All the gigs of my life: Gig 137 – Taxloss Lovers and Desperate Icons, Saturday, February 18, 2017, Parr Street Studio 2 (Mansun Convention)
A 20th anniversary celebration of the greatest album of my lifetime: “Attack of the Grey Lantern” by Mansun.
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.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 51 – Mansun, Saturday, November 4, 2000, Shepherd’s Bush Empire
My second-last Mansun gig was a pretty important one for me: I went into it not sure if I was going to stay in London or return to Australia, and I came out of it with my mind made up. Mansun may have once sung that “all my […]
All the gigs of my life: Gig 50 – Mansun, Saturday, August 19, 2000, Hylands Park, Chelmsford (V2000)
This was my third and last V festival and the beginning of the end of my Mansun gigging career, all during a time of Important Life Decisions.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 45 – Mansun, Sunday, August 29, 1999, Reading Festival
“So how does this affect me?! Emotionally affect me!!?! Too damn right it does.” The seventh of my ten Mansun gigs, and the zenith of my hyperventilating obsession. This post contains inordinate quantities of excitable capitals and exclamation marks. You have been warned.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 33 – Mansun, Friday, October 23, 1998, Brixton Academy
One year on from my last Mansun gig, and I had a deep-seated need to be crushed against a barrier once again, screaming at the brilliance of My Boys. And they sure as hell did not disappoint.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 24 – Mansun, Tuesday, October 14, 1997, Astoria
“All I can say is just over an hour ago I TOUCHED PAUL DRAPER!!! Whilst being drenched in champagne! He was just a metre away!!! Oh christ indeed.” Buckle up, kids. It’s going to be THAT sort of a gig.
All the gigs of my life: Gig 23 – Mansun, Saturday, October 11, 1997, Manchester Academy
October 1997, and my newest obsession were on tour again! And I literally could not wait to see them in London. So I zoomed up to Manchester one Saturday to see them there first.
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 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 