All the gigs of my life: Gigs 85, 86 & 87 – Placebo, Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd & Tuesday 30th March, 2004, Brixton Academy

March 2004. A month full of Placebo gigs and major life-changing events. “Run away from all your boredom…” My first gig of 2004 saw me much the same person as I’d been for the previous few years. I was still living in hospital accommodation, working part time at my Outpatients job and studying for my… Read More All the gigs of my life: Gigs 85, 86 & 87 – Placebo, Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd & Tuesday 30th March, 2004, Brixton Academy

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All the gigs of my life: Gig 64 – Placebo, Wednesday, April 23, 2003, Brixton Academy

A dazzling Placebo gig which left me with only one thought on my mind: just how bloody gorgeous is Brian Molko??

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All the gigs of my life: Gig 34 – Placebo, Saturday, October 24, 1998, Brixton Academy

A powerful and utterly uplifting gig from Placebo.

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All the gigs of my life: Gig 19 – Placebo, Sunday, August 17, 1997, Hylands Park, Chelmsford (V97 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.

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All the gigs of my life: Gig 14 – Placebo, Friday, May 23, 1997, Manchester Apollo

Having just seen Placebo at the Brixton Academy the night before, I arrived in Manchester on a sunny Friday morning in May ’97 to find they had followed me there. So what else could I do but go again? However, I got a lot more than I expected that night.

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All the gigs of my life: Gig 13 – Placebo, Thursday, May 22, 1997, Brixton Academy

In May 1997, I had epic plans for the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend: travelling up to Manchester for the mega Manics/Mansun gig at the Nynex Arena on the 24th of May. I decided to make an even longer weekend of it, travelling up on Friday the 23rd, returning to London on the Tuesday. And then,… Read More All the gigs of my life: Gig 13 – Placebo, Thursday, May 22, 1997, Brixton Academy

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