Koncert

Even though the unpredictable summer weather played a nasty trick on them this time, King Crimson didn't leave their loyal followers in the middle of Palmanova out to dry, pulling off the shortened show just as it should be done and just as…

" In relentless rain, then, the crowd pulled off a real act of heroism, born of a deep, sincere love of music, and Marcus Milller and his crew simply had to reward it with an outstanding show. "

Location: Zagreb / ŠRC Šalata / CroatiaDate: Wednesday, 03.07.2019 Whitesnake. New album, new tour. These hard rock legends, who we figured more than ten years ago were probably on a farewell tour, or at least one of their last, are…

"So Adi remains part of the rich, vivid and powerful Slovenian singer-songwriter family: a total one-off, a one-of-a-kind gem, and an extraordinary shepherd of souls and awakener of the people!"

Snarky Puppy's gig was a huge success despite the rain. The crowd made it clear that a return visit is more than welcome, because watching musicians play with this much perfectionism is a real treat.

"Fire!" the Swedish-Norwegian outfit, a proper "Scandi approach" to a potent fusion of rock and contemporary jazz mischief, dropped right into the heart of avant-eclecticism, sounds like a truly specific conglomerate of the rich…

"A bizarre enthronement of Zorn's explorative spirit, with a creative mission of playing church organs. This time the handy ones were simply those adorning the balcony of Gallus Hall in our Cankarjev dom."

Phil Collins showed off at Vienna's Ernst Happel stadium exactly why he's one of the biggest music stars of our time, and why it'll be a terribly sad day for the music world when he finally says goodbye.

"An hour and three quarters flew by in a heartbeat! Sting's presence is strong enough to win over the crowd and fill it with energy, easily and routinely, riding on a string of hits. The years just don't seem to touch him - may it stay that…

"Die Ärzte - the legendary German punk rock trio, playing an exclusive club show in the heart of the Slovenian capital, threw a perfect party-theater extravaganza for their German-speaking crowd, who snapped up the tickets and sold the show…

"The foundations of a new era are laid. Now it's up to Mary Rose to pour as much energy as possible into promoting the album, find their place on the airwaves and concert stages, and claim the spot in the music world that the most carefully…

Location: Ljubljana / Cankarjev dom / SloveniaDate: Wednesday, 15.05.2019 Laibach remain an unstoppable fortress of Slovenian musical art. Last year they released a new album reworking the musical from the film "The Sound of Music"…

Location: Roncade (Treviso), New Age Club, ItalyDate: Friday, May 10, 2019 New Age Club in Roncade, a stone's throw from Treviso in Italy, has always been one of the handiest concert destinations: you can reach it by car from…

Location: Vienna / Wiener Stadthalle (Halle D) / AustriaDate: Wednesday, 01.05.2019 The yellow brick road doesn't just lead to Oz. In a career stretching all the way back to 1962, the one and only Sir Elton John has walked it too.…

Location: Ljubljana / SOHO klub / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 25.04.2019 Šinobusi are a rock band from Novi Sad who hit Slovenian club stages every year. The band formed in 2001, and in not quite two decades it has put out five albums,…

Location: Trieste / Teatro Politeama Rossetti / ItalyDate: Thursday, April 18, 2019 It's not every day that Tedeschi Trucks Band roll into Europe. This is a 12-piece outfit led by the husband-and-wife team of the Truckses: slide…

"Right from the start, especially after the quirky and lucid escapades of their cheerful, always-up-for-a-good-joke leader Christian Kühn, Kuhn Fu made it clear they've got a mild, almost hidden "drawl" of parodic provocation, or, to put it…

Bullet For My Valentine won over a sold-out Kino Šiška with a tight, well-oiled show that lived up to expectations, with one exception: the whole thing was way too short.

