Live Music Photography: The Courtesans and Moving Moscow
Venue: The Box, Crewe
Photographer: Tina Newbury
The Courtesans made their return to The Box in Crewe, Support on the night came from local outfit Moving Moscow. Tina was on hand to get a set of live images from the night.
Music Photography: BIMM Manchester Shows
Venues: The Ruby Lounge, Manchester | Rebellion, Manchester
Photographer: Tina Newbury
Show Dates: 09.12.2014 | 11.12.2014
Simon J. Newbury Photography has undertaken lots of photography for BIMM Manchester. Tina headed up to Manchester in December to photograph The BIMM Manchester Songwriting Showcase held at The Ruby Lounge. Over 20 new and developing artists performed original compositions spanning all genres to an excited audience of family and friends. The second show at Rebellion on Deansgate was the end of term gig. A set of BIMM acts performed a wide range of covers and original tracks to a cram-packed audience.
Music Photography: Fish
Venue: o2 Academy, Liverpool
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury
Show Date: 19.12.14
Simon headed over to Liverpool to the O2 Academy to photograph former Marillion front-man Fish. Fish (real name Derek Dick) is currently embarking on a UK and Europe tour with his band. The tour is the ‘Moveable Feast Tour’. The Liverpool date is a rescheduled show from earlier in the year following the illness of one of Fish’s touring musicians.
Music Photography: Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott
Venue: Manchester O2 Academy, Manchester
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury
Show Date: 05.12.14
Support: Dry The River
Simon headed up to Manchester to catch up with Jacqui Abbott and Paul Heaton on tour. It was the second time Simon had photographed the pair in the space of week having been at Parr Hall in Warrington at the beginning of the week.
Music Photography: Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott
Venue: Parr Hall, Warrington
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury
Show Date: 01.12.14
We photographed former Beautiful South singers Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott earlier in the year at The Lowry in Salford. The pair are back on tour with almost every date on the tour a sell out. The show at The Parr Hall in Warrington was one of the smaller shows on the tour and the place was packed! Simon was also the only photographer at the show so it was something of an exclusive!
Music Photography: The Gaslight Anthem
Venue: O2 Academy, Birmingham
Photographer: Tina Newbury
Show Date: 15.11.14
Support: Deer Tick, Bayside
Tina headed down to Birmingham’s O2 Academy to photograph The Gaslight Anthem for the second time in a week having photographed them recently at The Apollo in Manchester. This gig was the final date on their European ‘Get Hurt’ Tour.
Music Photography: The Whisky Sessions Festival
Location: Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Date: 22.11.14
Acts: I Am Kloot, British Sea Power, Dodgy, Tim Burgess, The Travelling Band, Admiral Fallow, Matthew & The Atlas, Treetop Flyers, Southern, Jon Allen, Emily Baker & The Red Clay Halo
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury
The Whisky Sessions Festival, staged at The Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, is a ground breaking new winter festival held inside at the huge warehouse near Media City. As well as two stages of music the Festival, as the name suggests, also affords festival goers the opportunity to sample some of the finest whiskies from Scotland, Ireland and even further afield including India.
Music Photography: The Gaslight Anthem
Venue: O2 Apollo, Manchester
Photographer: Tina Newbury
Show Date: 17.11.14
Support: Deer Tick, Bayside
Tina headed back up to Manchester to photograph The Gaslight Anthem of New Brunswick, New Jersey, performing live at The O2 Apollo on their latest European tour. Tina was at the same venue only a week ago to photograph Counting Crows. The Gaslight Anthem recently released their latest album “Get Hurt”.
Music Photography: Jamie T
Venue: Manchester Academy 1, Manchester
Photographer: Simon Newbury
Show Date: 07.11.2014
The busy few weeks of live music photography continued in Manchester. While Tina was over at Manchester Apollo to photograph Counting Crows preforming in front of a sell out crowd, Simon was across the city at Manchester Academy 1 to photograph Jamie T performing live to another sell out crowd.
Music Photography: Holly Johnson
Venue: Manchester Academy 2, Manchester
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury
Show Date: 25.10.2014
Former Frankie Goes To Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson brought his latest UK tour, The Dancing With No Fear Tour – Unleashed From the Pleasuredome to Manchester Academy. We were there to photograph Holly for the second time this year. The first was at Rewind North Festival where Holly headlined the Sunday of the festival.
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