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Brutal Assault Turns 15 – Day One
Author: Rok KlemšePhotos: Nina Grad
Venue: Vojenska pevnost Josefov, Jaromer, Czech RepublicConcert date: 11.08.2010Attendance: 15Ticket price: 59€
The year flew by, and just like that it was time for Brutal Assault again, set in the…
Alice Cooper Casts His Spell on Nearby Majano with “Theatre of Death”! (2010)
Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Area Festeggiamenti / Majano (Udine) / ItalyConcert date: 11.08.2010Attendance: 3500Ticket price: €41.00
Last Thursday, Alice Cooper continued this summer's run of above-average gigs by…
Patti Smith Took Grado Back to the Seventies (2010)
"It felt like a Patti Smith come fully alive was playing her farewell show! A few times she even slung a guitar over her shoulders, and the beautiful interplay of three acoustic guitars was just one more piece of the puzzle that made this…
Haliaetum Open Air Festival 2010 (2010)
Location: Arigoni / Izola / SloveniaGig date: 06.08.2010Attendance: 0Ticket price: €20.00
Like every summer weekend, the first weekend of August found me torn over where to go for a "break", or rather, where to go for some metal partying.…
Drifting Through Ambient Waters with Steve Hackett on the Final Day of Summer Rock Festival in…
"It would be hard to say which of the festival's performers left the best impression, but if the only yardstick were gig atmosphere, the big winner was undeniably Mr. Hackett."
A Choir of Graffiti Souls! (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Piazza Duomo / Spilimbergo (Udine) / ItalyConcert date: 03.08.2010Attendance: 4,000Ticket price: €35.00
Simple Minds on the tour dubbed "Festival Show Tour"! The third leg of it, to…
Patti Smith Took Grado Back to the Seventies (2010)
Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Urban Bolta
Location: Diga Nazario Sauro / Grado / ItalyConcert date: 02.08.2010Attendance: 500Ticket price: €35
Just a stone's throw from the Slovenian border, across the Gulf of Trieste, Patti Smith headlined…
Drifting Through an Ambient Voyage with Steve Hackett on the Final Day of Summer Rock Festival in…
Author: Peter PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Piazza Unita d'Italia / Trieste / ItalyConcert date: 01.08.2010Attendance: 3Ticket price: free admission
The third day of Trieste's summer rock festival was graced by the…
When Frank Zappa Rises from the Dead! (2010)
Author: Peter PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Piazza Unita d'Italia / Trieste / ItalyConcert date: 07/31/2010Attendance: 800Ticket price: free admission
The second day of the Trieste summer rock festival served up plenty…
Peklenska noč 2010! (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: R'N'R pub / Zeleni gaj (Dornberk) / SloveniaConcert date: 31.07.2010Attendance: 550Ticket price: 5.00€ (after 9:00 PM)
The party went down under Zeleni gaj again this…
Legendary Dutch Prog Rockers Chase the Bora Away Over the Gulf of Trieste! (2010)
Author: Peter Podbrežnik
Location: Piazza Unita d'Italia / Trieste / ItalyConcert date: 30.07.2010Attendance: 1500Ticket price: free admission
Trieste's main square, Piazza dell' Unita, hosts a free summer festival every year as a…
Iron Maiden Kick Off the European Leg of The Final Frontier Tour (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: O2 Arena / Dublin / IrelandConcert date: 30.07.2010Attendance: 12Ticket price: 60,00€ / 65,00€
With their fifteenth studio album on the way, the "heavy metal generals" got their…
The Man in the Battered Hat, With a Heart That Never Went Stale (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Arena / Zagreb / CroatiaConcert date: July 25, 2010Attendance: 17,000Ticket price: from 350.00 HRK (floor) to 700.00 HRK (boxes)
After the March date fell through, the Croatian capital…
Pat Metheny Group in the Heart of an Alpine Idyll (2010)
Location: Piazza Unita / Tarvisio (Trbiž) / Italy Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010
"The Song Book" is the name of the tour that has brought the American jazz fusion outfit Pat Metheny Group back to Europe! Since cloning is still too…
Bang Your Head!!! 2010, Day Two: The Sly, Naughty Sisters Are Back Again!
