Daily Echo | Music Reviews

REVIEW: Snow Patrol, BIC

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:21:56 +0000

THE last time they played here it was the start of a nationwide tour.

REVIEW: American Anthems, The Anvil

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:10 +0000

AMERICAN Anthems proved rock and roll is still very much alive and kicking.

REVIEW: BSO, Lighthouse, Poole

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:06:46 +0000

AS a masterpiece of variation from Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody has it all; demanding a fiendish piano technique that can illuminate its melodic integrity, and brilliant orchestration.

One Direction, BIC

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:07:39 +0000

Britain's new top boy band hit the south coast on their first tour.

Top 10 Albums from 2011

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000

STUCK for ideas on how to see 2012 in in style?

REVIEW: Abram Wilson Quartet, A New Orleans-Style Christmas Story, Turner Sims Concert Hall

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:56:29 +0000

A WARM slice of New Orleans at Christmas was served up to warm a chilly Southampton December evening at Turner Sims Concert Hall.

Status Quo, Quofestive, BIC

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:31:26 +0000

WE were rockin’ all over the BIC on Tuesday night when the legends that are Status Quo took to the stage.

The Saturdays, BIC

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:36:27 +0000

ON the first night of their latest UK tour, The Saturdays stormed the BIC.

Handel's Messiah, Southampton Philharmonic Choir, Southampton Guildhall

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:34:31 +0000

HANDEL’S glorious oratorio The Messiah has become an essential part of the festive season, and this performance by the renowned Southampton Philharmonic Choir and soloists was guaranteed to get everyone into the spirit of Christmas.

The Vaccines, Southampton Guildhall

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:04:39 +0000

THE biggest-selling new band of 2011 hit Southampton for a sell-out gig at the Guildhall.

Beth Hart, The Brook

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:13:42 +0000

FROM the moment Beth Hart walked on stage at the Brook, sat down at the keyboards and delivered a haunting and heartfelt solo rendition of LA Song, it was evident that she already had captivated the sell-out crowed.

The Ting Tings: The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:32:44 +0000

OH, Ting Tings, how you have restored my faith in you.

John Barrowman, BIC

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:35:53 +0000

HE IS Mr Showbiz with a capital S – boasting all the sparkle, glitter and cheese that anyone could ever wish for.

Adam Ant, Concorde Club, Eastleigh

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:35:01 +0000

This was one of the most eagerly awaited concerts of my life.

Christians, The Brook, Southampton

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:38:50 +0000

THE “voice of the 80s”, Garry Christian, opened the show with a joke calling the crowd “gluttons for punishment”.