For Day One, click here For Day Three, click here Words By: Matt Wheavil After a night which included silent disco (a schizophrenic delight for the ears), some open mic campsite action and a couple of hours “sleep”, it was time for a second day of Sunflower fun. Fittingly, the sun was shining, so I ...
The Square Peg is a regular venue for various bands who are famous around Northern Ireland’s music scene. This month it was The Big Summer Gig, with some of the most prominent Northern Irish bands making an appearance. LaFaro, No Mean City, Here Comes The Landed Gentry and Gacys Threads to name a few made ...
In the few short months MLNI has been covering the music scene here in Northern Ireland, there has been something of an explosion. In June we witnessed the biggest ever gig in our province courtesy of Snow Patrol at Ward Park. In July, Glasgowbury celebrated its tenth anniversary in style, showcasing over 50 local acts. ...
The Sunflowerfest is a new music and arts festival on Northern Ireland’s gig calendar that takes place in Hillsborough from the 20th – 22nd August. It’s simply brimming with local talent, from Mojo Fury to Silhouette, to Pocket Billard’s – it has something for everyone. In the midst of his hectic schedule, founder Michael Magowan ...
Having spent the better part of the last decade omitting Belfast from their tour itinerary, Fear Factory had to deliver the goods this evening. Anticipation of this legendary act was massive and the stage was set for what could potentially be an iconic appearance. Northern Ireland’s metal populous would surely remark in years to come, ...
One of the most entertaining live metal bands around made their annual trip to Belfast on Monday night, and when Max Cavalera and his merry men roll into town, it tends to get messy…. If you enjoy sweating profusely, running into other people and jumping up and down an awful lot, while a Brazilian man ...
Competition Closed The Winners 1st prize goes to Fife Milton and Jennifer Compeau for this amazing hamster ball picture of Waye Coyne from The Flaming Lips: 2nd Prize goes to Carla Robinson for her creative captioning on what would have ordinarily been a dodgey picture: The Open House Festival is one of the most exciting ...
Aaron Shanley has achieved a lot for a musician of 20 years old – winning this year’s Katherine Brick Song Writer of the year award, performing in the Ulster Hall, playing Glasgowbury, touring America and setting up his own label, ‘Love Gum Records’. But that’s not enough – he plans on releasing two Albums this ...
Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t but it’s what our beloved Ash lads have been working tirelessly on over the past year. Lynsey Rogers shines a light on the A-Z series… Andy Warhol once said that ‘the idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.’ While this could generally be accepted as ...
Photographers are vital to any music festival – They’re there to capture the moments and memories that can mark the turning point in many a band’s career. The 10th anniversary of Glasgowbury was not just a day, it was an occassion and Matthew Alexander Patton happens to be a Glasgowbury veteran; this year being his ...