Getting there with my gigography now, every gig I've been to, from '87 up to about now.
It's an obvious step from my Best Gigs Ever post.
Well that's the theory, so there's A LOT missing.
I have added details from the big bag of old gig tickets that I gathered while I was in London, and a box of old concert tickets + things from Mum + Dad's loft.
Also got a bundle of gaps regarding festival lineups, they'll probably stay missing, it's so hard to remember. There's a lot missing where I've lost tickets or never had them, most of the guestlist actions during my NME + Popex years + that.
Yeah I know it's very nerdy, let's let that go though, I'm having fun remembering this stuff.
At least I've not started scanning the tickets in yet Of course I have scanned the tickets now[^So I've lost the bag of tickets before I scanned them all in!]...
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_Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate celebrates the 30th anniversary of BLACKOUT IN THE RED ROOM^As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.] by playing that record IN FULL along with other [Love/Hate classics. Come + celebrate.__This event was previously scheduled for 28/02/2021, but will now take place on 27/02/2022._Guessing Jizzy^real name Jeremy I believe][^WELL I believed that for a long time but according to wikipedia is name is Jim Wilkinson, so there's me corrected.] is the only original member of the band then.Pretty sure this has been postponed again. If it was not then we have forgotten to go. Nope, I am right, it has been rescheduled to the 5th of November [2023, + we still have tickets so are probably going!…
Well, it's just round the corner.Strawbs leader and songwriter Dave Cousins has chosen The Tower for his penultimate live show before bowing out in front of 25,000 people at Fairport Convention’s Cropredy Festival. Why? Because Folkestone is where Dave Cousins likes to spend his time!Strawbs are mentioned by the influential All Music Guide in the same breath as bands like Yes, King Crimson, + the Moody Blues. The Guide describes Dave Cousins as: “the most talented Dylan influenced songwriter to come out of England”.Strawbs celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 2019 with the United Nations Singers + a 32 piece orchestra conducted by legendary producer Tony Visconti. Visconti said: “Strawbs had two amazing keyboard players in Rick Wakeman + Blue Weaver.”It is well known that Rick Wakeman left Strawbs to join Yes. But wait! Blue Weaver left Strawbs to join the Bee Gees! Blue played on six consecutive No 1 singles including Night Fever, Jive Talking + How Deep Is Yr Love, + Satu…
Second time of seeing KISS at the O2. Been offered last minute free tickets.Support from Skindred and The Wild Things.…
Future Past tour, special guests to be announce at the time of writing. Going to this one because we hate the O2 Arena, and going to find somewhere to stay up in Nottingham. Or near Nottingham.…
Def Leppard + Motley Crue doing a double headline tour (though really it is Def Leppard headlining) with Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth (is it Mammoth WVH?).…
Looks like beinng just five gigs for the whole year, two with Andy (Love / Hate and the Def Leppard / Motly Crue show), three with Alwyn (Kiss, Iron Maiden, and Strawbs) and the last two of those wit Sean. Not suspecting there will be any more in 2024.