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KISS plus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden. Finsbury Park London Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 7NT [Saturday 5 July 1997]

PJ Harvey Some Radio One event called Soho Live with John Parrish, Baby Bird and Geneva. Mean Fiddler 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EN [Monday 11 November 1996]

Queen Only Brian May and Roger Taylor, with Paul Rodgers on vocals, no John Deacon.
Brixton Academy Brixton, London SW9 9SL [Tuesday 28 June 2005]

The Darkness I dragged Neil and Camilla, of The Face and Popbitch along. IT WAS ME THAT MADE THE DARKNESS POPLIAR! Bull and Gate 389 Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2TJ [Saturday 4 May 2002]

New Order Pissed down with rain. Crystal, Transmission, Regret, Ceremony, 60 Miles An Hour, Atmosphere, Brutal, Close Range, She's Lost Control, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation, Love Will Tear Us Apart, (Encore) Digital (with John Simm), Blue Mond Finsbury Park London Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 7NT [Saturday 2 June 2001]

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]

The Darkness Setlist: "Bareback", "Black Shuck", "Best of me", "Love is only a feeling", "Get your hands off", "Givin' up", "Stuck in a rut", "I believe in a thing called love", "Love on the rocks with no ice" Metro Oxford Street, London W1 1RF [Friday 6 September 2002]

The Darkness NME On night, with Kennedy Soundtrack Barfly The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN [Wednesday 6 February 2002]

Madonna Plus Hue & Cry and The Bhundu Boys, but not the rumoured Wet Wet Wet. My first concert, went with a friend from school and some friends of his dad. Sounds a bit weird now. Got the t-shirt, programme, every bit of junk going... Wembley Stadium Wembley, London [Monday 20 July 1987]

The Primitives Plus the Pale Saints, I later went on to work with their lead singer at nme.com Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth [Monday 20 November 1989]

Wolfsbane Found the ticket now! I went to the gig on my own, then got the last train up to Rugby, where I was staying for college. Can't find details anywhere online. Much stage diving, one of my favourite gig.s The Marquee 105 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT [Sunday 6 October 1991]

Travis plus Kings Of Leon who were OK, Travis a bit boring. VERY annoyed by the Carling-ness of it all and so we left early to get a proper drink. Alexandra Palace Alexandra Palace Way, Haringay, London N22 7AY [Saturday 20 December 2003]

Brian Wilson Yes of the Beach Boys, one to tick off the list. He was a bit unsteady on his feet but he had great support in recreating the perfect sound. Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX [Monday 10 June 2002]

VH1 Divas Chaka Khan, Celine Dion, Mary J Blige, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Jewel, Lisa Marie Presley, Ashanti, Shania Twain, Pat Benatar, Isley Brothers, Queen Latifah, Sharon Osbourne and STEVIE WONDER! MGM Grand MGM Mirage, Paradise, NV 89109, USA [Thursday 22 May 2003]

stellastarr* plus The Ordinary Boys and The 22s. Looks like everyone was there to see the Ordinary Boys, but I thought they were a bit ordinary... stellastarr were OK, not quite as convincing as on record though. Islington Academy London [Monday 24 November 2003]

Nirvana plus Captain America and Shonen Knife. I got the t-shirt and everything, wish I still had it. Birmingham Hummingbird is now part of the Academy. Birmingham Academy Birmingham [Wednesday 27 November 1991]

Revolting Cocks plus Godflesh and Bomb Everything (AKA) Bomb Disneyland. Got a video of this gig, you can see me stagediving on it. Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Thursday 24 January 1991]

The Vines supported by The Libertines. Two gigs in one night, think I saw either The Darkness or Neds Atomic Dustbin this day too... Barfly The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN [Thursday 7 March 2002]

Bitch Aid The party to raise some money for popbitch - putting it here as a gig as I met John Deacon that day, I just found an autographed receipt in with my tickets... Saint 8 Great Newport Street, London WC2h 7JA [Wednesday 18 April 2001]

Ash Went to an aftershow for this at Mass, also in Brixton, there was free absinthe and things, it got a bit messy. Brixton Academy Brixton, London SW9 9SL [Thursday 13 December 2001]

Tiger plus Chicks, at Camden Falcon. Probably a Barfly thing, but when it was at the Falcon... anyone remember such days? Camden Falcon 234 Royal College Street, Camden, London NW1 9NJ [Thursday 23 July 1998]

The Beta Band

Tonight's venue is crammed with indie's brightest and best, all happily expectant

according to the review in the Independent, that's me in particular to which they were referring... Electric Ballroom Camden, London NW1 8QP [Wednesday 30 September 1998]

The Beta Band NME Brats show, lovely write up: [quote]Flash forward a few years to the Beta Band in January 2000, at an NME Brats show. I don't really remember much, other than that I was with a big group of my gigging mates in the upstairs bit, we were all trolleyed o Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Tuesday 25 January 2000]

Gene A work freebie, we nearly didn't get in because I couldn't prove I was who I was claiming to be (I wasn't). A charity contribution sorted it out... Forum The Kentish Town Forum, 9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1JY 0207 428 4099 [Thursday 25 March 1999]

David Devant And His Spirit Wife This actually might not have been the LEGENDARY album launch do, found a pass with a date on it so guessing it was earlier this year... Dingwalls Camden Lock, London NW1 8AL [Tuesday 25 November 1997]

Art A play, a birthday treat, long running, had Art Malik in it and it was Frank Skinner's first night. Wyndhams Theatre Charing Cross Road, London WC2 [Monday 26 July 1999]

Scarfo Must have been someone more exciting supporting, was it maybe Hooverdam? The 100 Club 100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL 020 7636 0933 [Wednesday 9 July 1997]

