Steve Harley Acoustic Trio .. on at Louth (near me) Town Hall next Friday .. any1 seen then, can recommend (or condemn) them ?
Saw him a couple of years ago at Kenney Jones’ annual Rock n Horsepower festival and was impressed.
He played there last month too (I was away and had to miss it) and he apparently had to discharge himself from hospital to make the gig. Still put in a great performance by all accounts.
Steve Harley Acoustic Trio .. on at Louth (near me) Town Hall next Friday .. any1 seen then, can recommend (or condemn) them ?
Saw him a couple of years ago at Kenney Jones’ annual Rock n Horsepower festival and was impressed.
He played there last month too (I was away and had to miss it) and he apparently had to discharge himself from hospital to make the gig. Still put in a great performance by all accounts.
A splendid afternoon yesterday at the old Peek Freans biscuit factory. Guitarist Martin Simpson dedicated his final song to Extinction Rebellion activists. Then down the road to Partizan Brewery to see a performance by the excellent Stick In The Wheel.
Specials and ocean colour scene at Ealing on Saturday . Excellent stuff . Steve craddock played guitar in both sets from start to finish . Along with his work with Paul Weller he’s a seriously hard working bloke but looked very happy to be up there with Terry Hall et al .
Seeing Spear of Destiny at ULU on Saturday, out of curiosity tbh. I was a Theatre of Hate fan, but never really got into Spear of Destiny. Just wanna see Kirk Brandon again.
Seeing Spear of Destiny at ULU on Saturday, out of curiosity tbh. I was a Theatre of Hate fan, but never really got into Spear of Destiny. Just wanna see Kirk Brandon again.
Well, a surprisingly excellent night. I don't think I've been to ULU for about 40 years. I had a vague recollection of going there, but my mate assured me, we saw Theatre of Hate there around 1981.
Anyway, Kirk Brandon was awesome, his voice was superb. loud and strong, the band were great as was the venue. If only Spear of Destiny had better songs.
Recommended if you get a chance to see him/them and only about £15. 8/10.
Seeing Spear of Destiny at ULU on Saturday, out of curiosity tbh. I was a Theatre of Hate fan, but never really got into Spear of Destiny. Just wanna see Kirk Brandon again.
Well, a surprisingly excellent night. I don't think I've been to ULU for about 40 years. I had a vague recollection of going there, but my mate assured me, we saw Theatre of Hate there around 1981.
Anyway, Kirk Brandon was awesome, his voice was superb. loud and strong, the band were great as was the venue. If only Spear of Destiny had better songs.
Recommended if you get a chance to see him/them and only about £15. 8/10.
Saw Theatre of Hate support the Cult a few years ago. Billy Duffy did Westworld, which was excellent.
Always struck me as one of those bands (I’m grouping ToH and Spear) that didn’t quite achieve their full potential...
Seeing Spear of Destiny at ULU on Saturday, out of curiosity tbh. I was a Theatre of Hate fan, but never really got into Spear of Destiny. Just wanna see Kirk Brandon again.
Well, a surprisingly excellent night. I don't think I've been to ULU for about 40 years. I had a vague recollection of going there, but my mate assured me, we saw Theatre of Hate there around 1981.
Anyway, Kirk Brandon was awesome, his voice was superb. loud and strong, the band were great as was the venue. If only Spear of Destiny had better songs.
Recommended if you get a chance to see him/them and only about £15. 8/10.
Saw Theatre of Hate support the Cult a few years ago. Billy Duffy did Westworld, which was excellent.
Always struck me as one of those bands (I’m grouping ToH and Spear) that didn’t quite achieve their full potential...
Kirk Brandon still has a great voice, he is a great performer and so much passion. His/their downfall was lack of good songs.
One of my favourite bands, British Sea Power, were outstanding on their home turf at the Concorde2 in Brighton last night. Every show seems to be different.
Saw The Blues Band on their 40th anniversary tour last Friday. Apart from them being only just average, they spent most of the time bigging up their individual CDs.
Worst of all was the Hull audience, who appeared to be dead from the neck down. I've never experienced a complete audience just sitting there as if listening to a Shakespearian soliloquy.
