Keep Runnin' Your Mouth - ADTR Blitz the Barfly

Last Friday I was down at the Barfly to cover the show by the pop moshers A Day to Remember. I was covering it for both Powerplay Magazine and Birmingham Live. Because I was interviewing ADTR for the mag, I also got to do some promo shots, although due to a cock-up by the PR lady, I had to do these after dark instead of using natural light as I was hoping to do. Still, they came out reasonably well.

Then it was onto the gig, and first up a band from Glasgow called Azriel, who were absolutely awesome. They've got the talent to go a long way I think, and I was really pleased to get some cool shots of them.

Second on the bill were American band For the Fallen Dreams, another great live band who were a lot of fun to photograph.

Then it was down to ADTR to wrap things up. This was their third time in Brum, and the third time that I've photographed them. They keep on improving as a band, and last Friday's was their best yet that I've seen. Enjoy the shots!

There you go for ADTR...looks like it's going to be a bit quiet on the gigs front for me over the next few weeks, but if you've enjoyed these ones please leave me some comments to let me know what you think of my work. See you next time!

The first gig of 2009...Shinedown in Brum

Last Thursday I finally got to shoot my first live action of 2009 when the excellent Shinedown played the Barfly. I was reviewing and photographing the gig for Birmingham Live, and it should go online soon. The band were excellent, and I got some pleasing shots.

Shinedown are massive over in America, but not especially well-known here in the UK. This gig was part of their first ever headline tour outside of their homeland, and they really showed what a class act they are with a great show.

If you've been on my blog before then you may remember the name Shinedown from last October, when I shot them at the Academy when they supported Disturbed. You can find my pics from last time right here. You'll also notice that the band has lost one of its guitarists since I last saw them, but they are just as effective as a four-piece.

Don't be surprised if Shinedown start to become bigger over here this year, they're getting plenty of good press and their albums are excellent. On top of that, they're also a terrific live band.

Here's a few more pics for you all...

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...and some more, check out the mad eyes!

That's it for this one. I'm hopefully going to be shooting some great bands over the next few weeks, so don't forget to keep checking back here to stay up to date with what I'm photographing. Thanks for reading, see you next time.