A list of some of the concerts, shows and exhibitions I have been to over the years – bit of a work in progress.
2022
17.04 – Sparks
14.04 – Sea Power
11.04 – Goldfrapp – Cambridge Corn Exchange (10/10) Captivating (Photos)
25.03 – Future Islands – Alexandra Palace (10/10) Brilliant high energy (Photos)
19.03 – Van Gogh Self Portraits – Cortauld Gallery (10/10) Superb
18.03 – Infinity Rooms – Tate Modern (9/10) Only two room. Dinner after at Tate was great
11.03 – Tori Amos – London Palladium (7/10) Disappointing (too much backing)
19.01 – Cyrano – Harold Pinter Theatre (10/10) Incredible
2021
COVID-19 Stopped Play
2020
14.03 – King Creosote – Barbican Hall (10/10) From Scotland With Love
26.02 – Girl Ray – Electric Ballroom, Camden (8/10) Disappointing
08.02 – Cyrano de Bergerac, Playhouse Theatre (10/10) Fabulous
2019
16.10 – John – Shackleton Arms, Islington (11/10) Brilliant
GIG OF THE YEAR
04/10 – Gary Numan – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (9/10)
24.05 – Howard Jones – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (9/10)
23.03 – Style Councillors – Chinnerys, Southend (10/10)
17.02 – Kaiser Chiefs – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (8/10)
2018
30.10 – John Grant – Brixton Academy (10/10)
16.08 – King Creosote – The Horn, St Albans (10/10) Exceptional
GIG OF THE YEAR
02.07 – Eels – Brixton Academy (10/10) Brilliant as usual
24.05 – Sparks – Shepherds Bush Empire (10/10)
01.05 – Rich Hall – Westcliff Palace Theatre (9/10)
13.04 – Stuart Lee – Westcliff Palace Theatre (9/10)
11.04 – Idles – Chinnerys, Southend (10/10)
07.03 – Elbow – O2 Greenwich (9/10) Very good
John Grant – O2 Greenwich (10/10) Exceptional as always!!
22.02 – Seal – London Palladium (10/10) Exceptional
10.02 – Erasure – Cambridge Corn Exchange (9/10) Rough but brilliant!
2017
Fish – Islington Assembley Halls (8/10)
Gorillaz – O2 Greenwich (10/10) Photos
Witches Bitches and Queens – Chalkwell Hall (9/10) Photos
Allison Moyet – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (8/10)
Nicolla Collis – Chalkwell Hall (9/10) Photos
Scouting for Girls – Southend Cliffs pavillion (8/10)
Jon Richardson (Comedian) – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (9/10)
Owen Williams – St Clement’s Church Leigh on Sea (10/10) Photos
Caitlin King (support) (9/10) Photos
Girl Ray – Scala London (10/10)
Spinning Coin – Support (9/10)
Tears for Fears – Royal Albert Hall (9/10)
GIG OF THE YEAR
Marc Almond – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (7/10)
Gary Numan – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (10/10) Best gig in ages
The Musical Box – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (10/10) – really excellent
Movie – Bladerunner 2049 Movie – Southend (10/10)
Tori Amos – Royal Albert Hall (10/10)
Carousel EP Launch – The Dickens, Southend (8/10)
Sparks – Shepherds Bush Empire (10/10)
Marc Bolan 40th Anniversary Concert – Shepherds Bush Empire (10/10)
Village Green 2017 – Chalkwell Park (9/10)
Nothing But Thieves (8/10)
Kate Tempest (8/10)
Sam Duckworth (9/10)
BAIT (10/10)
Public Service Broadcasting – Camden Electric Ballroom (8/10)
Amy Macdonald – Royal Albert Hall (5/10) Very Disappointing. Drowned by band
Howard Jones – Union Chapel (10/10) Videos
Twelfth Night (play) – National Theatre (10/10)
Goldfrapp – Cambridge Junction J1 (10/10)
Show – Sean Lock – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (9/10)
Sam Duckworth – Chinnerys (9/10)
Pocket Dragon – Chinnerys (8/10)
Eat The Evidence Chinnerys (9/10)
Lydia Kito – Chinnerys (7/10)
Green Day – O2 Greenwich (10/10)
Show – John Shuttleworth – Chelmsford Civic Theatre (7/10)
Independant Music Week with Steve Lamacq
The Midnight Barbers – Chelmsford Bassment (8/10) – Photos
The Horse Heads – Chelmsford Bassment (8/10) – Photos
Freak – Chelmsford Bassment (8/10) – Photos
RPO Music of John Williams – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
King Creosote – Cambridge Corn Exchange (50/10) Exceptional
Charlie Cunningham – Support Act (9/10) Video
2016
Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions – Hammersmith Odeon (8/10)
Diamond Family Archive – Chinnerys (10/10) Photos
Kevin Pearce – Chinnerys (10/10) Photos
Grace Savage – Chinnerys (9/10) Photos
Mo Fingers – Chinnerys (9/10) Photos
Amy Macdonald – Islington Assembly Hall (10/10) Photos
Kelvin – Support (8/10)
Petty Phase – The Railway Hotel (8/10) Photos
Asylums – The Railway Hotel (10/10) Photos
Catfish and the Bottlemen – Wembley Arena (8/10)
Show – Nina Conti – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (10/10) Hilarious
Show – Letters Live – Central Hall London (9/10)
Show – Prof Cox – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (9/10)