Green Day Some special Radio One thing, got a nice freebie from friends I was about to start working with at Channelfly. Green Day picked some kids out of the audience and made them play a song. Kings College Surrey Street, London WC2 [Friday 15 September 2000]

The Divine Comedy I left after the support The Frank And Walters to go to a local gig, I was "getting in" with people and trying to be a face on the scene to help with my fanzine... The Joiners 141 St Mary Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 1NS [Monday 20 May 1996]

Essential Festival Super Furry Animals, Kula Shaker, Menswear, Echobelly, Marion, Chumbawamba, Bis and more... missed David Devant, but I did trek there with 16 people in my bus. Stanmer Park Brighton [Sunday 26 May 1996]

Heavy Stereo Colin "Gem" Archer who went on to join Oasis. I loved Heavy Stereo, nice bit of glam rock. Plus Embassy and Thermal, I think Thermal were local heroes... The Wedgewood Rooms 147b Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0JW 023 9286 3911 [Thursday 6 July 1995]

Tiger plus Linoleum. Had to walk back from Southampton after being stopped with no lights on my bike, then head to Phoenix Festival the next day. The Joiners 141 St Mary Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 1NS [Wednesday 17 July 1996]

Molly Half Head I remember going clearly, but don't think this can have been the first of my trips to the Wedgewood Rooms, can it? The Wedgewood Rooms 147b Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0JW 023 9286 3911 [Wednesday 3 March 1993]

Beetle Bash VW festival, think this is the one with Collapsed Lung, Reef, and The Prodigy, with Keith Flint rolling across the crowd in a big hamster ball... Avon Park Raceway Longmarston, Stratford Upon Avon [Friday 7 July 1995]

Mike Flowers Pops So who was it actually played the Pyramids this night? I know I was at the Mike Flowers Pops one, I remember holding the door open to a radio reporter so they could report from the gig using the payphone in the lobby, as their satellite phone wasn't worki Portsmouth Pyramids Marine Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO5 3ST [Friday 2 February 1996]

Menswear A radio one show, was billed as Longpigs and Fluffy and Menswear were surprise headliners. The glory days of britpop! They got in big trouble for swearing live on the radio. Think I have the day right, let me know if you know better... Camden Underworld 174 Camden High Street, Camden. London NW1 0NE [Wednesday 1 November 1995]

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]

David Devant and his Spirit Wife My favourite band of the time, one of my few visits to Kent "before". Tunbridge Wells Forum Fonthill, The Common, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8YU 08712 777101 [Saturday 21 December 1996]

The Rub Reni out of the Stone Roses and his band... was looking forward to this a lot, but it was absolutely shocking. Camden Underworld 174 Camden High Street, Camden. London NW1 0NE [Friday 23 March 2001]

The Cuban Boys Don't recall if they did their "Hamster Dance" single, I do remember an ace cover of "Self Esteem", though I could possiblybe mixing it up with an earlier Helen Love gig... Plus The Fighting Cocks. The Garage 20 Highbury Corner, Islington London N5 1RD [Tuesday 8 August 2000]

David Devant Somewhere, can't remember where this gig was but I mentioned it on popex... [Friday 21 July 2000]

Glastonbury The year Pulp replaced The Stone Roses as headliners, along with Oasis and The Cure. Great weather. Glastonbury Worthy Farm, Somerset [Saturday 24 June 1995]

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]

Guildford Festival 2001 Pulp and Tindersticks, just popped along for a bit, got free tickets from someone. Not sure which day of this weekend... Stoke Park London Road, Guildford [Sunday 5 August 2001]

Big Top Frenzy Festival in Guildhall Square, Firework Party, The Rubber Bishops (Bill Bailey + Kevin Eldon, Midway Still, Alan Parker, Atilla The Stockbroker, Eat, Back To The Planet, Mega City Four, Trevor & Simon + Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth [Thursday 2 August 1990]

Mudhoney Were you at this gig? Did you see an inflatable lady crowdsurfing? That was mine, I won it in a raffle in the Good Mixer just before the gig. Electric Ballroom Camden, London NW1 8QP [Thursday 12 September 2002]

The Hives Not 100% on the date, but we saw this band here around this time... Were you with me? When was it? Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Sunday 16 December 2001]

Fighting Cocks "Punktronic excursions in a white noise wonderland", it says here... Dublin Castle 94 Parkway, Camden, London NW1 7AN 020 7485 1773 [Monday 11 December 2000]

Suede Teenage Cancer Trust gig. The long awaited Suede Reunion, without Bernard Butler though unfortunately. Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP [Wednesday 24 March 2010]

Rachel Stamp? Or some band connected with them. They were dressed as KISS I think, did they do KISS covers too? Was this the band that Chris Dale from Atom Seed was also in? Two gigs in one night, very drunk by the time I got to this one... Koko 1a Camden High Street, Camden, London NW1 7JE [Tuesday 7 November 2000]

NME Awards Presented by Mark and Lard. Ooh, it's on youtube. [Monday 27 January 1997]

David Devant and his Spirit Wife A trip back from London for the night to see Devant. Plus Posh. Got my video signed this night, wonder if I still have it... The Joiners 141 St Mary Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 1NS [Wednesday 20 November 1996]

Glastonbury Don't remember many bads, very bad weather, I think this was the one we went with no tent and just flip flops on. Glastonbury Worthy Farm, Somerset [Thursday 19 June 1997]

Glastonbury Can only remember Blur and Robbie Williams really. First one I went to with Clare (though she was also there in 1995 and 1997) Glastonbury Worthy Farm, Somerset [Thursday 25 June 1998]

David Devant Guessing this one must actually be the album launch do with the free cocktails and so on:
Dingwalls Camden Lock, London NW1 8AL [Monday 16 June 1997]