Location: Balingen / Messegelände / GermanyDate: Friday, 7/16/2010Performers:10:00 - 10:40 TOXIN 10:50 - 11:30 SAVAGE GRACE 11:40 - 12:30 BULLET 12.40 - 13.30 SACRED STEEL 13.40 - 14:30 HADES 14:45 - 15:35 TREAT 15:50 - 16:40 FATES WARNING…
An Emotion-Packed Farewell from Heaven & Hell (2010)
Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Urban Bolta
Location: Victoria Park / London / United KingdomConcert date: 23.07.2010Attendance: 25Ticket price: 160€ (weekend ticket)
On the sixteenth of May, the rock world stood still. Ronnie James Dio was…
Pat Metheny Group in the Heart of an Alpine Idyll (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Piazza Unita / Tarvisio / ItalyConcert date: July 22, 2010Attendance: 1,000Ticket price: €45.00
"The Song Book" is the name of the tour that has brought American jazz fusion outfit Pat…
Bang Your Head!!! Festival 2010, Day One: Let the Hammer Fall! (2010)
Location: Balingen / Messegelände / GermanyDate: Thursday, July 15, 2010Performers: 10:00 - 10:40 THE NEW BLACK 10:50 — 11:30 ENFORCER11:40 — 12:30 GRAND MAGUS 12:40 — 13:30 FORBIDDEN 13:40 — 14:30 SABATON 14:40 — 15:30 LOUDNESS 15:45 —…
Faith No More 2.0 Close Out Forestglade 2010 in Epic Style!
Author: Rok Klemše
Location: Festivagealende, Wiesen, AustriaConcert date: 16.07.2010Attendance: 10
Summer is festival season, and lately festivals are popping up like mushrooms after rain. The newer festivals are still finding their feet…
Bang Your Head!!! Festival (2010) Day Two: Those Sly, Naughty Sisters Are Back! (2010)
Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Messegaelande / Balingen / GermanyConcert date: July 16, 2010Attendance: 14Ticket price: €85.00
Day two of Bang Your Head!!! 2010 greeted us thoroughly soaked! The moment we'd wheezed…
Bang Your Head!!! Festival 2010, Day One: Let the Hammer Fall! (2010)
Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Messegelande / Balingen / GermanyConcert date: 15.07.2010Attendance: 14000Ticket price: 85€ (two-day ticket)
The wild warm-up night with Saxon, Demon and Blitzkrieg is behind us, a real…
Bang Your Head!! Festival Warm-Up Goes Full N.W.O.B.H.M. Relics! (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Volksbank Messehalle / Balingen / GermanyConcert date: July 15, 2010Attendance: 2Ticket price: €25.00 (presale) / €30.00 (day of show)
Another year had rolled around, and the sacred…
An Evening of Musical Excellence in the Company of Mark Knopfler (2010)
"Mark Knopfler treated a crowd of several thousand to the highlights of his solo career, with a few glimpses of the current album and, of course, a bit of predictable digging through the Dire Straits legacy"
“Battleship” and Magic Circle Festival 2010
"The band has apparently decided to play only songs written after 2000 from now on. That's pretty sad, since the stuff from the eighties is cult, not to mention the unforgettable classic "Triumph Of The Steel" (1992). DeMaio snapping every…
Magic Circle festival (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Tolmin / SloveniaConcert date: 11.07.2010Attendance: 4000Ticket price: 60,00€
What's a person even supposed to say when the World Cup final and Magic Circle festival collide -…
Jeff Beck Presents His New Album in St. Veit an der Glan (2010)
Photos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: St. VeitConcert date: 09.07.2010Attendance: 500Ticket price: 25 euros
Venerable guitar elder statesmen like Jeff Beck rarely show up anywhere near us, so the Rockline crew naturally jumped at the chance…
An Evening of Musical Excellence Spent with Mark Knopfler (2010)
Venue: Amfiteater Camerini / Piazzola sul Brenta / ItalyConcert date: 08.07.2010Attendance: 12000Ticket price: €65
Last Friday, a cheerfully fired-up RockLine expedition once again headed off toward Italy. The location was already…
Ozzy Osbourne Goes Wild Behind the Walls of Anfiteatra Camerini! (2010)
Location: Piazzola sul Brenta / Padua / ItalyConcert date: 04.07.2010Attendance: 10000Ticket price: 50 €
At the start of the week, none other than Ozzy Osbourne dropped by the charming Italian town of Piazzola sul Brenta. The trip to Padua…
Jethro Tull Return as Modern-Day Troubadours Behind Castle Walls (2010)
Author: Peter PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Kasemattenbühne / Graz / AustriaConcert date: 01.07.2010Attendance: 1200Ticket price: 49,00€
Spending an evening with the progressive folk rock legends Jethro Tull, who under the…
Aerosmith’s Triumphant Boat Ride Down the Vltava to Prague’s Arena! (2010)
Location: 02 arena / Prague / Czech RepublicConcert date: 01.07.2010Attendance: 15Ticket price: 65 €
Aerosmith are without a doubt one of the most influential bands in the story of rock music, so it's a real shame that these gentlemen stop…
Another Motörhead Blast Just Over the Slovenian Border (2010)
Motorhead don't miss. They're winners, though they like to remind us that the little guy lives under the mistaken belief that he can win, even though he's doomed to ultimate defeat from the day he's born.
