Everybody's Doing the Fish!

Last Friday I was back at the Academy to photograph my first ska show, featuring Suburban Legends and the masters of the genre, Reel Big Fish. I was covering the show for Birmingham Live, and you can see the piece here. Here's some of Suburban Legends, who took to the stage in synchronised dance!

I really enjoyed the SL set, they have the potential to make a real name for themselves in the genre.

Here's a few more shots...

...and some more.

Then it was down to the mighty Fish.

This was the fourth time I'd seen RBF, but only the first time I'd photographed them, so it was great to add them to my portfolio.

Here's some more of the headliners...

...and some more for your enjoyment.

That's it for this one. Coming soon, my shots from the Priest Feast, featuring three legends of metal. Check back here for those.

Defenders of the Faith

Last Thursday night I made my first trip to the Academy since it has been rebranded by O2, all to witness the second Defenders of the Faith tour. Thanks to Virgin trains I missed Five Finger Death Punch, but I was there to catch the excellent Unearth, a band who I had seemed destined never to see live until this tour. They were worth the wait!

Here's some more Unearth...

...and some more.

Up next were Norway's Dimmu Borgir, not my type of thing musically, but great to photograph.

Here's some more Dimmu...

...and a couple more.

Rounding things off, probably the best metal band in the world today, the amazing Lamb of God.

This was the third time I'd photographed the band, with these shots easily being my best ones of them yet.

No need to write much here, Lamb of God are awesome - 'nuff said!

That's it for this one. Keep checking back here for pics of Reel Big Fish, Judas Priest, Megadeth, and Testament. Ciao for now!