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Random Roddie Woomble from Idlewild solo show tomorrow- been an Idlewild fan forever but was never that into the folkier "happy REM" side of it, so I'm not sure if it's really for me so we're doubling up with a random circus show. And the bar has loads of gluten free beer for me, so it's all a recipe for success and definitely not riding on saturday.
Northwind
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Random Roddie Woomble from Idlewild solo show tomorrow
I'd love that! Enjoy 🙂
<p>M.Ward at The Bush Hall in October</p>
I'm off to see Leftfield at Kentish Town Forum in December with a couple of mates. Middle aged men behaving badly if previous nights out are anything to go by.
EOTR
Our 4th one and I think the best so far. Way too many good acts to list. My highlight was Friday evening of Kokoko -> Angel Olsen -> Panda Bear / Sonic Boom.
Quality was increased by making a decision to not drink myself silly until at least 6pm, and for the first time in 30 years of festivals, having an actual shower! I know!
Nice few coming for Oct/Nov now
October - The Umlauts and The Kills
Nov - Mandy Indiana, Declan Welsh (who he?) and Bob Vylan
Ferocious Dog acoustic 3 piece in Acapela Studios, near Cardiff last night. They were excellent. I've seen them twice now and they were great both times. Acapela is a lovely little place, with loads of character but, wow, it is really uncomfortable, with compromised views unless you get there really early. I watched the band from behind, almost, on the balcony. If I had leaned over far enough then I could have helped the band with instrument changes. 😀
They played for an hour, then a 15 minute break where they just chatted to the audience, and then another 70 minutes or so. Ken Bonsall, the singer, stood by the exit and seemed intent on talking to every single person in the gig. I've told my girls time and time again, when they discuss extortionate amounts for Taylor Swift meet and greet tickets, come to my gigs and you'll be forced to speak to the band.
A great night and a lovely band.
Got to see Amyl and the Sniffers in Edinburgh a few weeks back. WHAT A GIG! 3rd, and best, time I've seen them so far.
Just seen Oxbow. Phenomenal. They surf the line between fluidity and hard precision like no other band.
Got the Reytons at Sheffield Arena end of Sept
Embrace at Sheffield Academy in Nov
The Twang at Leadmill end of Nov
The Dead South at Rock City early December
Deacon Blue this weekend in Liverpool, proper reminiscing cheese fest! Been playing a lot of the back catalogue all week.
End of the month it’s Muse in Manchester. Also really looking forward to that.
Not sure whether to admit to this (we may have covered before) but tribute bands?
At a loose end this Friday just gone, and as it was £11 and just up the road from me I went to see 'The Joneses' - another Smiths tribute band / not The Smyths.
I didn't have high aspirations, but had a fab time. Of course you suspend disbelief a bit, especially as Mozza is now a top bellend - am I supposed to hold fake-Mozza responsible for the sins of his genuine? And it wasn't a full tribute, the rest of the band were not born when these songs were written and hadn't gone down the fake Johnny Marr route, etc. The voice wasn't bad - did a passable version - but of course the songs are timeless and when played well to an audience that was only there because of the idolisation of the band, of course it was a singalong start to finish.
Hand your sneering and prejudice in at the door and just go along for the ride. There really is a light that never goes out.
(only complaint of course is that it was hot as hell, in a little venue, and despite intaking planty of fluid (!!) I woke up Saturday feeling rough as hell and it lasted all day and into Sunday)
Next on my list are:
Ukrainians in Brighton
Wheatus in Guildford
Bug Club in Reading
Pale Blue Eyes in Oxford
(and if anyone, anywhere has a spare or unwanted ticket for CATQ in Kingston / Pryzm, I have a large sum of money to swap for it)
Muse were epic last night.
Missed the Vanilla Ice gig.
I’ll just have to settle for Ice Cube😊😊😊
Reytons last night. What a gig.
Supported by Declan Welsh and the Decadent West and also the K's - both worthy support acts.
Unsigned band selling out a 30k Arena, brilliant
Also at Pigsx7 last night, took my lad. It was a cracking gig, proper noisy and fun. His first 'proper' gig, and he loved it.
