All American – no idiots..
Green Day at the First Direct Arena – always a sellout and always worthy of it…I could tell, even from the two songs we were allowed in for. It would have been useful to stick around for number three to get some variation in shots and clearly I would have loved to be there all […]
Courteeners and Slaves – 2 for Q
Towards the end of last year two commissions from Q came through in quick succession. One was for the Courteeners who I’ve shot for the magazine before and we’d really got on well so I was looking forward to it. They were playing the First Direct Arena in Leeds which gave us a lovely […]
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 […]
At Blueprint with Elbow
Q asked me to nip over to Manchester to photograph Elbow in the studio as they prepare to launch their seventh album. Blueprint is the band’s home in Salford and where the whole thing has come together although they did also have a couple of writing and recording sessions in Gargunnock Scotland. It was my first […]
Northern stars
I was in Manchester again this month photographing Elbow for Q magazine. Well spotted – this isn’t them…I can’t share those pictures yet sadly but fortunately I do have this bonus shoot to share. I’ve been over the Pennines a lot over the last year or so and a bonus of being on the periphery […]
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 […]
Leeds Festival 2016
Festival season is all but done now, and what a way to end it with another visit to one of my favourite’s, Leeds Festival. This year, I spent my time between the Main Stage and the Jack Rock Stage next-door, which was showcasing up and coming bands. First up, The Virgin Marys and The Vaccines. […]
September issues of Q and Drummer magazine
This month’s shoot with the Stone Roses was a Q commission. Live performance at the Etihad stadium in Manchester but no back-stage requirements. Still I did make the front cover…that’s right small image top right but still, it’s on the cover!!… …and then six pages of images inside..plus one on the contents page..not that I’m […]
Press Day – Get Set, Leeds!
August is here, and so is the Leeds and Reading Festival. Well, almost…! I have been over the moon to be able to attend the northern leg of the event for over ten years now, and this time is no different, with some cracking bands on the line-up I can’t wait to catch – definitely […]
Special ‘plus one’ in Millennium Square Leeds
So, last weekend Millennium Square in Leeds hosted a brilliant event which kicked off on Friday night with Pulled Apart by Horses and the Cribs…glorious weather, amazing atmosphere and two fantastic sets.. Having really enjoyed the Friday night I was well up for Saturday and Ocean colour scene.. ..and for me perhaps more excitingly, support […]