Parker Barrow’s first UK show at The Treehouse, Frome, wasn’t just a tour opener - it felt like a declaration. A Southern-rock thunderclap. A band stepping onto British soil with the confidence of outlaws who already know they’re about to win the room. ALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL MAY. Frontwoman Megan Kane and drummer Dylan Turner lead the Nashville-based six‑piece, completed by guitarists Alex Bender and Will Tipton, bassist Kyle Priber, and keyboardist Eric Safka. Their nam

Wille & the Bandits arrived as support act for Beth Hart at the Bristol Beacon with zero fuss, settling onto their stools and easing into a slow, spacious groove that suited the room perfectly. Performing as an acoustic duo instead of the full band, Wille Edwards and bassist Harry Mackaill built their set patiently, letting the hall’s natural warmth carry the sound. “Love Me When The Fire’s Out” and “Got to Do Better” set the tone, Wille’s lap steel blooming across the space

French guitar player Laura Cox turned The Louisiana in Bristol into a pressure cooker, delivering a lean, high‑voltage set that confirmed her status as one of Europe’s most compelling modern guitar heroes. Across sixteen songs, she stitched together blues grit, hard‑rock muscle, and flashes of emotional vulnerability, all with the assurance of an artist fully in command of her craft. The 4-piece band comprised, Laura on vocals and guitar, Antonin Guérin on drums, Adrien Kah

Beth Hart didn’t walk on at Bristol Beacon, she blew the doors off. Tell ’Em to Hold On hit like a flare, her voice a low ember turning fierce fast, dragging the room straight into her firestorm. She never sings a note as if it’s just a note; everything lands like a bruise, a dare, a confession. It was a reminder that few performers can fuse raw nerve, gospel fire and bruised confession quite like her. Hart easing the room into her orbit with that familiar mix of warmth and v