10 BEST GIGS OF 2024 According To The Ears/Eyes Of TURN UP THE VOLUME

31 December 2024

Band: FAT WHITE FAMILY
Who: British misfits team led by maestro Lias Saoudi.
One of the best live bands of the past 15 years. Hands
down.

They released their 5th and unquestionbly their best
longplayer this year with Forgiveness Is Yours.

Trix Club, Antwerp – 1 June

No rest for the wicked.

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Band: Lambrini Girls
Who: Hefty post-punk
turbo from Brighton, UK.

The grrllzz have their debut LP Who Let The Dogs Out
out on January 10th. They will be all over the place.

L’Aeronef, Lille, France – 17 February

Earthquake experience.

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Band: ILA
Who: Belgian top rock/pop outfit
fronted by charismatic songwriter
Ilayda Cicek.

They scored one of the best debut
albums of the year with Anya.

Charlatan, Ghent – 14 November

Magnetism in motion.

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Artist: LIAM GALLAGHER
Who: Our kid.

O2 Arena in London, 6 June.

We all felt supersonic.

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Band: DITZ
Who: Overwhelming post-punk
bulldozer from Brighton, UK.

On 24th January Ditz will launch
their second album, titled Never Exhale

Sonic City Fest, Kortrijk Belgium, 10 November

Illegal amount of decibels.
Helter skelter.

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Band: FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
Who: British tattoo artist and his gang.

Authors of one of the best longplayers
of 2024 with Dark Rainbow.

Ancienne Belgique, Brussels – 26 February

Passion, passion, passion.

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Band: THE NEW EVES
Who: Otherwordly all-female
indie act from Brighton, UK.

Botanique, Brussels – 24 May

Bizzare and different.
BRILLIANT!

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Band: YARD ACT
Who: Rap-pop-rock indie
celebs from Leeds, UK.

With Where’s My Utopia they
delivered their 2nd triumphant LP.

Botanique Nights Fest, Brussels – 28 April

Party from start to finish.

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Band: WARMDUSCHER
Who: Disco punk cowboys from the UK.

This hit team nailed it with this year’s
album Too Cold Too Hold (their 4th).

Botanique, Brussels – 24 May

Imagine James Brown being a punk.

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Artist: RICARD ASHCROFT
Who: British power pop expert

Lokerse Feesten, Belgium – 6 August

Bittersweet symphonies.

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GANG OF FOUR – Farewell Tour Dates In North America 2025

British post-punk legends GANG OF FOUR released their
trailblazing, highly influential debut LP Entertainment!
on 25 September 1979, 45 years ago.

The sublime debut single.

To celebrate the anniversary, the band played some gigs in the UK recently with
3 original members. Singer Jon King, drummer Hugo Burnham, David Pajo now on
guitar instead of the unfortunate Andy Gill, the innovative riff engine of GOF,
who passed away 4 years ago, aged 64, and bassist Gail Greenwood


1980

They also did some concerts in North America
and return next year for a bigger farewell cruise.

Press statement: “2025 will be the 45th anniversary of the release of Entertainment! in the US, and will be our final year as a band. It’s been wonderful, but all things must end. We want to go out with a bang and celebrate with our fans and friends. So, on what will be our last US tour, we’ll play two sets at each show: ‘Entertainment!” from start to finish in the first, and the best of the rest in the second. Come and join in, it’ll be a blast!”

ENTERTAINMENT!


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AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS Live In BRUSSELS – Full Concert

25 December 2024


Album artwork

AMYL TAYLOR and her SNIFFERS
were all over 2024.

The Aussie punks released their 3rd and best
album (so far) Cartoon Darkness and toured
non-stop.

On 17 November, they stopped in Brussels for a whirlwind concert.
For everybody who wants their Xmas very LOUD you can watch it in
full right here.

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GUNS ‘ROSES Fly To European Paradise Cities In 2025

GUNS ‘N ROSES
Europe 2025

I’m not a huge GnR fan, but this
is a 100% Cast Iron Classic.

Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home (I want you, please, take me home)

JUDAS PRIEST & ALICE COOPER Do It Together In London Next Year

British metal old-timers JUDAS PRIEST (active since 1969) had
their 19th longplayer, named Invincible Shield out this year.

Album single

And shock rock grandfather ALICE COOPER (born Vincent Damon
Furnier
76 years ago in Detroit) had his 22nd one Road out last
year.

Album single

Both mammoth acts announced a huge concert together in London in the O2 Arena
on Friday 25 July. I guess more dates will be added at the big venue. Ticket info here.