Bruce Hornsby in Berlin last Thursday night. Waited 33 years to see him live. He cannot afford to bring his Noisemakers with him, was just him and a piano.More than half of his set was random audience requests. Spellbinding. Met up with @rikofold for it, as you do. Magical evening.
And if you think he's some MOR guy you hear on Heart or whatever, put him on shuffle on your Spotify, you'll thank me for doing that.
Next gig is Liam Gallagher at the O2 Thursday 28th. I've just looked on the AXS/O2 site and there are some seats available, as they now have an official fan resale at cost price/close to cost price.
I saw Jade Bird at the Concorde2 in Brighton. I thought she was good but it was too much like listening to her recordings. There's definitely a big talent there and the ability to be outstanding live, but I was left just very slightly disappointed.
Saw Postmodern Jukebox at Royal Festival Hall tonight. If you like their stuff on YouTube make sure to take a trip next time they’re in town. Well worth it. Absolutely incredible couple of hours.
Saw GWAR
again last night, who since the late 80s have dressed as aliens, decapitated
human characters on stage then sprayed the blood & various other bodily
fluids on the crowd. Everyone wears white t-shirts.
Last
night they walked out, announced “we are here for your national health service”
then finished by killing Trump. They don’t discriminate though, in the past
they’ve done Obama, Bin Laden, Clinton, Saddam, plus lots of annoying celebrities. I’ve
seen ‘better’ bands but no-one who’s more fun.
Wife has been buying up tickets recently, must have a thing for the older gentleman... Pixies and Pearl Jam at Hyde Park, then Aerosmith at the O2. Should be good shows but by God they cost a pretty penny
Just been to see Razorlight at Electric, Brixton. All was going swimmingly until Johnny Borrell brought Extinction Rebellion on stage during the encore. They kindly gave us a lecture and had Borrell make some weird oath that the crowd were supposed to join in with. Most of the crowd were just booing, going wtf? or suggesting they f off. All very strange and a real mood killer.
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He played there last month too (I was away and had to miss it) and he apparently had to discharge himself from hospital to make the gig. Still put in a great performance by all accounts.
Guitarist Martin Simpson dedicated his final song to Extinction Rebellion activists.
Then down the road to Partizan Brewery to see a performance by the excellent Stick In The Wheel.
I was a Theatre of Hate fan, but never really got into Spear of Destiny.
Just wanna see Kirk Brandon again.
Chris Helme and Mark Morriss both excellent with their acoustic sets (Bluetones touring later on this year).
Band that really surprised me were Space. Was never really into them but they were really good live.
I don't think I've been to ULU for about 40 years.
I had a vague recollection of going there, but my mate assured me, we saw Theatre of Hate there around 1981.
Anyway, Kirk Brandon was awesome, his voice was superb. loud and strong, the band were great as was the venue.
If only Spear of Destiny had better songs.
Recommended if you get a chance to see him/them and only about £15. 8/10.
His/their downfall was lack of good songs.
Worst of all was the Hull audience, who appeared to be dead from the neck down. I've never experienced a complete audience just sitting there as if listening to a Shakespearian soliloquy.
Powerful stuff.
'You're just saying it all to look good, you pretentious c&%&s'.
Saying it like it is.
And if you think he's some MOR guy you hear on Heart or whatever, put him on shuffle on your Spotify, you'll thank me for doing that.
I've just looked on the AXS/O2 site and there are some seats available, as they now have an official fan resale at cost price/close to cost price.
If you like their stuff on YouTube make sure to take a trip next time they’re in town. Well worth it. Absolutely incredible couple of hours.
Saw GWAR again last night, who since the late 80s have dressed as aliens, decapitated human characters on stage then sprayed the blood & various other bodily fluids on the crowd. Everyone wears white t-shirts.
Last night they walked out, announced “we are here for your national health service” then finished by killing Trump. They don’t discriminate though, in the past they’ve done Obama, Bin Laden, Clinton, Saddam, plus lots of annoying celebrities. I’ve seen ‘better’ bands but no-one who’s more fun.
Absolutely brilliant.
Madness tomorrow.