As Noel gets ready for a Royal Albert Hall gig, he drops in to O2 Academy Bournemouth for a more intimate rehearsal. He airs his High Flying Birds material but doesn’t look back in anger.
Tag Archives: Gigs
Echo and the Bunnymen live in London
Some bands you find weaving into yourself at a critical age – you grow up with them and they are there for life. McCulloch and the Bunnies are that for me. ‘Nothing lasts for ever’ of course.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark live in Leeds
While plotting a tour north to see some different towns and cities, friends and a football match, I noticed OMD were playing – why not and glad I did.
Nouvelle Vague à la 1865
Somehow this French initiative that combines post-punk 80s classics with a bosa nova style had passed me by – well I’ve caught up now. Don’t you miss out.
From Southampton Engine Rooms to The London Palladium: a grey-haired gig goer’s week
Another week of grey-haired gig going but with the novelty of an afternoon records store promotion and the glitz of The London Palladium.
Hugh Cornwell at The Cheese & Grain
Hugh Cornwell continues to produce albums that catch the attention and tonight mixes them up with a crowd pleasing selection of old Stranglers tracks.
Gig Venue: Cheese & Grain, Frome
The Cheese & Grain, keeping Frome on the rock’n’roll map of Britain.
The Vaccines album launch day show – Southsea Pier
Did we get this right? The Vaccines playing on South Parade Pier in Southsea? Surely not. Yup that’s what happened and that’s how I kicked off my new gig year.
The Darkness at the revamped Bristol Beacon
After stumbling upon the recent Darkness documentary film, a few conversations later I found myself off to see The Darkness… again.
Double Date with Spear of Destiny
Spear of Destiny: 8.9.2021 Exeter Phoenix and 26.9.2021 The Joiners Arms, Southampton The Spear of Destiny World Service @35 tour (planned as 35 years on from the original release and tour of that now re-recorded album) was a much delayed one, thus fuelling my eagerness to get to see it…..so I went to two dates …
Gigs with Ivan 