Funnily enough this will be also be the second year I wont be going to The Great Escape. I know its a new music thing but in the past you would get a few known acts thrown into the mix and some really decent looking Dome shows. Not any more, and for the asking price of £100 you could go to 5...
I did see a setlist for Johnny Marr and was surprised by how many Smiths songs he played. I’m sure fans would have been delighted by this. Not familiar with any of his solo songs but this sounds like a decent night.
Watched 2 episodes and won’t be watching anymore. Slapstick ultra violence accompanied by tunes from the likes of Smooth FM has been done to death. Nothing much original here.
I was at the Komedia gig too on the recommendation of Spring Hall Convert. Last time I saw her play was at Hove Market when she was touring the Aviary album. Not heard the latest album yet, but to be honest I found Aviary hard work and have not managed to listen to it in its entirety.
Just back from a few days abroad. We went to see the relegation battle between Cologne v Bochum on the Saturday. There was one Bochum fan in our block who was wearing his colours, not a single Cologne fan seemed bothered. Bochum scored and this fan went crazy. Did it all kick off? No. Was this...
I’m coming to the conclusion that I’m one of a very small number of people who don’t really take to the louder, poppier sound of Yard Act. I went last night wondering how the tracks from Overload would sit alongside Utopia, sadly these earlier songs had been reimagined with the addition of the...
A novel arrangement. This is an act I am not at all familiar with but will have a look.
On The Nick Cave front I have managed to get tickets for Amsterdam and Lisbon. Support acts are Dry Cleaning and Murder Capital
We were a little further back from where you were and got a good view of the three (four) band members- the addition of the screens above would have helped anyone struggling to see. It was great to hear the album tracks live, I was a bit worried that people would be chatting over the quieter...