Gigs.

Re. Nick Cave – arenas are not my cup of tea either, but If you get close to the front it feels as intimate as a mid sized venue..

And the sound is fantastic. That and goat a few weeks before have been my best gigs of the year, and up there with my best ever…

Just got tickets to the descendents and circle jerks at the O2 in Glasgow.

Really looking forward to it

Maruja this Friday at Bedford Esquires.

Not actually a gig but went to see the Mogwai film If The Stars Had A Sound last night. Good watch if you like Mogwai, probably not if you don’t, it’s basically an assortment of snapshots of little bits of their completely absurd career. Lots of good music and concert footage and that including a few I was at (I was looking for ChrisL’s excessively tall sticky-up head in the Glasgow scenes)

Anthrax/ Kreator next week. Supported by Testament.

Mate just managed to snag us tickets for Idles at Ally Pally on the 30th, should be good, they never disappoint!

Florence Black + Massive Wagons at Rock City in Nottingham this Friday

Mate just managed to snag us tickets for Idles at Ally Pally on the 30th, should be good, they never disappoint!

we’ve got them at rock city on monday.  i say it every time but i really think this may be the last time we go see them.  pretty much an arena sized band now which is the point i usually stop seeing bands.  wifes had a charmed life with idles, getting on the front barrier at a couple of festivals and also at the odd venue too.  she’s not very good with crowds anyway and has really enjoyed them so far so shes thinking of ducking this one as itll be chocker with minimal chance of a decent viewing spot.  she’d have hated goat there the other night, absolutely rammed.

shes torn between just having the memories, or having one last bash and if its sh1t for her then at least she can draw a line under them safe in the knowledge that its the right time to bow out.