All the gigs of my life: Gig 21 – Manic Street Preachers, Saturday, August 23, 1997, Reading Festival (Day 2)
A triumphant end of an era for the Manic Street Preachers.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 20 – Suede, Friday, August 22, 1997, Reading Festival (Day 1)
A slightly rocky start to my first ever Reading. When would I ever learn that Moshpits And Me Don’t Mix?
Pet Shop Boys at the Royal Opera House, Wednesday 25th and Saturday 28th of July, 2018
The Pet Shop Boys are where everything begins for me, when it comes to music. I don’t remember the exact date, but it was some time in the middle of 1988 that I borrowed my mum’s cassette of “Actually”, and suddenly, music became the most important thing in […]
All the gigs of my life: Gig 19 – Placebo, Sunday, August 17, 1997, V97 Festival (Day 2)
Day two of V97, and my plan was to return to see a couple of my faves: Placebo and headliners the Prodigy. However, things did not quite go as I’d intended, and the day turned out to be something of a Festival Learning Experience.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 18 – Mansun, Saturday, August 16, 1997, V97 Festival (Day 1)
My third Mansun gig, and my first ever UK festival. This was a special event indeed.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 17 – Suede, Wednesday, June 25, 1997, Ilford Island (“Filmstar” video shoot)
I don’t have a ticket stub for this gig, as this was not a ticketed gig. This was a special invitation from Suede’s fanclub to be a part of the filming of the video for “Filmstar”. And it was a joyously, dementedly wonderful night.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 16 – Pet Shop Boys, Monday, June 16, 1997, Savoy Theatre
In June 1997 the Pet Shop Boys unveiled “Somewhere”, a three week residency at the Savoy Theatre. So of course I went along to see them!
Manic Street Preachers at the Royal Festival Hall, Tuesday, 19th of June, 2018
A very very late report on a very very wonderful gig. I had planned to go to three Manics gigs on their arena tour in April and May, but I missed them all due to illness. So I was very determined to make it to this one, especially […]
Paul Draper at Rough Trade East, Tuesday, 12th of June 2018
I’ve been away from the gigging life for a few months due to ill health, but last night, I was BACK! It may have been a half hour acoustic set in a cramped and stuffy record store, but it was still a gig, and much more importantly, it […]
All the gigs of my life: Gig 15 – Manic Street Preachers / Mansun, Saturday, May 24, 1997, Nynex Arena, Manchester
Exactly 21 years ago today, I went to my very first gig at the Manchester Arena. It was a truly monumental night, with my two favourite bands in the world on the same bill: Manic Street Preachers and Mansun.
SCRUFFY STORMS 