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I saw Jason Isbell again the Usher Hall last night. Absolutely blown away which was good as I had high hopes and there's nothing worse than a disappointing gig when you've been really looking forward to it. I was standing and nobody was going anywhere once he started, every song was eagerly received. The band was excellent, just enough improvisation and they all looked like they were having a blast. Sounded great too, just loud enough. SG Goodman the support was very good too, had some good between songs banter whilst tuning her guitar.
Yeah I think Therapy? are in a good place right now, they can be quite up and down and a wee bit "by the numbers" which is understandable enough especially now we're doing the second round of anniversary tours but they were ace in Glasgow.
stumpy01
Full MemberWe stayed in a local ‘spoons
The one in the shopping centre? Classic pre-gig weirdness.
I have a fun week or two coming up now I've got back into gig going.
Fontaines at Ally Pally at the weekend
Then the K's midweek, and Idles the following weekend.
Not sure if any will top Wunderhorse at Brixton academy last month. I wasnt quite convinced by their new album before seeing them, but wow, I am now. A great show and an awesome crowd.
Saw sprints last week, loved them too. Wide age range in the crowd.
Wrapping up the year with Beans on Toast on December which will also be a lot of fun.
@Sadexpunk - don't know if you're interested but Lambrini Girls have just announced an instore at rough trade in jan
@Sadexpunk – don’t know if you’re interested but Lambrini Girls have just announced an instore at rough trade in jan
you beauty, YES I AM. been wanting to see these for ages but nowhere near. ill go see if i can get some tickets.
thanks for the heads up
EDIT: 2 tickets bought, thanks a lot mate
Anyone else getting completely hacked off with the amount of talking/SHOUTING at gigs? English Teacher at SWX Bristol, most of the final third depth crowd were more like a rugby club Christmas piss up. Why go to a gig if all you want to do is get beered up and shout inane, incessant and unrelated chit chat over the music?
Pricks so entitled it doesn’t even occur to them that the reason others keep turning around to stare might be related to their braying over a quiet powerful song like ‘You blister my paint’. Very different when compared to same band and same song at Wedgewood Rooms in spring, where the audience reaction was pretty much rapt attention.
Not even a late drunk decision to go in a group, as this was sold out months ahead.
If this is you, STFU!
We went to the Albert Hall in Stirling last night to see Horse McDonald. Absolutely blown away every time I've seen her. Such powerful and emotive singing. Still belting the songs out just as well as she did back in the 80s/90s. Added bonus was the supporting act before the main gig and onstage with Horse. Kirsten Adamson, daughter of the late Stuart Adamson of Big Country fame. Her music might not be entirely my cup of tea, but her voice and guitar playing were superb.
Excellent wee concert and £25 well spent in my opinion.
"Anyone else getting completely hacked off with the amount of talking/SHOUTING at gigs?...
Why go to a gig if all you want to do is get beered up and shout inane, incessant and unrelated chit chat over the music?"
Not sure it's the beer talking, more likely Columbia's finest (and I use the word finest very loosely). It drives me up the wall. There's a bar area if you want to chat breeze, why don't you go there instead?
vdFull Member
Anyone else getting completely hacked off with the amount of talking/SHOUTING at gigs?
Yeeeeeears ago, I went to see Futureheads do an acapella(ish) set at the Wardrobe in Leeds. I think it was the Wardrobe. Anyway, they specifically asked people to stay quiet while they were performing, as they were doing it unamplified.
Anyway, one girl - right down the front, natch - would not shut up. After a song or two of this, the singer told her firmly but politely to shut up or f*ck off. She left in tears. Normally I'd feel bad for her, but this time? Nah.
Fontaines on wednesday, Anthrax tonight and Courteeners tomorrow night. I'm loving the kid reaching an age where all gigs are now on the cards. Lined up Slipknot, Bad Manners and Miles Kane for December.
Anyone else getting completely hacked off with the amount of talking/SHOUTING at gigs?
Martyn Joseph last night, with about 200 mainly elderly people in a very cold, seated pavilion. Martyn's music is vocal and guitar through a smallish amp, and we all sat in absolute silence enjoying his beautiful songs, but the kids behind the bar obviously didn't get the message and chatted away to each, were in and out slamming the door behind them, even to the point of disturbing the act on stage mid-song.
Anyone else getting completely hacked off with the amount of talking/SHOUTING at gigs?
Not as much as ****s waving their phones around taking videos and photos, but yeah definitely. Although it's nothing new. I remember telling someone to shut the F up at LCD Soundsystem back in 2005. I mean how many chances to you get to see these bands and yet you come and talk through their performance?! If they are nearby they will get told.