Banja Luka Rock Open Air 2010 Through the Eyes of Lene kosti (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Tvrđava KAstel / Banja Luka / Bosnia and HerzegovinaConcert date: June 26, 2010Attendance: 1,200Ticket price: €18.00
Who would've thought it. Lene kosti. When they got back together…
Gotan Project Score a Winner for Argentine Tango! (2010)
Venue: Križanke, LjubljanaConcert date: 06/26/2010Attendance: 0
On the night of the Mexico vs. Argentina round-of-16 match, Ljubljana's Križanke promised a show with just as much South American temperament: after three years, Gotan Project…
Billy Idol Bewitches Ljubljana with His Fatal Charm (2010)
"Billy Idol took the stage with his band 15 minutes before nine in the evening. The spiky blond hair, the tight radiator of abs, the trademark mugging with that curled lip always catching your eye, the fist-pumping!"
Idol’s Fatal Charm Casts a Spell on Ljubljana! (2010)
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Hala Tivoli / Ljubljana / SloveniaConcert date: June 23, 2010Attendance: 5,000Ticket price: €49.00 (advance) / €60.00 (at the box office, day of show)
You could say that Slovenia has finally, at long…
Aussie Casanova Proves His Poisonous Charm Is Still Intact (2010)
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Welfenhalle / Weingarten (Ravensburg) / GermanyConcert date: June 13, 2010Attendance: 700Ticket price: €35.00 / €38.00
Rick Springfield's arrival at Germany's Weingarten Open Air festival, as part of the…
Sweden Rock Festival 2010 (Day 3) – Wrapped in Blues-Rock with Gary Moore and Cinderella…
And just like that, the third day of the festival was over way too soon.
Sweden Rock Festival 2010 (Day 2) – A Hot Welcome for the “Flying Blacksmiths”
After the opening first day, Sweden Rock Festival started breathing with full lungs on Thursday. An army of new visitors showed up and packed the festival to its sold-out capacity: 33 thousand souls.
The Legendary Blind Faith Duo Finally Finds Its Way Home Through Belgrade (2010)
Venue: Beograjska Arena / Belgrade / SerbiaConcert date: June 8, 2010Attendance: 25,000Ticket price: €46
Not so long ago, catching Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood live seemed like pure wishful thinking to the average European. So it's not…
Sweden Rock Festival 2010 (Day 1) – U.D.O. Kick Off a Colorful Festival
The opening day of the festival flew by at the speed of light, and the usual post-gig festival routine kicked in - some people partied deep into the night, while the rest of us, after swapping opinions on the sets and putting away a small…
Purple Invasion of Ljubljana – Deep Purple at Križanke (2010)
Venue: Križanke / LjubljanaConcert date: 06.06.2010Attendance: 3000Ticket price: 45 €
RockLine has already said and written plenty about picnicking at concerts with the legendary hard rock dinosaurs Deep Purple (if I'm not mistaken, going…
Legends in Austria (2010)
Author: Jernej Vene
Location: Vienna, StadthalleConcert date: 06.06.2010Attendance: 12,000Ticket price: €75 to €85
The Austrian capital played host to a musical duo that I can say with a clear conscience belong among the legends. After…
Zagreb Dress Rehearsal from the Godfathers of Metal Before They Hit Križanke! (2010)
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Dom sportova (velika dvorana) / Zagreb / CroatiaConcert date: June 5, 2010Attendance: 5Ticket price: €46.00
Some bands stick with us from the cradle to the grave. They keep us in rock! They hold us and…
Lene kosti Lean Into the Corners in the Land of Go-Karts, Burning Rubber and Motor Oil (2010)
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Rollbar / Ljubljana / SloveniaConcert date: 04.06.2010Attendance: 250Ticket price: €0.00 (free entry)
When Lene kosti hit the stage, there's no kidding around. Ever. Everything else is nuance. This time,…
The Hollow Prestige Revolution, for Slicked-Down Yuppies and Asses in Test Tubes (2010)
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Križanke / Ljubljana / SloveniaConcert date: May 31, 2010Attendance: 2,000Ticket price: €24.00 (presale) / €29.00 (day of show)
The concert marathon with Niet at Križanke, celebrating the official release…
