Black Grape

BLACK GRAPE’s Cardiff comeback: a soul-lifting experience defying the cold

Whilst Black Grape certainly owes a debt to Hingley for galvanising the crowd, the casual, undramatic entrance of Black Grape's Shaun Ryder and Kermit earned the duo ecstatic applause.

It would seem my first impressions of my first visit to The Mill had not been a fluke, because once again, tonight, door staff, bar staff, and security were particularly friendly and helpful. It’s a cracking medium sized venue that we have here and whilst I’m led to believe it’s a sell-out, it is comfortably full

It’s a familiar story: controversial band becomes massive via a drug-fuelled sub-culture, band implodes, out of the ashes comes another.

The Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Blame Chris Evans if you want but we seem to be in the midst of a full-on 90s revival.

Parr Hall, Warrington, UK