Venue: BRISTOL BEACON Date: Jun 4, 2026 Five albums in, and somehow I’ve never managed to see Aldous Harding live. But after hearing her new album’s first single One Stop I finally committed, headed to the Beacon and joined a devoted crowd. It was all Kiwi‑no filler from the start, with fellow New Zealanders and…
Venue: BRISTOL BEACON Date: May 1, 2025 The Manics celebrated the release of their 15th studio album Critical Thinking as they played a sold out show in the Bristol Beacon on Saturday night. As frontman James Dean Bradfield remarked during the show, this is familiar territory for the Manics. He recalled sitting on the Beacon…
Venue: BRISTOL BEACON Date: Mar 26, 2025 Who would have thought the main theme for the night would be a 50 year old man soiling himself onstage? Well, maybe that’s not so far-fetched at a Darkness gig… The Darkness bring the rock ’n roll fun to the Beacon as they celebrate the forthcoming release of…
Venue: Bristol Beacon Date: 2025-03-25T19:57:01+0000 Tonight, Bristol’s Beacon was a rock ‘n’ roll carnival with a surprising theme: the fearless antics of a 50-year-old man embracing comedic vulnerability—Justin Hawkins, ladies and gentlemen, THE DARKNESS. Celebrating the upcoming release of their eighth studio album, Dreams on Toast , They proved that they haven’t mellowed with age,…
Venue: BRISTOL BEACON Date: Feb 20, 2024 I arrived at a Bristol Beacon bustling with life and live music already in full swing. With the Slapstick Festival about to begin in the main hall we were treated to a performance by the main entrance as people come in and line the stairs to watch. I’m…
