Ben Higgs at Zanzibar, February 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Watching the impressive Ben Higgs on stage is like witnessing the eclipse of the sun. You are aware of the potential that comes with the awe inspiring, you may have read accounts of it happening and taken in videos and short clips of the event, but it doesn’t prepare you for the sheer spectacle of strength that unfolds before you.