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Sleeper ‘Unplugged’ – live at The Brook

A relaxed and friendly set up for tonight’s performance by 90s Britpop legends Sleeper, with a Q&A section thrown in.

Posted byivaninblack15th Nov 202316th Nov 2023Posted inGigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: Gigs, gigswithivan, Live, Live bands, Live music, Louise Wener, Sleeper, Southampton, The Brook, unpluggedLeave a comment on Sleeper ‘Unplugged’ – live at The Brook

Rebellion Festival 2023 – a punk feast

A feast of live punk bands as I whizz through four days in Blackpool watching 30 bands, with some photos to show for it.

Posted byivaninblack13th Nov 202315th Nov 2023Posted infestivals, Gigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: Blackpool, Gigs, Live, Live bands, Live music, penetration, punk, Rebellion, Rebellion Festival, The Dickies, Wasted YouthLeave a comment on Rebellion Festival 2023 – a punk feast

Rediscovering Wreckless Eric – live in a Poole coffee shop

A sell-out gig with 21 people, in a coffee bar in Poole, to catch-up with Wreckless Eric.

Posted byivaninblack12th Nov 202312th Nov 2023Posted inGigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: Boheme Coffee Lounge and Bar, Gigs, gigswithivan, grey haired gig goer, Live, Live music, Parkstone, Poole, Stiff Records, Wreckless EricLeave a comment on Rediscovering Wreckless Eric – live in a Poole coffee shop

The Wonder Stuff – live in Southampton

The Wonder Stuff play their fourth album in full with some classics for a second set. Miles is still enjoying himself. ‘A Wish Away’ wins out for this grey-haired gig goer.

Posted byivaninblack3rd Aug 20233rd Aug 2023Posted inGigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: 1865, Erica Knockalls, Gigs, gigswithivan, Ian Prowse, Live bands, Live music, Southampton, The Wonder Stuff1 Comment on The Wonder Stuff – live in Southampton

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.

Posted byivaninblack11th Jul 202321st Nov 2024Posted inGigs, Live bands, Music, ReviewsTags: Birmingham, Gigs, Iron Maiden, Live, Live music, NWOBHM, Utilita Arena2 Comments on Iron Maiden – live in Birmingham

The Dead Kennedys – live in Southampton

I never saw The Dead Kennedys back in the the day and despite the split with the unique voice of Jello Biafra, I was drawn to this one and wasn’t disappointed.

Posted byivaninblack15th May 202315th May 2023Posted inGigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: 1865, Dead Kennedys, Gigs, Live, Live bands, Southampton1 Comment on The Dead Kennedys – live in Southampton

Peter Hook and the Light – live in Southampton

Joy Divisions two studio albums performed by Peter Hook and the Light, in Southampton.

Posted byivaninblack12th May 202312th May 2023Posted inGigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: 1865, Gigs, Joy Division, Live bands, Live music, Monaco, New Order, Peter Hook, Peter Hook and the Light, Southampton1 Comment on Peter Hook and the Light – live in Southampton

Inspiral Carpets – live in Frome

90s Madchester boys, Inspiral Carpets, complete their first tour in eight years, at the increasingly notable Cheese and Grain in Frome, Somerset. This grey-haired gig goer is there to see them, 33 years after the last encounter.

Posted byivaninblack11th May 20231st Apr 2024Posted inGigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: Cheese and Grain, Gigs, Inspiral Carpets, Live, Live bands, Live music, Lumley1 Comment on Inspiral Carpets – live in Frome

The Damned – live in Southampton

The Damned are back out on the road with the usual five-piece, after last year’s original line up outings.

Posted byivaninblack21st Apr 202321st Apr 2023Posted inGigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Gigs, Live, Live bands, Live music, O2 Guildhall, Preez, punk, Robert Lloyd, Southampton, The Damned, The NightingalesLeave a comment on The Damned – live in Southampton

W.A.S.P. – live in Bristol

Shock-rockers W.A.S.P. are in Bristol for what must be the last time. An inquisitve grey-haired gig goer takes a peek.

Posted byivaninblack29th Mar 202330th Mar 2023Posted infestivals, Gigs, Live bands, Music, Reviews, VenuesTags: Bristol O2 Academy, Gigs, hard rock, Live, Live bands, Live music, shock rock, South of Salem, WASP1 Comment on W.A.S.P. – live in Bristol

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