Skunk Anansie Headline the Second MARS Festival (2010)
Location: Ljubljana / Gospodarsko razstavišče / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 05/27/2010
This year's MARS festival, an event watched over by the keen eye of the Dallas record label, got a repeat of last year's premiere. That's how it's…
MARS Festival Round Two, Headlined by Skunk Anansie! (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Gospodarsko razstavišče / Ljubljana / SloveniaConcert date: May 26, 2010Attendance: 2000Ticket price: €29.00 (presale) / €36.00 (day of show)
This year's MARS festival, an event…
A Show Worthy of the Ac/Dc Name in Udine! (2010)
Author: Rok Klemše
Location: Stadio Friuli / Udine / ItalyConcert date: 18.05.2010Attendance: 45Ticket price: 75 €
This year's concert season has no mercy on our wallets, with nothing but big rock names playing right on our doorstep. This…
Mud-Splashing with Metallica in the Magnetic Field of Death (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Hipodrom / Zagreb / CroatiaConcert date: 16.05.2010Attendance: 20Ticket price: 300,00HRK
"Death Magnetic", the new studio album from the venomous Metallica, has finally brought the…
Kino Šiška Bows Down to the Monks of Secret Chiefs 3 (2010)
Photos: Urban Bolta
Venue: Kino Šiška / LjubljanaConcert date: 11.05.2010Attendance: 350Ticket price: presale €8 / day of show €10
Ever since it opened, Kino Šiška has kept surprising us with great shows that blow right past…
Heathen finally bring The Evolution of Chaos to Maribor! (2010)
Author: Rok Klemše
Venue: MC Pekarna / Maribor / SloveniaConcert date: May 9, 2010Attendance: 200Ticket price: €15.00
Legendary Bay Area thrash metal outfit Heathen formed in 1984 and made a name for themselves right away with their first…
Tindersticks — A Gourmet Musical Trip! (2010)
Photos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Kino Šiška, LjubljanaConcert date: 08.05.2010Attendance: 0
DAVID KITT(20.15 - 20.45)
The Irish singer-songwriter, who is also the current touring guitarist with Tindersticks on their spring tour, played two…
Uriah Heep Close Out Their European Tour by Casually Smearing New Age with Noble Heep Magic! (2010)
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: New Age / Roncade (Treviso) / ItalyConcert date: 08.05.2010Attendance: 500Ticket price: €25.00
Uriah Heep are obviously one of the first concert targets of the RockLine crew. And why wouldn't they be,…
Epic RockLine Contest (2010): The Grand Finale
Venue: Rock Cafe / PostojnaConcert date: 07.05.2010Attendance: 300Ticket price: €5
After six thrilling months, a full dozen of memorable gigs and on-stage showcases for 26 bands picked out of the pre-selection, the grand finale of the Epic…
The Birth of Bay Area Thrash Magic (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Pieffe Factory / Lucinico (Gorizia) / ItalyConcert date: 06.05.2010Attendance: 60Ticket price: €15.00
Heathen, stalwarts of San Francisco's Bay Area thrash scene, left an indelible…
Old-School Party with Nazareth in Graz (2010)
Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Orpheum / Graz / AustriaConcert date: May 4, 2010Attendance: 800Ticket price: €32.00
It was March 2009, and Nazareth were scheduled to play Vienna's Szene, a fairly long haul for us.…
A Sonic Wallop from ZU (2010)
Venue: Menza pri koritu, LjubljanaConcert date: 02.05.2010Attendance: 60Ticket price: €10, €12 on the day of the show
''People once believed in the god Pan,'' - you could say that, looking at the twenty or so enormous bonfires lined up…
Asia Walk the Road of Mediocrity in Graz (2010)
Location: Graz / Orpheum Teater / AustriaDate: 04/28/2010
The supergroup Asia was born in the eighties as a conglomerate of four outstanding musicians from kindred musical philosophies, rooted mainly in progressive rock. They'd all…
Blaze Bayley Brings Robots, Samurai and a Man Who Won’t Die to Carinthia (2010)
Author: Rok Klemše
Location: Kompleks / Ravne na Koroškem / SloveniaConcert date: May 1, 2010Attendance: 200Ticket price: €10.00 (with reservation) / €15.00 (day of show)
Kompleks in Ravne na Koroškem is well known as the home of…
