Rebellion Festival 2026 Review: Day 3 – Gimp Fist to Cock Sparrer via Diaz Brothers and Rev Peters
Day three dawns and it’s another day of big hitters for me at Rebellion Festival 2026, with some of my favourite acts strutting
Gimp Fist look forward with 11th album Take The Power Back
ALBUM REVIEW: Gimp Fist – Take The Power Back (Sunny Bastards)
Boilermaker and friends raise the roof in punk rock night at Darlington Forum
GIG REVIEW: Boilermaker + Monkeys Blood + Jonny Robson @ The Forum Music Centre, Darlington, Friday 20 February 2026
Cock Sparrer lay on a Christmas cracker with the help of Gimp Fist and Tear Up
GIG REVIEW: Cock Sparrer + Gimp Fist + Tear Up @ York Barbican, Saturday 13 December 2025
North East Calling 2025: Punk all-dayer has something for everyone as it reaches 20 years not out
GIG REVIEW: North East Calling @ Northumbria University, Newcastle, Saturday 18 October 2025
Ferocious Dog and friends put on a blazing show at The Fire Station as Sunderland enjoys a summer party
GIG REVIEW: Ferocious Dog + Gimp Fist + Dead Wet Things @ The Fire Station, Sunderland, Saturday 16 August 2025
Gimp Fist celebrate 20 years of streetpunk with the help of old friends In Evil Hour
GIG REVIEW: Gimp Fist + In Evil Hour @ The Georgian Theatre, Stockton, Friday 6 June 2025
Gimp Fist release new single History Repeats to celebrate their 20th anniversary
County Durham street-punks Gimp Fist are unleashing a new single as they prepare to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Ferocious Dog show their protest songs work just as well in intimate unplugged settings
GIG REVIEW: Ferocious Dog + Jonny Robson @ The Grove, Newcastle, Thursday, 20 March 2025
Rising stars Split Dogs, Slackrr and Dead Wet Things join old guard at North East Calling 2025
A cracking line-up of bands old and new has today been announced for the 2025 edition of punk all-dayer North East Calling.