"On the day RockLine publishes its review of the final U.D.O. concert on the Steelfactory tour, the great Udo Dirkschneider celebrates his 67th birthday. The editorial team of our online music magazine wishes the legend a jubilee full of…

Gripes aside, Septicflesh, Krisiun, Diabolical and Xaon put on a killer show at Orto bar, serving up a heaping helping of brutality, orchestration and darkness.

Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 03/21/2019 At first, it seemed like Icelandic outfit Solstafir would be just another band lost in the flood of post-metal/rock acts. They undoubtedly showed potential…

Location: Udine / Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine / ItalyDate: Friday, March 22, 2019 John Mayall is the man, and one of the most important musical figures who carried American (especially Chicago) blues over to Europe. That was a…

Location: Tolmin / Kinogledališče Tolmin / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 23.03.2019 "Človek ni zver" ("Man Is No Beast"). Damn right. Compared to man, the beast is small fry. Man is of course far worse. There isn't a word that could even…

A half-empty Kino Šiška hall got a gig that will stay etched in memory. With their superb tightness, inventive setlist, stage lights and sound, Riverside made it clear they're no accident as one of the most respected prog rock bands around…

location: Cerkno / Gabrijel / Sloveniadate: Friday, March 8, 2019 At the seventh Deuje Babe festival, which, like every year, is once again taking over the middle of Cerkno, this time from March 1 to March 23, 2019, three girls stopped…

Location: Velden Am Wörthersee / Bluesiana Rock Cafe / Austria Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 Ian Siegal is a British blues singer-songwriter. Guitar slung over his shoulder, armed with an incredible vocal chameleon act. Hugely respected…

"U.D.O., led by that one-of-a-kind vocal force, the thunderous Udo Dirkschneider, stormed the Czech city of Zlin with sheer vehemence and burning fervor, razing it to the ground in front of a sold-out Masters Of Rock Cafe."

"The one-and-only Uriah Heep delivered a stellar show in Hluk, Czech Republic, proving once again that if anything, they get younger with age!"

"The overlap of the European tours of U.D.O. and Uriah Heep brought both bands to the stages of the Czech capital, Prague, where they played as co-headliners and put on a spectacular concert event!"

"Last year we spent Valentine's Day in Vienna catching Steven Wilson, and this year we treated ourselves to the legendary Uriah Heep in Vienna on Valentine's Day again."

In Vienna, Maestro Wilson reminded us once again why he's the driving force of modern progressive rock with no real competition, and why catching his show is a must for every music lover with eclectic taste and every fan of experimental…

Location: San Dona Di Piave / Revolver Club / Italy Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Kiko Loureiro is considered one of the finest guitarists in the metal universe. No wonder he stepped into the big league of thrash metal titans…

Location: Cerkno / Bar Gabrijel / Slovenia Date: Thursday, 07.02.2019 Leon Matek is a Slovenian singer-songwriter who, art-wise, is a multi-talented creator, so it's lucky that among all his other pursuits Leon still finds time for music.…

Location: Roncade (Treviso) / New Age Club / Italy Date: Thursday, 01/31/2019 Uriah Heep are long-living rock 'n’ roll legends with a pioneering pedigree, and they're not stopping or letting up. They've been kicking ass since the end of…

"Powered by the phenomenal Brainstorm and the excellent Mob Rules, a power metal storm in Ljubljana's Orto bar stirred up retro-nostalgic feelings of power metal's golden days!"

"An outstanding show of experimental jazz excess from the four-piece collective Shanir Blumenkranz’ Abraxas, walking in John Zorn's footsteps in Slovenia's jazz temple, Cerkno."

"We've stepped into the new year and into a fresh run of Thursday mass-gatherings in the thoroughly smoke-filled rooms of Orto bar, which our rock-solid "little polecats" look after, boldly and conscientiously, as always.

