Hard to beat the 2 Tone camaradarie of an evening with sounds of The Beat and The Specials, with Dave Wakeling and Neville Staple.
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Keo live in Southampton
First night of Keo’s autumn tour with a great new LP to shout about. A new band for me.
Transvision Vamp live – Bournemouth
Day 2 of 6 gigs in 6 days for a grey haired gig goer but hey, Wendy James is 60 and she’s fronting up Transvision Vamp. I only have to watch.
Skids and Theatre of Hate Double Header
A double header tour with two of my favourite old bands. The first of my run of six gigs in six days.
The Lemonheads return – Southampton
One more chance I said, after the last Lemonheads gig here. I was rewarded. Evan Dando was back…well a mature version.
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.
