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Maybe a bit late to be starting in Feb, but whatevs bro...
Let’s all sneer at one another’s live music choices and whinge about people that ****ing insist on ****ing videoing the gig on their ****ing phones. 😀
Who’ve you seen so far and what’s planned for the year ahead?
Following the trend- off to see Idles in Norwich at the end of March and then Sleaford Mods for a second time in April..
Sumac in Bristol in March.
Arctangent festival in August. Super excited about that as the lineup is pretty tidy.
Will be seeing Idles at Green Man later in the Summer - looking forward to that.
And saw Sleaford Mods year before last at the same festival. They’re cracking live. Really enjoyed their set.
Sumac in Bristol in March.
Ah I see they’re playing The Exchange. I’m tempted. It’s such a cracking venue. 2 of the best gigs I’ve been to have been there. Nice beer too!
John Grant last week, Glasgow
Pictish Trail next week - Glasgow
Smoove & Turrell sometime soon - can't remember the date! Edinburgh
Quite fancy Sleaford Mods and also on the lookout for Black Futures but not coming to Scotland any time soon..
John Grant last week, Glasgow
Saw him late last year in Bath - so technically not allowed on the thread but I assume same tour. Not really a fan, but I really enjoyed it. He’s a good bloke.
Submotion Orchestra next Friday (15th Feb) in Hackney then Nils Frahm in Manchester on Sunday 17th Feb. March is Gentleman's Dub Club in Northampton on Friday 30th and April is Unkle in London on Friday 19th.
Saw Estrons last week at Cambridge Portland Arms
Hoping to catch Wildhearts at Norwich, but not booked yet
Planning on doing the Friday at Download
Taking mini-V to first gig/festival, which will be the Friday at Latitude
Mrs and Mini V are also going to see Ed Sheeran, I'm washing my hair that day... ahem...
Nothing else booked/planned yet.
Slim pickings for me so far this year so far.
Saw Rival Sons earlier this week who were great.
Got Neneh Cherry (don't judge!) next week.
Bob Mould next month.
Up yis.
Frank Turner last month which was brilliant, especially having a little mosh with him when he piled into the crowd. Hotpots booked again for March but that's literally just for a good old laugh. Props ynot festival and that's it at the mo...
chemical brothers at eden hopefully.
Not a lot for me so far...
Chvrches next week
Sundara Karma in April
YNot Festival in July - Idles playing there, so looking forward to that.
Following the trend- off to see Idles in Norwich at the end of March
sheffield for me.....also trail of dead and six by seven have got gigs but just cant get off me ass to book em at the mo.
oh, also got tix for the macc lads in december 😀
Sleaford Mods in april too. Apposite as well, as I'm now pretty much confirmed as of today that in 3 months I too shall be 'jobseeker'
CANCER BATS tonight. I'm not shouting but I probably will be tomorrow.
Saw Estrons last week at Cambridge Portland Arms
I was away, how was it?
whinge about people that * insist on * videoing the gig on their **** phones.
how else would you know what you're missing? :p
Anyway, saw these guys earlier this week. Fantastic sound. Not exactly ground breaking, but theyre French and good fun.
https://theairplane.bandcamp.com/
Craig Finn from the Hold Steady solo last night, supporting Brian Fallon. Tonight, And You Will Know Them By The Trail Of Dead in Glasgow, yaaaas
Coming up- the Wildhearts, Camden Rocks, 3 nights of the Hold Steady in London, Bob Mould (an experiment)
Flying Lotus and Marc Rebillet so far and have got a Steve Reich thing, James Blake and Actress coming up, also Machina Bristronica which is a kind of a synthy gig thing.
Blue Rose Code in St Lukes in Glasgow soonish I think, and Teenage Fanclub at the Kelvingrove bandstand in the summer.
King King tonight at KoKo in Camden. Blues rock.
Nothing seen so far this year and nothing planned as yet. Got excited when GallowayMs stated Stereolab were playing at the local club.....checked it out and it was Stereo MCs...ah well.
Nowt so far ..but I'm really really p---ed off that I'm not going to make it to the Thinktank in Newcastle tomorrow night to see the Virginmarys ..
Sadly, due to expense incurred getting my computer fixed, Greenman may be off the agenda again this year.
I’ve still got King Crimson on their 50th Anniversary tour in June, and Sleeper in April in Bristol.
The Joy Formidable and Big Thief are both playing Bristol, so I might go and see them again, I saw Big Thief at Greenman and liked them a lot, and it’s been a long time since TJF have played Bristol, so I’ll see how the money goes.