Last Stop Before the Epic Rockline Contest Final – Butchery Showdown Between Brezno, Inmate…
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Rock Cafe / PostojnaGig date: 28.04.2010Attendance: 0
After a nice run of gigs and an even bigger run of bands, we're closing in on the grand final of the Epic RockLine Contest, which is just around the…
Asia Walk the Road of Mediocrity in Austria (2010)
Venue: Orpheum, Graz, AustriaConcert date: 28.04.2010Attendance: 300Ticket price: 36 €
The supergroup Asia came together in the eighties as a conglomerate of four outstanding musicians from kindred musical philosophies, rooted mainly in…
Divlje jagode Wrap Up a Packed Rock Season at Epicenter (2010)
Author: Urban Bolta
Venue: Rock Cafe / Postojna / SloveniaConcert date: 23.04.2010Attendance: 300Ticket price: 12€
One of the last big events at Postojna's Epicenter before a short break, likely to be followed by a renovation of the…
Uriah Heep Storm Into Their Fifth Decade with Gusto (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Helmut List Halle / Graz / AustriaConcert date: April 23, 2010Attendance: 700Ticket price: €32.00
Barely four months have passed since our last Uriah Heep visit in Salzburg on December…
Round Two
Author: Rok Klemše
Venue: Rock Cafe / PostojnaConcert date: 21.04.2010Attendance: 0Ticket price: free entry
Last Thursday the RockLine crew squeezed in another "semifinal" night of the Epic RockLine contest in Postojna, the second one in…
Drum Virtuoso Yoshida Tatsuya Delivers a Double Hit: Ruins Alone and Zeni Geva (2010)
Photos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Menza pri koritu, Metelkova, LjubljanaConcert date: 15.04.2010Attendance: 0
Tatsuya Yoshida is a name practically every fan of modern zeuhl and avant-garde weirdness knows. The man does such unusual and…
Lene kosti Bring Do Or Die to Postojna Too (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Rock Cafe / Postojna / SloveniaConcert date: 15.04.2010Attendance: 300Ticket price: 0,00€
Since releasing their album on 05.03.2010, their first proper studio album since the band…
A Genre-Bending Mixer at the First “Semifinal” of the Epic RockLine Contest! (2010)
Venue: Rock Cafe / Postojna / Slovenia Concert date: 14.04.2010Attendance: 0Ticket price: free admission
Last Thursday the Epic RockLine Contest slid into its second phase, a sort of quarantine ahead of the grand final, meant to clear out…
After 34 Years, Foreigner Finally Make It to Italy (2010)
"The lights dimmed at Alcatraz, a venue that vaguely recalls Ljubljana's Kino Šiška, except the floor isn't stepped. The intro? Want a double vision? You got it. Double Vision it is. Of course, if you're in Milan at Alcatraz at that hour.…
Foreigner Finally Make It to Italy After 34 Years (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Alcatraz / Milan / ItalyConcert date: April 10, 2010Attendance: 500Ticket price: €32.00
Foreigner! Anybody remember them? It was a long time ago. Buried deep in the departed but…
Ahleuchatistas Bring the Wrecking Ball as a Duo (2010)
Venue: Channel Zero, Metelkova, LjubljanaConcert date: 05.04.2010Attendance: 0
Not long ago, Ahleuchatistas from the US were a destructive "power" trio, a killer lineup of guitar, bass and drums hammering out the heavy rhythms of an…
Kiko Loureiro (Angra) and Guthrie Govan (ex-Asia) at Kitarijada 2010
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Jernej Vene
Venue: Orto Bar / Ljubljana / SloveniaConcert date: March 31, 2010Attendance: 70Ticket price: €10.00
Once in a blue moon a miracle happens, and the guitar superpowers of the developed world pay…
Closing Out the Regular Round of the Epic RockLine Contest (2010)
Author: Rok Klemše
Venue: Rock Cafe / PostojnaConcert date: March 31, 2010Attendance: 100Ticket price: free admission
For the ninth time running, the Epic RockLine Contest lured us into the warm embrace of Postojna's Rock Cafe last…
Carl Verheyen Band – A Band Ready for Anything (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Bluesiana / Velden am Woerthersee / AustriaConcert date: 26.03.2010Attendance: 70Ticket price: €25.00
Carl Verheyen is yet another in the long line of out-of-the-ordinary musical…
