWOL*** One of the less widely … More

Once again I headed once again to the spiritual home of Rock, Donington Park for a stunning lineup to listen … More

30th May 2013 @ The Electric Ballroom A trio of North American acts packed tonight’s bill, all sharing a loose … More

9th May 2013, A fairly sparsely inhabited Garage awaited for evenings openers Fighting Wolves. They came, they played a few … More

16th April 2013, It was a busy night in north London, police lined the streets and the riot gear was … More

14th March 2013, After missing out on Kvelertak’s first time down at the Borderline last year, it was with great … More

The Datsuns & Free Fall @ DIngwalls, 13th February 2013 Surprisingly it was the first time we’d been to Dingwalls, … More

Rancid @ The HMV Forum, 14th December 2012 After being shipped up to Newcastle last minute, I had a rather … More

9th November 2012 So another night in Newcastle and two of my favourite bands were unhappily playing on the same … More

3rd October 2012 It wasn’t until my usual January 2012 aggregation of the best of 2011 lists, that I had … More

26 September 2012 Now the last time I caught tonight’s head liner  we were in the cool north London arty haven … More

Marhall Amplification…50 Years of Loud Live 22nd September 2012, After the terribly sad passing away of company founder Jim Marshall earlier … More

17 September 2012 After the mammoth 4 albums 2 nights series, Motion City Soundtrack promptly returned to London to showcase … More

4th July 2012 It’s not everyday that one of most worshipped and all time greatest American rock and roll bands … More

12th May 2012 After being shunned in favour of a nice cup of tea and a few biscuits, I headed … More

27th April 2012 Scala was buzzing as the rip off alarm bells rang at the bar as we schooched into … More

19th-20th April 2012 Motion City Soundtrack – Two Nights, Four Albums  Greeted with an almighty queue at XOYO we were … More

1st April 2012 The 2012 Olympics will bring the greatest spectacle on earth to London. Sadly it also brings with … More

29 March 2012 The hype was aplenty, their name plastered all over most rock magazines over the course of the … More

24th March 201 There s no messing around this evening at the (shock horror) all seated layout of Hammersmith Apollo, … More

09 February 2012 It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Roundhouse. More and more I keep thinking that … More

Pulled Apart By Horses & The Computers  @ Electric Ballroom 23rd Februray 2012 Mr Flowers has fallen sadly behind the … More

6th February 2012 Our first band of the night had something of a personality crisis. To the un-informed this foot … More

21st December 2012 As a little pre-Christmas gift from Heaven’s Basement, the boys decided to put on a donation only … More

27th November 2011 Two very different acts were in the supporting bill this evening, one mellow one manic! The beautiful … More

9th November 2011 Set against the foreboding backdrop of social inequality, student protests. grave economic uncertainty & growing Occupy movements. Tonight’s … More

4th November 2011 It was with mixed feelings the DiR crew squeezed themselves into the already packed lift, ascending to … More

3rd November 2011 For a band of The Raptures influence, widespread appeal and substantial fan base it was with confusion … More

26th October 2011 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”…or so the story goes…. The … More

14th October 2011 We were back at one of our favourite stomping grounds tonight for a show that’s come as … More

3rd October 2011 There is a good reason why clubs are empty on Mondays, and that’s because they fall on … More

6th September 2011 Before the big relocation of DoesItRock HQ out of the city and beyond the green belt, it … More

Day one of Download Festival, over recent years has definitely been moving towards the arena of the classic/hard rock, see … More

8th June 2011 It is with great excitement and bursting anticipation the DoesItRock posse took up position in the Shepherds … More

2nd June 2011 So many gigs, so little time to write…It must be the summer! After enjoying a fine but … More

2nd June 2011 After their failed attempts to make the 18 hour, globe circumnavigating flight from their Melbourne homeland this … More

Tonight’s show completes a trio of Heaven’s Basement shows witnessed by the doesitrock.net crew here in this great north London … More

6th May 2011 Noisey/Dance Punk duo Death From Above 1979 are back! After a 5 year hiatus, tonight was the … More

1st May 2011 Well rested, showered and fuelled by ‘full English’ we set out for more exploits in Camden for … More

30th April 2011 A thankful DiR.net team headed out from HQ without the hassle of tube engineering works halting progress. … More

16th April 2011 The double gig header for this week was concluded with another trip to Camden, only this time … More

15th April 2011 From the get go this evening, it was clear we had taken more than a couple of … More

Time to complete the round-up of this year’s Camden Crawl festival highlight reel, handpicked by DoesItRock.net Part Two: Camden Crawl … More

With the line-up for the 2011 edition of the award winning urban new music festival almost finalised, it is time … More

24th February 2012 Tonight was a night to savour. A Free show @ Camden Underworld hosted by the cracking Classic … More

22nd February 2012 Young Legionnaire kicked off tonight’s NME Awards show in spectacular fashion. Their pummeling guitars and gigantic bass … More

For the second night in a row, I’m back in Kentish town, but this time it’s for the Last.fm festival. … More

21st January 2011 After gaining tickets to this absurdly eclectic BBC staged new music event at The Forum ensured that … More

12th December 2010 Our final live event of 2010 was another trip down to south london to the Brixton academy … More

Sadly all of the award winners cannot be here to accept these awards, but feel free to get in touch … More

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Inaugural Does It Rock Awards 2010! The awards are … More

15th November 2010 It’s a Monday, we are once again out in search of love music thrills, tonight we turned … More

13th November 2010 As I approached the Brixton academy this evening I was sure that I has seen this all … More

8th November 2010 As we approached our usual pub of choice near tottenham court road “The Royal George”, I can’t … More

5th November 2010 After a last minute venue downgrade from KoKo, we found ourselves in an epic queue streaking through … More

2nd November 2010 It was clear tonight was going to be special as we trundled our way to the back … More

31st October 2010 The venue for tonight’s Halloween spectacular could not have been more apt. Descending into the bowels of … More

25th October 2010 An already heaving Sheperds Bush crowd have gathered for the support band tonight. Now whether or not … More

19 October 2010 It was like I had never been away. Oh, the instantly recognisable feel of a student union … More

17th October2010 After an afternoon in a local public house we arrived to the sounds of tonight’s sole support band, … More

Fight Like Apes, Underground Railroad: 22nd September 2010 Tonight was the first time I;ve been to the Camden barfly for … More

15th September 2010 Another night in The HMV Kentish Town Forum began in fury! Somehow, as if the drinks weren’t … More

10th September 2010 Walking down Wembley Way towards the home of football, it’s hard not to get excited at the … More

It’s a wonder how tonights venue has remained off my radar, as it has to be one of the most … More

7th September 2010 @ City Arts Music Project, Old Street, London It’s not often that you can wander up for … More

26th June2010 We find ourselves back at the Brixton academy once again. However this time unintentionally. Sadly there was a … More

12th July 2010 Taking position in the barely occupied back room of the Monto Water Rats, I felt a rather … More

The final day was upon us all to quickly as we were late for our opening band. But luckily for … More