A return to Belfast for this SLF annual pilgrimage – this year supported by PiL and Sham 69.
Category Archives: Venues
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.
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.
Gigs with Ivan 