Neil Dowden

London

Freelance Book Editor and Arts Journalist at musicOMH

Freelance book editor and arts journalist, mountain lover and the most underrated amateur footballer of his generation

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Wet Leg @ Brixton Academy, London

1 week ago | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

Rhian Teasdale, Hester Chambers and co tease tracks from forthcoming second album alongside irresistible, engagingly leftfield classicsIsle of Wight indie-rock female duo Wet Leg had a meteoric rise to success, with their eponymous debut album reaching number one in 2022, as well as winning Grammy and Brit Awards.
Supergrass @ Roundhouse, London

2 weeks ago | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

Oxford trio celebrate the 30th anniversary of I Should Coco in raucous, gleeful fashion2025 is rewinding to the mid-90s with the pulsating sound of Britpop all around. After releasing their first album for 24 years Pulp will play a few arena concerts next month followed by Oasis’s world stadium tour kicking off in July, while in September there will be a “Suede Takeover” of the South Bank Centre in support of their tenth album.
Shed Seven @ Brixton Academy, London

Dec 17, 2024 | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

Rick Witter and co celebrate a successful year with both classic anthems and new material in front of an adoring crowd2024 has been quite a year for Shed Seven. The York band had a fair amount of success in the nineties – with 15 top 40 singles and three top 20 albums – but they were not seen as being in the same league as the likes of Oasis, Blur, Suede and Pulp.
The Black Keys @ Brixton Academy, London

May 11, 2024 | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

American rock duo mix songs from new album Ohio Players alongside selections from their past with help from Noel GallagherThe Black Keys’ 12th studio album Ohio Players (released last month) shows the Akron, Ohio duo still have plenty to offer. It’s been quite a journey for singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney.
Cast @ Forum, London

Mar 19, 2024 | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

The Liverpool guitar outfit return, mixing tracks from new album Love Is The Call with Britpop classicsCast’s short headline tour to promote their seventh studio album Love Is The Call proves they are not just a ’90s nostalgia act. Of course – as audiences expect – at the Kentish Town Forum they play plenty of songs from their Britpop heyday, but they also perform most of the tracks from the new album.
Miles Kane @ Electric Ballroom, London

Feb 12, 2024 | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

English singer-songwriter promotes last year’s One Man Band album in a boisterous, frenetic show that shows how he’s entering his primeLad rock is back in town – as if it ever really went away. Miles Kane ends the UK part of his headline European tour promoting recent album One Man Band with two sold-out gigs at London’s Electric Ballroom.
James @ South Facing, Crystal Palace Bowl, London

Aug 14, 2023 | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

Tim Booth and co dip into almost every part of their long career in a joyous and enterprising performance, with support from fellow Mancunians Happy MondaysMadchester has resurfaced in south London 45 years on from its first incarnation. Opening the last weekend in this year’s South Facing festival in Crystal Palace Bowl were two bands who hark back to that period in Manchester when indie rock merged with indie dance in a haze of MDMA: James supported by Happy Mondays.
Primal Scream @ South Facing, Crystal Palace Bowl, London

Aug 8, 2023 | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

Scottish indie travellers deliver their uplifting hits with raucous abandon alongside support from The Jesus And Mary ChainFriday night is rock night in the series of long weekend concerts making up the South Facing festival at Crystal Palace Bowl this summer.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds @ South Facing, Crystal Palace Bowl, London

Aug 1, 2023 | musicomh.com | Neil Dowden

A blend of songs from new album Council Skies, Oasis classics and sardonic banter, with support from Johnny MarrIt’s been a bit of a Britpop comeback summer with the re-formed Blur and Pulp wowing huge crowds around the country, with the former also releasing a new album. The other Big Beast from that mid-’90s era, Oasis, won’t be back together anytime soon, but Noel Gallagher (with his backing band High Flying Birds) has been on a transatlantic tour promoting his fourth solo album Council Skies.