Ah, but my favourite story - Amazing Snakeheads, free gig in Bournemouth. They start, people are talking. They stop. Dale Barclay (RIP), "If you're gunnae talk while we're playing we won't bother!". They restart, guy in the front (there is no stage) carries on talking to his girlfiend... Dale steps forward, keeps playing and put his face right up to the guy. The guy laughs and gently bumps foreheads with (Glaswegian) Dale.. oh dear. Bad move. Guy then clears off leaving woman at the front, who then gets treated to the whole of "Where is my Knife" (She weeps and she moans and she cries alone, oh dear, my favourite at the moment I think I'll call you Sally. Forget the rest now I'm your daddy. Where is my knife?) sung directly to her. One of the best gigs ever.
Mister-P
Free Member“Anyone else getting completely hacked off with the amount of talking/SHOUTING at gigs?…
I'll usually just tell people to shut up, it's a pretty safe thing to do because everyone else within range is thinking the exact same thing
Forest Swords last night was incredible. Didn’t quite know what to expect, but it was fab. They were in the centre of a square room, with video projections on the four surrounding walls. It was mesmerising. We just got completely lost in the sounds.
Just waiting for Frank Skinner to come on at hull. Tried to sell the tickets due to the weather but nobody was biting so we decided to bite the bullet and just go.
Rain stopped, it's warmed up, parking was straightforward, the city hall seems a decent venue with no massive queues, we'll see if it was a good decision. And will funtime Frankie stand the test of time.....
Went to see Seasick Steve at the Shepherds Bush Empire last thursday night.
Cracking gig.
Tonight/afternoon its a Dr Feelgood Tribute band at Bedford Esquires. Playing the stuff from the Wilko / Gypie Mayo period of Dr Feelgood.
Liz Lawrence at Scala. Surprised she’s not bigger. Band were really tight.
Yes! Going to go to the London leg
Saw Beans on Toast on Friday then Australian Pink Floyd on Saturday. Totally contrasting gigs but both brilliant, BoT particularly.
Tonight/afternoon its a Dr Feelgood Tribute band at Bedford Esquires. Playing the stuff from the Wilko / Gypie Mayo period of Dr Feelgood.
You've just prompted me to check out the current Dr Feelgood line-up because they are playing a small venue near me in a few days. They seem to be a tribute band already, but I'm not an expert on Dr Feelgood. Anybody seem them, are they worth seeing?
just back from idles at rock city. excellent as always, and a 2 hour set!! must admit id have preferred shorter but the time flew by. didnt go in the mosh pit tonight, stood with my mate watching, and all we could hear on our way out was people saying "my legs are aching from standing so long", "ooh my knees are killing me" 😀
tonight we've got sleaford mods at lincoln drill hall, im not expecting a 2hr set. im getting too old for all these late nights out 😀
.......aaaaaand just back from sleaford mods. 2nd time ive seen them, still not sure what to make of them 😀
i like angry music as much as the next man, but i get bored listening to the albums, just a bit too 'samey'. and watch them live and part of you thinks this is soooo sh1t, one bloke pressing 'play' to start the backing track for each song then just dancing around, and jason just shouting and swearing, wheres the skill?? but......you just cant take your eyes off them! crowd loved them too, a few pints spilled at the front and even a couple of crowd surfers!
enjoyed the support band too, cooper T, a couple of rappers in balaclavas. overall, really enjoyed the night so they must be doing something right!
Sadex, i saw them last year and agree, its our ages. I loved them, Jason just got angrier as the gig progressed. Real age mix in the crowd, i saw them in barcelona in a smallish venue, spanish loved them too despite Jason's only spanish being buenas noches (good evening). The backing music chap dances like my 5 year old nephew. I d deffo see them again but not in a big venue.
Not a gig as such, but our local festival lineup is out for 2025
A couple of bands that are doing other festivals that I'd have liked to have seen on there, but more will be added.
Happy enough with that, it's always a cracking weekend
I've seen Sleaford Mods a few times - always at festivals - where I suspect the shorter set provably works in their favour. Given how little is going on up on stage they're surprisingly engaging. What I did think was interesting a few years back was the mass of abuse that Billy Nomates got for doing exactly the same sort of live show ( https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/billy-nomates-glastonbury-set-abuse-b2363451.html). I've seen here live (actually at the Leftfiedl tent at the festival) and she was brilliant. The only difference is she's pressing play on her laptop rather than having someone else do it for her.
(quite a few tracks both of theirs I love, but not album artists for me)
Pokey LaFarge in Brixton tonight.....
anagallis_arvensis are you small or far away?
