All the gigs of my life: Gig 60 – Darren Hayes, Wednesday, October 16, 2002, Hammersmith Apollo
In October 2002, a massive change had come into my life – I was back studying at university part time.
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
t was June 2002, and nine long months had passed since my last gig – my longest gap between gigs since I’d arrived in London nearly six years previously.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 57 – Manic Street Preachers, Wednesday, September 12, 2001, The Scala
The three Manics gigs I went to in 2001 are all memorable for reasons other than the music.
Ride at Rough Trade East and PRYZM, 17th and 20th August 2019
In my personal music mythology, Ride are hugely important. When “Leave Them All Behind” crashed into my dimly lit bedroom in Perth in early 1992, it changed the whole musical landscape for 17 year old me.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 56 – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sunday, May 6, 2001, Brixton Academy
It was May 2001, and a lot had changed in my life since the very eventful day of my last gig, just over a month previously.
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.
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