Category: 2021 Gig Reports

The Charlatans at Brixton Academy, Friday, 10th of December 2021

By Susanna on December 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Another week in December 2021 had passed, full of stress and uncertainty about the immediate future. But then it was Friday night.

Manic Street Preachers at Wembley Arena, Friday, 3rd of December 2021

By Susanna on December 7, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Halfway though this, the final Manic Street Preachers gig of this most triumphant year for the band, I had what you might call A Moment.

Suede at Alexandra Palace, Thursday, 11th of November 2021

By Susanna on November 14, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

“Coming Up” by Suede is an album that soundtracked a period of huge transformation in my life.

Jesus Jones at the 100 Club, Thursday, 4th of November 2021

By Susanna on November 8, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

Precisely 30 years ago, in 1991, if you’d asked my 16 year old self what her favourite band was, she would have replied without hesitation that it was Jesus Jones.

Gruff Rhys at the Electric Ballroom, Wednesday, 27th of October 2021

By Susanna on October 31, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

It’s not often you experience a full-on time-warp moment, but on stepping inside the Electric Ballroom, that’s exactly what happened to me.

Manic Street Preachers at PRYZM, Wednesday, 20th October 2021 (matinee and evening shows)

By Susanna on October 23, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

My autumn of Manics gigs came to a close with this duo of Q&A plus acoustic set shows from the boys.

Manic Street Preachers at Cambridge Corn Exchange, Monday, 11th of October 2021

By Susanna on October 17, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Following the Manics’ triumphant Cardiff shows for the NHS in September, I was itching to see the band again on their main tour for The Ultra Vivid Lament.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis at the Royal Albert Hall, Thursday, 7th of October 2021

By Susanna on October 11, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

I have to admit, I was not in the most gigtastic of spirits as I set out for the RAH this night. The weather was intensely warm and humid, giving this October night an eerie, otherworldly feel.