Tag: Verso Media

Back at The Water Rats for Rail Freight Rocks 2026: three sets, three drummers, one cowbell, a brief spell as DJ and another battle with the railway home.

Revisiting Gary Lineker’s Hot Shot! from 12 November 1988—a short-lived football comic filled with ambition, grit and dreams of sporting glory.

Revisiting Roy of the Rovers from 11 November 1978—a nine-pence Saturday packed with football, mud, morals, mayhem and Peter Shilton.

Revisiting Tammy and Sandie from 10 November 1973—from Back-Stab Ballerina to Wee Sue, with nostalgia, humour and the benefit of hindsight.

Revisiting Warlord from 9 November 1985—wartime adventures, memorable characters and a revealing snapshot of British boys’ comics in the mid-1980s.

After a long wait, Adam Ant finally reaches the Roundhouse with Toyah for a colourful night of 1980s nostalgia.

Going in almost completely blind produces one of the year’s most enjoyable surprises with The Enemy in Camden.

The Vinyl Club partners choose the records, producing a night of sharp contrasts spanning Eminem, Dirty Dancing, roots music, harmonies and nostalgia.

A blustery night in Felixstowe leads to a warm celebration of the Traveling Wilburys and their remarkable songbook.

GB Railfreight takes over The Water Rats for a memorable live-music fundraiser featuring familiar faces from the railway.