Bjork – Hammersmith Apollo (10/10) Exceptional
Dr John Cooper Clarke – Westcliff Palace Theatre (8/10)
Show – The Bank Robbery (play) – London Criterion Theatre (7/10)
Many and Varied inc Billy Bragg – Village Green 2016 Southend (10/10)
John Grant – Royal Albert Hall (10/10) Exceptional Videos
Mica Paris – Westcliff Palace Theatre (8/10)
James – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (10/10) Photos Videos
The Slow Readers Club – Support (8/10) Photos Videos
Bellowhead Farewell – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (10/10) Photos Videos
Mawkin -Support (9/10) Photos Videos
Jeff Lynne’s ELO – o2 Arena Greenwich (10/10) Photos Videos
The Feeling – Support (9/10) Photos Videos
MUSE – O2 Greenwich (10/10) Photos Videos
Darren Jones and the World Music Band – Clifftown Theatre (9/10) Videos
Catfish and the Bottlemen – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (7./10) Videos
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (7/10) Videos
Pain Killer (play) – West End (8/10)
From The Jam – Palace Theatre, Westcliff (8/10) Very good
Howard Jones – Union Chapel, London (10/10) Utterly brilliant Videos
2015
Show – Peter Pan Goes Wrong (play) – Apollo Shaftsbury (7/10)
Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions – Hammersmith Apollo (10/10) Video
Simply Red – O2 Greenwich (9/10) Videos
Star Wars (Film) – The Force Awakens- Southend
Half Man Half Biscuit – The Forum Kentish Town (10/10) Videos
Squeeze /Dr John Cooper Clarke – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (9./10) Videos
Lord of the Flies (play) – Regents Park Open Air Theatre (7/10)
Hamlet – Barbican Theatre (10/10)
Bryan Ferry – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (8/10)
The Producers – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (9/10)
Simple Minds – Southend Cliffs Pavilion (10/10) Videos
Letters Live – Freemasons Hall London (9/10)
The Avenue – Pebbles 2 Southend (9/10) Video
Paul Weller – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (9/10) Videos
Count Arthur Strong – Southend Palace Theatre (7/10)
The Ruling Class – Trafalgar Studios London (10/10)
Kaiser Chiefs – O2 Greenwich (9/10) Videos
Support – Public Service Broadcasting (8/10) Videos
2014
Bombay Bicycle Club – Earls Court (7/10)
Bellowhead – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (9/10)
Alexander O’Neal – Southend Casino (with S)
David Gray – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (7/10)
Goldfrapp – Royal Albert Hall (9/10)
The South – Westcliff Palace Theatre (8/10)
Support – Tristan Mackay (8/10)
Kate Bush – Hammersmith Odeon (5/10)
Eels – Royal Albert Hall (8/10)
Tori Amos – Royal Albert Hall (9/10)
Gypsy Kings – Royal Albert Hall (8/10)
2013
Alison Moyet – Southend Cliffs Pavillion (Ocy) (10/10)
Muse – Emirates Stadium
Peter Gabriel So Revisited- O2 Greenwich
Eels – Brixton Academy
Pink – O2 Greenwich (10/10) Videos
Simple Minds – Southend Cliffs Pavillion
Village Green Festival – Southend
2012
Alanis Morrisette – O2 Arena
Keane – Brixton Academy
Hazel O’Connor – Chinnerys
Tinchy Stryder (with Liz)
2011
Norfolk Spectacular (with Liz)
2010
Tinchy Styder – Clacton Holiday Camp (with Liz)
David Gray – Hammersmith Odeon
Eels – Brixton Academy
2009
Fleetwood Mac – Unleashed tour (Oct)
The Saturdays – Cambridge Corn Exchange (with Liz) (Jun)
Girls Aloud – O2 Greenwich (with Liz) Vid
2004
Jools Holland – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
1996
Jools Holland – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Simply Red – Docklands Arena
1995
Simple Minds – Wembley Arena
1991
Eric Clapton Blues Band – Royal Albert Hall
1990
Phil Collins – But Seriously tour – Wembley Arena
Simply Red – Wembley Arena
1989
Eurythmics – Wembley Arena
1988
Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel of Love tour – Wembly Stadium
Michael Jackson – Bad tour – Wembley Stadium (raining)
Eric Clapton and his Band – Guilford Town Hall
Jean Michelle Jarre – Destination Docklands (Oct)
1987
26 Jun – Peter Gabriel – So tour – Earls Court
Genesis – Invisible Touch tour – Wembley Stadium
Marillion – Wembley Arena (Nov)
1986
Queen – Kind of Magic tour – Wembley Stadium Vid
1985
Bruce Springsteen -Born in USA tour – Wembley Stadium
1984
Howard Jones – Gloucester Leisure Centre
1982
Genesis – Six of the Best – Milton Keynes
I shall have to dig out my old gig shirts and programmes.. 🙂
Ahhhh………i’m so glad you have the Guildford TH gig there!! i have some photos somewhere. I too have a stack of old t-shirts including Prince and my other guilty pleasure Rush….and the programmes so many…. Queen at Knebworth, Gabriel at Earls Court, Jackson/Madonna in early 90s at the old Wembley…….
Brill.