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Going to see The Wildhearts at The Junction in Cambridge next Thursday
Just in case that wasn't a typo/brain-fart, they're actually on on Tuesday (tomorrow) not Thursday!
https://www.junction.co.uk/the-wildhearts
Looking forward to an evening with Elbow tomorrow in Manchester, followed by John Mayer on Friday night. What a bloody week!
Got Agnes Obel tickets for next year. Missed the last tour because of work so I’m chuffed.
She makes war supporting skating Molly in the 20th at the Hare & Hounds
Craig Finn from the Hold Steady last night, insufficiently miserable for a Craig Finn solo but not as joyous as a Hold Steady, but still ace.
David Ford later this week and Emily Barker next. And then totally unironically, The Heavy one night and then the actual heavy the next night, Machine ****ing Head.
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Just in case that wasn’t a typo/brain-fart, they’re actually on on Tuesday (tomorrow) not Thursday!
Ah, yes! It was a brain fart!
Enjoy it!! Should be a belter.
I was hoping to make it to the signing at Fopp beforehand, but don't think I'll get there.
Richard Hawley in Brighton on Friday. The world always seems a much better place after seeing one of his shows.
Tickets for The Wonderstuff at O2 Brum in December arrived today, excited!!!
Off to see the Cult tomorrow at Rock City. wife's birthday treat....I thought they were long since washed up but it should be good tbh.
Saw Tim Minchin on Tuesday evening. Opening night of his UK tour made memorable by the couple alongside us who turned up a day early!
Some old stuff and some new stuff, a great evening. One of the newer ones was about marital fidelity which for an older bloke married for over 30 years was a bit of a throat-closer.
Next Friday we're off to Thekla to see Grace Petrie and a visit to the boy for a dog access visit.
Saw Grace Petrie supporting Frank Turner a while back, she's ace.
Last night at Heartbreakers, tiny club in Soton (£8!) [url= https://www.seetickets.com/tour/working-men-s-club ]Working Men's Club[/url]. Bloody brilliant. Their track Teeth is making some waves (I think it's on 6Moosik playlist), what a track, danced like a twonk. Band with attitude. See em!
No Wildhearts near me this time because we got a bonus gig in the summer, but Wildhearts + Backyard Babies in January? That'll do. Sure, so the only reason I ever listened to the BYB was at times when the Wildhearts had split up, ie every odd-numbered weekday, so having them in the same place is a bit redundant but hey.
Working Men's Club are in Guildford tonight - go! It's one of the few dates not sold out... I would go, but not really worth driving for an hour for a 50 minute set (and Rampage is on 😀 ) The WMC singer is 17 years of age, apparently. Awesome.
Cud for me in Leeds tonight, 30th anniversary of their debut LP. Really looking forward to it, not seen em for 28 years
Blanket in Camden for me tonight in a pub. Don’t expect many others to be there as I suspect slightly niche taste?
I'm the only niche in the village! 😀
Saw Numan on Monday, was a bit meh,to much posturing for my liking! Saw She Drew The Gun on Weds and they were brilliant! Just got tickets for BC Camplight in Jan 😀
The Hu are playing Bristol next year, think I might be going to that. Mongolian throat-singing heavy rock band playing traditional instruments, what’s not to like!
Saw Gary Numan at the Roundhouse last night and thought he was pretty damn good considering it's now 40 YEARS since he started out.
Legend.
Tickets on the way for The Amazons ..me and my 16 year old boy with a stay over in The Toon ..
I'm expecting to be the oldest punter there ..but it's only rock n roll..and I like it ..!
" Not yet 65...😁😎..."
3 nights of the Hold Steady in London next year, again... I was thinking we could pull another weekender...
Michael Monroe at the G2 in glasgow last night. Tyla (of Dog's D'Amour) and Electric Eel Shock supporting.
gig was supposed to be in the Garage, but changed last minute, which meant tyla was on at 7pm, so I missed all but one song :-/
Electric eel shock were great, japanese 80's heavy metal, apparently. they looked like they were having fun anyway and played well.
Micheal Monroe, I quickly realised I knew very little of his material, but he was buzzing. climbing on everything, even at one point walked about 10ft across the little shelf along the wall to the bar, where he continued about half of the song, then shimmied along back to the stage.
