Tag Archives: Philharmonic Hall

The Classic Rock Show: Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2025).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Greatness for many abound when they hear the signature chord of a song that grants them a superpower of memory, of instant recall and evoking of clarity, the weekends spent in a pub of choice and deciding between friends the ultimate juke box serenade in which the change scraped together would be exchanged for songs that broke and mended hearts, that pushed the sense of exploration from the mind and soul and taught the multitude what it meant to sit in the same company, relish the same ideals of taste, and become in the end, a better person for understanding just exactly how Meat Loaf and The Eagles, how Fleetwood Mac and Heart can exist in the same genre and be rightly glorified for their presence on Earth.

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(465 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Toyah And Robert’s Sunday Lunch: Live. Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Toyah has never lost her sense of fun and style, and her husband, the legendary Robert Fripp, exudes such an air of gentlemanly grace that to be in their presence can often feel measurably overwhelming.

For to watch two of Britain’s most experienced performers on stage can lead to the listener being comforted and dominated in the same breath; and when they are together on the back of their hugely successful Sunday Lunch show online that sartorial elegance on stage for a Liverpool crowd is one that is to be acknowledged as being performed by a king and queen of Prog and Punk.

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(490 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

The Divine Comedy, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. Gig Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

To Absent Friends…

A joyful crowd, one perhaps with deep untouched feelings within their souls, people who have lost pals, friends, loved ones, in a period of time which we were collectively denied moments that bring us joy, and which, to those absent friends, their presence, their love, might have circulated long into the night as Neil Hannon, the persona of The Divine Comedy, brought a collection of songs, hits, and wonders to Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall, and revelled in the mischief of lyrical genius, and the chance to shake off, maybe for the first time in a couple of years, the pressure of an unforgiving period in human history.

The Divine Comedy, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. Gig Review. full post

(514 words, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

Kathryn Roberts And Sean Lakeman, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The winter is behind us, from across the southern moor that acts a warning for what is likely to befall the unseasoned and weary traveller as they venture into England’s two remote counties of Devon and Cornwall, comes a sound of majesty, of the calling card of the Folk tradition and beauty that regales in tales lost and wars won; all with the testimony of the odd murder here and there which really lights up the room as the clocks steady themselves to bring nature and the wisdom of standing still together in a fashion of tranquillity.

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ME And Deboe, Gig Review. Music Room, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

ME And Deboe, Music Room, Liverpool. December 2018. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Innocent faith may be examined, others can find ways to test your belief, make you question the foundation of all that you know and have come to hold dear; for some that faith is the epitome of their existence, for a small refuge of lovers and attendees, faith is about watching Britain’s answer to America’s finest ever duo, Simon and Garfunkel, and understanding that the two women on  stage now have reached a point where they can be considered true heirs, recipients to the crown of beautiful and insistent music.

ME And Deboe, Gig Review. Music Room, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(466 words, 1 image, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Two Black Sheep, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision rating 9/10

Two Black Sheep at the Music Room in Liverpool. December 2018. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

In an age of disagreements and conflict, of homogenous mingling and beige uniform, to follow your own path is to be admired, to insist upon your own space and not follow the herd is to be congratulated, to reject the conventional is respected; nothing and no one is truly identical in thought and deed. When it comes to Two Black Sheep, the tune they play is one consistently pure, so against type and yet one on which can count upon, to stir the chops and get the fans talking of the combination at the heart of the matter.

Two Black Sheep, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(443 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Limerance, Gig Review. Music Room, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

It would only have to be a whisper of voices and the audiences who crowd Limerance would by instinct demand on mass that the sound be turned up to a level in which their beautiful sense of Americana is more thoroughly deserving.

From a whisper in the mind to the creative flow that greets the Philharmonic Hall’s Music Room’s crowd, Limerance’s Jenny Coyle and Calum Gilligan once again proved that their demeanour and stance is an incredible sight to behold, the full resonance of their vocals is not just a joy, it is a dream to hear, full coloured and alluring, the kind of dream in which you wake from slightly unsure of what room you have woken up in and what day it is, the best type of vision to hold on to as everything is still wonderfully vibrant and possible.

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(419 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

White Little Lies, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision rating 9/10

White Little Lies at the Music Room in Liverpool. December 2018. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Some meetings appear pre-destined, it is just a wonder that strikes us all who find such things fascinating, on what kept the magic from happening earlier. It is a magic that is young in its infancy and yet one that seems boldly to go beyond its formative binding with fans, an enchanting experience that Daniel Saleh and Vanessa Murray have both grabbed with eager thought and spirit and found in a world hell bent on the big fib and the posturing falsehood, that the best avenue in which to reside is in the truth of White Little Lies.

White Little Lies, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(443 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Thea Gilmore, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Christmas can either be an anathema to the soul, or if you are fortunate it can turn the winter period into one of joyous celebration, the message of spirituality, of throwing your life open to new experiences, of understanding that there is more to this time of year than materialism and personal gain, there is empathy, the freedom to sing, or to be silent, to listen at least to the sound of internal delight taking shape and the welcome poise of surrender to a heavenly guide.

Thea Gilmore, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(409 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Little Sparrow, Gig Review. Music Room, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Little Sparrow at the Music Rooms in Liverpool. April 2018. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

It is natural to miss someone, to let time go past in such a manner that you find the song, that special reason you were drawn to them as a human being in the first place, takes upon itself to be treated like a fine shroud, delicate and interwoven with the days and weeks of since last you saw them, woven with gold silk, the voice that would have captured the soul of Homer’s Odysseus, still resonating around the concert venues of Liverpool and beyond.

Little Sparrow, Gig Review. Music Room, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(528 words, 1 image, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)