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About Me
- You've Been Gigged
- Mostly the South East, United Kingdom
- If you can sing, play or generally put on a good show, I may well have been there. Just keep the music live! The photos are my own, so apologies for quality.
Gigroll
- September 2010 - Bright Light Bright Light
- August 2010 - V Festival
- June 2010 - Paul McCartney
- June 2010 - Teddy Thompson
- June 2010 - Celebration of Kate McGarrigle
- June 2010 - Bright Light Bright Light
- May 2010 - Randy Newman
- April 2010 - Rufus Wainwright
- April 2010 - Bright Light Bright Light
- Oct 2009 - Bright Light Bright Light
- July 2009 - Fairport Convention
- June 2009 - Neil Young
- June 2009 - Ralph McTell
- May 2009 - Cat Stevens
- March 2009 - Rod Thomas
- Feb 2009 - Richard Thompson's 1000 Years
- Dec 2008 - Thompson Family
- Nov 2008 - Seth Lakeman
- Oct 2008 - Teddy Thompson
- Sept 2008 - Rod Thomas with Band
- July 2008 - Leonard Cohen
- July 2008 - Panic at the Disco
- July 2008 - Neil Young - Hop Farm
- May 2008 - Bruce Springsteen
- May 2008 - Willie Nelson
- May 2008 - Chess
- March 2008 - Rod Thomas
- Feb 2008 - Stackridge
- Dec 2007 - Hello Goodbye, Go-Audio
- Nov 2007 - Amy Winehouse
- Nov 2007 - Rod Thomas + si-cut.db
- Oct 2007 - Rufus Wainwright
- Oct 2007 - Richard Thompson
- Oct 2007 - Mary Gauthier
- Sep 2007 - Rod Thomas
- Jul 2007 - Rod Thomas
- Jun 2007 - Rufus Wainwright
- Jun 2007 - Aerosmith + Chris Connor + Jet
- May 2007 - Josh Groban
- May 2007 - Rufus Wainwright
- Apr 2007 - Bob Dylan
- Feb 2007 - Rufus does Judy
- Nov 2006 - Bruce Springsteen
- Nov 2006 - Mary Gauthier
- Aug 2006 - Rufus + Beautiful South + Gomez
- Jun 2006 - Dixie Chicks
- May 2006 - Bruce Springsteen
- Apr 2006 - Chris Rea
- Apr 2006 - Bill Wyman
- Dec 2005 - Rufus Wainwright
- Nov 2005 - Bob Dylan
- Apr 2005 - Rufus Wainwright
- Apr 2005 - Willie Nelson + Mary Gauthier
- Mar 2005 - Rufus Wainwright
- Dec 2004 - Josh Groban
- Nov 2004 - Status Quo
- Oct 2004 - Bill Wyman
- Dec 2003 - Elton John
- Nov 2003 - Bob Dylan
THE RULES SECTION
The Rules of Standing:
Tall units - no problem anywhere.
Average height units - get there well before the doors open and head straight for the front of stage area.
Smaller units - (apart from "forget it") as before x 10, head straight for the front, do not pass Go, do not stop at the bar ...
The Rules of Dylan:
Bob plays where he pleases, be it in Cardiff or London.
Expect set rotation - no promises.
"Those that are first shall be last ..." The die-hards who queue all day to be 'front standing' do not necessarily get plum spots each time.
Expect to stand in the stalls, even if you have a seat.
More accessible Dylan = wider audience. Wider audience = take the kids.
Go to the Bob Links section on http://www.expectingrain.com/ for the complete reviews (and show some respect while you're there, please).
Store Appearances Rules:
HMV - turn up early and join the scrum at the back of the store while they clear the aisles and set up stage.
Puregroove - great independent venue - so just turn up. Sound system is ace, artwork in the background can be a bit disconcerting.
Oh we wish - for historical interest only -
Virgin Megastore (then Zavvi) - (Wrist-band affair) Queue early in the morning to buy cd and collect entry wristband for later show. Go away and have coffee or otherwise waste the rest of your day while you wait. Or if you're lucky you can roll up at showtime and get a good view from the stairwell above the stage without the queue malarkey, but don't quote me on this one.
Indie Gig Rules:
Entry cheap/bar tab dear
Short sets
Noisy crowd
Start late, finish late
Tall units - no problem anywhere.
Average height units - get there well before the doors open and head straight for the front of stage area.
Smaller units - (apart from "forget it") as before x 10, head straight for the front, do not pass Go, do not stop at the bar ...
The Rules of Dylan:
Bob plays where he pleases, be it in Cardiff or London.
Expect set rotation - no promises.
"Those that are first shall be last ..." The die-hards who queue all day to be 'front standing' do not necessarily get plum spots each time.
Expect to stand in the stalls, even if you have a seat.
More accessible Dylan = wider audience. Wider audience = take the kids.
Go to the Bob Links section on http://www.expectingrain.com/ for the complete reviews (and show some respect while you're there, please).
Store Appearances Rules:
HMV - turn up early and join the scrum at the back of the store while they clear the aisles and set up stage.
Puregroove - great independent venue - so just turn up. Sound system is ace, artwork in the background can be a bit disconcerting.
Oh we wish - for historical interest only -
Virgin Megastore (then Zavvi) - (Wrist-band affair) Queue early in the morning to buy cd and collect entry wristband for later show. Go away and have coffee or otherwise waste the rest of your day while you wait. Or if you're lucky you can roll up at showtime and get a good view from the stairwell above the stage without the queue malarkey, but don't quote me on this one.
Indie Gig Rules:
Entry cheap/bar tab dear
Short sets
Noisy crowd
Start late, finish late
The Asides
Pink, Brixton Academy - 14 August 2007
No secret that the lady has a gay following, but at the Academy (body searches still compulsory) my spies tell me someone chucked her bra at the performer. Further, during some chit-chat when Pink wondered out loud about changing her hairstyle and making is shoulder-length, she was booed and hissed ...
Prince, O2 - September 2007
At the final performance of the diminutive one's O2 residency, the audience were issued with purple glowsticks - the management thinking they would look nice when waved en-masse during 'Purple Rain'. However, the bright sparks up in the tiers had other ideas and there really was purple rain that night ...
No secret that the lady has a gay following, but at the Academy (body searches still compulsory) my spies tell me someone chucked her bra at the performer. Further, during some chit-chat when Pink wondered out loud about changing her hairstyle and making is shoulder-length, she was booed and hissed ...
Prince, O2 - September 2007
At the final performance of the diminutive one's O2 residency, the audience were issued with purple glowsticks - the management thinking they would look nice when waved en-masse during 'Purple Rain'. However, the bright sparks up in the tiers had other ideas and there really was purple rain that night ...