A superb line up on a Sunday night when I happened to be in town for the football. My first encounter with Palaye Royale.
Tag Archives: Birmingham
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. …
Iron Maiden – live in Birmingham
I’m no heavy metal man but I bought Iron Maiden’s first single and this lot are my NWOBHM winners.
Paul Heaton live in Birmingham – on his own at this one
This handily timed, well-priced gig gave me a chance to take the natural next step to seeing The Housemartins and The Beautiful South. No Jackie Abbott tonight due to illness but Heaton carried on regardless.
The Cure – live in Birmingham…again
Some 38 years after seeing The Cure for the first time, in Birmingham, an older and greyer haired gig goer returns to the city to see another epic show.
Deep Purple – live in Birmingham
My gig going tonight strays into the traditional heavy rock scene – never thought when I was a dismissive punk influenced youth that one day I would be at a Deep Purple gig, lapping up Smoke on the Water along with the hairies.
Billy Idol – live in Birmingham
An old school rock star that I feel I’ve grow up with, but at a distance: Billy Idol.
The Gaslight Anthem – live in Birmingham
Seven years after first hearing The Gaslight Anthem, supporting The Killers at Wembley Stadium, I finally catch up with the band again, having collected several albums and seen them split up since.
Whitesnake live in Birmingham
A rare foray into 70s heavy rock for the grey-haired gig goer. Whitesnake – the Farewell Tour – with Foreigner and Europe providing some solid rock supports. Quite a trio.
Gigs with Ivan 