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 Gig Review: Lazzy Lung @ The Friday FridWe first met Lazzy Lung when they sent their debut album “Strange Places” to review and since then they've gone on to win 'Home-grown To Hollywood'.... Sat, 18 Feb 2012 |  Gig Review: Kasabian Live in DubaiEnglish indie-rockers Kasabian have always been the scruffy poster-children for the edgier side on the busy “revival” scene which took the rock worl... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 |  Gig Review: Hip Hop Legacy (Egypt)‘Hip Hop Legacy’ a show celebrating the hip hop scene in Cairo took place at El Sawy Culturewheel in December. The show took place in collaboration ... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 |  Gig Review: Good Vibrations at DRMHalf of Beirut’s underground music scene hit the stage for one night of covers and chaos. Good chaos that is! Read below for triplew.me’s review of ... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 |
 Gig Review: Belm2loob & Kayan at the CulOn a cold December night, El Sawy Culturewheel was host to a concert that saw two; homegrown Egyptian bands - Kayan and Belm2loob - play a genre t... Sun, 18 Dec 2011 |  Gig Review: Sade Live in Abu DhabiNigerian-British songstress Sade Adu headlined the final gig of the year of the Yas Island Show Weekends in Abu Dhabi. Read below for triplew.me’s ... Sat, 17 Dec 2011 |  TwingeDXB: Sounds of DubaiAs a cultural initiative, TwingeDXB celebrates all that is diverse in Dubai from music and film to photography and drama. The second day of the fe... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 |  Gig Review: The Maccabees Live in IstanbBritish Indie rockers The Maccabees performed in the heart of Istanbul’s Taksim last week. The band performed a string of their hits and some new ... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 |
 Gig Review: Sakia Jazz CabaretOn the 24th of October, El Sawy Culturewheel was host to two eclectic examples that represent the musical malleability of Jazz and buoyancy of Swi... Sat, 19 Nov 2011 |  Gig Review: Metallica Live in Abu DhabiAfter many years of rumors circling about Metallica performing in the UAE, the honest wishes came true to the delight of many (and we mean many!) ... Sat, 29 Oct 2011 |  Gig Review: The Chicken Came First & FeePost-rockers The Chicken Came First and Feed Me! recently held a joint live gig at the Culturewheel. Read below for triplew.me’s review… Sun, 23 Oct 2011 |  Gig Review: Beady Eye Live in Abu DhabiLast Friday night saw three quarters of iconic Manchester band Oasis as the (relatively) new formation – Beady Eye - play in Abu Dhabi. Read below f... Sun, 18 Sep 2011 |
 Gig Review: Zeid and the Wings album lauTriplew.me attends the album launch of one of the pioneers of Beirut’s underground scene, Zeid Hamdan. Read below for our review of the gig. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 |  Gig Review: Massive Scar Era Live in DubAs a part of the Metal Asylum concert series - Egyptian Melodic Post-Hardcore band Massive Scar Era (or Mascara) – held a live show for all the me... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 |  Gig Review: Anathema Live in DubaiVeteran progressive rockers (we call them that because as it turns out categorizing this particular band in a genre is really, really difficult) A... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 |  Gig Review: Mashrou3 Leila at the HippodLebanese alternative rock band, Mashrou3 Leila, launched their new ‘El Hal Romancy’ EP at the Hippodrome in Beirut. N. Johnson was there and came ba... Wed, 03 Aug 2011 |
 Giant Steps to Heaven Album LaunchBassman Elie Afif and his trio recently played at Dubai’s jazz favourite the Blue Bar to launch his album ‘Giant Steps to Heaven’. Read triplew.me’s... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 |  DJ Saeed Murad @ Karma KaféThe renowned Lebanese DJ who has revolutionized the world of Oriental dance and house music, played recently in Dubai. The venue was Karma Kafé and ... Sun, 05 Jun 2011 |  Festival Review: ChillOut at SandanceSandance beach at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai was the scene to a fantastic music festival on April 8th/9th. An eclectic lineup of artists and bands... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 |  Gig Review: Stone Temple Pilots in SydneI was one of the high school kids that could not put down STP’s first two classic albums ‘Core’ and ‘Purple’ in early 90’s. I am now slightly bit ol... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 |