Great gig, still has the energy of the 80's glam/sleaze metal scene.
Next up I think is New Model Army in edinburgh, followed by Nizer Ebb the day after, and Die Krupps a couple of days after that.
Comedy: saw Nick Helm on Friday. Some of his stuff is hard to laugh at, but he made the cheeks ache anyway (face ones). If you go and see him, I would advise not sitting at the front. He might shout very loudly in your face.
Tropical **** Storm on thurs. Gonna be good. Then nothing til the end of the month.
Going to see Wave Pictures at The Parish in Huddersfield on Friday night.Should be good!
Greta Van Fleet tonight in Glasgow, I'm just a bit excited. They were brilliant when I saw them at Download.
@DezB saw working men’s club on sat in Sheffield. Frickin awesome. Had seen them at a festival in the summer and made sure we got tickets again. Short set though! Not many songs. My gig buddy’s sister’s partner is a 6music producer and they came too. Guest list of course.
Unfortunately that gig clashed with mr Ben and the bens at the delicious clam where I’d met Brant Brant Brant before at the last gig they played their so was a bit miffed couldn’t go to that but am sure working men’s club was a good choice.
This Saturday it’s Kate tempest, then the orielles in Nottingham then Fontaine’s dc. Good month this!
Nice one docrobster 🙂
Greta Van Fleet tonight in Glasgow
Ahh, that's who they are! I was trying to remember who the more zep than zep band were.
good at their stuff, definately.
Buckchery tonight 300 head gig in Blackpool
Machine Head pretty much killed me last night... 3 hour set ffs, Machine Head fans aren't getting any younger! They even brought on substitute band members at half time. Bloody awesome show but I'm really feeling it today...
Tickets on the way for The Amazons
We'll be watching at rock city on Monday night, Amazon's are quality live, it was catfish this monday just gone.
Counting down to the lesser spotted three gig week in mid-November. Two nights of Marillion at the Royal Albert Hall and then Feeder at the Roundhouse. London is bobbins for biking, but it does have some advantages...
Just discovered that working men’s club are the support at the orielles gig (28/11, bodega, Nottingham) but I can’t now go cos away on some training in Durham. Maybe my gig buddy will take his sister instead.
Double bummer
Uri roth 28th
Amon amarth 29th
Massive wagons in December
@wrightyson
Tickets have arrived ..really looking forward to this next Tuesday..
My mate saw Catfish on Tuesday gone ..could hardly hear me on Wednesday!
Any Sam Fender fans that couldn't get tickets ..he will be turning on the Christmas lights in Newcastle this Thursday evening...( mini set )
also heard that he is playing the Utilita arena next April ..dates not yet confirmed ..
Would love to go see Foals at Edinburgh next April ..but cant commit this early and there is already limited availability ..another gig I will probably regret not going to !
The Runner is my earworm track at the moment ..
My mate just gave me a ticket to see Gerry Cinnamon on Friday...I’ll join thousands of young cokeheads for a singalong!
Cate le Bon and Deerhunter last night in Manchester, was good, but Bradford f'd about fawning over Cate that they ran out of time to play He Would Have Laughed 🙁
Keeping it old school, saw Squeeze last night, excellent live as ever.
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Keeping it old school, saw Squeeze last night, excellent live as ever.
Indeed. Saw them last month and was impressed. Great songs
Holy **** storm! Just got back from Tropical **** Storm! Man, that was heavy. If you like mental guitarists I recommend you find yourself a tour date and stand at the front. Mind blowing.
Got called a **** by a spoiled little girl who tried to push me out the way to get a photo, said I elbowed her when in fact I just kept dancing and ignored her. Kids these days eh.
Have to admit Dez there are some proper special people at gigs these days, if you don't like a bit of a squash or a sweaty body then don't queue at 6pm and insist on standing right at the front for anything other than a mick bubble concert or you're going to be a little bit moody.
Gigs:
Adam Ant in just over a week. Don't judge me, it's my girlfriend's bucket list, I nodded and smiled.
December, Gun and FM on the 20th with, eh, Dan Reed Network. FM playing the Tough It Out album in full which is the only material of theirs I know, and Gun is well Gun and just one of the most underrated bands ever, I adore them. Then the Thunder Christmas party the day after.
