Who did you see live last?

[lurksalot]

Red run club at aintree on Friday 

they were excellent , but only saw a few numbers as the timings and train times got in the way.

they were a bolt on gig to the race meeting. 

[Grahambythesea]

Steeleye Span last night in Dorchester. Current line up only has Maddie from the original band but the newer members are excellent especially the fiddle player. Roger Carey is on bass.

 

[TeresaFR]

Inkubus Sukkubus at the Hallamshire Hotel in Sheffield on Saturday.

[KingPrawn]

Supergrass last wednesday. They were incredible. Great gear and great players

[Woodinblack]

2 hours ago, TeresaFR said:

Inkubus Sukkubus at the Hallamshire Hotel in Sheffield on Saturday.

 

Wow - they still going? Haven't seen them since the mid 90s!

[nekomatic]

Yazz Ahmed in Manchester Jazz Festival, which I can’t describe better than Jazz Times’s reviewer - except to add that Ralph Wyld on vibes and marimba was just extraordinary - almost show-stealing, had all the others not also been so good. 
 

Also so far seen Phil Meadows’ Beware of the Bear with Joe Downard excellent on bass guitar and unexpected bonus of Rosie Frater Taylor on guitar; John Ellis with the awesome Grant Russell on DB; and Ladies of Midnight Blue which sounds like it should be a sort of smoky female-vocal led account of the standards songbook but was actually two women (very adeptly) whacking the bejeezus out of various drums whilst spreading Black consciousness. And blowing bubbles. I liked it. 

[casapete]

Bruce Springsteen and the mighty E Street Band last night at Co-Op Live in Manchester.

Seen Bruce many times but not for a while so hoped he’d still be up for it, and he absolutely was!

They played for over two and a half hours straight through, with no signs of tiredness or slowing 

down. As well as Bruce, incredible performances from all of the 17 piece band, especially Max Weinberg

on drums and the very cool Gary W. Tallent on bass. Gary mainly used a short scale Spector, but

also a Guild Starfire semi in natural which sounded immense. Nils Lofgen was also on fire, being given

quite a few extended guitar solos. 

A great sound for such a large venue, and well organised inside too. Shame the parking was so hit and miss

though - okay getting in but dreadful queues on the way out mainly caused by conflicting crowds from the

Etihad stadium next door. The football crowd should have been gone before we left ( kickoff at 8pm) but in

a brilliant lack of consideration there was an extra 30 mins or so added to the game (  a special leaving 

feature or something) which meant both arenas emptied at exactly the same time. 70,000+ people trying

to get away simultaneously meant a lot of frustration for all. Then our journey home involved two lengthy 

diversions off the M62 so I got in around 2am. Still, an amazing evening with an amazing band, wonderful.

 

 

 

 

[Grassie]

High Fade last night @ Strings Bar and Venue, I.O.W.

 

Ridiculously good. So much so that I’m off to sell all my gear in the For Sale forum.

 

Bastards.

😁

Edited May 23 by Grassie

[Mudpup]

8 hours ago, Grassie said:

High Fade last night @ Strings Bar and Venue, I.O.W.

 

Ridiculously good. So much so that I’m off to sell all my gear in the For Sale forum.

 

Bastards.

😁

😂 They are off the hook good as a band aren't they! The bass player just makes me want to give up.....effortlessly cool too. Only certain people can rock flares and tank tops. 

[TeresaFR]

On 19/05/2025 at 23:14, Woodinblack said:

 

Wow - they still going? Haven't seen them since the mid 90s!

Yes indeed. I don't think they ever stopped (pandemic notwithstanding).

[cetera]

Just got home from seeing the wonderful ELO Experience with @Hamster & @Kebabkid at Epsom Playhouse with our very own @TPJ on bass and backing vocals! A fantastic show, great bass playing and so many great songs! Catch them if you can! 🎶🎸😎

Edited May 25 by cetera

[TPJ]

Thanks mate, glad you all could make it and had a great time. 🙂

[cybertect]

A family outing to see Wet Leg at Brixton Academy on Saturday night; it's been fun watching them learning how to make a bigger show since the early days.

 

The new album is going to be a belter - I should watch out for Davina McCall to be a single.

 

I sold a few photos recently and spent the proceeds on a new camera that's small enough not to bother security at gigs... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Grassie]

On 23/05/2025 at 16:27, Mudpup said:

😂 They are off the hook good as a band aren't they! The bass player just makes me want to give up.....effortlessly cool too. Only certain people can rock flares and tank tops. 

The guitarist impressed me the most. Plays like the secret love child of Nile Rogers and Edward Van Halen… 😁

[mike257]

5 hours ago, cybertect said:

A family outing to see Wet Leg at Brixton Academy on Saturday night; it's been fun watching them learning how to make a bigger show since the early days.

 

The new album is going to be a belter - I should watch out for Davina McCall to be a single.

 

I sold a few photos recently and spent the proceeds on a new camera that's small enough not to bother security at gigs....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's my mate Dave in the background there 🤣 he's an excellent bassist when he's not busy being a top tier roadie!

[cybertect]

1 hour ago, mike257 said:

 

That's my mate Dave in the background there 🤣 he's an excellent bassist when he's not busy being a top tier roadie!

You can thank Dave from me for doing a great job! 👏 

[howdenspur]

Saw Flook at the National Centre For Early Music in York. I wasn't that familiar with their work, but a terrific show. No bass, but the bodhrán, "filled the gap" admirably. What fantastic players! 

[davepb24]

Just back from an evening with Ian Danter in Brum... most excellent night, hadn't realised he was in bands as well as his work on the wireless lol and even more surprised to discover recently one of those bands was the Three Amoebas whose bass player Mr NigeJ I've known a fair few years  🙂