Gigs

Yeah I was there as well. Great show but as you say some of the crowd are a bit strange. I guess that is to be expected at such a big show.

A group of people near us had strong only gig of the year energy and spent more time take photos of each other for their socials and chatting than enjoying the music.

I saw some of Dave’s comments about Taylor Swift have been clipped out of context and are generating a lot of hate against him online. Predictable but still depressing.

Few things rile me up more than people at a gig who can’t shut the f*ck up (as far as chatting/laughing/generally being a c*nt is concerned) and enjoy the bloody music. It’s music ffs… listen to what you are f*cling paying for or f*ck off down the pub or wherever you and your ignorent bunch hang out.

#iamfunhonest

Green Day were every bit as good as I'd hoped. 2 hours of nonstop bangers. Exceptional band to close.

(Sorry, get a blog etc...this sleepy old place doesn't get much excitement and I've not been for 10 years due to money/kids etc)

The Breeders - The Garage (London)

The first night of a short UK/EU tour, an extra date added to the schedule late notice. I already had tickets for them on Tuesday, but that was at the Troxy which is massive in comparison. Couldn't turn down the chance to see them in a small room (600 cap) and it was the right decision!

It was a packed show, but there were only about 4 or 5 rows of people in front of us, so we were right up close to the band.

I'm a big fan, not just of their catalogue, but their attitude and approach to both life and music. I could watch Kim and Kelley chat all day - they're just so endearing - and there was some great Deal banter between most of the tracks, sometimes with the audience, sometimes each other, sometimes both.

This is a delayed 30th anniversary Last Splash tour, and they played most of the album, and then a mix of tracks from all the other albums including a good handful from Pod. They also played one new track!

For the most part they were really tight, and the sound was great.

They had a bit of a cock-up playing Night of Joy, but they said it was the first time they had played it together (that was from a time when Josephine and Jim weren't in the lineup - yet it was Kim and Kelley mucking it up) but it broke down in smiles and laughter, a little bit of exploration, and then they were off again - and it was glorious to hear.

The crowd was really good (generally older but there were a good handful of younger fans too). The first track of the encore was Walking With a Killer - you could have heard a pin drop, no chatter at all!

Overall it was a fantastic near 2hrs. They played a really good set, and seemed to be enjoying it all as much as the crowd.

I'm a bit gutted I sold the tickets for tomorrow now (chances of the England match being more entertaining are practically 0) and hope they come back to town soon - this was the first time in the UK in 6 years, and they are in their 60s now so may start slowing down (not that they showed any signs of that) - but the memory will keep me going for a while.

I’ve no bother with it. You even see it at festivals with younger, grottier audiences like Reading and Download so its not like having a chill is exclusive to more family friendly festivals.

I suppose the main difference is they won’t end up as fuel on a probably toxic fumed bonfire at the end of IOW the way they would at Leeds

Johnny Marr is just a perfect inverse of everything Morrissey has become, isn’t he?

Yeah that's brutal... I gather Eddie struggled to get through the gig in Manchester on Tuesday. We had the same happen to us a few years back, they cancelled their show in London in 2018 due to Eddie losing his voice. If it's any consolation, they rescheduled for later in the year and put on a great fucking show, I hope you get the same.

Doesn't look like it's being rescheduled either.

Soft Play ticket booked for Brixton in October, been dying to see them for years, excited to finally get the chance.

We've got another gig at the Golden Lion in Todmorden on Friday 26th July. Its only a 35 min support act for the headlining band but I've heard good things about this venue. Be good to check it out and see what it's like and what the people and other bands are like too.

Woooh! AC/DC tonight. Golden Circle at Wembley.
It's starting to hit me - really looking forward to it.
Surely this will be their final tour!

AC/DC is serious bucket list stuff. Enjoy!

Getting a lot of gig envy between them, that Eden Project show and how on form Thursday look in all my friends Instagram stories reliving their/our mid-00s emo phase.

😂 Pics if it happens!

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My ears are still ringing!