Location: Vienna / Arena Open Air / AustriaDate: June 30, 2018 Everyone who goes to concerts has a list of acts they simply have to see live at some point. For me personally, and I'm sure for plenty of others too, one of those is…

Location: St. Veit a. d. Glan / Herzogburg / AustriaDate: Saturday, June 9, 2018 The idyllic Austrian town of Sankt Veit an der Glan played host to legendary guitar maestro Steve Hackett, who came as a special guest of the…

"There was no shortage of attention from the ladies, and it kept him going long after the show, when he just couldn't tear himself away from hanging out at Hangar Bar."

"Brand-new album in their pocket, Demolition Group showed once again on the big stage of Kino Šiška what a rock'n'roll machine they are, and how much punch their musical rhetoric packs when you give the band room to really stretch out on…

"This year it became part of the "Im memoriam prof. Peter Hafner" festival program and, as part of it, hosted a combo of three extremely interesting acts. Two Slovenian and one Croatian."

"With their first show in Slovenia, Trivium showed incredible tightness and the kind of professionalism that only comes from a lot of miles on the road. "

Location: Vienna (Wien) / Gasometer / AustriaDate: 29.03.2018 The gig season is relentless. Slovenia alone has a small sea of concerts, and neighboring Austria has even more. This time the "The Final March" tour rolled into Vienna,…

"The pact with the devil lives on, unblemished."

"Žen are musicians who know exactly what they want. Their musical vision is firmly chiseled, and it's confirmed by the eclectic expression that runs through their original music, which makes them downright special and unique in the…

"The golden age of Therion is over, but that doesn't mean the band should be written off. With a more than solid show at Kino Šiška, Therion announced a new era and, at the same time, hope for the future."

"With Sepultura, Obscura, Goatwhore and Fit For An Autopsy on the bill, Graz's Explosiv club undoubtedly lived up to its name."

"Patrick Mameli looked in great shape all night. His growling was more than enviable, and the man has clearly been hitting the gym, because he's chiseled and dangerous-looking."

Rage, the Hamburg metal veterans, and Firewind, fronted by Ozzy's guitar hero Gus G, hit the road together and make a stop in Salzburg!

"Demolition Group are a band that always delivers their concert maximum. And this time was no different. The show at Gabrijel bar was in the category of those one-of-a-kind gigs you simply never forget"

"Excellent sound, with all four building blocks that shaped it sitting in an even balance and contrast. Musically, Mart are a pretty interesting act for the Slovenian scene, but they're still seriously developing and polishing their…

"Vincent Damon Furnier, as Alice Cooper's real name goes, turns a round seventy next February, and he remains the guarantee of everything a good rock'n'roll spectacle demands."

"Blackie delivered the show at a better level than anyone could have expected. Vocally, he held up incredibly well. And with his mountainous charisma and demonic charm, he proved once again that he's still the one true, die-hard rock'n'roll…

Location: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Thursday, November 16, 2017 Years ago, it was hard to imagine that modern progressive bands could fill even a smaller concert hall. Acts like Animals As Leaders, Scale The Summit and…

"The image we've been missing all these years is also, let's hope, one that will (be)come a fixture of the new era, with which L.A. Guns will keep delighting their fans for many years to come."

"This round of musical revelry at C.M.A.K. featured the Belgian alternative rock trio Brutus. The band, who recently dropped their debut “Burst”, are getting more and more well known and are increasingly in demand on stages across Europe.…

"From what we heard and saw, the Accept classics sound even more convincing in the hands of Dirkschneider than in the live set of today's Accept. Simple as that. The vocals decide. And Udo is still the number one Accept voice, even though…

"All things considered, the Paradise Lost, Pallbearer and Sinistro show at Zagreb's Boogaloo club was solidly put together, but it would undoubtedly have left a better impression with better sound. Here's hoping that gets fixed by next…

Location: Pordenone / Palazzetto dello Sport / Italy Date: Saturday, 07.10.2017 Procol Harum, the legendary English pioneers of progressive rock, have hit the road on a new tour for their fiftieth anniversary, one that was meant…

"After Verona in 2016, another amphitheater has "fallen" – this time in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where Marillion once again glowed in all their majestic performing magic!"

