Gigs

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LindsD Dec 2024 12:51pm, 16 Dec 2024 71,599 posts	0 LindsD sounds awful
RunnyBunny Dec 2024 6:35pm, 17 Dec 2024 1,567 posts	0 RunnyBunny Big Country now totally cancelled, for Nuneaton at least Next gig will be bdrmm in March, then Dot to Dot festival (Nottingham leg) at the end of May, for which lots of research is needed to plan my itinerary. Definitely want to see the Horrors and White Flowers at that so they better not clash.
Joopsy Dec 2024 10:12pm, 18 Dec 2024 13,053 posts	0 Joopsy Fat Dog and Sprints also at that RB.
Dibble Dec 2024 6:25pm, 19 Dec 2024 1,123 posts	0 Dibble OK, so it was blooming expensive, the O2 is a pain to get to and from, our seats weren't the best and he's 82 years old! However I can't think of many 3 hours of my life that were better than those spent in the company of Paul McCartney last night. Great band with him, spectacular production and for a long-time fan, so many genuinely moving moments.
Joe1970 Dec 2024 9:11pm, 20 Dec 2024 236 posts	0 Joe1970 I guy I used to work with is a really big McCartney fan, and has seen him several times over the last many years, each time saying "it might be the last tour, I have to go!" And each time he says it's been a fantastic show, McCartney can't quite sing like he used to but he's still pretty ace, and the band of course are fabulous. And even for someone like me who's not that fussed by much of his back catalogue, there's plenty of great songs! Sounds like it was worth the effort
Diogenes Dec 2024 9:46pm, 20 Dec 2024 89,876 posts	0 Diogenes I’m just watching the Eight Days a Week documentary (Ron Howard), such a phenomenon.
z1000jeff Dec 2024 10:14am, 23 Dec 2024 4,335 posts	0 z1000jeff 2024 has been a great gig year. This is my top 5 ... what's been yours ? 1. His Lordship (Rum Shack) 2. Underworld (Usher Hall) 3. Fat Dog (Stereo) 4. Plantoid (Garage Attic) 5. Nick Cave (Hydro) Honourable mention LCD Soundsystem (Barrowlands)
Ground HogFather Dec 2024 11:38am, 23 Dec 2024 6,729 posts	0 Ground HogFather Took my son to a covers ban gig in Reading - classic metal and Metallica (Moretallica) They were both vey good, and my son enjoyed it a lot. Next up for me is seeing a couple of friends in their resurrected band Carp in Bognor. Punk/New Wave, which is a bit more my thing.
DrMags Dec 2024 11:41am, 23 Dec 2024 326 posts	0 DrMags That’s an easy list to write, @z1000jeff, as I only got to 5 gigs this year! But in order probably: 1. The The (Sentrum Scene, Oslo) 2. Underworld (Sentrum Scene, Oslo) 3. Joy Division Undercover (Podium Victorie, Alkmaar, Netherlands) 4. Toto (Fredriksten Fortess, Halden, Norway) - surprisingly good live 5. Drop Kick Murphys (Fredriksten Fortress, Halden, Norway) Hoping to see Hayseed Dixie, Meute, Orbital, Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew, and some comedians (Peter Kay, Jimmy Carr, John Cleese and Ramesh Ranganathan) next year.
Joe1970 Dec 2024 12:54pm, 23 Dec 2024 238 posts	0 Joe1970 I've had a pretty good gig year, adding it up there were 37 gigs, mostly in London but also hanging out in Bristol and Southampton semi regularly. Top 5 is tough...but let's go for: 1. Sprints (Heaven, London) - really like their album and this was a riot, so much energy and they were so happy to be playing what was a big gig for them at the time 2. Los Campesinos! (SWX, Bristol) - hadn't seen these for several years, and they were very much on form, excellent new album tracks plus plenty of classics and a beautiful crowd 3. Loyle Carner (All Points East festival) - in which he proves he can own a big outdoor stage (and bonus points for Ezra Collective earlier in the day) 4. Godspeed You! Black Emporer (Troxy) - seriously loud, uncompromising instrumental post-rock, they are such a force live 5. English Teacher (Shepherds Bush Empire) - really love their Mercury-prize winning album, and they deliver live too