From Filth to Municipal Waste – Bloodstock 2017
Just back from my second Bloodstock Open Air which was really great. Good to see some familiar faces and it’s a fantastic festival to work – really relaxed. Plus this year was a welly free weekend and no rain is always a bonus! Weekend tickets were completely sold out but people could still turn […]
Arcade Fire in this month’s Q magazine
Scunthorpe – not necessarily top of my list of desirable destinations but here we are and after all, it is for Arcade Fire. I arrived early and found a few people I knew in the queue including Richard Hawley so had a quick catch up before I headed upstairs to the balcony. For the packed […]
Manchester Crowd in Q magazine and Download Festival
So – last weekend we were back for another heavy duty dose of Download and for once, the sun was actually shining. Perhaps it was the influence of this year’s impactful centrepiece, the Download Dog, created by show design specialists New Substance. He looked amazing but I steered clear of those killer gnashers.. My first Slayer gig was […]
Planet Rock Magazine launches with The Who + Everything Everything in Q magazine
So – after all this time I’ve finally got to photograph The Who and I have to say it was worth the wait..although the cameraman filming at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena had bagged the best spot…always the way! Still we did get our money’s worth as three tracks from a band like The Who are often […]
Lauren Laverne at Empowering women event
I spent a day last week at Empowering Women with Tech, an event designed to “break down misconceptions about women in technology and inspire more women to become tech creators.”; the premise being that “great innovation, disruption and creativity are the result of diversity”. A strong panel of speakers included appearances from broadcasters like Lauren […]
Home Town Sheffield
A couple of weeks ago, I was photographing Courteeners (check my next blog!), and Sheffield-band Milburn were supporting. It’s always good to catch up with old friends and when I asked for a couple of pictures they obligingly gave me three minutes to get something in the can. Here’s the result, which the band tweeted […]
A Brilliant Day All Round, OnRoundhay
Huge glittery letters greeted me as I wandered into Roundhay Park this weekend for the first ever northern ‘On’ festival. It’s been ten years since the park hosted a live music event, and so it was with much anticipation that I came along to see if the Leeds leg could prove as much of a success as its London counterpart, OnBlackheath. OnRoundhay […]
Celebrating 10 Years in Photography
So, it’s official, Tracey Welch Photography is now 10 years old. Can’t quite believe it – the last decade has hurtled by. Having said that, when I look back over the work I’ve produced it does feel substantial and I can see the progress, which is really satisfying. Equally satisfying, having a 10 Year show […]