There’s something intriguing and exciting about a lineup that covers all the stages of the journey of a band. Openers Gore. are at the start of their journey, complete with enthusiasm, vigour and wide-eyed energy. Main support Ghøstkid are looking to push on, building to the next level from their strong foundations. And then headliners Of Mice & Men are maintaining their grip on success and establishing their legacy.
Read MoreFor the second time this week ROCKFLESH is dipping a toe into Eurovision territory. Those gritty Finns are determined to give a serious rock boost to the greatest lip-synching competition in the world, and having done so once with the classic power metal and mad costumes that are Lordi they had another go for a younger audience with Blind Channel who provide nu-metal and pretty boys instead. Sadly they only managed to reach 6th place in 2021, but that did give them an avenue to reach bigger crowds in other countries so here we are in a sold-out Club Academy with twice the capacity of their last sojourn to Manchester. This is obviously important to them as it gets mentioned a couple of times during the course of the evening. Stick with it boys, next stop the Ritz eh?
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