Oh yeah, Elbow are playing Bristol later this year, so I’m looking at tickets for them as well.
Craig Finn from the Hold Steady solo last night, supporting Brian Fallon.
Ooooh - love The Hold Steady, and Gaslight Anthem. How was the solo show?
The Cure in Glasgow
Tim Minchin (also in Glasgow)
Not been to any in ages!
Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Mould and The Wailers.
Last time I saw BOC they genuinely forgot where they were playing....."Helloooo (pause, looks at setlist) Manchester!" Fantastic.
Was supposed to be seeing Ozzy Osbourne this weekend but tour postponed due to illness - get well soon Ozzy 🤘
Off to see Jack Savoreti over Cannock Chase in July.
Might try and catch KISS too if tickets still available.
For me, so far, Young Fathers at Bristol Academy - were great, though very similar show to last year at Trinity so lacked a bit of freshness - and they were very bloody late coming on stage.
And on Tuesday night, I went to see Ghetts at Thekla Bristol - I like Grime and am in a bit of a wilderness amongst my peers. 🙂 Walking back to grab a late bus home, I ended up strolling with a few young lads that had been to the gig, asked them if they enjoyed it - they did! As I crossed the road to the bus stop, one of them shouted (in the nicest possible fashion), "No offence mate, but how do you know about Ghetts?" Cheeky little shitehawks. 😆
Upcoming, The Dead South & Du Blonde.
Last band I saw was in December - Squid. Very cool, catch em if you see a tour. They supported Duds, who were very very bouncy, I couldn't stay til the end though.
Joy Formidable in a couple of weeks. Seen them before and they were damn good. Musta been cos I paid £20! Twenty pounds!
Fat White Family sometime, mate bought tix, so dunno when that is. Be the 3rd time for them. New stuff sounds good though.
Got HEALTH at the end of March. They're quality, not seen them live before.
Then Vessel, then These New Puritans in April.
Nothing booked after that. Well, apart from Jimmy Carr in 2020!
Well, apart from Jimmy Carr in 2020!
You're banned from the thread DebZ. :p
I'm playing with my band supporting an American gothy hardcore band next Tuesday, quite interested to see them, not my normal cup of tea but better than some of the other hands I've supported in the past
Week after Mrs P and I are off to see the Lemon Twigs in Brum, can't wait for that.
That's it so far, I was planning to see Cancer Bats and A during IV week but I as stuck at a work thing in London Village for A and then I forgot to book Cancer Bats 😣
Might go and see Ryan Roxie with a guy from work, again not my normal cup of tea but I can try and brown nose my way to the middle while I'm there 😂
“No offence mate, but how do you know about Ghetts?”
it's heart-breaking watching old men fight the dying of the light.
Stoner
Member
U ok Hun? You seem in need of a bit of attention.
Slow start to the year for me, only 2 confirmed so far
Holy Moly and the Crackers at Thorner Village Hall
And
The Orielles at the Belgrave Music Hall
Plus 2 if I can sort tickets
Alabama 3 accoustic at The Brudenell
And
Sleaford Mods at Fibbers
nowt as yet, but tickets booked for:
Take That and Rick Astley at the MEN
Stereophonics and Kylie on successive nights at Lytham Festival, then the closing Proms night with Sheridan Smith and Michael Ball
I dont think nbt is taking this seriously either dd 🙁
Massive Attack - March
Some classical gig - can't remember name - April
Muse - June
New Order - July
All in Bristol
I dont think nbt is taking this seriously either dd
R u sure ur ok hun?
White denim next week at th'albert hall (I think) in MCR. That's the first of the year for me.
Then I got tickets for the coral in Warrington, idles in MCR, teleman, the tea street band and the zutons.
There's a boozer in Blackpool that's got some interesting nights coming up throughout the year, some mod revival nights, various punk nights, Letz zep and other tribute bands like the total stone roses.
Only been to one so far - Slash, with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. I actually went because I wanted to see the support band, Devilskin, who are local-ish to me. They were awesome. Slash and co weren't bad, I only know a handful of their tracks though.
Going to see Halestorm next month, and getting work to pay for travel and accommodation as I've managed to get on a training course in the same city on that day 😎
Failed on Glastonbury tickets, and are double booked for End of the Road and Green Man, so will be going northwards for Bluedot with a bit of the old Kraftwerk, 808 state, new order et al. Not done that one before.
Apart from that not much but I’m wondering how to persuade Mrs Llama she want to see kgatlw at aly paly in October which will be tricky as she hates them
You’re banned from the thread DebZ
Jimmy Carr is brilliant
2020 FFS!
For me, so far, Young Fathers at Bristol Academy
Seen them 3 times. First time there was about 20 people there. [url= http://thegreendoorstore.co.uk/about/ ]here[/url].
