The Gaslight Anthem @Brighton Dome, 10/06/15

So Gaslight decided to play a few local shows in the UK before the festival summer not including London. Brighton was the closest thing I could get to without ridiculous amounts of travel involved. A friend of mine was sweet enough to plonk my name on the guest list – love having friends in all…

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Architects @ Roundhouse, London, 14/03/2015

A friend of mine invited me to go see Architects at the Roundhouse last week and I thought hey why not. It was definitely a great gig. Metal fans are also definitely mental – in a good way. We were standing up on the balcony so had a nice view of the stage and the…

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Frank Turner @Royal Albert Hall, London, 29/03/2015

Frank Turner at the Royal Albert Hall was truly a feel-good night in every sense of the word. It was my third Frank gig, and him playing at the Royal Albert Hall was a bit as epic a combination as seeing Bruce Springsteen playing at Wembley Stadium. The friend I took with me had never…

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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…

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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…

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