Then, Terrorvision in February, their one-off gig until they announced a second date. Party over here.
Thunder's bald drummer is Harry James. I don't know what you're referring to but I suspect it's something else.
No that's the one, didn't know they were still going. Loved them as a young rocker, one of the more melodic moments between seps and slayer 😂.
Watched them at Manchester apollo in probably 93, what a random venue, Im sure I remember it was partially seated?
October 92 apparently, one of the scariest car journeys of my life coming back over the cat with a mate who was a shit driver of 17!
Have to admit Dez there are some proper special people at gigs these days
So special this one - she actually waited to speak to me after the band had finished. Really can't imagine what she thought she was going to get out of the conversation!
@hodgynd be ready pal, that was ****ing awesome, really really good. Up the front with my 17 year old nails daughter and my 14 year old lad who's a bit reserved at times. Rock city is such an awesome venue. Oh if I could go back 25 years and do it all again....
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Can but echo wrightyson's comments. Amazons were fantastic and Rock City is such a great venue.
@wrightyson...& Jate...oh I'm ready alright from the YT footage I've seen I know it's going to be spot on ..but thanks for the heads-up..
I'm surprised though that they don't seem to have " Warning Sign " in the set list ..both mine & my boy's favourite track from " Future Dust " ...
Not long now..
Metronomy last night. Actually a really good live band, loads of energy and dancing with various highlights including a synth off - rest of band exited, the synth players either side of the stage going increasingly crazy as the banks of keyboards slowly closed on each other to meet centre stage for a . Better than it probably looks written down.
Snarky Puppy on Friday.
Life, on Friday night at the Craufurd Arms.
Then Fat white family at Earth in Hackney on the 3rd Dec.
Anyone like a bit of good old Folk-Rock? If so, I can heartily recommend Blackbeard's Tea Party. Saw them on Saturday in Carlisle. Not all the audience were over 50, either ....
Then Fat white family
Got them on the 29th in Brighton. Such a great live band 🙂
Seeing The Men They Couldn't Hang doing an acoustic set in London on 7-Dec, and got tickets for the last day of C2C in London in March - Luke Combs headlining.
hopefully will do a few smaller country and rock gigs over the course of 2020..
Life, on Friday night at the Craufurd Arms.
Then Fat white family at Earth in Hackney on the 3rd Dec.
I'd rather go to the Craufurd Arms than Earth. I went to see Submotion Orchestra there and it was a bit pants. The band were good (from what I could hear) but the venue was a bit crap and I think I was one of the few there to actually see the band. Everyone else was chatting away through the entire show. Shame as when I saw them at MK11 they were superb.
Everyone else was chatting away through the entire show
People are such selfish, ignorant ****s these days, they really are.
What a night ..The Amazons rocked Newcastle O2 last night !
Wildest gig I've been to since The Cult at Whitley Bay Ice rink ..a lifetime ago ..
Demob Happy were great support too !
Just booked reytons!
Now if you want to see and enjoy more wild then I strongly suggest you get tickets.
I also enjoyed dmob, reminded me of old school seattle/soungarden type vibe.
Just back from the 50th Anniversary Hawkwind gig at the Albert Halls in Manchester.
Must of seen the wheezing old space gypsies a couple of dozen times, that was one of the best.
And on theramin......Tim Blake! Never thought I'd see him again.
Dave Brock was looking a bit old, turns out he's 78 🙂
Absolutely top night.
Only saw Hawkwind once ..admittedly on the back of "Silvermachine " when I was sixteen years old ..I think the tour was " Atomhenge"? ..
The stage show was shite ..and I never did fancy seeing them again..
I think things improved over the years though !
well, the time has rolled around again, I've seen this lot at least once every year since 1987 (apart from the years when they were in different incarnation) and I guess that with double years that must add up to nearly 30 times.
And the songs STILL all sound the same.
Tonight, in a teeny sweaty middle aged Dad crowded Boileroom in Guildford, I give you......
The semi-legendary Wedding Present.
(very excited, but......
I see Blobby Williams is doing Wembley Arena on December 17th for £110 a ticket.
Who the hell pays that much to see such a smug ars@!##e on stage?
It’s probably sold out already.
The stage show was shite ..and I never did fancy seeing them again..
The stage show is always shite, that's part of the charm. 🙂
They really were on it last night though......
