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'Life is about love, last minutes, and lost evenings. About fire in our bellies and furtive little feelings.'
The Charlatans @Brooklyn Bowl London, 20/02/2015
The Charlatans at Brooklyn Bowl was part of BRITs Week 2015 and my first big gig as a ticketing coordinator for the venue. So I treasure this one. It’s a band I love for a cause I love even more. What cause you ask? The whole of BRITs Week was in aid of War Child…
Read MoreMulholland Drive – Gaslight Anthem
The Navesink Banks – The Gaslight Anthem
XFM Winter Wonderland @ O2 Academy Brixton, 17/12/2014
XFM Winter Wonderland is always the best Christmas party of the year if you’re into music. But this year’s line-up was a real seasonal treat: Royal Blood, Billy The Kid, To Kill A King, Catfish And The Bottlemen, The Horrors, Billy Bragg and Frank Turner. Royal Blood were a surprise opening act, and boy what…
Read MoreTape Deck Heart – Frank Turner
The Gaslight Anthem @ Alexandra Palace, 19/11/2014
It had been about a year and a half since I last saw The Gaslight Anthem. That is generally normal for a band, but if it’s one of your favourite bands then it’s way too long. On top of that, it was a birthday treat! One day before my birthday. I hadn’t been to Alexandra…
Read MoreSubstitute – Frank Turner
Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
Frank Turner @ Oxford Town Hall, 30/09/2014
This was the second gig I managed to get to during Frank Turner’s small venues tour. There was more listening to new songs being tested live and it was magical. To have an artist try out songs live before putting them on an album is something that just does not happen anymore. Sometimes knowing how…
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