CONCERT REVIEW: Bowling For Soup – Wheatus – Punk Rock Factory Live at Wembley Arena


Bowling For Soup returned to London on a Saturday night in December for a landmark headline show at Wembley Arena, marking the first time the band had topped the bill at the iconic venue. The night was not only significant because of the setting, but also because it served as a celebration of 31 years of Bowling For Soup. For a band that has steadily built its reputation through relentless touring and an unmistakable sense of humour, this felt like a major moment of recognition. Continue reading →


Architects: Live at Wembley Arena, London


And so, to Architects at Wembley Arena. You start off with one of those angel/devil on your shoulder conversations about how this could be a really great way to spend a Saturday night or, conversely, rather like Roger Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon, you find yourself wondering whether you really are getting too old for this shit; a feeling that seems to continue as you take the tube northbound, past semi-frozen shoppers heading to warm homes and warm food, to the glorified cattle shed that is the SSE Arena, or Wembley Arena, as most of us still know (if not love) it. Continue reading →