All the gigs of my life: Gig 44 – Manic Street Preachers, Saturday, August 21, 1999, Hylands Park, Chelmsford (V99)

“Oh the Manics, my Manics, how easy it is for them to become Everything again.” The Manics were back, and in universe-conquering form. As usual.

All the gigs of my life: Gig 39 – Kula Shaker, Sunday, March 28, 1999, Kentish Town Forum

My second Kula Shaker gig was an almighty demonstration of the liberating, life-affirming magic of live music.

My first time seeing Kula Shaker, that most ridiculed of bands, and it turned out that they were, in fact, ridiculously brilliant.