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Gig Reviews - 2026
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who’s the noisiest band of all?
Well, after tonight’s performance at Workman’s, I’m going to say Nerves. A wall of noise with the piercing notes of the lead guitar skipping along the top. Just Incredible. 👏👏👏
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I thought dogstar was quite good actually coming back off of GnR I thought it was a great gig, they were even in attendance up in the side balcony,
I had family who went with the VIP, and nothing but praise would have family with additional needs, and Keanu made loads of time for them full blown conversation about GnR the previous night, concerts, music and all sorts, plenty of pictures, goodies and chatted away and had a laugh for a good few minutes made his year,
I thought the music was a bit middle of the road but let's be honest we aren't going for the music itself, it's the novelty of seeing a Hollywood legend play with his band, and I was actually quite surprised how good he is at playing bass, it can be knocked off as an ego thing, but the man can actually play the bass and it was actually nice to see the guy having a blast on stage and he seemed buzzed about the entire thing, given what's happened in his personal life,
Tbf he did engage with the crowd at the end, he knows he's the draw and plays into it a small bit but it was a great gig, they were solid no faffing about they got on with the gig blasted through the songs, and given it was first night of the tour it went off without a hitch, he even pointed at one of the signs Keanu in fairness to him, he was getting catcalled which he's well used to,
Sure let's be honest you probably went for the "Keanu Factor" yourself
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Really enjoyed Dogstar in the Olympia.
Went in expecting a fun night and that's exactly what it was. Thought the band sounded great, the venue suited them perfectly and the crowd around me were having an absolute ball from start to finish.
The thing that struck me most was how positive the atmosphere was. Nice mix of people, plenty clearly knew the songs, plenty were there because they liked the band, and yes, plenty were probably curious to see Keanu Reeves as well. Hardly the crime of the century.
Keanu himself was refreshingly understated too. No ego, no celebrity nonsense, just got on with playing bass and let the music do the talking.
Reading some reactions afterwards, you'd nearly think people had been tricked into attending under false pretences. Dogstar featuring Keanu Reeves was fairly prominent on the poster last time I checked. Sometimes it feels like people attend gigs just so they can report back that they attended them.
If someone genuinely thought the whole thing was a gimmick, it's a little surprising they still bought a ticket, turned up and stayed long enough to review it afterwards.
Sometimes that's enough. Not every gig needs to be reduced to a box-ticking exercise before people allow themselves to enjoy it.
Personally I thought it was exactly what it promised to be: a good band, a packed Olympia and a crowd having a great time. And it isn't that why we attend gigs? To have fun and forget about the outside world for a few hours?
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