We headed down to the Legendary Rock City in Nottingham the other night for what was set to be a night of awesome hard rock music. Headlined by the 80s legend-filled supergroup, and supported by two awesome sleaze bands from either side of the Atlantic, it was geared up to be an amazing night. But just how amazing was it? Read on to find out!

This was my first experience with The Bites, having seen their name around on posters and stuff for a while but never having the chance to check them out. It certainly won’t be the last time; they were fucking phenomenal. Sounding like an even sleazier, heavier version of Faster Pussycat and taking to the stage with all the swagger and energy of early 80s GnR, the band certainly do their hometown of LA justice. Frontman Jordan Tyler has a magnetic, energetic stage presence from the moment he took to the stage to the very last note, holding the crowd in the palm of his hands and winning plenty over by the end of their set. However, the whole band put on an absolutely amazing show, one of the best sets I’ve seen all year. They are going to be a massive name in the scene sooner rather than later if they keep putting on performances like this!

Next up were The Treatment. This is by far not the first time I’d seen the band, them coming up when I was gigging in a previous band and I’ve even seen them with Overtone a few times. So, I completely get the influence they have had on the NWOCR scene and have all the respect in the world for them for what they have done and achieved. However, I have never found them to be the best live, and last week was no different. They were completely fine, sounded great and played it all well. And maybe it was just because of how good the Bites were beforehand, but it definitely felt a touch anticlimactic. Or maybe it was the disappointment of waiting all set for them to play my favourite song from them, ‘The Doctor’, and it never came. But still, the tracks off Wake up the Neighbourhood did sound good live. But yeah, I wasn’t the only one in the crowd who felt ever so slightly deflated by their set.

Last on were the ever-awesome Dead Daisies. I’ve seen them a few times now, but not for a while. While I was never anti-Glenn Hughes, I was definitely glad and excited when they announced that John Corabi was back in the band. It felt like the rest of the band were too, as they played their arses off for the entire set! Opening on the lead single from their brand new album, the band played plenty off that as well as a slew of older hits. From ‘Rise up’ to ‘Mexico’ to ‘Make Some Noise’ to ‘Long Way to Go’, I was a very happy bunny. Heck, we even got a few Glenn-era tracks, which I was not expecting at all. Corabi sounded amazing singing the likes of ‘Unspoken’ and ‘Born to Fly’. However, they may not have been quite the songs I’d have picked off those two albums… but still, they sounded awesome. And of course we got a few of their excellent, now trademark covers thrown in for good measure, too. It felt like the band returned with a new spark and flame with Corabi back at the front, and I loved every minute!

So yeah, overall a pretty fantastic night of live rock music! I got to relive my youth seeing another awesome set from the Daisies, and discovered another band I love and have become a big fan of in the Bites. I would implore any readers to check out every single one of these bands, live and on track, if you haven’t already. You won’t be disappointed!