Good to see Red Rum Club galloping into town on a Monday night. Best way to get into a new album – hear it live.
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Gene Reborn in Hammersmith
This London gig marks the quite surprising reunion of Gene. It sold out in minutes and I was delighted to be there.
Victorious Festival 2025 – my route through it
A quick run through my three day trail of live music in the sunshine, on Southsea Common.
Stiff Little Fingers – Putting the Fast in Belfast 7
A return to Belfast for this SLF annual pilgrimage – this year supported by PiL and Sham 69.
Poole Harbour Festival 2025
Talk about ‘on the doorstep’. I’m surprised I can’t hear the music from the house, but I can’t so the short walk to the harbour is required to be rewarded with a few days of this local festival.
Yungblud – live in Southampton
A record promotion gig brings an arena filler to the Southampton Engine Rooms. Wow. This man is the future of rock’n’roll.
Iron Maiden – Run for Your Lives Tour – Birmingham
So many Iron Maiden t-shirts..and even I had one from my last visit to see them here. Once again I sneak into the world of heavy metal.
Pulp on tour – Birmingham
Pulp at Birmingham Utilita Arena on 19.6.2025 Busy week this week and these notes got stuck in the jam, so a few blogs a bit out of order. Four days took me to this Pulp gig, then Iron Maiden two days later in the same venue, followed by the Forever Now festival in Milton Keynes. …
Oasis – the day finally came – Cardiff
This has been a long wait but the big day in Cardiff finally arrived. What a blockbuster it was.
Southampton Summer Sessions 2025 – The Stranglers; Simple Minds
The summer sessions in Southampton. Two for me this year – The Stranglers and Simple Minds. Two grrat evenings out.
Gigs with Ivan 