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Review: Airbourne at O2 Academy Bristol (England, UK)


November 25th, England UK


Australian hard rockers Airbourne brought a sweaty show to one of the Bristol’s biggest venues. In support of their brand new album Boneshaker, the group was joined on their extensive UK tour by Nashville’s rockers Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, and Sheffield’s very own Cellar Door Moon Crow.

I have to say I was really excited to see this band live, whether it was from a photographer’s perspective, or a music fan’s point of view.
For an artist, having your own distinguishing look can be as important as having a unique sound. Especially nowadays with social media being a big part of any band’s presence. And I personally think it’s astonishing when you can look at a picture, and recognize the band instantly.
And Airbourne is one of those bands for me. Even before, back when I only knew OF them, I could somehow still tell it was Airbourne from almost any picture. And that always kind of drove me to this group.

Gallery: Airbourne at O2 Academy Bristol
Photo by Kristina Kimlickova


A friend of mine told me a while ago that Airbourne reminded him of AC/DC. And after this show I quite understand what he meant.

They brought fast paced, energetic show from the very second they come on stage. They certainly have this positive vibe and good energy going on around them, along with the amazing tunes that simply won’t leave you still. Whether the band’s playing on stage, or in the middle of the 1.600 crowd.
A crowd consisting of both, young and old. You could see middle aged men crowdsurfing and enjoying themselves like they were teens once again.
An amusing sight for people around, but possibly less enjoyable for the security team.

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Gallery: Ghost at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, UK

We caught The Nameless Ghouls and Cardinal Copia on their Ultimate Tour Named Death!

Photos by Kris Kimlickova from the Cardiff show on November 17th.

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Review: Ghost at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff


(Wales, UK) – November 17th, 2019


There was a Ghost sighting in Cardiff!

Swedish rock band Ghost made a stop at Motorpoint Arena on their current UK/EU run with metal group Tribulation , and hard rock psychadelic band All Them Witches. Cardiff may have only been the second date of The Ultimate Tour Named Death, but it surely made for a great start of the tour!

A massive church-like background, with distinct stained windows, is a well known part of any Ghost performance.
But what takes the cake for the band’s most recognizable feature is surely their eccentric on-stage presence. The band’s frontmen Tobias Forge, who currently portrays a character of ‘Cardinal Copia’, performs in a mask with typical black eye makeup and multi-coloured eyes, and is accompanied by the Nameless Ghouls disguised by horned silver face masks.

Photoreport: Ghost at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, UK
Photo by Kris Kimlickova

Suspense mixed with excitement. Screams of the 5.000 cap arena. Crowd filled with people wearing ghoul masks, and Cardinal Copia inpired make-up. Everything one could see (and hear) as the invisible countdown to the beginning of the show started ticking. Then all the lights went off, teasing the fans, who were inpatiently waiting for the band to come on stage. And once they did, the crowd went frantic…

Photoreport: Ghost at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, UK
Photo by Kris Kimlickova

Ghost’s energetic performance didn’t leave anyone simply standing around.
The may have not talked much. But the power this band had over the crowd was undoubtful. Laughter was everpresent whenever the band stoped inbetween songs to talk to the crowd. And not only they could make the whole crowd go completely silent, they just as easily managed to make them scream at the top of their lungs by a simple swing of a hand.

It’s a school night! Go home and get your beauty sleep! Oh you know we wouldn’t leave without a goodbye kiss!

All the spectacular visuals brought to the Welsh capital made sure no one left dissapointed by neither the musical, nor the visual side of the show.
Ghost’s extramely ambitious tour had everything you could imagine.
From the striking light show, on-stage visuals, and multiple costume changes, to the fire guns and confetti. Ghost had it all.

Photos and Words by Kris Kimlickova

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Photoreport: Lacuna Coil at SWX, Bristol (England, UK)

Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil are tour around the UK, and we caught their show in Bristol, England at SWX. Check out the gallery below!

Photos by Kristina Kimlickova

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Photoreport: Sleeping With Sirens at SWX, Bristol, England

Our concert photographer Kristina Kimlickova shot Sleeping With Sirens at SWX in Bristol, England on the 4th of November 2019.

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Photoreport: FEVER 333 at SWX, Bristol, England

Our concert photographer Kristina Kimlickova shot FEVER 333 at SWX in Bristol, England on the 1st of November 2019.

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Photoreport: Thrice at O2 Academy Bristol, England

Our concert photographer Kristina Kimlickova shot Thrice at the O2 Academy in Bristol, England on the 29th of October 2019.

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Photoreport: Wednesday 13 at SWX, Bristol, England

Our concert photographer Kristina Kimlickova shot Wednesday 13 at SWX in Bristol, England on the 24th of September 2019.