Electric Six at a small venue in York last night (The Crescent). It was fun, but not the best gig I have been to by some margin.
Saw Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Birmingham BP Connect 0n 17 November (Formally Genting Arena/LG Arena/NEC Arena) - they were ****ing amazing!
Went to see WH Lung at Nottingham Bodega last Saturday - great live band. Complete contrast to Jools Holland Rhythym and Blues Orchestra who I am seeing tonight at Birmingham Symphony Hall (Not really my cup of tea…).
Shed Seven next week at Birmingham Academy.
Did you find it cold in Rock City!?
We went on Friday to see Massive Wagons and the wife and I both had to keep our coats on due to the air-con. Loads of folk still wearing beenies too. It's usually a sweaty mess in there! 🙂
johndoh Free Member
Electric Six at a small venue in York last night (The Crescent). It was fun, but not the best gig I have been to by some margin.
I've seen them two or three times now and my conclusion is that I'll see them but I won't go out of my way to do so. They're perfectly fine as a live band but I always have a feeling that they should be something a bit more than what they manage to put on.
Saw Public Service Broadcasting last night at a great venue in Madrid, just the right size, with great sound, and the band were fantastic. My wife wasn't familiar with their music, which is always a risk, but she loved them so that was fantastic, too.
The crowd as pretty much as I imagine an STW get-together would be: majority middle-aged, white men. Including me, of course 🙂
Saw Joe and the Shitboys on Saturday night, cracking gig. Frontman spent the entire gig in the crowd (although the venue was small enough that it's hard not to)!
Chris Helme (of the Seahorses) and a few other bands at the Crescent in York at the weekend. Bit meh - love him as a singer and was really looking forward to it but he sang about 4 songs which I'd never heard and then disappeared. The band on after him (little York band from back in the day) called The Blueprints were ace.
Back there again on Monday night to watch Echobelly supported by Blue Violet. One of the best gigs I've been to - both bands absolutely amazing...
I really enjoyed seeing anthrax and testament for the first time.
that said, Kreator were absolutely blistering.
gobsmacked!
My word, these cruddy photos! What's the point? sorry, just one of my hated things.
Just booked Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart for next May... at The Joiners! Amazingly tiny venue... just outside my price limit of £50 for a pair a tix. But he's my bass hero, so had to do it. Never saw the original PiL, but now seen Johnny in 2022 and then Jah, so closest I'll get 🙂
Cruddy photo follows (before they started playing, luckily. Its the gig where he called someone a "soppy ****" for having their phone out.) Legend
Went to New Century in Manc last night. Saw Sprints supported by Chalk. Lovely venue. Nice crowd. Good, loud bands. 
Todays free gigs in Brum are Martin Burch Band at The Brasshouse at 3pm then a choice of Clean Shirt at Snobs or Taxi For Jesus at the Actress n Bishop at 6.30 and then at 8pm its Cat Davis Trio at the Gunmakers. At Kings Norton at 3pm theres The Southland Trio at Chas Mann.
Today should bring this years gig total up to 123 btw. Last year I managed 144.
The Almighty last night at the Barrowlands. Saw them last St Andrews day too, and will do again next!
Barrowlands is always such a great venue, the band were great, Ricky Warwick was his usual gurning enthusiastic self.
Missed Girlschool supporting though, got there at the changeover.
The Damned, at the barrowlands on Thursday, and the Skids and Spear of Destiny on saturday
Not been to a gig since late last year so I'm going to need to sleep for a week after this bunch.
Battles on Friday at Clwb Ifor Bach, great gig, they were really good, good crowd, packed venue.
@Lovewookie, was there too and last year and might just do it again next year. Great show.
My word, these cruddy photos! What’s the point?
I can’t remember most of the gigs I’ve been to in my life. I kept tickets for a while then cleared them out. A mate (diagnosed ocd) has a notebook of everyone he’s seen.
I now make sure I take one photo at each gig I go to. It’s a log, not meant to be art.
(but people taking video? Ffs. When are you ever going to watch it? No one else is going to)
Took my 8yr old daughter to see Henge yesterday. Matinee show at band on the wall in MCR. Saw them for the first time at the ferret in Preston a few weeks ago, we had a great time at that so I thought we should go again.
She made a friend and the two of them stood up on the balcony, I kept an eye on her from downstairs, it was great to watch her singing and dancing along.
It you've not seen Henge, I highly recommend going along, it's a brilliant, good fun, show. And the kid friendly matinee show is genius.
Day was slightly ruined by train cancellation chaos which means we ended up getting a national express home, which in turn took 90 minutes just to get out of the city centre, total gridlock!