The Charlatans at Brixton Academy, Friday, 10th of December 2021
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
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.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 148 – Ride, Tuesday, November 7, 2017, Kentish Town Forum
My very first Ride gig. It had been a long, long wait.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 147 – Manic Street Preachers, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, Roundhouse
A scorchingly brilliant Manics gig heralding the dawn of a new era.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 146 – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Saturday, September 30, 2017, The O2
My eighth time seeing Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds felt very different to previous gigs from the band
All the gigs of my life: Gig 145 – Paul Draper, Friday, August 11, 2017, Rough Trade East
My first time hearing Paul Draper sing in over sixteen years. It’s safe to say I was a little bit excited.
Suede at Alexandra Palace, Thursday, 11th of November 2021
“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
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
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.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 144 – Robbie Williams, Friday, June 23, 2017, London Stadium
My final gig of June 2017 was my first Robbie Williams gig in nearly 20 years.
SCRUFFY STORMS 