The gigs you have attended/attending this year

I can't remember the exact dates but:

April 2004 - Hanky Park (pretty crap enough said)

22nd May 2004 - Rob Gretton Tribute Concert- Manchester Ritz nightclub (Doves performed with Bernard Sumber of New Order, Mr Scruff, Mike Pickering and Grahame Park dj'ng. I met Stephen Morris here as well)

11th June 2004 - Blondie - Manchester Apollo Theatre - Dosn't really need a description but they were great

Early July (probably 10th) - Move Festival (Morrissey headlining, support from the Beta Band, Ordinary Boys, New York Dolls, James Maker) - Brilliant night out, Mozza was on top form.

Friday 23rd October - Manchester University The Zutons with support from the Futureheads - A brilliant night out.

Gigs still to go to:

11th December - The Buzzcocks at Manchester University with Johnny Marr playing guitar

20th December - Morrissey at the Point Theatre in Dublin. Perhaps the most expensive gig I will ever attend!

Gigs I missed out on:

May 27th - The Killlers, day after my operation so had to give the ticket away.

Morrissey at MEN - Sold out so couldn't go
Ian Brown at the Apollo - Sold Out
Morrissey at Earls Court - Sold Out

 

There's been quite a lot this year so far!

Love with Arthur Lee
Dropkick Murphys
Glastonbury
Christy Moore
Dragonforce
Steve Hackett
Pixies
White Stripes
Bruce Hornsby
Carbon/Silicon

plus loads I can't think of right now!

Still to come:

Motorhead/Sepultura
The Tubes
Oysterband Big Session
The Pogues
Thea Gilmore

 

red hot chillies in manchster.

V2004 festival.

Its been a slow year and both the chillies and V were a bit shit to be honest.

 

so far this year;
fairport convention
blazzin squad
talon (eagles tribute)
gary mullen (queen tribute)
best of the 80's (toyah,nick heyward,curosity killed the cat and clair grogan)
motor city memories
magic (queen tribute)
the animals
the batcholors
fine young canniibals
elkie brookes
merryl osmand
peter green
richard digence
royal phillamonic orchastra
and proberly a few more ive forgoten about,still to come
gary wilmot
matt goss
paul carrick
slade,trextasy and doctor and the medics (merry christmas tour)

i suppose im cheating as i work in a theatre

 

got tickets for the Pogues (origanl lineup) at the newcastle arena on 16th december....in fact shane macgowans gig at the tyne theatre was the only other music gig I've seen this year...

 

Just the one this year, Brian Wilson at the Royal Festival Hall. But if we're talking quality rather than quantity, I am rich indeed. It even made up for missing Kraftwerk in Brixton. I also thought the Gillian Welch gig screened on BBC4 was pretty remarkable. Does that count?

 

Quite a few.

-- Ian

 

few, far between, but all excellent:
last year, august, pj harvey
suzanne vega (dont remember the month)
this year, march, keane / travis
april, martin grech
october, martin grech again (he's good !)
next year, february, rem

 

A couple here and there but the really memorable ones:

David Byrne, Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Small venue (500'ish people), sixth row and DB was really cooking.

Colin Hay (ex Men at Work lead singer) - my local pub, that guys got great voice still - even got to meet him.

 

Oooh good question

The Charlatans
Saturday at Move with the Pixies and the stereophonics
Mozzer at Leeds with the New York Dolls, Razorlight, Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines and the Shite Stripes
Saw Keane at the weekend
Paul Weller in a week or two
Got tickets for Embrace in Feb, but I'm now really tempted by the Buzzcocks. Are you sure young master Marr is playing?

 

I am not sure, I was told by mate that Johnny Marr is now the guitar player in the Buzcocks, he read it in a Smiths book. I did however have a look at the Buzzcocks website but I saw no mention of Johnny Marr. I will do some more research on this matter. I am doubting this now myself.

 

Ok I think I have worked this puzzle out. Johnny Marr changed his name to Marr to avoid confusion with John Maher the Buzzcock's drummer. Johnny Marr's name was of course Johhny Maher. :newbie:

So it seems Johnny Marr is in fact nothing to witht he Buzzcocks.

I have just found this...

Marr played as a sideman with a variety of artists, including The The and Electronic with New Order frontman Bernard Summer. Andy Rourke retired from recording has played with Sinead O'Connor and Joyce became a member of the reunited Buzzcocks in 1991.

http://www.askmeaskmeaskme.com/history.htm

Sorry about that I shall have words with my mate about this . I am not even sure if Mike Joyce is still playing with the Buzzcocks.

 

Lemme see now,

British Sea Power,
Violent Femmes,
The Ukrainians,
The Libertines,
Ash,
Scotty Moore,
Graham Coxon,
The Ordinary Boys,
80s Matchbox B Line Disaster,
The Shins,
Razorlight,
Morrissey,
Nancy Sinatra

Probably a few others which escape my attention. Best Gig - Graham Coxon, most drunken fun - The Ukrainians - both at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham

 

After several years out of the live scene, a slight return this year with Basement Jaxx, Beta Band, and Gomez.

Seen quite a few unsigned/local/up-an-coming bands over the last few years too though.

Last one was Christopher Rees with my brother supporting.

I was a bit on the pissed side of sober for Christopher Rees, but liked what I heard. Vocals, guitar, Cello, Violin, keyboards, and drums. His voice bordered on "wet" at times, but some good tunes and look forward to hearing the album. He's been well reviewed in the NME I belive.

 

Went to see British Sea Power again last night (saw them earlier in the year). packed house - totally up for it. If you get a chance to see these guys live. Do it. Highly entertaining, stary eyed, mad and epic. Remember the days when Radiohead did totally epic shit that made your hair stand on end? (Yes really, they used to ). Well BSP don't sound anything like radiohead, but they have a similar effect (live at least) on me follicles. Their album was a little disappointing - very thin production, but live they are a monster band. Highly recommended .... Jeesus****ingchristohgodNO!!

 

Meat Loaf - January
Evanescence - May

Manics in December and then next year Iron Maiden in Paris! Cant Wait!!!! :JOEL:

 

Just back from Kevin Bloody Wilson @ Portsmouth Guildhall. Totally hilarious. Comedy at it's best! Will be back there next year!

 

Just come back from another gig toinight, this time an American band called the Bravery. They were pretty good, they were featured on Jools Holland a few weeks ago.

The support band who were called the Performance were also very good, it was very much Kraftwerk influenced but with a little bit of New Order i.e some melody.

Just a couple of weeks to I see the Buzzcocks now, then two weeks later, Morrissey. I also have tickets fro the NME gig in January featuring the Kieser Klefs, Futureheads, Block Party and the headline act The Killers.

 

Going to this one in Nottingham tonight, I am very excited...

Sunn0)))
Sunn0))) makes sounds of weather formation size meditations, as monolithic as a brick of monosludge. Their music is huge and simple, like a future race of technologists who forgot how to build microchips so had to return to factory-sized computers

Opaque
One man drone/noise experience contrasting controlled intensity with cathartic explosions of mayhem.

They Live!
Electronic power duo from Nottingham.


HOTOTOGISU - A whole new blueprint for flesh/metal noise, with huge dinosaur drones cut up with a hail of electronics, mangled strings and vocals.

 

Incubus @ M.E.N.
Midtown @ Academy 3
Darren Hayes @ Apollo

Guess which one a friend took me to