The Temperance Movement returned triumphantly at Bristol’s Trinity Centre, blending swaggering blues-rock with raw emotion. From explosive tracks like Take It Back to the soaring Another Spiral, the night built to a rousing encore of Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Midnight Black, and Serenity, sealing their powerful resurrection.

Stephen Wilson Jr. delivered a raw, emotionally charged performance in Bristol, blending country, grunge, and alternative rock into a powerful set of storytelling songs that moved seamlessly from heartbreak to euphoria.

Celebrating two decades of Thunder, Lightning, Strike, The Go! Team returned to Bristol with an electrifying, joy-filled performance that proved their genre-blending debut still sounds as vibrant and life-affirming as ever

Back from recording in Nashville, Billy Driscoll delivered an energetic, request-driven sing-along set in Clevedon, blending country, rock, and chart hits with heartfelt originals for an intimate and thoroughly enjoyable night.

Larkin Poe lit up the Bristol Beacon with a blistering mix of Southern rock, blues, and Americana, showcasing songs from their new album Bloom with soaring harmonies and fiery musicianship.

From the first chord to the last lingering note, Wales’s finest soul-tinged alt-blues roots rockers Cardinal Black owned Electric Bristol, in Bristol, like it was an intimate club; as they breezed through their latest album Midnight At The Valencia and dipped into their first, January Came Close. The band confidently kick off with the opening four tracks from new long player – Ride Home, Falling, Keep on Running and Holding My Breath – paving the way for 14 tracks and 100 min

Joanne Shaw Taylor closed her UK tour at Cadogan Hall with a blistering blues-rock performance, blending new material from Black & Gold with fan favourites in an electrifying display of guitar mastery and soul.

49 Winchester proved their meteoric rise is no fluke, delivering a raucous, high-energy set at Bristol’s O2 Academy that blended country, rock, and Appalachian soul with irresistible swagger

British virtuoso blues-rock guitarist, former pro MMA fighter and hard rock frontman Kris Barras has launched an exciting new musical collective that takes him back to his blues rock roots. Whilst Kris Barras is firmly intrenched in the world of heavy music, he is still a bluesman at heart. He is back with a new band; Hollow Souls, which is co-fronted by singer Phoebe Jane. The band have released a very punchy six track EP, which features a number of guest performances by art

After 51 years, The Stranglers delivered a 90-minute masterclass at the Bristol Beacon — proving punk isn’t dead, just louder, sharper, and played with unwavering precision.

Justin Hayward delivered a hugely impressive performance at the Playhouse, guiding the audience through Moody Blues classics and solo highlights with affection, panache, and outstanding musicianship.

Smith/Kotzen is the collaboration between Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden and singer-guitarist Richie Kotzen, known for his work with The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, and Poison.

Part Tennessee wildfire, part Wisconsin charm, part sheer physical force of a guitarist who plays like the guitar is both weapon and friend, Jared James Nichols hit the floating Thekla ship venue in Bristol like a blues rock tornado.

Still, the country in question has been able to unleash to the world in the last few years one of the finest blues guitarists and songwriters — Dan Patlansky

Those Damn Crows brought their ‘God Shaped Hole’ tour to Bristol’s newest live music venue, The Prospect Building, turning the space into a furnace of Welsh hard rock energy.

There was an air of expectancy as Canadian rockers The Damn Truth strode onstage, followed by a surge of energy as they delivered the double whammy of ‘Be Somebody’ and ‘Killer Whale’ without pause.

When Rivers Meet performance at Gloucester Guildhall was a testament to the band’s electrifying live shows and independent spirit.

As the support act for the Stranglers at Bristol Beacon, the Buzzcocks tore through a 45-minute set that bristled with a cracking retrospection of the band’s late-70s heyday along with a healthy dollop of more recent material.

Bywater Call’s show at the Guildhall, Gloucester, was a flawless night of soul, blues, musicianship, and heart — a triumphant night from a band on top of their game

Two stellar bands shared the Zed Alley stage in Bristol, each delivering something distinct yet complementary — a celebration of musicianship and the joy of live performance.