My last chance to see Bruce Foxton on tour and playing some Jam songs – I had to get to one of the remaining gigs. All this and The Jam drummer Rick Buckler is dead. RIP Rick and maybe RIP From The Jam.
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Ocean Colour Scene with Kula Shaker – live in Pompey
The warm comfort of Ocean Colour Scene’s songs with use of nostalgic backdrops of the band in their younger days makes for retro feel in Pompey tonight.
The Darkness live in Bristol – with Ash
The bonus of Northern Ireland’s indie rockers, Ash, brings me out on a Monday night to see The Darkness again in Bristol. Always rocking. Always entertaining.
Red Rum Club live at The Engine Rooms Southampton
I think this is the best I have seen Red Rum Club and this is number seven for me, joined tonight by one of the best new support bands I have seen for ages. It’s a sell out.
Pete Doherty live in Wimborne, with his family, and the dog
What a lovely way to see a performer – in a small theatre with some new performers, and his wife, toddler daughter and a rock’n’roll dog. I was like popping around a friend’s house, and it was his birthday.
Paul Heaton live at Kingston Pryzm
My first visit, at last, to this rather special venue which manages to host an amazing range of live music gems – today I am here for the early show by Paul Heaton, accompanied these days by the excellent Rianne Downey.
The Reytons: very live in Bournemouth
The kids off the estate are in town and there’s a Saturday night buzz for this Bournemouth date of the sell out tour.
Dr Feelgood + Nine Below Zero live in Wimborne
Drawn by Mark Feltham’s harmonica, I am here in Wimborne to see this r’n’b double bill.
Gig Venue: The Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
The Tivoli hosts the occasional surprise live event – including the visit of John Lydon for instance – with a more usual feast of tribute acts, comedians and older live bands of the 60s and 70s. Always a lovely atmosphere in this classic art deco theatre, in the pleasant East Dorset town of Wimborne.
My Top Ten Gigs of 2024
It’s very very rare for me not to enjoy a gig. I enjoyed every single one of the 65 gigs I went this year. Some are better than expected, some aren’t. It can be influenced by the night out as a whole, setlist,familiarity,venue,who you’re with or mood. Whatever the contributing factors, some gigs are a cut above the rest and these are my top ten for the year 2024.
Gigs with Ivan 