Vocal blues and soul master Terry Evans closes out the blues season in grand style (2010)
Venue: Jamski dvorec / PostojnaConcert date: 03/25/2010Attendance: 250Ticket price: €14
Everything has to end sometime, that's just how it goes. And so, sneaking up like a Soviet icebreaker, the end of the 6th season of the Postojna blues…
Suffocation Drench Gala hala in Guts and Blood! (2010)
Author: Rok KlemšePhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Gala hala, LjubljanaConcert date: 22.03.2010Attendance: 0
Dirty Skunks have once again cooked up a packed spring of gigs, and this time they brought none other than death metal royalty…
Obituary Chopped Cvetličarna in Half and Left It Slowly Rotting! (2010)
Venue: Cvetličarna, LjubljanaConcert date: March 20, 2010Attendance: 400Ticket price: €25
Death metal old-timers Obituary are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, and they've marked the respectable milestone with their recently…
Lene kosti Successfully Launch Their Debut Do Or Die (2010)!
Author: Rok Klemše
Location: Ljubljana, Orto barConcert date: 18.03.2010Attendance: 200Ticket price: 0€
When spring rolls around, you've got to give your limbs a proper stretch and get those bones moving after a winter of more or less…
Love Fire Vaporizes Zagreb’s Arena! (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Arena / Zagreb / CroatiaConcert date: 18.03.2010Attendance: 12Ticket price: 390,00HRK (fan pit) / 360,00HRK (floor) / 290,00HRK (stands)
Looking to switch to another state of matter?…
Epic Rockline Competition, Night Eight (2010)
Author: Urban Bolta
Venue: Rock Cafe / PostojnaConcert date: 17.03.2010Attendance: 0Ticket price: free entry
Thursday night brought the second-to-last act of the competition's first stage to Postojna's Rock Cafe, along with three new…
Boris Kovač Leads a Philosophical Circus from Vojvodina (2010)
Venue: Klub Cankarjev dom, LjubljanaConcert date: 15.03.2010Attendance: 0
This time around, Cankarjevi torki gave us another truly special moment - we got a visit from the renowned Vojvodina multi-instrumentalist (this time on wind…
Brotherzone — Going Once, Going Twice, Sold! (2010)
Photos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Gala Hala, Metelkova, LjubljanaConcert date: 14.03.2010Attendance: 0
That Monday guilt trip again, for daring to party in the middle of the week. The feeling that nags you to go home and sleep so you can…
Battalions of Steel on a New Crusade (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Theaterfabrik / Munich / GermanyConcert date: 14.03.2010Attendance: 1100Ticket price: €32.00
Saxon are Saxon, plain and simple. Their iron-clad eighties repertoire is rich and huge.…
Jan Garbarek Takes Jazz Devotees to the Summit of the Ambient Parnassus (2010)
Author: Peter Podbrežnik
Location: Kino Šiška / Ljubljana / SloveniaConcert date: 05.03.2010Attendance: 800
Kino Šiška is slowly becoming a regular stop for top names from the jazz world, as last year's shows by Mike Stern…
Rock’n’roll Fun with Young Aussie Blood (2010)
Author: Urban Bolta
Location: Gasometer / Vienna / AustriaConcert date: 04.03.2010Attendance: 2500Ticket price: 24€
In the flood of the modern understanding of music, where the media dictate the stream of current tunes to the potential…
Night Seven of the Epic RockLine Contest Goes to Black Metallers and Heretics! (2010)
Author: Rok Klemše
Location: Rock Cafe / PostojnaConcert date: 03.03.2010Attendance: 50Ticket price: free entry
The first round of the Epic Rockline contest is slowly winding down. Just two more gig nights stand between us and the finish…
Strings Stretched Into a Spider’s Web (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Backstage / Munich / GermanyConcert date: March 3, 2010Attendance: 450Ticket price: €24.00
Rage are Rage. They never let you down. Never. Least of all when it's time to drop a new…
Spandau Ballet and the Reformation of New Romantic’s Golden Days (2010)
"Perfect ballet pirouettes wrapped in the silken yarn of an era long gone. An era that only comes alive in the moments when the stage magic of Spandau Ballet comes alive with it."
