📍 Full Address: The Tap & Tumbler33 Wollaton StreetNottinghamNG1 5FWUnited Kingdom (Two-minute stumble from the Theatre Royal tram stop, and dangerously close to Rock City. Coincidence? We think not. 😏) 🤘 WHAT’S OCCURRING AT THE TAP? This ain’t your average boozer. The Tap & Tumbler is a full-on rock dive haven that’s been serving up […]
📍 Blackweir Fields, Cardiff – 2025🌟 Final show of the Blackweir Live concert series 🕕 Stage Times (TENTATIVE – Check before you trek!) What’s Occurring? Time Gates Open 17:00 Support Act #1 18:30 Support Act #2 19:30 Stevie Wonder 20:45 – 22:45 Curfew 23:00 sharp ⚠️ 🎶 Setlist – LOVE, LIGHT & SONG (What we […]
Posted on Back To The Riff Blog 🤘 Well, here we go again, mun… another rock legend revving up for a “FINAL” tour – this time it’s Guns N’ Roses with their 2026 knees-up called “One Last Ride”. Before you grab your parka, remortgage the shed for VIP lanyards, and start queuing outside the Principality […]
From Liam’s Parka Game to Adidas x Attitude – This Ain’t No Runway, It’s Rock ‘n’ Roll If you’ve ever watched Live Forever, heard the sneer in Liam’s vocals, or seen Noel scowl from behind a pair of shades like he’s judging your record collection — you already know. Oasis didn’t just change music, they […]
By The Riff Report Blog Oi oi, rockers! 🤘🎸 If your ears are still ringing and your liver’s still protesting, that can only mean one thing — MAID OF STONE FESTIVAL absolutely melted our faces off again! Set ablaze by thunderous riffs, raging amps, and lager-fuelled madness, this weekend was a proper inferno of metal […]
First things first – how long are you gonna be standing like a muppet outside the shop before you even sniff a t-shirt? Well, good news for all you Definitely Maybes out there: reports say that queues have been surprisingly chill. In fact, one fan in London claimed the wait time was… drumroll please… “not […]
Get ready for an Iris-level emotional night, butt, because the Goo Goo Dolls have just been announced as the headliners for the 2025 Carousel Ball! Held annually in Denver, Colorado, this glitzy, star-studded event isn’t just about tuxes and tunes — it’s now entering its 39th year of raising vital funds for type 1 diabetes […]
“I can’t afford the luxury of getting that emotional right now” The Queen of Country has always worn rhinestones on her sleeve and heart in her lyrics — but for the first time in decades, Dolly Parton has hit the brakes on songwriting. Following the death of her beloved husband, Carl Dean, Dolly has revealed […]
Written in eyeliner and spilled beer by The Riff Report 🍻 Alright, let’s settle this like rock fans do — LOUDLY, BIASEDLY, and with absolutely no regard for decency or subtlety. 🤘 Back to the Beginning wasn’t just a farewell — it was a fire-breathing, riff-shredding tribute to the gods of heavy metal. Everyone from […]
From haunting harmonicas to acid trips gone wrong, here’s the Sabbath stuff that’ll melt your brain like a fuzz pedal in the sun… 1. They Were Nearly Called “Earth” 🌍 Before becoming Black Sabbath, the lads gigged around Brum under the name Earth. They changed it after people kept mixing them up with another local […]
on’t Look Back in Anger, butt – just get in the bloody queue. The Live ‘25 Oasis reunion might already be The Importance of Being Idle-shattering news, but now… they’ve only gone and dropped six official Oasis Pop-Up Stores across the UK and Ireland, haven’t they?! That’s right, you beautiful parka monkeys — whether you’re […]
One man’s scam is another fan’s meltdown… “Slip inside the eye of your scam…” Well, this is peak 2025 madness, isn’t it? While thousands of Oasis fans were getting their bucket hats ironed and parka hoods fluffed, some absolute weapon was out here flogging fake tickets for the reunion gigs in Cardiff. And yes, butt […]
Liam & Noel Gallagher Staying in Separate Hotels on Oasis Tour – Brothers Plan to ‘Pace Themselves’ and Dodge Another Bust-Up Because what’s more rock ‘n’ roll than sibling beef and separate Travelodges? 🎸🥊 By The Riff Report Team // staging.theriffreport.co.uk/ Ey up, lads and lasses! Oasis are back on the road, the crowds are […]
Alright you beautiful bunch of riff-loving rebels – it’s time to put down the pint, pick up your phone, and help a cause that means the absolute world to our community. You’ve moshed for it. You’ve cried for it. You’ve screamed “We Wear Black” with your fists in the air for it. Now it’s time […]
(A.K.A. The Day Metal History Rewrote Itself… Again) What. A. Day. 🖤 From the first thundering riff to the final, tear-stained “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,” the Back to the Beginning concert wasn’t just historic – it was completely unhinged in the best possible way. Villa Park turned into a cathedral of chaos, and if you blinked, […]