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. …
Category Archives: Gigs
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.
Forever Now Festival
A new venture with some old legends of post punk. A rare visit to the bland National Bowl in Milton Keynes. Finally, I experience Kraftwerk.
Andrew Cushin live at Dingwalls
A new and second album for Andrew Cushin. Surely a man destined for bigger venues than the iconic Dingwalls.
The Magic Numbers live in Lyme Regis
A trip down to lovely Lyme Regis and The Marine Theatre – a great venue that looks out to sea. Tonight it was for The Magic Numbers.
Andy Bell live in Bournemouth
Being as I have never seen Erasure live, I thought I’d pop along to Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre to see Andy Bell. He’s still sparkling.
Gigs without blogs: May 2025
I’ve been doing this blog for six years now. I don’t do a blog for every gig. Some are bands I have seen many times and there’s nothing extra to add. There is also the balance of dealing with a run of gigs in a row when there no time to gather thoughts and create. …
Manic Street Preachers – live in Shepherd’s Bush
The Manics return to Shepherd’s Bush, a place they used to have as a London base in the early days, for two sell-out shows at the Empire. My gig of the year so far.
Peter Hook live at The Troxy
Great songs, remembered through Peter Hook and his bass guitar and at one of London’s great venues and just off the main stomping grounds of the capital.
Gigs with Ivan 