All the gigs of my life: Gig 59 – Pet Shop Boys, Saturday, July 6, 2002, Brixton Academy
My fourth time seeing the Pet Shop Boys, and a more muted version of the band than usual – but still a wonderful night.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 58 – Suede, Sunday, June 23, 2002, Royal Festival Hall
All the gigs of my life: Gig 57 – Manic Street Preachers, Wednesday, September 12, 2001, The Scala
Ride at Rough Trade East and PRYZM, 17th and 20th August 2019
All the gigs of my life: Gig 56 – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sunday, May 6, 2001, Brixton Academy
All the gigs of my life: Gig 55 – Manic Street Preachers, Saturday, March 31, 2001, Brixton Academy
Day two of 2001’s Manics Weekend is one I will never forget, but for all the wrong reasons.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 54 – Manic Street Preachers, Friday, March 30, 2001, Brixton Academy
My first Manics gig since the turn of the Millennium, on the eve of a turning point in my own life.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 53 – Kylie Minogue, Monday, March 19, 2001, Hammersmith Apollo
My last Kylie gig for 17 years. And sadly, it’s one I neglected to record fully in my diary.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 52 – Mansun, Thursday, February 1, 2001, Astoria
The end of an era, for me, although I didn’t know it at the time: My last ever Mansun gig.
