Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall Alaska-based Medium Build, aka Nick Carpenter, opens up the evening with a soulful and rugged set. Carpenter, sporting a blue boiler suit, fills the former church with a growly tone and personal lyrics. ‘Crying Over U’, a song about missing someone deeply, is a standout moment. Holly Humberstone starts…

Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall Peter Xan opens the evening in YES’s Pink Room, delivering an indie-rock set bursting with personality. London-based Xan asks the crowd to step forward, joking that “I don’t bite”. Many struggle playing to small crowds full of people who don’t know them, but Peter excels.  Supported by guitarist Noel…

Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall Photographer Gracie Hall captures Grammy-nominated artist Mario as he takes to the AO Arena’s stage to open for R&B legend Ne-Yo on his ‘Champagne and Roses’ Tour.  R&B singer Mario opens up the evening, dripping in diamond-studded chains and an Alexander McQueen bomber. He treated the crowd to hit…

With not even a debut album to their name yet, Liverpool quartet STONE bounce onto stage to a sold-out Manchester Academy 2. Shirtless frontman Finley Power exerts extreme confidence from the first note of ‘I Let Go’, an explosive start about knowing partying and drugs are bad for you, but still indulging anyway. 

To support her on her run of UK and European shows, Zara Larsson showcases fellow Swedish artist, Yaeger. An eclectic outfit composed of a puffer skirt, black devil horns and fluffy boots works wonders in showing off Yaegar’s style as an artist. With touches of hyper-pop sprinkled throughout, Yaeger shows off her soft and airy vocals with an upbeat set.