Graeme Park @ Halifax Piece Hall
I signed off 2018 with something a little bit different
Black Stone Cherry @ Leeds Arena
Fun night of proper American rock'n'roll down at the Arena
Alt-J @ Leeds Town Hall
Alt-J returned 'home' for a special show at the iconic town hall in support of their re-mix album Reduxer.
Editors @ Manchester Apollo
Great to be back at the Apollo, photographing one of my favourite bands.
Coheed and Cambria @ Manchester Academy
Riffs. More riffs. And hair. ALL THE HAIR.
Hanging out with Cleopatrick
You won't have heard of Cleopatrick yet. You will do soon.
Arctic Monkeys @ Manchester Arena
Good afternoon, Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, Mark speaking. Please tell me how may I direct your call?
Foo Fighters @ Etihad Stadium
Dave and co brought Concrete and Gold to the UK in spectacular fashion.
The Rolling Stones @ Old Trafford
Possibly the biggest band I will ever photograph. No pressure...
Father John Misty @ Halifax Piece Hall
Inaugural show in recently restored 18th Century landmark.
Manic Street Preachers @ Leeds Arena
The Manics bring their 13th album to Leeds
Mastersystem @ The Brudenell
Frightened Rabbit - Editors - Minor Victories 'Alright Group' debut in Leeds
Feeder @ Leeds Academy: The "Best Of" tour
Grant and Taka turn back the clock with mammoth hit-laden set.
Elbow and John Grant @ Leeds Arena
'Uncle Guy' and co were back in town, but with an new old friend
Paul Weller @ Leeds Arena
Modfather's "A Kind Revolution" tour hits Yorkshire
Marmozets @ Sheffield Leadmill
What better way to start 2018 than with Marmozets tearing the roof off the Leadmill..?
Santa Cruz @ Manchester Academy
Drawing 2017 to a close with some Finnish glam metal
Kasabian @ Leeds Arena
Penulitmate show of the year: Eez eh!
Liam Gallagher @ Leeds Arena
"Our Kid" kicked off his first solo Arena tour in Leeds.
Royal Blood @ Leeds Arena
Brighton's gold boys' debut arena tour hits Leeds
Wolf Alice @ Manchester Apollo
Tough night at the Apollo
Father John Misty @ Manchester Apollo
Finally got to scrub the charismatic singer-songwriter from my bucket list
Weezer @ Manchester Apollo
Rivers and pals bring Pacific Daydream to Manchester
Manchester Orchestra @ Leeds Church: A tough night
Great show, but a tough shoot.
Marmozets @ Manchester Academy 3
Tiny venue, huge show
The National @ Manchester Apollo
The epic Sleep Well Beast tour hit the UK
Blink-182 @ Leeds Arena
So. Much. Fun!
Radiohead @ Manchester LCCC
Glastonbury headliners get nostalgic in Manchester.
The Cribs @ Leeds Arena: Mens' Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
"I know a place we can go, where you'll fall in love so hard that you wish you dead"
Live at Leeds 2017
Missed you, Leeds x
Future Islands @ Leeds Refectory
One of my favourite acts to shoot, at one of my favourite venues to shoot at. This was definitely a no-brainer for me.
Chase & Status @ Manchester Apollo
The lovely folks over at Mixmag sent me over to Manchester for Chase & Status' live return.
Green Day @ Leeds Arena
Opening night of the Revolution Radio tour
Biffy Clyro @ Leeds Arena: Final show of 2016
What better way to end the year than photographing my favourite band on their latest Arena tour?
Jack Garratt @ Manchester Apollo
Header over to my favourite venue last month to catch Jack Garratt's sold out show.
Steel Panther @ Manchester Arena: Hair, Spandex and Filth
Back to manchester for some good old balls-out rock and roll
Jamie T @ Leeds Academy
Mr Treys' brought his Trick tour to Leeds
Feeder @ Manchester Ritz. Back with a bang!
It's been a long four years...
