Gig #31 Leo Brazil album launch show at Amped in Huddersfield tonight. Support from Adelaide Taylor
Gig #31 Leo Brazil album launch show at Amped in Huddersfield tonight. Support from Adelaide Taylor
Gig #30 Less Than Jake again, tonight at Leeds Academy. Fortunately we were early enough to catch Bar Stool Preachers opening things tonight, plus (as last night) The Aquabats and The Bouncing Souls
Gig #29 Less Than Jake tonight at Manchester Academy. Support from The Aquabats and The Bouncing Souls (unfortunately we missed Bar Stool Preachers who started the evening)
Gig #28 High Fade tonight at the Parish. Support from Don Gonzo
Gig #27 Ska punk all dayer at the Brudenell today. Seven bands played, headlined by King Prawn
Gig #26 The Scaramanga Six at the Parish tonight. Support from Rhombus
Gig #25 Bruise Control EP launch show at Yes Basement in Manchester tonight
Gig #24 An afternoon Parish gig today. Burnt Tapes, Sunliner and Hidden Youth. Home in time for tea.
Gig #23 Back to the Parish tonight for Headsticks, with support from the always excellent Carol Hodge Band
Gig #22 Another new Leeds venue.for me tonight. Los Fastidios at ร sold out Fox & Newt. Support from Under the Influence and King Effers
Gig #21 Die Spitz from Texas tonight at a sold out Gorilla (upgraded from Deaf Institute). Support from Aerial Salad
Released on my 19th birthday
Gig #20 Avatar tonight at Manchester Academy. Support from Alien Weaponry from NZ
The gig was busy, bar downstairs was packed. My sort of venue
Gig #19 A new venue for me, the Fenton in Leeds to see Rupcha Farms and Nascent
Gig #18. Massive Wagons tonight at a new venue for me, Warrington Parr Hall. Support from Scarlett Rebel
Gig #17 Skeletal Family at the Parish tonight.
Gig #16 Handfest (day 2) at the Brudenell Social Club 2 stages, 10 hours, 15 bands (and no clashes) headlined by Random Hand. A great (and long) day.
Oops Gig #15 not 14
Gig #14 The band I've seen live the most times (74 times so far) Half Man Half Biscuit tonight, at a sold out Manchester Ritz. With support from Iconoclasts
Gig #14 Scott Lavene tonight at Hebden Bridge Trades Club, part of Independent Venues Week
Gig #13 The Damned at Albert Hall in Manchester doing a special gig of (mostly) 60s covers
Gig #12 Back at Amped for and early evening gig. Carol Hodge, with support from Lizzy Ross
Gig #11 At Amped in Huddersfield tonight for Mr Shiraz record launch show tonight, for their new EP, Avalanche. Support from Split Lips and Daves
It was. I never saw the Ramones, so this is as close as I'll get now.
Gig #10 Marmozets tonight at Brudenell. Their gig last month was one of my gigs of 2025 and this was just as good. Support from goo
Gig #9 Marky Ramones Blitzkreig tonight. 70 minutes of Ramones classics (so about 35 songs!) plus a Motorhead cover. Support from the Empty Page
Gig #8 The Parish (again) tonight for a fun night with The John Otway Big Band. With support from Harrison Rimmer
Gig #7 Parish again tonight for Weetwood Mac. Top notch Fleetwood Mac tribute (and a bad photo)
Gig #6 back to the Parish for Subhumans tonight. Support from Under the Influence and Hospital Food