Alter Bridge & Shinedown in December.
Surely the fact that Hawkwind are still going is a testament to the medicinal qualities of Acid?
We went to see Yak at the Trades Club on Wednesday night. Absolutely bloody brilliant gig. They’ve still a few dates left on this tour. Well worth watching
Just got tickets for the Wildhearts at QMU (proper gig venue that) and A at the Garage. And And You Will Know Them By The Trail Of Dead in Edinburgh, on the off chance that they don't have to cancel yet another tour.
Fontaines DC last night in Birmingham. Bloody brilliant, intense, punchy, invigorating. Loved it.
Next gig is clutch on 20th Dec.
I play in a hardcore punk band from Manchester that gigs quite a lot. Time is a rare thing so the only gigs i really get to are ones where we are also on the bill. Played with a few amazing bands over the years so my cup regularly runneth over.
Fontaines DC last night in Birmingham. Bloody brilliant, intense, punchy, invigorating. Loved it.
As they were in Sheffield on Saturday night.
Not got anything lined up for a bit now. Was going to see murder capital in feb but clashes with a 50th.
Jacob collier next year some time with the kidz. I haven’t decided if I like him or not yet.
This is a rare treat...a thread I can comment on.
Actually been to a few gigs after a long hiatus - SunnO))) and Lightning bolt in the last few weeks, with The Cuban Brothers and DJ Yoda separating them and giving me time in between for hearing to recover.
It's just the standing up for 2 hours that I can't do anymore...
Anyone got a spare Amyl and the Sniffers ticket for Gorilla in Manchester on Sunday? Desperately want to see them but don’t have a ticket...
Frank Turner show in Dunfermline on Friday was weird. Emily Barker support, which was nice, then Frank supported himself, doing a solo acoustic set of carefully handpicked tracks off the new album which avoided the two best ones and included the worst song he's ever done. Then an unplugged set from the full band where they all just played their normal instruments except sitting down. Some interesting rearrangements but mostly a sort of unhappy halfway house between his normal solo shows and a proper sleeping souls gig... Still really enjoyed it, never seen anything close to a bad show from Frank, and it was pretty interesting but, mmm.
"A", the ungooglable band, ended up playing the little venue at the Garage on sunday, turnout seemed pretty awful and most of the audience was pushing 40 but it was a good set, good performance despite JP's voice being knackered- and didn't have the weird "we're not quite sure why we're here" feel of the last time I saw them on tour. Still a lot of love for these guys out there it turns out. Totally wrecked my neck.
(and Mark Chapman is still one of the best damn forgotten guitarists in the country, shame this set didn't really let him cut loose.)
It’s just the standing up for 2 hours that I can’t do anymore…
I prefer to call it dancing 😀
On for Working Men's Club and Fat White Family on Friday! Was in the balance, but we're doing it. I'm gonna die.
Shed 7 in Blackburn last night. I know this will probably divide opinion because people will think they're naff, but they never fail to put on a good show! Average age of the crowd will be forty something, but there was a couple of people 70+ and plenty of kids, including an 11 year old at his first gig. There's something joyous about seeing all those people (and joining in) belting out chasing rainbows as loud as they can. Great stuff.
Got tickets to a Labour fundraising gig on Saturday. The Blinders headline with 8 bands in support. Should be... sweaty. Going on the annual scum run during the day though, starting at 11:30, maybe won't make it to the end!!
BC Camplight at Thekla, Bristol last night. Absolutely brilliant. Good man, great show.
Can't recall the last time I saw an artist pretty much drink a full bottle of wine on stage either. He was enjoying himself!!
Billy Bragg tonight, expecting lots of election stuff.
@northwind sounds very similar to the show I saw in July. His Mrs was support which was incredibly dull if I'm honest and then frank just sang a set acoustic with just him and his guitar. There were some great sing along moments but it was just a bit weird. Seen him probably half a dozen times and that show just seemed odd.
Queensryche on saturday at the Garage.
Dog's D'Amour on the 22nd Dec at Audio.
ended up not going tosome of the gigs I'd hoped. went to NMA in Edinburgh, good gig that, despite not really being a fan. really really crammed though. couldn't be bothered with Nitzer Ebb or Die Krupps, though hear they were good gigs too. :-/