OnRoundhay 2016
Live music made a fantastic return to Roundhay Park
Strange Waves 2016
Inaugural one-dayer at Manchester Ritz
Katherine Jenkins @ Bolton Abbey
Possibly the most civilised show I've ever shot.
Leeds Festival 2016
Back for round seven - featuring five headliners!
Ocean Colour Scene @ Millennium Square: 20 years of Moseley Shoals
"When you find that things are getting wild, don't you want days like these?"
The Cribs and friends @ Millennium Square
huge home-from-homecoming show for Wakey's finest.
Best Kept Secret Festival 2016
Headed back to The Netherlands to photograph this absolute gem of a festival
Biffy Clyro @ Headrow House: Exclusive acoustic show
Had the pleasure of being invited down to take some shots of Biffy Clyro performing an intimate acoustic set in Leeds. The show was only available to ticket holders for this years Leeds Festival (which Biffy are due to headline), and provided the…
James @ Leeds Arena
Madchester heroes hit Leeds on their "Girl at the End of the World" tour
Weezer @ Manchester Academy. Finally!
"What's with these homies, dissing my girl?"
An evening with Colin Stetson
Spent a couple of hours with one of the worlds greatest Saxophonists
Jess Glynne @ Manchester Apollo
Another great show at my favourite venue
Marina & The Diamonds @ Leeds Academy: feeling nostalgic
Six years ago I had the opportunity to photograph Marina for the first time. Little did I know at the time how well shooting that show would serve me.
Tame Impala @ Manchester Arena: a bold step
Awesome night of neo-pyschedelia
The Libertines @ Manchester Arena
Caught the second date of the UK tour - along with every other music photographer north of Stoke, it would seem.
Slaves @ Leeds Academy: the boys are stepping up
Got to hang with Tunbridge Wells' finest for the first date of their rescheduled tour
Hozier @ Manchester Apollo: And we're off!
Kicking 2016 off at my favourite venue. That'll do.
Mumford & Sons @ Leeds Arena: the fairground shooting gallery
A somewhat disappointing final show of 2015.
Alt-J @ Leeds Arena
One of my final shows of 2015, photographing one of the first acts I shot at the start of the year - the homecoming of Leeds most successful export of recent years.
Behind the scenes with Everything Everything
I arranged to spend a couple of hours with Everything Everything during the soundcheck for the homecoming finale of their latest tour at Manchester Apollo. Over the past twelve months EE have been a mainstay on my Spotify. I reacquainted myself with…
Imagine Dragons @ Leeds Arena
After a handful of tough gigs, I was in need of an easy-shooting, well-lit Arena show - Imagine Dragons duly obilged.
Catfish and The Bottlemen @ Manchester Apollo: so much promise
One of those nights where, as a photographer, if you didn't laugh you'd probably cry.
Eagles of Death Metal @ Leeds Beckett SU: A sombering reflection
I've been deliberating exactly how to approach this post in light of recent events for the past few days
Bullet For My Valentine @ York Barbican
Can't beat shooting proper Rock/Metal bands.
James Bay @ Manchester Apollo: not just any old singer songwriter
Fantastic artist. Fantastic show. Fantastic venue.
Future Islands @ Manchester Academy: Back to the grind
What better way to kick of gig season? Well, maybe some lights..
Leeds Festival 2015
Back again...
Best Kept Secret Festival 2015
For a good few years I've been itching to scratch 'shoot a foreign festival' from my bucket list
Blur @ Blackpool Empress Ballroom (and my rambling thoughts on stardom)
“John’s got Brewer’s droop - he get’s intimated by the dirty pigeons. They love a bit of it.”
Live at Leeds 2015
Had a ball photographing Live at Leeds again for NME this year.
Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld
Recently I was approached by the lovely folks over at Opera North to cover a few shows for them. This was a cool opportunity for me to try something different - get myself out of my comfort zone, so to speak.
A day with The Dunwells
I caught up with The Dunwells for the grand finale of their "Light Up The Skies" Tour at Leeds Town Hall.