Live gigs - Who you've seen were they good, bad etc.

[efcfanwirral]

On 19/07/2026 at 15:25, Gnomicide said:

Great day at We Are Wirral Festival yesterday. I'll be honest, my expectations were low but it was well organised, the sound was really good, food and drink options were good. The Coral headlined and were head and shoulders above everyone else, but still enjoyable sets from The Lotery Winners, Hard-Fi and Thrill Collins. Would go back, but not today because the line-up is rubbish. 

 

 

 

 

That's good to know!! I'd have gone if I wasn't at benicassim

 

Got to laugh though, Tinie Tempah played to us lot at 3.45am Friday morning and then went to a family friendly wirral festival at the weekend. Very different vibes 😂😂

Edited July 23 by efcfanwirral

[efcfanwirral]

So I went to see The Sunshine Underground at Gorilla in Manchester tonight for their first gig in 10 years. I absolutely love them and was so happy to have them back, I know not many care about them but I think they're amazing. 

 

Passionate crowd, great setlist, and they just sounded like they'd never been away. Bring on Leeds on Saturday, who's going? I remember some being interested on here. Anyone who is, you're in for a great show 

[StoneCircle]

Saw The Streets at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds performing their "A grand don't come for free" album. A brilliant gig, can't comment on the support as we missed them! 

[efcfanwirral]

And I did round 2 of Sunshine Underground at Kirkstall Abbey - beautiful venue, an incredible crowd for their return. I honestly had an amazing day. If that's it for them, I'm mega happy this happened.

 

And today I went to Tramlines for Wolf Alice and, honestly, unbelievable. They deserve these headline slots, and absolutely smashed it

Edited July 26 by efcfanwirral

[Chapple12345]

A fantastic weekend at Latitude cramming in 32 acts across the weekend. A real mix of music legends and some great modern acts too, plus some great comedy as well

The main highlights each day for me were

Friday - David Byrne, Ross Noble, Jalen Ngonda

Saturday - Getdown Services, Jacob Alon, Westside Cowboy 

Sunday - Self Esteem, Flaming Lips, Panic Shack 

[charlierc]

Saw David Byrne at Cardiff Castle on Sunday. Was a good choice - show was good. I was a little unsure after I heard David cough during one or two of the early songs, but when it got going, it settled into a slick groove and was a nice evening. I also liked the song he did with support act Anna Calvi.

 

Venue was nice, even if getting in and out was a bit fiddly.

[TheSheriff]

David Byrne was such a joyous all round wonderful experience in Cardiff Castle on Sunday night

[Quark]

On 24/07/2026 at 00:04, efcfanwirral said:

So I went to see The Sunshine Underground at Gorilla in Manchester tonight for their first gig in 10 years. I absolutely love them and was so happy to have them back, I know not many care about them but I think they're amazing. 

 

Passionate crowd, great setlist, and they just sounded like they'd never been away. Bring on Leeds on Saturday, who's going? I remember some being interested on here. Anyone who is, you're in for a great show 

I came really late to TSU, only discovered them as Luminescent came out and played that to death.  This gave me a good reminder to go back and listen to it again, still fantastic.

 

Any plans for further shows do we know, or are these one offs?

[crocodiles]

On 28/07/2026 at 16:26, TheSheriff said:

David Byrne was such a joyous all round wonderful experience in Cardiff Castle on Sunday night

Saw him in Glasgow in April it was the best thing I've seen this year as u say joyous 

[Toilet Duck]

2 hours ago, crocodiles said:

Saw him in Glasgow in April it was the best thing I've seen this year as u say joyous 

Likewise…saw him in Dublin. Absolutely torrential rain, cared not a jot. Marvellous stuff.

[Nestacres]

Luke Combs at Wembley. Absolutely brilliant. There definitely something happening within the UK and country music. He's capable of headlining one of the major stages in the next couple of years. 

[Gnomicide]

The Cheap Thrills at Mountford Hall, Liverpool. 

 

They've been around for a while and have built up a large local following. Last night was their biggest yet, at a sold out 2,200 capacity venue. 

 

It was a big old joyous, indie singalong from start to finish, the band clearly having the time of their lives. The debut album is out next month and they seem to be going down well on the festival circuit, maybe their time has finally come.

 

2 supports, I unfortunately missed Credits but the few songs they have on Spotify sound good, Americana vibes. The other was M60, reportedly Gary Neville's favourite band. If that's true, he's as clueless about music as he is football. To be fair, their sound was poor, maybe with a clearer sound they'd have been better but it was pretty dull.

 

[Sitruc97]

On 01/08/2026 at 23:30, Nestacres said:

Luke Combs at Wembley. Absolutely brilliant. There definitely something happening within the UK and country music. He's capable of headlining one of the major stages in the next couple of years. 

Falls in the category of acts i'd love to see on the farm but sadly don't think it will ever happen.

[efcfanwirral]

On 02/08/2026 at 10:12, Gnomicide said:

The Cheap Thrills at Mountford Hall, Liverpool. 

 

They've been around for a while and have built up a large local following. Last night was their biggest yet, at a sold out 2,200 capacity venue. 

 

It was a big old joyous, indie singalong from start to finish, the band clearly having the time of their lives. The debut album is out next month and they seem to be going down well on the festival circuit, maybe their time has finally come.

 

2 supports, I unfortunately missed Credits but the few songs they have on Spotify sound good, Americana vibes. The other was M60, reportedly Gary Neville's favourite band. If that's true, he's as clueless about music as he is football. To be fair, their sound was poor, maybe with a clearer sound they'd have been better but it was pretty dull.

 

I really like the Cheap Thrills! I saw them at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester in January at one of Chris Hawkins' "Awesome Friends" nights (which i think is why I even got tickets as it wasn't listed as a Cheap Thrills show!). Very good live and some great songs. I would've gone Saturday if I'd planned ahead!