"There's no shortage of authenticity in everything that went down in Brno, and this document proves it. The concert energy and atmosphere are superbly captured and transferred to both audio and visual media."

Location: Zagreb / ŠRC Šalata / CroatiaDate: 29.08.2017 Duran Duran are now counted among the legends of new wave, New Romantic and mainstream eighties music. Big heralds of the eighties pop generation. With over 100 million records…

"Alex Bent's fortress of drums gave rock-solid backing to the front line of twin-guitar phrasing and Matt Heafy's wild abandon, and Heafy, in his own little theater, never forgot to keep flicking his tongue around like crazy all night long.…

Date: Tuesday, 8/8/2017Location: Majano / Area Concerti Festival / Italy On day two of the summer festival in the Friulian town of Majano, the stage belonged to red-hot Los Angeles retro hard rock revivalists Rival Sons. This hugely…

Location: Majano / Area Concerti Festival / Italy Date: Monday, 07.08.2017 This year's festival lineup in Majano, a little town a good ten kilometers northwest of Udine in Italy, brought two Swedish melodic death metal outfits to…

Location: Lignano Sabbiadoro / Beach Arena / Italy Date: Wednesday, 05.07.2017 Guitar maestro Steve Hackett, who has done by far the most of any (former) member to keep the musical legacy of the legendary Genesis alive, stopped by…

Location: San Daniele del Friuli / Piazza Vittorio Emanuele / Italy Date: Friday, 06/23/2017 San Daniele Del Friuli is the prosciutto capital of Friuli. On Friday, June 23, 2017, the town once again threw its big annual day devoted…

"No doubt about it! A superb gig. Ridden from start to finish on the crest of a giant wave, a volcanic eruption of primal rock'n'roll riffs, secondarily adapted, of course, and served up again with total confidence. Just the way the new…

Location: Ljubljana / Arena Stožice / SloveniaDate: Tuesday, 06.06.2017 The American giants Green Day last set foot on Slovenian soil way back in February 1998, and first two years earlier, when the mega-successful Dookie had them…

"This time Vincent earns a 3+ for what he showed us, and if he comes back next time with the full lineup, that grade could go a lot higher."

"No philosophizing here. Over a near two-hour, all-out show, the band once again delivered exactly what you expect from them, what you're used to from them: that superb dose of their very own rock'n'roll compound."

"Many of those in the crowd at Zagreb's Arena were sorry to see the show by these indestructible rock veterans fly by while they were reveling in the one-of-a-kind Deep Purple evergreens, as the seasoned masters of music once again proved…

Location: Velden am Wörthersee (Vrba na Koroškem), Carinthia / Bluesiana Rock Cafe / Austria Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 On April 25, 2017, Mr. Blaze Bayley played the famous Carinthian temple of music known as Bluesiana Rock…

Performing: Havok / Warbringer / Gorod / ExmortusLocation: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Thursday, April 20, 2017 Anyone who claims thrash is dead and played out should have been at Thursday's show (mainly for Warbringer,…

Opća OpasnostApril 21, 2017Ljubljana / Orto Bar / Slovenia Opća Opasnost is a Croatian hard rock outfit that's been at it since way back in 1992, formed in the town of Županja. After a decade-long break between 1997 and 2008, the…

Location: Velden Am Wörthersee / Bluesiana Rock Cafe / Austria Date: Thursday, 04/13/2017 It doesn't happen all that often that a band from the days when glam metal was riding its commercial peak stops by somewhere near us. Ladies…

"The band plays with undiminished power and fury even in their latest lineup, and with some mileage the new forces in the freshly rejuvenated group will settle into optimal effectiveness. So? Yes! Demolition Group are moving forward!"

"After 18 years and more than 1,000 shows in over 50 countries around the world, Sabaton proved once again on Monday night that they're a force to be reckoned with and that their moment is far from over."

Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: 01.03.2017 It's unreal how time flies. Barely two and a half years have gone by since American alternative metallers Helmet dropped by CUK Kino Šiška on the tour where they played…

"That night, Helstar were greeted at Orto bar once again by all the people whose hearts beat for metal. Decked out in proper metal outfits, with proper metal attitude. That feeling when you walk into a gig and know you're in the right place…

Bridear2/20/2017Ljubljana / Orto bar / Slovenia Bridear, a Japanese all-female metal quintet formed in 2011 in the city of Fukuoka, stopped by the Slovenian capital on their European tour. The girls came to present their debut…

Location: Vienna / Simm City / AustriaDate: February 16, 2017 The legendary Glenn Hughes is the man who picked up the flattering nickname "The Voice Of Rock" a long, long time ago. After a good while away, and especially after his…

Location: Zagreb / Tvornica kulture / CroatiaDate: February 12, 2017 Genius? Madman? As the saying goes, there's only one small step between the two. Canadian music wizard Devin Townsend is said to be both, though as he himself…

Location: Udine / Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine / Italy Date: Thursday, 09.02.2017 Udine's Teatro Nuovo Giovanni played host to a world-class music legend. Rick Wakeman, the English keyboard wizard who made his name as a member of…

"HammerFall remain a waterproof, rustproof machine that keeps up an incredible level of performance conviction and a unique charm and charisma."

Location: Graz / Explosiv / AustriaDate: Saturday, 28.01.2017 The day had come when the author of this piece, a die-hard Grave Digger fan with a long career of fandom behind them, set off for their (round-number) tenth show by this…

"The run of classics from the Beatlemania days carried on with »Eight Days A Week«, which is also the title of the documentary mentioned above about the live tours of the unforgettable foursome."

"This Dirkschneider show on the »Back to the Roots« tour was the only confirmed date on Czech soil. But it was special for another reason too: the band picked this very gig to film, since they plan to release a live DVD next year."

"If you haven't caught Dirkschneider on stage yet, this fall is your last chance. Given the huge success that took Udo and the crew completely by surprise, Dirkschneider have extended their stay with one more tour. This one will deliver…

"Riding the wings of the untamed, phenomenal Bobby "Blitz," whom the years simply refuse to touch and who once again stunned with an unbelievable vocal performance, the band saved one more surprise: Elimination from the album "The Years of…

" Top-notch, eye-catching, wholehearted, and played with incredible delight and a hefty dose of full-blooded fun. Throughout, the show also came with just the right amount of cheekiness and dark humor, which Hamm used to talk to the crowd…

"Miha Kralj, whom some call the Yugoslav / Slovenian Jean-Michel Jarre (though he himself shies away from the nickname), reminded everyone in the Katedrala, the big hall of Kino Šiška, of his musical greatness, which even after all these…

"Marillion surprised us way more with a performance of the more than fifteen-minute title masterpiece, that is "This Strange Engine", with which they closed their fantastic show in Verona in epic fashion."

"An unforgettable concert spectacle with Iron Maiden in Split, then. And the impatient wait for the band's next tour began right away."

"The Iron Maiden crew breathes with one set of enormous lungs, powered by the indestructible Harris, the contagiously grinning Murray, the masterfully solemn Smith, the prankster duo Gers and McBrain, and the superb Dickinson, so the fact…

"The setlist was interesting and nicely varied, with just the right mix of long-standing classics, rarely played pieces and fresh material, so there wasn't a single truly predictable moment."

"If this was one of Whitesnake's last shows in Coverdale's mighty career, you could say the still-vital frontman is saying goodbye to his fans in more than a dignified way."

"The regular part of the show flew by in a flash. Vai came back out for the obligatory encore and "modestly" asked the audience: "Can we play one more song?" The band then launched into the sorely missed Firegarden Suite, or rather the…

"The old rock tomcat, with his crew behind him, threw an unforgettable rock party and took plenty of people back to the good old days, when rock was still fun to listen to and not the draining ordeal it all too often turns into these days"