A gathering of The Rifles clan in a revamped church in Southampton, to accompany their unplugged album.
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Maxïmo Park – live in Bournemouth – at last
At last, I get to see Maxïmo Park on one of their tours, after 20 years of buying their records.
Suede live – Pompey
Is Brett Anderson the greatest live performer of a generation, the Britpop generation? Just maybe. New music and new energy.
The Skids – live in Brum
The celebrate the 45th anniversary of the release of The Absolute Game album, Richard Jobson is out on tour again and giving it everything, with the current Skids line up.
Slade at Christmas.. the final tour
Just a short note to mark the festive celebration that was our visit to see Dave Hill’s Slade.
Psychedelic Furs at The De La Warr Pavilion
A rather quaint seaside location to seek out one of my favourite bands. Glad I made it. Who knows when we see them back home again?
Annabella’s Bow Wow Wow live in London
A 45th anniversary UK tour by original Bow Wow Wow singer Annabella with her band. 45 years since that first ever cassette only EP rocked the market…C30 C60 C90 Go. We heard it live.
Adam Ant live in Bournemouth
80s icon Adam Ant comes to Bournemouth, a year after originally planned, due to illness. I’m not sure the recovery is complete.
Spear of Destiny live at Papillion, Southampton
After 45 years of listening to and watching Kirk Brandon, I just could not allow tonight’s gig to escape my busy ‘Rocktober’ calendar.
Green Day – Live in London
I return to Wembley Stadium, reluctantly, for what transpires to be a lesson in how to play in a place as huge as this – Green Day – thirty gigs in to 2024 and this is my gig of the year so far.
Gigs with Ivan 