Gigs 2024

[Matt2112]

New year, new thread... 

Fri 9th Feb
STEWART LEE, Leeds Playhouse
Sat 23rd Mar
MOVING PICTURES, Huddersfield The Parish
Sat 13th Apr
PAUL FOOT, Halifax Square Chapel
Thu 18th Apr
STEWART LEE, Bradford St George's Hall
Sun 5th May
FM, Leeds Brudenell
Wed 22nd May
RICHARD MARX, London Royal Albert Hall
Thu 23rd May
YES, Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Thu 13th Jun
SHERYL CROW, Halifax Piece Hall
Sun 16th Jun
NILE RODGERS & CHIC, Halifax Piece Hall
Fri 21st Jun
THE KILLERS, Manchester Co-op Arena
Sat 31st Aug
BRAVADO, Sheffield City Hall

[R6GYY]

Saturday, March 30, 2024

FM "Old Habits Die Hard" 40th anniversary tour.

Nantwich Civic Hall.

[captainkurtz]

Life of Pi - Theatre of Royal - 27th January 2024
Depeche Mode - Glasgow Hydro - 31st January 2024
Goldfrapp - Sage - 22nd February 2024
The Pretenders - Sage - 24th February 2024
Michael McIntyre - Newcastle Arena - 15th March 2024
The Smile - Glasgow - March 20th 2024
Frank Skinner - Stockton - 22nd March 2024
Justin Hawkins - Gateshead Sage - 22nd March 2024
Slash - Newcastle City Hall - 31st March 2024
Johnny Marr - Newcastle City Hall 2nd March 2024
Frankie Boyle - Newcastle Tyne Theatre - 19th May 2024
Bruce Springsteen- Sunderland - 22nd May 2024
Tool - Manchester Arena - 1st June 2024
Foo Fighters - Hampden Park - June 17th 2024
Taylor Swift - Wembley Stadium August 17th 2024
PJ Harvey - Gunnersbury Park - August 18th 2024
PJ Harvey - Halifax Piece Hall - 20th August 2024
Ben Elton - Tyne Theatre - 2nd September 2024
Steve Hackett - Sage - 19th October 2024

[Ali]

7 Jan. British Lion, Camp&Furnace, Liverpool
28 Jan. Spock's Beard, Brudenell, Leeds
17 Feb. Marisa and the Moths/Elvana, O2 Academy, Liverpool
29 Feb. Mostly Autumn, Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge, N.Yorks
7 Mar. Franck Carducci and the Fantastic Squad, the Cavern, Liverpool
9 Mar. Enuff Z'Nuff, Tivoli, Buckley
10 May. Marisa and the Moths, Star & Garter, Manchester
14 May. Black Crowes, Apollo, Manchester
21 May. Riverside, Ritz, Manchester
26 May. Yes, Philharmonic, Liverpool
22 Jun. Mostly Autumn, Crescent, York
30 Jun. Mostly Autumn, Robin, Bilston
11 Jul. EXTC, the Cavern, Liverpool
27 Jul. Living Colour/Mr Big, O2 Academy, Liverpool
9 Oct. Steve Hackett, Philharmonic, Liverpool

[Fishy]

Ozrics 22nd Mar Glasgow
Stewart Lee Kings Theatre Glasgow 17 th Mar

[captainkurtz]

Life of Pi - Theatre of Royal - 27th January 2024
Depeche Mode - Glasgow Hydro - 31st January 2024
Goldfrapp - Sage - 22nd February 2024
The Pretenders - Sage - 24th February 2024
Michael McIntyre - Newcastle Arena - 15th March 2024
The Smile - Glasgow - March 20th 2024
Frank Skinner - Stockton - 22nd March 2024
Justin Hawkins - Gateshead Sage - 22nd March 2024
Slash - Newcastle City Hall - 31st March 2024
Johnny Marr - Newcastle City Hall 2nd March 2024
Robert Plant - Stockton Globe - 1st May 2024
The Black Crowes - Newcastle City Hall - 17th May 2024
Frankie Boyle - Newcastle Tyne Theatre - 19th May 2024
Bruce Springsteen- Sunderland - 22nd May 2024
Tool - Manchester Arena - 1st June 2024
Foo Fighters - Hampden Park - June 17th 2024
Taylor Swift - Wembley Stadium August 17th 2024
PJ Harvey - Gunnersbury Park - August 18th 2024
PJ Harvey - Halifax Piece Hall - 20th August 2024
Ben Elton - Tyne Theatre - 2nd September 2024
Steve Hackett - Sage - 19th October 2024

[Thenop]

Ah yes, got the Masters of Reality tickets. May 19th in Utrecht over here.

[pdw1]

So I am off tomorrow to see some local metal bands at the Cambridge metal pub.
With bands named Karybdis & Akkadian, I dont think its going to be an acoustic night out.

In contrast Aynsley Lister is in Cambridge in 2 weeks time. A nice evening of blues to look forward to.

