Hammersmith Apollo
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Eels at London Hammersmith Apollo, Fri 14 Jul
On stage a woman dressed up in version of the little girl’s dress on the cover of Daisies of the Galaxy and a pair of flashing devil’s horns proceeds to tune up most of the instruments. As she finishes 2 nuns and a bishop wander onstage to tune up their respective instruments, a cellist who seems to be dressed up as a »
Prince at London Hammersmith Apollo, Fri 04 Oct
It is an interesting fact that the more this man involves talented people to play with him, the more his own formidable abilities seem to be watered down. Tonight, his band is the slickest I have ever witnessed in a group of musicians. With each hand movement, they punctuate Prince’s wishes with horn stabs, or»
Beverley Knight, Rhianna at London Hammersmith Apollo, Mon 16 Dec
Having been thoroughly impressed with Beverley Knight and Rhianna’s albums, I was honoured to have the chance to review two of the UK’s finest soul stars together in one show. Unfortunately, my enthusiasm was dampened considerably when I arrived fashionably late (or so I thought) at the venue. Si»
Neil Young at London Hammersmith Apollo, Wed 14 May
There are certain bands that do exactly what is says on the tin live: The Rolling Stones rock and ROLL, and are more than likely STONED.... The Kinks KINKY as they come. Stereophonics are more than likely to be in STEREO.
Not so Neil Young, as he spends the majority of the concert seate»
Björk at London Hammersmith Apollo, Sat 24 May
The last time I saw Bjork was at a festival, supported by Massive Attack. The gig was a joyful mishmash of uptempo beats and general impish lunacy. In the general scheme of things, I think that she has since then wilfully destroyed her commercial appeal, and stepped back into a haze of experimental noise-»
Motorhead at London Hammersmith Apollo, Sat 18 Oct
The lights dim. The eyes on the backdrop glow an evil red. There’s a deafening roar of “Lemmy!”, and the legend that is Lemmy strolls casually onstage and flicks a verbal finger up at the sponsors of the venue they are about to play. “Fuck Carling man. We’re Motorhead. We play rock ‘n’ roooolllll.”»
AC/DC at London Hammersmith Apollo, Tue 21 Oct
...For AC/DC are gargantuan rock titans. And yay, all other bands in existence should go down on one knee and swear fealty to them...»
Auf Der Maur at London Hammersmith Apollo, Tue 03 Feb
Stepping out of the shadow of two of alt-rock’s royalty is never easy. And let’s face it – how many female bassists could you name who’ve made the successful transition to frontperson? So it’s a breath of fresh air to see the ex-Hole, ex-Smashing Pumpkin make such a big splash out on her own.»
Goldie Lookin Chain at London Hammersmith Apollo, Thu 08 Apr
Horrendous joke? Or simply horrendous? Wales' first claim to hip hop fame storm London's West Side in a barrage of councilality...»
Tom Waits at London Hammersmith Apollo, Tue 23 Nov
'..I once heard it said that you could make ninety per cent of all the songs ever written better if you imagine Waits singing them. Judging from the whoops and screams that greeted him as he walked on stage at the Hammersmith Apollo last week the audience agreed with me..'»
Sugababes at London Hammersmith Apollo, Mon 10 Apr
At this point the Sugababes have suffered more bust ups and inter-band bitchery than Destiny’s Child, and with Keisha now the lone original member, it really is a testament to the pop wallop of their tunes that they have maintained their position as Britain’s premier girl group.»
Radiohead, Willy Mason at London Hammersmith Apollo, Fri 19 May
Sure it was an absolute treat to see them at such close quarters, without danger or discomfort (my guess is they deliberately lopped a couple of hundred off the venue's official capacity - has any other act conducted itself in this way ?). But this was»
Guns N Roses at London Hammersmith Apollo, Wed 07 Jun
only the second gig I've been too and seen the band boo'ed.
lets see, where to begin....
well, they had
- a bloke with a guitar, who looked a bit like Slash
- another bloke with a guitar, who looked a bit like Izzy
- »
The Flaming Lips, Midlake at London Hammersmith Apollo, Mon 13 Nov
Wayne Coyne is a talkative chap. Between most of the songs he and his band perform this evening, there is some kind of story, some kind of anecdote pertaining to a worldly wrong, be it Donald Rumsfeld or George Bush, perhaps even those among us who tell you life only gets harder as you go on. These stories and anecdotes, charming as they are, are nowhere near as splendid as the pure synesthesia flung into your face when he just shuts up...»
Damien Rice, Fionn Regan at London Hammersmith Apollo, Tue 27 Mar
Not much of a review rather observations. Firstly it was strange being at a show where the audience was so diverse. Certainly a la»
Kings of Leon, Snowden at London Hammersmith Apollo, Thu 12 Jul
This is weird: small band plus massive stage (i.e. small of profile, not height or anything like that) so often equals a dismal performance, but Atlanta-based foursome Snowden fill the cavernous Hammersmith Apollo – gradually filling throughout their 30-minute set – brilliantly...»
Rufus Wainwright at London Hammersmith Apollo, Tue 30 Oct
There are few gigs in this world that leave you feeling refreshed and altogether lighter of being, yet somehow also pondering the benefits a nice wine rack might bring to your happy home, but Rufus Wainwright is one of them»
Ryan Adams at London Hammersmith Apollo, Fri 16 Nov
As if emerging like Balboa from the meat freezer, Ryan Adams stands before us having ditched the suit and tie. Looking scruffy and messed-up, sporting a fetching green bobble tea cosy as headgear – this is more like the man we know and love»
Portishead at London Hammersmith Apollo, Thu 10 Apr
Nervy and not quite there yet, Portishead nonetheless deliver a set of some force and inspiration, striking a poised balance between old and new that sees the hunted become the hunter»
Björk at London Hammersmith Apollo, Thu 17 Apr
At the second of her three nights in London, Björk delivers a set that doesn't tick every fanboy box but still equals a never-forget experience for those in for the first time»
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Barry Adamson at Hammersmith Apollo, Hammersmith, Wed 07 May
This is the most exhilarating Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have seemed for some time, and while those preferring the band’s slower, more sombre numbers leave Hammersmith feeling short changed, for us who came to dance the set’s a sweaty success»
The Raconteurs at London Hammersmith Apollo, Wed 14 May
Jack White’s band - as many an audience member consider The Raconteurs to be - plug their latest album to assembled chart huggers with mixed results»
Mogwai, Errors, Fuck Buttons at London Hammersmith Apollo, Fri 24 Oct
Mogwai are still Mogwai - a hyperbole unto themselves. Tonight they have scripted the show brilliantly, taking you as far as you can in one direction at a time before showering you in gut-shuddering bass that makes it seem as if the world is collapsing...»
Grinderman at Hammersmith Apollo, Hammersmith, Fri 01 Oct
As Cave wrests spayed demons from his guttural guitar on the closing ‘Grinderman’ and a frazzled Ellis beats his cymbals into submission with a pair of shakers, there can be few doubting the excellence of what has just occurred. »
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