I don't always get on with the Ritz, but the sound was good last night. Great atmosphere too.
Not a live gig but went to see Talking Heads “ Stop making sense” remastered 4k on the big screen yesterday…Still fantastic.
lso at Pigsx7 last night, took my lad. It was a cracking gig, proper noisy and fun. His first ‘proper’ gig, and he loved it.
I don’t always get on with the Ritz, but the sound was good last night. Great atmosphere too.
Great intro to a gig for your boy. Pigs were great weren’t they? Can’t wait to take my lad to a gig. He’s dying to see the Mysterines but only 10 so difficult to find many venues that will have him.
If you saw two pissed men at the end, jabbering on at the lead singer at the Merch stand it was me and my BiL. Mat Baty was great!
Popped up a couple of hours ago on my Facebook feed, so off to see Courting just now. My daughter and her boyfriend said they were great at Truck Fest, will report back later.
Well my 14 year old daughter has managed to get tickets to Blur performing their new album at Hammersmith next week so I have been press-ganged into taking her.
Will be my first gig as a punter in about ten years, but only her second ‘big’ one so will try and feed off her energy and enjoy the experience with her.
I saw Blur at the IoW Festival a few years ago, never had an opportunity to see them before, and they were outstanding, just superb. Damon just didn’t stop moving, he was stood on the crowd barrier at one point, about an arm’s length from me, with a security bloke holding onto his belt to stop Damon going into the crowd. So many great songs, Phil Daniels came on to do ‘Park Life’, and to get to see one of the great British bands at 14, and only her second big gig, wow, she’s so very lucky. Enjoy it yourself as well, they put everything into their shows.
Myself, I’ve got a gig on Tuesday in Bristol, at Strange Brew, a venue that’s new to me, to see Kristin Hersh. Looking forward to it, last time I saw her was at The Fleece, and it was like seeing three bands, Kristin solo, Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave, as she has members of TM and 50FW touring with her.
Also got Jesca Hoop coming up in three weeks or so as well, at Bristol Folk House, which is a nice intimate venue.
Courting, recommended. Great fun.
Edge of the Wedge tomorrow and that's tour done
Good to hear Pigs x7 was a good gig. I've got them in a couple of weeks time at a little venue in Notts. Looking forward to it.
Muse were epic last night.
I am not permitted to talk about Muse in hearing of Sandwich Jr. Me and the daughter saw them at V in the noughties "while they were still good" (his words, The Absolution Tour). It can cause some tension if we refer to seeing them at V some 20-ish years later!
first gigs in ages coming in November.
Gothminister, havent seen them for about 18 or 19 years when they played WGT in Leipzig
Sister of Mercy, though may end up not, unsure yet. again, not seen them for 18 years. last time was barrowlands, this time barrowlands, last time they were utter rubbish. However the times I've seen them before, they were great. This time, I'm hoping that following on from not being about for an age has inspired them to actually care about playing 'music' rather than experimental electro jazz in fog.
The Almighty (All f'kn mighty). At the barrowlands i glasgow. That is going to be some gig. Not seen them for a very long time. not actually sure if I've seen them at all, or if it was just ricky warwick.
Sandwich Jr. Me and the daughter saw them at V in the noughties “while they were still good”
I've only ever seen Muse on the showbiz tour in newcastle union, back when they were properly good 😉 and they were, very.
Kristin Hersh tonight at Bristol Strange Brew. New venue to me right in the centre, pretty much underneath the multi-story car park that the old Bier Keller faced. All glass frontage, walk in the front door and the seats were set out right in front as I walked in, with the bar right along one side. Talk about intimate the stage is about knee-height, and close enough sat down to put my pint on!
Great place to see Kristin, it was just her with her acoustic and a bloke accompanying her on cello, and she was in a great mood, really chirpy and funny, she kept on at the cellist about his instrument not going out of tune, then asked if he knew it was like a violin, he said yes, so then she asked him why he didn’t play it the right way then. Well, we all laughed anyway.