[Nickslikk2112]

Rick Wakeman - Birmingham Symphony Hall 23rd February
Yes - York Barbican 28th May
Steve Hackett - Royal Albert Hall, 23rd October

[captainkurtz]

Depeche Mode - Glasgow Hydro - 31st January 2024
Goldfrapp - Sage - 22nd February 2024
The Pretenders - Sage - 24th February 2024
Michael McIntyre - Newcastle Arena - 15th March 2024
Liam Gallagher / John Squire - Newcastle City Hall - March 18th 2024
The Smile - Glasgow - March 20th 2024
Frank Skinner - Stockton - 22nd March 2024
An Evening with The Fast Show - Newcastle Tyne Theatre - 26th March 2024
Slash - Newcastle City Hall - 31st March 2024
Johnny Marr - Newcastle City Hall 2nd March 2024
Robert Plant - Stockton Globe - 1st May 2024
The Black Crowes - Newcastle City Hall - 17th May 2024
Frankie Boyle - Newcastle Tyne Theatre - 19th May 2024
Bruce Springsteen- Sunderland - 22nd May 2024
Tool - Manchester Arena - 1st June 2024
Foo Fighters - Hampden Park - June 17th 2024
Future Islands - Newcastle City Hall - July 31st 2024
Taylor Swift - Wembley Stadium August 17th 2024
PJ Harvey - Gunnersbury Park - August 18th 2024
PJ Harvey - Halifax Piece Hall - 20th August 2024
Ben Elton - Tyne Theatre - 2nd September 2024
Steve Hackett - Sage - 19th October 2024

[Slim]

I saw Sea Power last night. This was the third time I'd seen the band in Birmingham in the last four years, and the third different venue. Birmingham Town Hall is a grand, spacious concert hall, renovated in the noughties. It's a very smart, elegant venue.

To be honest - I don't think they quite brought the magic last night. They played well. It was great to have Do You Like Rock Music? played in its entirety, an album experience and a gig at the same time. But - I thought the set sagged a bit in the middle. Just a couple too many drawn-out, moody outros. Interaction with the audience was minimal and there was something a little perfunctory about the whole performance.



I'm sure the venue sucked some of the energy out of the gig. Actually for such a distinguished concert hall, the sound wasn't great. I was amused to see how many different chord voicings Hamilton used to play the same three chord motif in No Lucifer, to no audible effect.



There was no encore, so to speak. More like two sets, punctuated by a very brief intermission. For sure Remember Me and Carrion lifted the atmosphere considerably but on the whole .. a little bit low key.

[captainkurtz]

Goldfrapp - Sage - 22nd February 2024
The Pretenders - Sage - 24th February 2024
Michael McIntyre - Newcastle Arena - 15th March 2024
Liam Gallagher / John Squire - Newcastle City Hall - March 18th 2024
The Smile - Glasgow - March 20th 2024
Frank Skinner - Stockton - 22nd March 2024
An Evening with The Fast Show - Newcastle Tyne Theatre - 26th March 2024
Slash - Newcastle City Hall - 31st March 2024
Johnny Marr - Newcastle City Hall 2nd March 2024
Robert Plant - Stockton Globe - 1st May 2024
The Black Crowes - Newcastle City Hall - 17th May 2024
Frankie Boyle - Newcastle Tyne Theatre - 19th May 2024
Bruce Springsteen- Sunderland - 22nd May 2024
Tool - Manchester Arena - 1st June 2024
Foo Fighters - Hampden Park - June 17th 2024
Julie Byrne - Gateshead Glasshouse - 25th July 2024
Future Islands - Newcastle City Hall - July 31st 2024
Taylor Swift - Wembley Stadium August 17th 2024
PJ Harvey - Gunnersbury Park - August 18th 2024
PJ Harvey - Halifax Piece Hall - 20th August 2024
Ben Elton - Tyne Theatre - 2nd September 2024
Steve Hackett - Sage - 19th October 2024
Crash Test Dummies - Newcastle Cluny - 6th November 2024

[Slim]

Sea Power again last night. An absolutely belting gig. The band were 100% committed, they seemed to be enjoying themselves quite a bit more than Birmingham three nights earlier, the Leadmill is for me a much, much more convivial venue for this sort of thing. We sang along, we waved our hands, we cheered loudly. I loved every minute. I actually had goosebumps during Canvey Island.

There was a bit more interaction with the crowd but more to the point, the whole thing felt more like a boisterous celebration of the rapport between band and audience, and a transcendent sharing of joy. And I'd only had half a lager.



One minor nitpick - Hamilton was either playing a wrong note in Fire Escape in the Sea up the dusty end of his short scale bass or it was out of tune, or badly intonated. It was about a semitone sharp. I admit I winced, but it didn't spoil the fun.

Scott helped himself to a guitar solo for his birthday in Remember Me.



Definitely in my top three or four (B)SP gigs.

[Slim]

Some video clips from last night, on X

https://twitter.com/steelcitysnaps/status/1757659231346430139

[dom]

Irvine Welsh, Liberty Hall Dublin, 19th April

The Mousetrap, Gaiety Theatre Dublin, 10th May

Riverside, The Academy Dublin, 16th May

Karl Kennedy/Alan Fletcher The Naul County Dublin, 14th July(don't ask!)

Hamilton, Bord Gais Theatre Dublin, 17th September

Brian Bilston, Liberty Hall Dublin, 18th October

Ben Elton The Olympia Dublin, 1st November