WINTER’S
END
FESTIVAL
The arrival of
spring means two
things: 1) you
don’t need to rise 10
minutes early to thaw out
the car and 2) the hardest
rocking weekend this side
of summer returns to Poole.
Headlining Welsh heavies
Those Damn Crows and
regular urban survivors
Terrorvision will be joined
by modern rock’s finest crop
before ’70s survivors Sweet
send us home with buzzing
heads on Sunday.
Our hot tip: Don’t miss
wild Aussie trio
Tequila Mockingbyrd
Seasonal trivia: Easter
eggs stem from pagan egg
exchanges that marked the
spring equinox. We prefer
the chocolate
When: February 28-
March 1THE WHO
How many times have The
Who hinted at their live
retirement? Perhaps against
even their own expectations,
Pete and Rog will ride out on
a grand arena tour this
March. Boasting a full
orchestra to bring magic
to cuts from Tommy,
Quadrophenia and 2019’s
(actually rather good) WHO,
we’re happy for the ’orrible
’oo to keep fooling us again
and again.
Remember: to limber up
beforehand. There will be
air windmills
Banjo O’Riley: Pete
Townshend initially ditched
guitar to take up banjo in
his school trad band.
Fortunately, it was
there he met John
Entwistle...
When: March
16-April 8FISH
The days to catch Fish on
the road are sadly
numbered, with the towering
Scot planning a final victory
lap next year. Fortunately,
his March tour spans
Aberdeen to Brighton.
Expect the whole of his
1990 solo debut Vigil In A
Wilderness Of Mirrors, a few
Marillion tunes and a sneak
preview of his upcoming
swansong, Weltschmerz.
On-brand culinary trivia:
Apparently,
Fish makes a lovely
seafood linguine
Politely request:
perennial Marillion
favourite, Lavender
When: March 13-284
3
5
MAGNUM
You have to pity Messrs
Catley and Clarkin. With 21
albums to choose from,
writing setlists for Magnum
tours must be bloody
murder. Do you go for
the chest-beating
Vigilantes, or plump for
the fans-and-hairspray
pomp of Sacred Hour?
One certainty is that on
their extensive
upcoming tour there
will be plenty of
chances to pump
your fists with these
hard rock veterans.
Support: comes from
heavy riffing trio Theia
Best Magnum song about
nationwide optometry:
All England’s Eyes
When: March 19-April 4JOANNE SHAW
TAYLOR
If you’ve caught sister
Joanne Shaw Taylor live
before, then you will already
know her reputation as one
of Britain’s most soulful
blues performers is
well-deserved. If you’ve yet
to be acquainted, then her
upcoming 20-date sojourn
commencing at Brighton’s
Old Market on March 2 is
the perfect opportunity to
truly kick the winter blues.
Can we get an amen?
Expect: Taylor’s Reckless
Heart album in full, plus
a bonus set voted
on by fans
Turn up early for:
hoedown-ready
tunes from support
act Sonia Leigh
When: March
2-282
Rocky horror:
the return of
Terrorvision.1
Last stand:
The Who’s
final curtain?GETTY124 PLANET ROCK