Red Rum Club have a top ten album and celebrate it at a sold out Engine Rooms. The Bankes Brothers from Victoria, Canada are there to support them and they are well worth checking out.
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Echo and the Bunnymen live in London
Some bands you find weaving into yourself at a critical age – you grow up with them and they are there for life. McCulloch and the Bunnies are that for me. ‘Nothing lasts for ever’ of course.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark live in Leeds
While plotting a tour north to see some different towns and cities, friends and a football match, I noticed OMD were playing – why not and glad I did.
Nouvelle Vague à la 1865
Somehow this French initiative that combines post-punk 80s classics with a bosa nova style had passed me by – well I’ve caught up now. Don’t you miss out.
From Southampton Engine Rooms to The London Palladium: a grey-haired gig goer’s week
Another week of grey-haired gig going but with the novelty of an afternoon records store promotion and the glitz of The London Palladium.
Hugh Cornwell at The Cheese & Grain
Hugh Cornwell continues to produce albums that catch the attention and tonight mixes them up with a crowd pleasing selection of old Stranglers tracks.
The Vaccines album launch day show – Southsea Pier
Did we get this right? The Vaccines playing on South Parade Pier in Southsea? Surely not. Yup that’s what happened and that’s how I kicked off my new gig year.
The Darkness at the revamped Bristol Beacon
After stumbling upon the recent Darkness documentary film, a few conversations later I found myself off to see The Darkness… again.
Ocean Colour Scene – live in Bournemouth
Old favourites of mine are back in town.
Suede – live in Southampton & Portsmouth 2023
Suede at O2 Guildhall Southampton 25.3 2023 & at Guildhall Portsmouth 11.12.2023 So good in March I returned for more later this year. I’ve bought the records, read the books, watched the documentaries but not seen them that much considering my long running interest, revived at various points over the last 30 years. Birmingham Hummingbird …
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Gigs with Ivan 