Gotta live up to it, otherwise it wouldn't be a music thread. 😀
[i]2020 FFS![/i]
Yeah! I got an email, it said April, so I nipped in and got front row seats, pretty cheap... then noticed the year 😆
I'm serious, I've got tickets for all those. Was thinking of Hayseed Dixie @ Gorilla in a week or two if there are any tickets left
So theres at least four of us going to Bob Mould next month!
Bob Mould next month in Manchester.
Stereophonics in Swansea in the summer with the missus to relive our first gif together 20 years ago in Morfa stadium.
Eddie Izzard in November.
I hope Estrons head west soon, saw them 2 years ago when they were a bit raw but their album is lush.
I think I can win this one!
My wife bought us tickets for... Mike and the Mechanics 🙂
Off to the Sands Centre in March. Try not to be too jealous...
Go for it AD. No point looking back over your shoulder.
🙂 I see what you did there...
Slash next week and ZZ Top's 50th year gig at Wembley in June! Jimmy Barnes supporting so should be a good night.
Maybe Whiskey Myers if I can be arsed to book it...
Refuse to pay the crazy money to see Metallica.
Next week I'm going to a recital and masterclass given by Jonathan Kelly, principal oboist with the Berlin Philharmonic. This is a BIG deal.
Ooooh – love The Hold Steady, and Gaslight Anthem. How was the solo show?
Solo show was pretty good, but both parts were acoustic and much quieter than their respective bands. Craig Finn demonstrated he can both sing and play guitar and mixed in a couple of The Hold Steady's songs into the solo stuff in his set. He provided nice little explanations about many of the songs he sang too. He turned up at the merch stall between the sets and was very nice to everyone who talked to him.
Brian Fallon was similar, but his patter was rather strange. Funny, but very meandering and felt like free association a lot of the time. Occasionally he seemed not to know how to stop talking and start playing a song. It was rather strange to have him go from some wandering fantasy about living in a castle or surprising the audience with a pack of wolves to singing one of his back catalogue of whistful blue collar anthems!
To be honest I'm a much bigger fan of Craig Finn and The Hold Steady than The Gaslight Anthem and I know nothing of Fallon's other work. I was also dead on my feet last night. Anything more amped up than what we saw would have been too much for me but the plaintive songs and sometimes surreal chat actually worked out really well given my mood, and there were obviously a lot of Brian Fallon fans in the audience who were very happy with what he was doing.
Other than last night's gig, I saw Jimmy Eat World and Frank Turner in Glasgow last month, and will be seeing The Hold Steady in London in March, then Bob Mould in Edinburgh a week or two later.
MrsV spotted earlier that Teleman are at Cambridge Junction in a couple of months so that’s looking likely.
Cheers for the review Chris. There’s a ticket available on twickets for the show in Bath so I might give it a shot. Also more of a fan of THS than TGA - gutted to be missing them in London in March.
Saw Estrons last week at Cambridge Portland Arms
I was away, how was it?
Really enjoyed it, I only went as my mate likes them, but thought they were much better live than recorded.
Evidence of dick with his phone in the air at gig...
Well, how else would anyone believe you were there, but for a shite photo?
Only one so far was a Bon Jovi tribute band last Friday. Slim pickings here in mid Wales! Actually, they were very good.
Seeing Steely Dan later this month (husband’s choice), then Hotpots again next month. Camden Rocks in June, and that’s it so far.
Greta van fleet at rock city in march. Fancy getting foals tickets as well.
Musta been cos I paid £20! Twenty pounds!
Yeah, tell me about it! First time I saw The Joy Formidable they were supporting Howling Bells at the Fleece in Bristol, along with a female electro act, who’s name escapes me at the mo’, I think I payed less than £10...
Come to that, I paid £2.50 to see Led Zeppelin at Earle’s Court...
Got Alice in Chains booked for May in brum, Black Grape (supported by The Rotanas) at Cardiff Tramshed next month.
The Rotanas Feb 22nd in Cardiff.
Quiet year for me so far, was looking forward to doing a Festival this summer but the lineups are, frankly, shocking for the cost of the ticket prices!!
I may go to see Phil Collins. Need to look at dates and flight prices.
Micah P Hinson tonight in MCR
Well, how else would anyone believe you were there, but for a shite photo?
More intended to jog my own failing memory rather than impress others.
Churches in Glasgow next weekend
Bill Bailey in Edinburgh in may
Also Glastonbury in June
Hopefully more to come...
