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January Blues Festival 2026 - Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado Live at 229, London - 11th January 2026

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
Published: January 13, 2026

One of the main musical events happening in several parts of the world, specifically concerning Blues, it's the January Blues Festival, which takes place in several parts of the world, including Europe, North America and, of course, the United Kingdom.

Our website couldn't renounce to the opportunity to report about such a great Festival, especially when we were invited to watch once more one of the most experienced and exciting music collectives coming from Scandinavia to perform for the Festival in the UK capital city.

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Live - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 18th July 2025

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
Published: July 19, 2025

It's an auspicious occasion for the United Kingdom and Blues-Rock lovers; one of the most celebrated, talented, respected and greatly loved American Blues-Rock artists, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, returns to the British shores after a 2-years hiatus, with his Band and with a very Special Guest, a living legend of the Blues, the 91-years-old singer-songwriter and Harmonica Maestro Bobby Rush.

As previously amply documented through our website and by the whole music media worldwide, Shepherd and Rush have released, early this year, a formidable record called Young Fashioned Ways, where the two artists celebrated two different generations of Blues coming together, with, if we may add, a hugely remarkable vocal and sonic outcome.

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This Is Not The Last Tour - Public Image Limited Live At Portsmouth Guildhall - July 5th 2025

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
Published: July 06, 2025

Many thought that, with what happened to the Singer-songwriter and Public Image Limited's bandleader John Lydon back few years ago, with the British Punk/Rock icon losing his wife and his best friend and manager John Rambo in the space of few months, the British collective P.I.L. might have very unlikely be touring again, or even considering to write a new record.

Rather fortunately though, the proverbial resilience and emotional strength of Lydon managed to overcome those terrible personal losses, with the British artist embarking a long solo Spoken Word tour that started almost two years ago and brought Lydon throughout the whole of the UK, with more dates to follow, planned for this fall.

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