Ride at HERE at Outernet, Saturday, 5th of November 2022
A powerful run-through of Ride’s classic second album, at an unfortunately terrible venue.
Let’s Eat Grandma at KoKo, Wednesday, 19th of October 2022
My first time seeing Let’s Eat Grandma: a delightfully spirited and idiosyncratic show with a sadly muted crowd.
Mark Owen at Manchester Ritz and Shepherds Bush Empire, Monday 17th and Thursday 20th of October 2022
Two brilliant gigs full of energetic, emotional, perfect pop.
Robbie Williams at the O2, Sunday, 9th of October 2022
An exuberant and emotional journey down memory lane.
Suede at the Electric Ballroom, Thursday, 6th of October 2022
I have been accused, at times, of only writing positive reviews in this blog. Now it’s time to rectify that. Welcome, then, to the tale of the worst Suede gig I’ve ever been to.
Jesus Jones at 229, Friday, 2nd of September 2022
An uplifting and energetic show from Jesus Jones.
The Prodigy at Brixton Academy, Thursday, 21st of July 2022
One summer night last July, it was time to venture to see the Prodigy in the venue that surely is their spiritual home: the Brixton Academy.
Kula Shaker at Alexandra Palace Theatre, Friday, 8th of July 2022
It was July 2022, the first day of a small heat wave, and time to venture back to Alexandra Palace for of the best gigs of the year.
The Dandy Warhols at the Roundhouse, Saturday, 25th of June 2022
One particularly exciting aspect of my 2022 gigging life has been rediscovering the live experience of several bands I’d not seen for well over a decade. On this midsummer evening it was time to rediscover a band who I saw seven times in 2003 and then not at all since: the Dandy Warhols.
Pet Shop Boys at the O2, Sunday, 22nd of May 2022
Two years had passed since this gig was supposed to take place in May 2020. A whopping two years and 8 months had come and gone since I actually bought the ticket. I am pretty sure that this gig marked the longest COVID delay of my gigging life, and in a particularly happy landmark, it was my final gig that had been booked in pre-COVID times.
SCRUFFY STORMS 