As it’s been a while since the last one and we’ve got two band threads going on how about a gigs and festivals thread?

I’ve got a few lined up so far:

24th September The View @ Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth

2nd October Kassassin Street @ Lennons Southampton

3rd November The Computers @ Joiners Southampton

14th November iNDEPENDENCE Festival @ Southampton uni (First year it’s run with loads of great up and coming bands recommend it if you’re local)

9th December The Computers @ Oslo in Hackney

Only one I’ve lined up is Everything Everything in November…

I’m going to see King Crimson in 2 weeks time, up in Edinburgh.
Past that I’ve got tickets for Walter Trout and Motorhead (if Lemmy lasts long enough)

Should be going to see Coki in Birmingham on the 25th September. Should be good!

Carcass, Obituary and Napalm Death in October.

There are two in a week for me in october – Sisters Of Mercy in Leeds on the Wednesday then New Model Army in York on the Friday. Killing Joke in Leeds a couple of weeks after that, then Vic & Bob in January

Just Bellowhead in Oct.

Oct: Kagoule + Sleaford Mods
Oct: Carl Craig
Nov: Ben UFO/Helena Hauf/Special Guest

was thinking about the Bluetones in Manchester

the second farewell tour 😀

Jon Spiers in October
Bellowhead and Of Monsters and Men (not on the same night) in November

Wolfhound in Eastbourne in December.
See you all there!

Bluetones in Newcastle is the only one I’ve got coming up….

I’m overloaded with gigs in the next few months. Can’t remember having this many lined up in years. I have tickets to see Editors and Father John Misty in Cambridge, Foals, Slaves, The Maccabees, Public Service Broadcasting and The Charlatans in Norwich, John Grant in London and Foals (again) in Margate. Not to mention Lollapalooza festival in Berlin next weekend (although it’s an awful line up IMHO!).

I’m going to see The English Beat (the US one) in Bournemouth next Tues, then The Beat (the English one) in Salisbury next month.

Two-up two-tone. Cool!

Ugly Kid Joe – Underworld 26/9
New Device – Camden Barfly 28/9
Tom Kiefer – O2 Islington 22/10
Fozzy – O2 Islington 26/11
Tigertailz – Underworld 15/4

Think there’s some others, should probably check!

Random stuff
Rob Newman (comedy)
Opera in Berlin next week
Some one man show based on Breaking Bad

Gigs
Motley Crue, could be described as bad
Whitesnake/Def Leppard
The Darkness
Bowling for Soup
Black Stone Cherry/Shinedown/Halestorm

Two of the gigs are my choices, one is joint and the other two GFs. I’m not saying which.

Richard Thompson at the Sage on Sunday. Supported by the Rails (aka his daughter Kami and her hubby)

Paradise Lost at Rock City in Nottingham on 13th November

New Order – The Warehouse Project

Russell brand. Never heard of the fellow. Has he got a new album out?

The Foo Fighters in Edin on the 8th Sep
Kevin Bridges in Glasgow in the 21st Sep.

Looking forward to both, especially as they’re both free… 😆

Everything everything @ Bexhill in November.

The beat in a couple of weeks at my local.
Saw Autobahn last night…. Not bad

A Ha

Don’t ask.

Stereophonics in Brum in December!

Practically none, that’s not normal. Frank Turner, the Wildhearts and Fear Factory.

Paradise Lost – Manc end Sept
Black Stone Cherry in Jan
Wolfsbane (just had to do it!) mid Oct
Blueberry or is it Blackberry Smoke
Mulling over Motorhead in Jan

Anyone with Motely Crue tickets, standing in Manc, that they want rid of please let me know!

Meg Baird.

Laura Marling at The Forum, London this Saturday
Piney Gir at Cafe Kino, Bristol on Sept 18
pinkshineyultrablast at The Lantern, Colston Hall, Bristol on 5 October
Metric at O2 Academy Bristol on 7 October
The Staves at The Colston Hall, Bristol, on 7 November
Courtney Barnett at O2 Academy, Bristol
Tickets for Half Man Half Biscuit at O2 Academy, Bristol in February to be acquired soon.

November, Frank Turner @ Rock City
Mumford & Sons @ Notts Arena

February, City and Colour @ The Troxy in that there london town

April, Bellowhead @ Nottingham royal concert hall

All with MrsMomo, it’s been a very folk heavy year so far, the only exception being the Prodigy back in May!

I’ve got nothing lined up at the moment. Maybe Ulrich Schnauss at the end of October. Nothing’s really grabbing me recently.

Paradise Lost at Rock City in Nottingham on 13th November

Probably end up going to that one myself.

Sleaford Mods in Manchester in a couple of weeks. Might get a ticket for Dweezil Zappa in Oct. Last year’s gig was brilliant.

cb – Member
Wolfsbane (just had to do it!)

Blaze used to ride a fair bit back in 2003 or so… had an Ellsworth Joker, rode over in Cannock a fair bit.

I’ve got The Bluetones this month, U2 in October, Shed Seven, The Inspiral Carpets and The Charlatans in December.

The bluetones in p***smouth in a couple of weeks. Yay!

Peter Hook & The Light this month….

Whitesnake & Sheff Leppard in Dec!

Happy days.

End of the Road festival this weekend.

Frank turner and of monsters and men. Both in November. Can’t remember where.

Ride and God Speed You Black Emperor both in October at Newcastle Academy.

Kacey Musgraves in November…