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Rollins Band at London Forum, Tue 16 Oct

And he’s out there. One minute he’s on stage just pointing, looking, on the edge of something, a ball of nervous energy, about to go into some other place. And the next he’s gone. Henry Rollins has left the building and retreated to some where deep inside his emotional landscape. And the rest of the world just disappe»

Queens of The Stone Age, Millionaire at London Forum, Sun 27 Oct

Review by Sean Adams

I wish sound engineers would grow up! ...the hecklers are buried somewhere beneath the deafening bass, buzzing like a billion bees against the disco backdrop of synthy stuff. “I know that you like to hate me!” screams frontman Tim Vanhamel, once part of the mighty dEUS. Support bands always get this»

Duran Duran at London Forum, Tue 14 Oct

Review by Cat Conway

Duran Duran marked a triumphant return to form at London's Kentish Town Forum last night, a surprise gig announced a week ago that sold in less than five minutes.»

The Libertines, The Beatings at London Forum, Thu 18 Dec

Review by Clive Drew

For many it's a sight they'd never thought they'd see again: Carl Barât and Pete Doherty singing side by side into the same microphone, gazing into one another's eyes, united in fellowship and both well on their way to realising the Arcadian dream. It's been a turbulent year for the Libs.»

The Locust, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Entrance at London Forum, Fri 16 Apr

Review by Helen Wray

Karen O and her merry men triumph as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs play the London Forum.»

The Blood Brothers at London Forum, Tue 16 Nov

Review by Mike Diver

I can count them on one hand – people that know what the f*ck is going on.»

The Dillinger Escape Plan at London Forum, Thu 09 Dec

Review by Mike Diver

Greg Puciato constantly stalks the stage, pacing from one side to the other, as if he’s sizing up his prey – us. When the time comes for the kill, he leaves nothing to chance...»

Opeth at London Forum, Wed 30 Nov

Review by Raziq Rauf

Great things have always been expected and provided by this Norwegian behemoth. The signs are that there will be no respite. The grand tones of their 2005 disasterpiece, Ghost Reveries, take up over half an hour of tonight’s near-two hour set despite numbering only three songs. Calling this a mere saga is not sufficient.»

Peaches

Review by alex_snax

Outside, streaming down Kentish Town Road, is a mixture of fashionistas and freaks. Inside are some rubbish support bands, whoever thought Humanzi was adequate support for Peaches should be orgasmatroned to death, Barbarella style. Where is Mignon when you need her? It’s easy to see why Peaches has attracted the kind of crowd she has: she is one-third freak show, one-third glamour girl gone ballistic, and a final third rock goddess... »

Suicide, Grinderman at London Forum, Wed 20 Jun

Review by Alex Denney

I’m going to watch four men’s mid-life crisis take place on a stage in Kentish Town. And I’m rather looking forward to it. Rock ‘n’ roll is traditionally the preserve of the angry young yoof, of course, but Grinderman lash out at the foibles of middle age with the viciousness of an ageing lion stamping out his territory over young pretenders to his crown...»

The Gossip, No Bra, Panther at London Forum, Thu 13 Sep

Review by Charles Ubaghs

Well, no matter how exhausted you may be of the heavy airplay and magazine covers or talk of Ditto’s more-than-size-zero figure and Germaine Greer’s opinion, hearing that now well-worn anthem being belted at you in the flesh injects it with a new-found electricity that’s next to impossible to deny...»