Well, how else would anyone believe you were there, but for a shite photo?
No one ever boasts about gigs at the Portland.
That actually looks busier than Cancer Bats last night, Cambridge and modern punk just don't mix. They should have been on at the Portland as opposed to the junction, wonderfully muddy sound as ever, it was so quiet I stood at the front in the centre for the whole gig, completely untroubled. Gig was good, Hail destroyer, Gatekeeper and Sabotage as my personal favourites!
I saw Parkway Drive and Killswitch Engage at Alexandra Palace last Saturday, that was a good night, great venue as well.
Got tickets for Rammstein in Milton Keynes, in July. That should be a good show.
Nothing else planned yet, keeping an eye out though.
Meant to have been in Newcastle on Wednesday for the Ozzy Osbourne / Judas Priest gig which was cancelled. No other gigs planned, just hope they manage to re-arrange the gig with the same support band again.
Went to a slightly surreal gig a couple of weeks back.BC Camplight in Lancaster library on a Sunday afternoon with TVAM supporting. It was ace!
Really fancied seeing BC Camplight support White Denim at the Albert Halls in Manchester next week. That’ll be a blinding gig, but we’re away 🙁
Gig of the year, which I’m pant-wettingly excited about though is Kraftwerk at Jodrell Bank in June. Can’t bloody wait! 😃
Ah yes, I forgot, Loyle Carner at Trinity Brizzle in May. Thank **** I looked up the tour dates for Dead South. It’s Sunday night - wasn’t in the calendar. 😀
Saw Snow Patrol in Birmingham in January. Really loved it. Gary lightbody is an amazing vocalist and his energy & intensity was just amazing.. (prepares to get flamed)
Saw Kasier Chiefs locally in Reading on Weds night. amazing energy and delivery from Ricky .. great gig for a Wednesday night.
Have booked KISS at the O2 with my two teenage girls, Bon Jovi and Manic Streets at the Ricoh later in the year. Taking my girls but not going to 21 Pilots and Panic at the Disco.
Frank Turner & Jimmy Eat World in Cardiff last weekend (almost got into a fight with a bunch of wasted asshats in the crowd), Beans On Toast in a couple of weeks, then She Drew the Gun in Bristol, Muse in Bristol (originally was going to be London, but double booked the date & also got Fort William WC tickets on the same weekend) & Chemical Brothers in November in Cardiff... so far. I think.
Holding out for Glasto tickets in the re-sale in April...
Rick Astley
I really would rather push avdave's mate's [url= https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/are-you-glad-you-were-born/#post-10473222 ]button.[/url]
Hey hey ..I got the date wrong for The Virginmarys ..it's next Friday in Newcastle ..might have a chance of getting there ..
Next gig: Metal to the Masses - Exchange Bristol. Wed 13th. Listening forward to it.
Trail of Dead are still amazing live. Differently amazing from their first UK tour, where they came onstage so drunk that none of them could actually speak (only intelligible words: "SCOTLAND! We like your vodka!" and yet still played a blinding show. But still ace.
deadlydarcy
Ooooh – love The Hold Steady, and Gaslight Anthem. How was the solo show?
Loved it tbh. I mean, I'd listen to Craig Finn fart in the bath and cheer at the end, but still. Very stripped back and warm and open, nicely reinvented songs not just the guitar with the rest of the band missing, Certain Songs was ace frinstance even without the piano and epic guitar.
I sorta liked the Gaslight Anthem but I didn't really know any of the songs Brian Fallon played- still enjoyed it though and I thought his rambling was way more fun than ChrisL did. I felt like I was visiting in someone else's cult and managed to get carried along a bit in the enthusiasm.
You should totally go.
Also, slightly bizarrely, it was the second show this week where I saw the frontman of a band I love do an acoustic cover of Heads Roll Off by Frightened Rabbit. Frank Turner's version was better but Craig's greater experience in singing about death and Jesus did shine through.
I'm really really happy to have no gigs now for a couple of weeks tbh, I am rocked out. And acousticed out.
Ulrich Schnauss in March and had hoped to do blue dot festival but can't get the time off sadly. Looking a bit sparse...maybe catch Kylie at Pride.
Tomorrow it’s a Sex Pistols tribute band; next Saturday RSC Romeo & Juliet. Later in the year Matthew Bourne’s ballet of the same name.
Next month Stiff Little Fingers.
April - Take That (mrs_d’s choice). August - Ed Sheeran (her choice again).
Nothing else planned as yet but if New Model Army are touring they’ll be on the list. Ditto Fields Of The Nephilim