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Review: The War Of The Worlds at P&J Live was out of this world

3 weeks ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Kieran Beattie

Few live productions can match the sheer spectacle of Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds, and the 2025 Spirit of Man tour, which landed at Aberdeen’s P&J Live last night, proved why this adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel continues to captivate audiences nearly five decades after its debut. It also confirmed that nothing quite says dystopian sci-fi nightmare like a room full of people grinning ear to ear as giant Martian tripods incinerate humanity.
Review: Nathan Carter at the Music Hall, plus setlist

3 weeks ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Kieran Beattie

You’re doing pretty well if you can fill Aberdeen’s Music Hall. Sell out two nights like Nathan Carter, and you’re in a different league. Nathan Carter is a giant in Ireland, outselling the likes of Beyoncé, One Direction, and Michael Bublé. With more than a dozen studio albums and six live releases, he was the first Irish country act to hit number one since Garth Brooks. Not bad for a lad from Liverpool.
Review: Those Damn Crows at the Lemon Tree, plus setlist

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Kieran Beattie

It’s not easy being a hard rock band in 2025. Gone are the days when Top of the Pops would beam the big riffs and even bigger hair of Bon Jovi, Guns ‘n Roses and Motörhead into millions of living rooms. Before the internet there was a shared musical experience, and in between Boy George and Nik Kershaw everyone saw rock gods on their TV screens across the nation. Today Those Damn Crows are among the few flying the flag for raw rock ‘n’ roll, doing it the hard way with countless miles on the road.
Review: Fish Bids Farewell at the Music Hall

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Kieran Beattie

You don’t hear of many rock icons called Kevin or Sandra, do you? In rock and roll, names matter. The biggest stars knew this – Elvis, Madonna, Prince, er… Cheryl. That’s why Derek Dick from Dalkeith wisely rebranded himself as Fish, a moniker that stemmed from his habit of spending long periods soaking in the bath during his early days in music.
Review: The Classic Rock Show at the Music Hall

Jan 16, 2025 | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Kieran Beattie

Unless you’re Taylor Swift or Oasis it’s not easy to sell gig tickets in the UK. The cost of living, rising ticket prices and a glut of bands on the road at the same time means it’s a challenge for to fill venues. One sector bucking the trend is tribute acts, many of whom are selling out theatres up and down the country. With Father Time catching up with the original legends of rock, audiences clearly hungry for nostalgia.
Review and setlist: FM Tuned In At The Lemon Tree

Jun 3, 2024 | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Calum Petrie

Remember the days when Bon Jovi were singing Livin’ On A Prayer on Top Of The Pops? Back in the hairy mid-80s, UK rockers FM supported Jon Bon Jovi and his merry men on their Slippery When Wet UK Tour that saw them become the biggest band on the planet. To many in the business, FM were set to be even bigger. But despite further touring with the likes of Tina Turner, Meatloaf and Status Quo, record label politics and bad luck meant it wasn’t to be.
Review: Twin Atlantic Make Waves at the Beach Ballroom, plus full setlist

May 23, 2024 | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall

In the last 12 months Scottish alt-rockers Twin Atlantic have been on stadium stages with Muse, at Wembley Arena with Fightstar and last night they rocked Aberdeen’s historic Beach Ballroom with a headline show. The band are on the road ahead of the release of their new album Meltdown, which hits the record store racks in August. It’s 15 years since Twin Atlantic emerged in Glasgow and found mainstream success with their second album, Free.
Review and setlist: Average White Band at sold-out Music Hall

May 9, 2024 | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Kieran Beattie

When you’re a band that has sold millions of records, topped the US charts and been on the go for half a century you’d think most people would know you. But, aside from the fans in the sold out Music Hall in Aberdeen last night, plenty of folk might claim to have never heard an Average White Band (AWB) tune. But they’d be mistaken.
Review: You Me At Six start their long goodbye at P&J Live

Feb 16, 2024 | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Kieran Beattie

Modern rockers You Me at Six last performed in Aberdeen more than a decade ago. Since then they’ve played some of the biggest stages from Download, Reading, and T In The Park, to Isle of Wight, and Wembley. They finally returned to the Granite City last night to perform at P&J Live, but recently announced that they’ll be splitting up. With comedian Bill Bailey in residence in the arena next door, the gig was held in one of the venue’s other huge halls.
Gun still firing, as Scottish rockers deliver masterclass at Lemon Tree

Dec 8, 2023 | pressandjournal.co.uk | Mark Lenthall |Kieran Beattie

Last week a national radio station broadcast their take on Scotland’s greatest anthems, to celebrate St Andrew’s DayHigh up the list, in between the likes of Simple Minds and Wet Wet Wet were Gun, with their 1994 cover of Cameo’s, Word Up.It is a remarkable record, drenched in melody and muscular guitar.