The Manics return to Shepherd’s Bush, a place they used to have as a London base in the early days, for two sell-out shows at the Empire. My gig of the year so far.
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Peter Hook live at The Troxy
Great songs, remembered through Peter Hook and his bass guitar and at one of London’s great venues and just off the main stomping grounds of the capital.
Ocean Colour Scene with Kula Shaker – live in Pompey
The warm comfort of Ocean Colour Scene’s songs with use of nostalgic backdrops of the band in their younger days makes for retro feel in Pompey tonight.
Red Rum Club live at The Engine Rooms Southampton
I think this is the best I have seen Red Rum Club and this is number seven for me, joined tonight by one of the best new support bands I have seen for ages. It’s a sell out.
Pete Doherty live in Wimborne, with his family, and the dog
What a lovely way to see a performer – in a small theatre with some new performers, and his wife, toddler daughter and a rock’n’roll dog. I was like popping around a friend’s house, and it was his birthday.
Paul Heaton live at Kingston Pryzm
My first visit, at last, to this rather special venue which manages to host an amazing range of live music gems – today I am here for the early show by Paul Heaton, accompanied these days by the excellent Rianne Downey.
The Reytons: very live in Bournemouth
The kids off the estate are in town and there’s a Saturday night buzz for this Bournemouth date of the sell out tour.
Dr Feelgood + Nine Below Zero live in Wimborne
Drawn by Mark Feltham’s harmonica, I am here in Wimborne to see this r’n’b double bill.
Gig Venue: The Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
The Tivoli hosts the occasional surprise live event – including the visit of John Lydon for instance – with a more usual feast of tribute acts, comedians and older live bands of the 60s and 70s. Always a lovely atmosphere in this classic art deco theatre, in the pleasant East Dorset town of Wimborne.
My Top Ten Gigs of 2024
It’s very very rare for me not to enjoy a gig. I enjoyed every single one of the 65 gigs I went this year. Some are better than expected, some aren’t. It can be influenced by the night out as a whole, setlist,familiarity,venue,who you’re with or mood. Whatever the contributing factors, some gigs are a cut above the rest and these are my top ten for the year 2024.
Gigs with Ivan 