I’m a 61 year old grey haired gig goer. I get to a lot of gigs and festivals in a variety of places. The last five years or so it’s cranked up a notch with the help of a similarly (even more gigaholic) enthusiastic mate and my gig-loving wife.
I seem to be on one massive tour and keep squeezing in the music where I can.
I thought I could leave a blog trail as I go on my gigaholic wanderings – the bands – my photos – the venues – the festivals – bits on travel and parking – the odd handy pub and all that stuff.
All photos are my own unless I mention otherwise. I use a Panasonic compact pocket-sized zoom mostly, a TZ90, previously TZ60. Unobtrusive and only ocasionally not permitted, and that’s where there is a no phones or cameras rule which I always abide by. I occasionally take a better Nikon bridge camera to outdoor gigs, especially festivals so the pics there are best quality. Then there are gigs when I forget my camera, run out of battery etc 🙄
My mobile phone camera is pretty bang average, but I do take an occasional video clip or pic with it, if it isn’t going to get in anyone’s way – I like a pillar or a wall behind me. In Spring 2022 I started putting these on a YouTube channel. It saves memory on the WordPress account if nothing else but is getting hundreds of views in its own right, occasionally over a thousand. Link to my Grey-Haired Gig Goer channel.
The Covid pandemic hit activities hard but through my blogs you can see the various attempts to keep gig-fit and measures brought in during this awful period in our history.
Keep rocking!
- Slade at Christmas.. the final tour
Just a short note to mark the festive celebration that was our visit to see Dave Hill’s Slade. - Sham 69 at The 1865
The Hersham Boys from 1977 can still pack a venue with excited old blokes to hear the anthems. - The Clause at Papillon, Southampton
New debut LP at last. The Clause are here in this lovely old church on a wild and wet Saturday night. - China Crisis in Lyme Regis
An unusual and beautiful coastal location for the visit of 80s underdogs, China Crisis. - Gary Numan takes The Telekon tour to Bournemouth
Four nights ago Gary Numan’s brother John died, after they left the Leeds gig. Gary took the difficult decision to soldier on, on advice from their father said a statement. An emotional evening.
Gigs with Ivan 