An Evening of Melodic Punk Rock Poetry (2010)
Photos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Gala Hala / Metelkova / LjubljanaConcert date: 01.03.2010Attendance: 0
On Tuesday, March 2, the third leg of the tour for the album Today is a good day kicked off in Ljubljana, and this year English band New…
The Reformation of New Romanticism’s Golden Age (2010)
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Dom sportova (big hall) / Zagreb / CroatiaConcert date: 02/27/2010Attendance: 5,500Ticket price: €49.38 (floor) / €42.54 (stands)
Rock's present is "plagued" by a whole parade of reunions, all chasing the…
Power Metal Legions Throw an Orgy in Zagreb (2010)
Author: Aleš Podbrežnik
Location: Boogaloo / Zagreb / CroatiaConcert date: 24.02.2010Attendance: 550Ticket price: 21.00€
Gamma Ray hardly need an introduction in the power metal world. This is the band that enshrined everything founder…
War Songs, Bombs and Warbringers – Total War at Gala Hala! (2010)
Author: Rok Klemše
Location: Gala hala, LjubljanaConcert date: 21.02.2010Attendance: 0
We caught the American thrash metal outfit Warbringer at the last Metalcamp, where they made a great impression on the small stage. We wanted more, and…
The Master of Melancholy Danced Through Blues and Rock (2010)
Venue: Hala Tivoli / LjubljanaConcert date: 21.02.2010Attendance: 2000Ticket price: €42
Chris Rea's Ljubljana show can be called, without a shred of exaggeration, one of the more important events on an otherwise traditionally threadbare…
Mono — Contagious Musical Magic from Japan (2010)
Venue: Menza pri koritu, LjubljanaConcert date: 19.02.2010Attendance: 0
Mono are a four-piece Japanese band (mostly two guitars, bass and drums) who've served up a heap of albums in the new millennium. They always had a strong sense of the…
Night Six of the Epic Rockline Competition (2010)
Photos: Urban Bolta
Location: Rock Cafe / PostojnaConcert date: 18.02.2010Attendance: 0Ticket price: free admission
The sixth evening of historical-social debauchery that will change the rock world forever was all about three very…
A Great Night of Stoner Rock in Prekmurje (2010)
Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Urban Bolta
Venue: MIKK / Murska SobotaConcert date: 18.02.2010Attendance: 130Ticket price: 5€
On Friday, MIKK, the club at the heart of Murska Sobota's alternative scene, hosted a night for all fans of slow,…
Ian Siegal Rolls Out the Blues Rock Magic, Monotonously (2010)
Location: Jamski dvorec / PostojnaGig date: 17.02.2010Attendance: 200Ticket price: 14 €
The Postojna blues festival, now in its sixth edition, is spoiling us shamelessly with its concert lineup. Just how shamelessly shaky luck can be, we…
Hypocrisy Served Graz a Taste of Extreme Divinity (2010)!
Author: Rok Klemše
Venue: Orpheum, GrazConcert date: 15.02.2010Attendance: 500Ticket price: 20€
We waited for them long, way too long! After the release of the album Virus in 2005 and the tour that followed, the Swedish death metal giants…
Mardi Gras Carnival in Šiška (2010)
Author: Urban Bolta
Venue: Kino Šiška / LjubljanaConcert date: 15.02.2010Attendance: 600Ticket price: €10 / €12 (day of show)
Every year there comes a day when doughnuts are waiting for us around every corner, stomachs are stuffed, and…
Guitar Beast Mesmerizes the Crowd at Cankarjev dom (2010)
Venue: Cankarjev dom, LjubljanaConcert date: 14.02.2010Attendance: 0
Paco de Lucia is undisputedly a master of the classical guitar. He's best known for his flamenco work, but over his long career he has also collaborated with many other…
Depeche Mode Charm Zagreb on Valentine’s Day! (2010)
Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Venue: Arena / Zagreb / CroatiaConcert date: February 14, 2010Attendance: 20Ticket price: €42.50 (floor) / €48.00 (stands)
And finally, that big moment arrived. Depeche Mode have at last come…