It’s the last day of 2018, and I know I’m not going to a gig tonight, so that sounds like a very good time for my annual review of the gigs I’ve seen this year. Songkick tells me that I saw 35 gigs in 2018. That’s the lowest number since I’ve been counting them. It’s […]
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2017 in Gigs
New Year’s Eve seems about the best date for my review of the gigs I saw this year (I know I’m not seeing another today). I saw 41 gigs in2017. That’s two more than in 2016 and a lot less than my average number (which is more like the high forties). Let’s get the disappointments out […]
2016 in Gigs
Time for my traditional round-up of the gigs I saw in the previous year. According to Songkick, I saw 39 gigs in 2016. That’s the lowest number since 2012 (when I saw 36 – but had the excuse that my leg was in plaster for six weeks and I didn’t get out much). Let’s start with […]
2015 in Gigs
As has become traditional round these parts, it’s time for my annual review of the gigs I saw last year. I saw 48 gigs in 2015. That’s up on 2014’s 45, but still short of my all time high of 60 in 2013. I saw Chvrches, Stealing Sheep and Paper Aeroplanes twice. I was supposed […]
2014 in Gigs
Slightly later than usual, here’s my overview of the gigs I saw in 2014. I saw 45 gigs in 2014. That’s 25% down on 2013’s 60 (which is my current record). Letting it drop below an average of one a week is disappointing. I’ll have to try harder this year. I saw both Martin Carthy […]
2013 in Gigs
According to Songkick, I saw 60 gigs in 2013. That’s quite an improvement on my previous record of 50 in 2011 and well past 2012’s rather disappointing 36. Songkick have stopped doing their excellent “My Year” feature, so I don’t have quite as many facts and figures at my fingertips. If they don’t do something […]
2012 in Gigs
Here’s an overview of the gigs I saw in 2012. I saw 36 gigs during the year. That’s quite a lot down on 2011, but that’s partly because I broke my leg and didn’t go to gigs for six weeks. I saw some larger gigs than in the previous year. I saw Radiohead, The Killers […]
See Tickets
Anyone who buys tickets for gigs, plays or sporting events will have horror stories about how a reasonably priced ticket suddenly became a lot less reasonably priced once booking fees, transaction fees and postage fees had been added on. I’ve often wondered why the face value of tickets doesn’t just include a fixed amount that […]
2011 in Gigs
One of my pet hates is all that “review of the year” stuff that appears before the year is over. But I’m not planning to go to any gigs in the next three days, so I feel justified in reviewing the gigs I’ve seen this year before the end of the year. According to Songkick […]
Some Gigs
It’s been a busy few weeks for gigs. I thought you might be interested in a summary of what I’ve seen recently. 9 Oct: The Sixteen Starting with something a bit different. A nice drop of Thomas Tallis (and a few other things) in a local church. The Sixteen are great – but I’m not […]