Gigs you went to in 2023 - list them here

[geminisnake]

The Hu Glasgow O2
The Polecats, Wild Devils and Best Bad Influence Rocknrollas Paisley

 

[Dr. Furface]

That's quite a diverse double bill

That's nothing - next year Metheny's touring with Pigsx7

 

[Part 2]

Bugger, wish I'd known this one was on, would've been good seeing them again. Ah well, was a busy year anyway. Did you say you'd seen Brorblab at Fuel as well? And is that actually two separate Dawn Ray'd gigs at TWH? Fair enough for making the most of them while you can if so.

Yea Dawn Ray'd headline and support with Ragana/D+D. Glad I got to see them, since they've called it a day. I met the guitarist on a DMT study I did last year.

Oh yea forgot about Brorlab. Beau Mec are one of my favourite Manchester bands atm but won't do so many shows since they're all over the country now.

 

[Knotted]

Just three at Cafe Oto.

Hans Joachim Roedelius playing minimal solo piano.
A loud raucous improvised set from Otomo Yoshihide / Chris Pitsiokos / John Edwards / Steve Noble
Éliane Radigue's Occam XXVI performed by Dominc Lash + Occam XVII performed by Enrico Malatesta. Ultra minimalist drone and totally fascinating.

 

[tommers]

Sugababes
Blur (and Self Esteem and Sleaford Mods)
The Orb
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Illegal eagles


Forgot about Morrissey

 

[Hollis]

How could I forget...

Elton John (O2)

 

[metalguru]

PP Arnold (Jazz Cafe)
The Zombies (Islington Assembly Hall)
Siouxsie (Troxy)

 

[Pickman's model]

Jordi savall at Wigmore hall
Sean Brady at the Cock

 

[twistedAM]

Outside of work (250-ish gigs) I only got to:
The Chicks - Hyde Park
Confidence Man - Mayfield Depot
Fat Dog - White Hotel
Enola Gay - Underworld

 

[8ball]

Saw Every Face Becomes A Skull twice.
Martha.
Goldbaby.

That’s all I can remember.

 

[starfish2000]

Henge in Nottingham

Karnivool at Leeds University.

Roy Ayers at Shepards Bush Empire. He barely played an hour and looked like he was gonna drop dead at any moment. Poor bloke.

Porcupine Tree in Manchester.

The Cult & The Mission in Scarborough

Fred Wesley in Manchester blues kitchen which was an amazing night out.

There was also a few mates bands and my own band played 4 gigs this year. So hopefully more of everything in 2024.

 

[metalguru]

Roy Ayers at Shepards Bush Empire. He barely played an hour and looked like he was gonna drop dead at any moment. Poor bloke.

The last person I saw looking like that was the folk guitarist John Rebourn - and indeed he did pass on shortly after.

 

[Rebelda]

Mary Wallopers - electric ballroom
Dropkicks Murphys - Wembley
Mary wallopers again - kentish Town Forum
Paul Weller- thetford forest
Black keys - Islington assembly halls
The Reytons - kentish Town again
CMAT - at a shit venue in Brighton
Friendly fires - the troxy

 

[hitmouse]

Henge in Nottingham

Karnivool at Leeds University.

Roy Ayers at Shepards Bush Empire. He barely played an hour and looked like he was gonna drop dead at any moment. Poor bloke.

Porcupine Tree in Manchester.

The Cult & The Mission in Scarborough

Fred Wesley in Manchester blues kitchen which was an amazing night out.

There was also a few mates bands and my own band played 4 gigs this year. So hopefully more of everything in 2024.

I respect how this list makes it completely impossible to guess where you live.

 

[xenon]

The Dammed: O2 Academy, Bristol
Stiff little Fingers: O2 Academy, Bristol
Dying Fetus: O2 Academy, Bristol
The Pixies: CIA, Cardiff
Napalm Death: O2 Academy, Bristol
Carcass: Fleece and Firkin, Bristol
Voyvod: Fleece and Firkin, Bristol
Fear Factory: SWX, Bristol

I'm gonna include comedy too cos why not.

Simon Munnery: Hen and Chicken, Bristol
Daniel Kitson: Tobaco Factory, Bristol
John Robbins: Bristol Beacon

And a few smaller gigs, local artists / comedians, things I've forgotten.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Bruno and the outrageous methods of presentation - Kings Cross
Guitar Wolf - New Cross Inn
Jesus & Mary Chain - Crystal Palace Park
Chemtrails - Shacklewell Arms.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

outside of work (100+ gigs) I went to:
rabies babies + do one + swaraj chronos + homakrida at new river studios in december, and that's it.

 

[starfish2000]

I respect how this list makes it completely impossible to guess where you live.

Well I’m in Nottingham. But I’ve always travelled if it’s a band I wanna see. The first time I saw Karnivool was at Milkweg in Amsterdam.