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waterstones folkestone old town hall, sandgate road, folkestone 01227 472200

Blur Reading warmup, got very drunk on vodka red bulls, fell in a bush,and you can see me on the South Bank Show Special that was filmed there. Off to Reading the next day. Goldsmiths College Union Building, Dixon Road, New Cross, London SE14 6NW [Thursday 26 August 1999]

The Fall A benefit gig for a journalist Leo Finlay, with Ash and possibly Tiger and Formula 1. Matt Lucas was there. Possibly Travis also played... Mean Fiddler 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EN [Wednesday 26 February 1997]

Belle and Sebastian Paid 5x over the odds for a ticket, but we had to get in. Got in the aftershow too, there was just us and Jarvis Cocker there. Ooh did I drop another name? Union Chapel Compton Avenue, London N1 2XD [Thursday 31 July 1997]

WASP Not sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to... Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth [Sunday 21 May 1989]

Symposium Where I met Clare, bless! Hope I got that year right... Also, oddly Sylvester McCoy was there at the after show. Electric Ballroom Camden, London NW1 8QP [Wednesday 4 June 1997]

Iron Maiden Was on a training course in Hounslow, turned up too late for support band Wolfsbane, and anyway we had no tickets, but got given some by someone outside, I am sure it was Tommy Vance. Apparently we saw Jonathon King there too. Hammersmith Odeon Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH 020 8563 3800 [Thursday 18 October 1990]

The Pogues Or was it just Shane McGowan? And was it Brixton or the Astoria?. Support from I Am Kloot anyway I wrote about it on popex. Ah, I was not there anyway. Brixton Academy Brixton, London SW9 9SL [Monday 11 December 2000]

Travis NME Brats, plus Ultrasound, The Hybrids and Unbelievable Truth. There's a good chance I was at this, I had staff passes for the whole week. There was a Pavement and [artist]Super Furry An Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Friday 23 January 1998]

Stephen Fry: My Autobigoraphy (Part II) - Live! We're going to this, was Clare's birthday present... there is a signing too, hope we have time to meet you Mr Fry! Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX [Monday 13 September 2010]

Kent Beer Festival Cool we are going to Canterbury Beer Festival

There is a coach running from Chambers in Folkestone. Merton Farm MERTON FARM, OFF NACKINGTON LANE, CANTERBURY, KENT CT4 7BA [Thursday 22 July 2010]