 Arcade Fire - Manchester Central, MancheThere are some people, including some experienced reviewers, who love to heap superlatives upon every band they see or hear - and for whom every gig... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 |  Sleigh Bells - Heaven, London, 14 FebruaApparently no-one told Sleigh Bells it was Valentine’s Day - they exploded onto stage in the brick caverns of London’s Heaven nightclub with a clamo... Sun, 13 Mar 2011 |  Gig Review: Eric Hutchinson (Dubai)triplew.me's Mike S wanders down to Barasti Beach in Dubai to check out the recent concert by Eric Hutchinson and his band. Read our review and shar... Sun, 27 Feb 2011 |  Gig Review: Bob Log IIItriplew.me's Mick D goes off the beaten track to check out Bob Log III in Australia, read his gig review and get discovering something different! S... Sat, 26 Feb 2011 |
 Shady Ahmed at Media Onetriplew.me's Makshoof Music winner, Shady Ahmed, played an intimate industry gig at the Media One Hotel's MED Terrace in Dubai on Wednesday 19 July,... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 |  Gig Review: Guns n Rosestriplew.me sent our resident #1 Guns N Roses fan to Abu Dhabi to see their concert at Yas Island. Read his review of Axl Rose and Co's performance, ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 |  Gig Review: LCD Soundsystem + Hot Chip (Our man in London, Will Nixon, went along to see Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem at the Alexandra Palace, London, 10 November 2010. Not one for speedy... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 |  Gig Review: Foreign BeggarsFrom meeting in Dubai long ago through to taking the UK and now the world by storm, Foreign Beggars recently played a blistering set to an intimat... Sun, 12 Dec 2010 |
 Gig Review: The Heavy (Dubai)They've recently had the honor of being the only band David Letterman (ed. not sure how verifiable this is!) to be asked to play an encore on David ... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 |  Bestival Review: Part 2Will Nixon, our man in London, in the second of two features on Bestival, tells us what went down on Day 2 and 3, gives his overall impression of Be... Tue, 26 Oct 2010 |  Bestival Review Novella: Part 1Well, Will Nixon, our London-based triplew.me correspondent decided to file what can only described as a mini novel about Bestival. Our Editor, Paul... Mon, 18 Oct 2010 | Bestival (UK) - Festival Gallery #1Bestival, a quirky staple in the UK festival circuit, has all the atomosphere of a carnival and plays hosts to some of the biggest names in music. B... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 |
Bestival (UK) - Festival Gallery #2The second in our series of galleries from Besitval (Isle of Wight, UK) and this year included a diverse range of acts that left the audience wantin... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 |  Missdavinalee Gig ReviewIt may come as a surprise, but triplew.me has a London outpost (as well Australia, New York and the Middle East), and sometimes we get invited to so... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |  Reading (UK) Festival - PhotosThe Reading and Leeds Festivals, held in the north of England every year in late August, are one of the biggest musical events on the European summe... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 |  Splendour in The Grass 2010: Reviewtriplew.me's Calvin Houlison went along to Australia's Splendour In The Grass festival recently to check it out, and, erm, work. Read our Festival F... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 |
 Review - Gorillaz in Damascustriplew.me’s Adham Ghanem travelled to Syria to be a part of the first performance of a western act (aside from Julio Iglesias) in Syria. His trip a... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 |  Gorillaz in Damascustriplew.me was lucky to be in attendance at the performance of the Gorillaz in Damascus in July, the performance was amazing and you can read triple... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 |  Rock Nation, Dubai - July, Event 1The first of July's Rock Nation concert series took place at the Music Room, Majestic Towers Hotel in Dubai on 2 July 2010. The lineup for the nigh... Tue, 29 Jun 2010 |  Pixies - Nantes, FranceSeminal alt-rockers The Pixies played at the Zénith Nantes Métropole on June 3, and our London-based correspondent, Will Nixon, attended the gig. T... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 |
 Rock Nation, Dubai - JuneJune's Rock Nation took place at the Music Room, Majestic Towers Hotel in Dubai on 19 June 2010. The lineup for the night included Moonshine (pictu... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 |  The Subways live at Alpha, Dubai - MayThe Subways rocked Dubai on Friday 21 May, 2010 at Club Alpha. A rousing set that included the hit 'Rock 'n' Roll Queen' and many others had the cr... Sat, 05 Jun 2010 | ||
