Dub Pistols and Kioko at Plymouth Hub - 01/12/2017

There are not many bands that will make me want to leave the comfort of home on a chilly December evening, but when you know it's going to be the Dub Pistols it's easy to get motivated!  So when Steve from MusicMuso asked if I wanted to go to Plymouth to shoot the Dub Pistols there was no danger I was going to miss it. 

Like proper dedicated music journalists, we arrived early and waited patiently outside the Plymouth Hub waited for the doors to open.   Despite the frosty temperatures, the wait was worth it.  First up were soulful reggae-pop band Kioko who put on an energetic performance that got even the coldest of gig-goers warmed up.  By the time the Dub Pistols hit the stage the place was jumping.  

Let's take a look at some of the images I took.

Kioko

Kioko

Kioko

Kioko

Dub Pistols

Dub Pistols

Dub Pistols

Dub Pistols

Dub Pistols

Dub Pistols

As you can see it was a cracking gig and both bands put on brilliant performances.  This always makes my life easier as it gives me plenty to shoot!

I hope you enjoyed this blog post and images.  If you did remember to follow me on all my social media channels to find out what I'm currently shooting and when my next blog post goes up.

See you next time!

Beautiful Days Festival - 18th to 20th August 2017

Beautiful Days 2017

When I covered the Beautiful Days festival last year I thought it was one of the best festivals I'd had the pleasure to photograph.  Naturally when I was invited back to cover the festival in 2017 I jumped at the chance.  Everything that I enjoyed about the festival last year was there in abundance this year.  Great crowds, fantastic lineup, and despite some dubious summer weather, a proper fun festival vibe.

As I did last year this post is going to be a photographic celebration of this brilliant Devon festival.  My friends over at MusicMuso will post a full review soon, but in the meantime please enjoy my gallery of Beautiful Days 2017 images.

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

That's it from me.  I hope you enjoyed my images!  And remember to follow me on Twitter and Instagram to see my images as I post them live from future gigs and festivals!  See you next time on The Unplugged Blog!

Chagstock Festival - 21st and 22nd July 2017

I was first invited to photography Chagstock back in 2015.  I remember it being a cracking festival and thanks to great stage management and timing it made covering all the bands really easy.  I was unfortunately unable to cover it in 2016, but when I was asked to photograph Chagstock 2017 there was no way I was going to miss it.

I could go on and on about what a great festival it was this year, or how the crowd were amazing, or that band lineup was awesome, but I'm going to let the photos do the talking for me.  So enjoy this bumper gallery of some of my favourite images from Chagstock 2017.

Well, I hoped you liked that small selection of images from Chagstock 2017.  I'll be back in a few weeks time with an even bigger gallery of images from the Beautiful Days festival!