Gigs 2014

[Alexinblack]

The Buzzcocks tonight at the Ritz, looking forward to this one.

Great wasn't it?

What a band.

It was a great gig, I really like the Ritz great venue it is.

Peter and the test tubes for me tonight.

[Toiler On The Sea]

With the Buzzcocks playing the ABC last night, I went to this instead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgpQID-63LM

[Jon the Impaler]

I'd planned on going to a punk festival in Lowestoft - Vibrators , Sham 69 , Chelsea ..... a few other minor bands . Been cancelled now . Damn it .

[Toiler On The Sea]

Next up is Spear Of Destiny on Friday, then Sigue Sigue Sputnik, then Sham 69/Red Eyes, then The Spitfires and that'll be about it for 2014.

[Alexinblack]

Got Cockney Rejects and the lovely Beki Bondage coming up in a couple of weeks.

[The Strangler]

My brother went to see Sham 69 in Cardiff on the weekend. I text him today about it and it was a short conversation -

me: Any good Sat night?
him: Lies, all lies. Pursey wasnt there, only 1 original member. Diabolical.

I'm guessing he wasn't impressed !!

[elleninblack]

Embrace next month, the bassist is the guy who wore the 40th anniversary Raven tee on that football show

[Toiler On The Sea]

Shatterhand in Edinburgh tomorrow.
Sham 69 supported by the The Red Eyes on 14th(maybes).
The Spitfires on the 16th and that's it for this year

[Alexinblack]

Saw Cockney Rejects last night at Manchester Acadmey 3, a very good gig. On for just over an hour came on just before nine, played the likes of OI OI OI, Flares and slippers, police car, we are the firm, etc. Crowd about 200 or so, quite a few young skins there too. Support band were called the Systematics from Manchester, they were quite good did about 6 or 7 seven songs.

The Specials on Tuesday next.

[Alexinblack]

The Beat @ the live rooms Chester

This was the third time I had seen the Beat and it was a pretty decent gig. Its only a smallish club you could get about 300 hundred in and it would have been three quarters full. The Beat started with Ranking Full stop, then went through twist and Crawl, Rock the Casbah, there tribute to Joe Strummer, Too nice to talk too, click click, big shot, tears of a clown, rough rider, mirror in the bathroom and finished with Jackpot. After a few songs the crowd got into it more and more started Skanking. A big disappointing that they didn't do Noise in this world, Jeanette, or Drowning.

[The Strangler]

The Beat @ the live rooms Chester

This was the third time I had seen the Beat and it was a pretty decent gig. Its only a smallish club you could get about 300 hundred in and it would have been three quarters full. The Beat started with Ranking Full stop, then went through twist and Crawl, Rock the Casbah, there tribute to Joe Strummer, Too nice to talk too, click click, big shot, tears of a clown, rough rider, mirror in the bathroom and finished with Jackpot. After a few songs the crowd got into it more and more started Skanking. A big disappointing that they didn't do Noise in this world, Jeanette, or Drowning.

Nice one buddy. I'm going to see them in Gloucester in a few weeks - the Guildhall being one of my favorite venues around. I asked RR on a Q&A several months back about Jeanette as i hadnt heard them play it (over the 3 or 4 years i've been watching them) and he said he was hoping to put it in the set. Noise in this World is fantastic, so hope its in for Gloucester

[The Strangler]

Nearly there - The Beat in Gloucester. Always a great night and probably the highlight of my gig year