Words & Review: Tessa Van Eijkelenburg, Amy Van Der Hoek Photography Credit: Tessa Van Eijkelenburg Sam Tompkins – A Night Filled with Love, Gratitude and Emotion Sam Tompkins is an incredible artist who has performed in the Netherlands four times since the beginning of 2023: three times at Melkweg in Amsterdam and once at BIRD in Rotterdam. In November 2023, Sam lost his father, who had been struggling with mental health issues and ultimately died by suicide. At the time, Sa

Straight off the back of their debut album release, Reading-based Only The Poets sold out their biggest show to date at the iconic O2 Academy Brixton. Having previously housed the legendary likes of The Clash, Kasabian and Coldplay, the band stepped onto the stage with confidence to mark the biggest night of their career so far. Image credit: Jordan Logan Even before the night itself, the band were making headlines for a bold statement about accessibility to live music by cha