Saw Throwing Muses supported by The Sundays in 1989 (proper fell in love with Harriet)
Great place to see Kristin, it was just her with her acoustic and a bloke accompanying her on cello, and she was in a great mood, really chirpy and funny, she kept on at the cellist about his instrument not going out of tune, then asked if he knew it was like a violin, he said yes, so then she asked him why he didn’t play it the right way then. Well, we all laughed anyway.
My son has no bother at all playing a 3/4 cello on the shoulder (without the bottom rod, obvs), but hasn't tried a 4/4. he is 6'5" and has gangly arms with it.
Kristin Hersh
That looks amazing, just looked up the set list to see if she played "Your Ghost", which she did. I'm not sure how that song would work without someone to duet with - but it's one of my all time favourite songs.
In other news, got an email this morning about a Suede / Manic St Preachers co-headline tour next summer. I'll be all over that!
Just booked to see Shed Seven and Gruff Rhys (Ex Super Furry Animals) at 2 gigs / signings in Jan - looking forward to those.
Saw Kristin Hersh in the same "singing solo with a cellist" set up back in 1994 at the Leeds City Varieties on the Hips & Makers tour. Haunting and so impactful. Still one of my favourite gigs. 
Deacon Blue tonight for us. Manchester. Staying over even though we live just 9 miles outside the city, just more relaxed.
One for the old crusties...last night at the 100 Club
Two of my all time favourite bands.
Culture Shock were epic, best I've ever seen them. RDF were good, but it's impossible to follow Culture Shock when they play like this
The Umlauts last night in Brighton. Fab stuff. Nice venue, the Hope & Ruin, slightly bigger than the last time I saw them in Southampton where the 8 of them only just fit on the stage. Good to get out. The Kills next on Halloween
Reytons tonight in Portsmouth. Bloody brilliant
Wheatus in Guildford. Excellent, as always a request show rather than a setlist and plenty of banter in between.
Reytons tonight in Portsmouth. Bloody brilliant
They were brilliant in Sheffield, albeit Johnny got a bit boring with his 'where we've come from' speeches. Yeah, we get it.
Thought the support was great too - especially the K's. Weirdly though, when I put them on Spotify, I'm a bit meh, but great live
God is an astronaut coming up in Glasgow this week. So. Very. Excited.
Thought the support was great too – especially the K’s. Weirdly though, when I put them on Spotify, I’m a bit meh, but great live
You simply can't beat live music, particularly little bands and support bands in small venues, just living their best lives and enjoying putting on a show. It's why I get annoyed with the major bands in big stadiums when they just phone it in, they were once that support band and should never forget it - if they don't owe it to the paying fans they owe it to themselves 10 years ago......
I've posted before but Frank knows.
Saw Larkin Poe at the Roundhouse last night. Acoustics were a bit shit but made up by their energy and playing. Bass drum was strong enough to move my jeans to the beat.
Supported by The Sheepdogs. Brilliant band I’d never heard of.
Why do people talk/shout continuously during the playing!!!! One guy was watching the rugby on his phone. Really engaged in the music.
I’m too old to stand for four hours though.
Why do people talk/shout continuously during the playing!
Cos they are ignorant pricks! They’re everywhere! Coukd hear 2 women at the Umlauts constantly jabbering away, luckily I was near enough to the sound system that they were drowned out or I would’ve told them to shut the **** up. There’s a bar downstairs! Go down there if you just want to chat! No thanks I’d rather ruin the gig for everyone around me. Dicks! Don’t get me started on arseholes taking photos/video constantly..,!
Young Fathers at the Barras last night, the first of their two sold-out shows there. Brilliant, really loud!
Good week in store this week - seeing Withered Hand at St Lukes on Friday, then Nadine Shah at King Tuts on Sunday. Load of other good stuff coming up too.
People talking/shouting/filming on phones - yeah, just people being dicks. So many instances over the years. Mrs Tyred excels at the Paddington Bear Hard Stare. I've only had a couple of fights with random idiots as a result.
Young Fathers at the Barras last night, the first of their two sold-out shows there
Hometown gigs I believe? must've been fab. Extraordinary live band 🙂
Nah, they’re from Edinburgh. Salt and sauce, not salt and vinegar.