It’s 30 years since I saw Joe Jackson live. Even that wasn’t back at the beginning when he was releasing the tunes I’m most familiar with. An opportunity tonight to hear some old favourites and some tracks from a new LP.
Tag Archives: Gigs
Altered Images live in Exeter
Altered Images, the Happy Birthday album tour. For this one I took the opportunity of the bonus of attending the soundcheck and getting some of my old vinyl signed by Clare Grogan beforehand.
Holy Holy – the songs of David Bowie – live in Southampton
A novel way to not only enjoy the songs of David Bowie but bring extra connection and sense of history to the experience.
Stiff Little Fingers – Putting the Fast in Belfast 8
My third trip over to see Stiff Little Fingers host their celebration of Belfast. Another belter of a gig.
Victorious Festival 2026
The annual excursion to Southsea Common. Some challenging weather this year but we got away with it.
Hollywood Vampires with a Dark Bonus
The Alice Cooper supergroup – still rocking with dead friends.
Poole Harbour Festival – Kaiser Chiefs and Trusted Tributes
It’s not everyday you get Kaiser Chiefs on your doorstep. A big name to lift an easentially local festival.
Graham Gouldman Comes to Church
A songwriter extraordinaire comes to play a range of songs he’s written for himself, 10cc and legends such as Herman’s Hermits, The Yardbirds and Wayne Fontana… in St Peter’s church.
Gary Numan at Bournemouth Old Fire Station
The second of two special and more intimate gigs at Bournemouth Old Fire Station, capacity 550 sweaty gig-goers.
Garbage live in London
Garbage at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London (14.7.2026) with Big Joanie supporting. A return to the iconic Roundhouse, featured in many of my blogs (venue focus here). A wander down from the Premier Inn at the top of Haverstock Hill and over the railway to the Primrose Castle, for a few hours in the sun …
