All the gigs of my life: Gig 129 – Saint Etienne, Friday, October 7, 2016, Butlins, Bognor Regis (Rockaway Beach Day 1)
A seaside “Foxbase Alpha” frolic with Saint Etienne!
All the gigs of my life: Gig 128 – The Anchoress, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, Bush Hall
My first time seeing the Anchoress, and a bit of an odd night.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 127 – Kula Shaker, Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Wilton’s Music Hall
A decade on from my last Kula Shaker gig, and it was time to find out just what the band were up to in the 2010s. It turned out that, as ever, it was being bloody brilliant.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 126 – Manic Street Preachers, Monday, May 16, 2016, Royal Albert Hall
I went in thinking this might be my last ever Manics gig. I was very, very wrong.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 125 – Lush, Saturday, May 07, 2016, Roundhouse
My new 40-something gigging life began in earnest with my first – and sadly also last – gig from the wonderful Lush.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 124 – Little Boots, Thursday, November 26, 2015, XOYO
My first Little Boots gig, and the beginning of a new era in my gigging life.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 123 – Manic Street Preachers, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, Rough Trade East
The rejuvenation of my Manics fandom continued in 2014 – and then hit a slight hurdle.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 122 – Pet Shop Boys, Sunday, June 15, 2014, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
An electric summer’s evening with the Pet Shop Boys in South Wales.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 121 – Manic Street Preachers, Saturday, April 12, 2014, Brixton Academy
The place where my all-consuming love for the Manics began creeping back.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 120 – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Saturday, October 26, 2013, Hammersmith Apollo
Another storming night from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and another gig for which I have far too few memories.
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