Upcoming gigs?

Wow. The twins uncle paid £400 for three tickets for Sunday on a resale site.
 
Perth concert hall next month.
Louden Wainwright iii.
Karine Polwart.
And others.
Love a bit of Loudon. Saw him at the festival theatre many moons ago and he was great. Got his daughter Martha's autobiography to read. Which should be interesting given the song Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole is about her dad!

This is one of my faves.

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Love a bit of Loudon. Saw him at the festival theatre many moons ago and he was great. Got his daughter Martha's autobiography to read. Which should be interesting given the song Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole is about her dad!

This is one of my faves.

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He knows what he did and what he was at that time.
Listen to 'When You Leave'.
As one person commented on the song;
Louden writes songs that tear your heart out for you to look at.
He also writes songs where he tears his heart out, for you to look at.
 
I am really trying to calm down on the gig front this year but got tickets for the following :
Fat Dog, QMU, 28.02.25
Look Back Bores, Manchester, 08.03.25
Snapped Ankles, St Lukes, 15.03.25
Jah Wobble, St Lukes, 27.04.25
Leftfield, Barrowland, 07.06.25
 
I am really trying to calm down on the gig front this year but got tickets for the following :
Fat Dog, QMU, 28.02.25
Look Back Bores, Manchester, 08.03.25
Snapped Ankles, St Lukes, 15.03.25
Jah Wobble, St Lukes, 27.04.25
Leftfield, Barrowland, 07.06.25

I've got tickets for that Fat Dog gig too. Looking forward to it. Their debut album was a cracker. One of my favorites from last year.
 
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Reckon I'll head along to see Lydon and co on the 29th.

Sister of Mercy outside in the summer just seems wrong. Will they still have all their dry ice and smoke machines? They'll look like a bunch of vampires at a BBQ...
 
Going to see The Supernaturals at the Caves in Edinburgh on Sunday 13th April. IMO an overlooked/under-appreciated band from the indie Britpop era.
 
Dropkick Murphys in Glasgow and Manchester next week.
As an aside, went to see Peat and Diesel in Emirates Arena in Glasow last week.
First ever music concert they have hosted.
Outstanding venue
 
Saw the Blockheads last night at MacArts in Gala. What a brilliant gig!
They’re playing La Belle Angel tonight and I’m pretty sure there are tickets left!
 
Saw the Blockheads last night at MacArts in Gala. What a brilliant gig!
They’re playing La Belle Angel tonight and I’m pretty sure there are tickets left!
Very apt that you saw them on the 25th anniversary of Ian Durys death, @Sheldrake07.

Reasons to be cheerful, part three
(One, two, three)
Some of Buddy Holly, the working folly
Good golly Miss Molly and boats
Hammersmith Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet
Jump back in the alley add nanny goats
18-wheeler Scammells, thumbing out the candles
All other mammals plus equal votes
Seeing Piccadilly, Fanny Smith and Willy
Being rather silly, and porridge oats
A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it
You're welcome, we can spare it, yellow socks
Too short to be haughty, too nutty to be naughty
Going on 40, no electric shocks
The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot
A little drop of claret, anything that rocks
Elvis and Scotty, days when I ain't spotty
Sitting on the potty, curing small pox
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful
One, two, three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Health service glasses
Gigolos and brasses
Round or skinny bottoms
Take your mum to Paris
Lighting up the chalice
Wee Willy Harris
Bantu Stephen Biko, listening to Rico
Harpo, Groucho, Chico
Cheddar cheese and pickle, the Vincent motorsickle
Slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Dimitri and Pasquale
Balabalabala and Volare
Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy
Being in my nuddy
Saying hokey-dokey, singalonga Smokey
Coming out of chokey
John Coltrane's soprano, Adi Celentano
Bonar Colleano
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful
One, two, three
Yes, yes
Dear, dear
Perhaps next year
Or maybe even never
In which case


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I had a cassette of New Boots and Panties which I was playing in the car.
Had arranged to pick up the in-laws and unfortunately they had just got in the car when Plaistow Patricia was about to play, which I hadn't heard before.
For those who haven't heard the track, it commences with a gravel voiced Dury snarling.....
"Arseholes bastards fucking *&*^ and pricks"......

Managed to turn it off at that point, but drive home was made pretty much in silence.
 
Saw the Blockheads last night at MacArts in Gala. What a brilliant gig!
They’re playing La Belle Angel tonight and I’m pretty sure there are tickets
Just had a look at the tickets £33 plus the usual add ons
If Dury was still around I would have payed it but think I will give it a miss
 
Next one up for us is Capercaillie’s 40th anniversary tour at Aberdeen Music Hall in May. It’s probably been 35 years since we last saw them live.
 
This week in the splendid 40 seat Speakeasy@The Voodoo rooms I saw
Multi award winning, internationally recognized Blues harmonica virtuoso, singer and masterful showman Giles Robson The only UK or European artist to appear on Chicago's legendary Alligator Records who described him as “A blues giant, absolute master of the form”.
By contrast, off to see Primal Scream next Thursday.

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Very apt that you saw them on the 25th anniversary of Ian Durys death, @Sheldrake07.

Reasons to be cheerful, part three
(One, two, three)
Some of Buddy Holly, the working folly
Good golly Miss Molly and boats
Hammersmith Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet
Jump back in the alley add nanny goats
18-wheeler Scammells, thumbing out the candles
All other mammals plus equal votes
Seeing Piccadilly, Fanny Smith and Willy
Being rather silly, and porridge oats
A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it
You're welcome, we can spare it, yellow socks
Too short to be haughty, too nutty to be naughty
Going on 40, no electric shocks
The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot
A little drop of claret, anything that rocks
Elvis and Scotty, days when I ain't spotty
Sitting on the potty, curing small pox
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful
One, two, three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Health service glasses
Gigolos and brasses
Round or skinny bottoms
Take your mum to Paris
Lighting up the chalice
Wee Willy Harris
Bantu Stephen Biko, listening to Rico
Harpo, Groucho, Chico
Cheddar cheese and pickle, the Vincent motorsickle
Slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Dimitri and Pasquale
Balabalabala and Volare
Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy
Being in my nuddy
Saying hokey-dokey, singalonga Smokey
Coming out of chokey
John Coltrane's soprano, Adi Celentano
Bonar Colleano
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful
One, two, three
Yes, yes
Dear, dear
Perhaps next year
Or maybe even never
In which case


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Yea, hard to credit it that it’s 25 years since he died.
Chas Jankel and Mike Gallagher still driving the band.
The lead singer - Mike Bennet - was pretty good, no Ian Dury but good.
There was a really good support band, the Rooks, Hamilton band.
I’d say it was the best gig I’ve been to for a long time. MacArts is a cracking venue. eXTC playing next Friday.
 

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I had a cassette of New Boots and Panties which I was playing in the car.
Had arranged to pick up the in-laws and unfortunately they had just got in the car when Plaistow Patricia was about to play, which I hadn't heard before.
For those who haven't heard the track, it commences with a gravel voiced Dury snarling.....
"Arseholes bastards fucking *&*^ and pricks"....

Managed to turn it off at that point, but drive home was made pretty much in silence.
I was really hoping that they’d play Plaistow Patricia unfortunately the didn’t!
 
Saw the Blockheads last night at MacArts in Gala. What a brilliant gig!
They’re playing La Belle Angel tonight and I’m pretty sure there are tickets left!
I was there it’s my local venue, great place. Another great night one of many I’ve had in there , I thought the support band were pretty good too , I think I’ll be back on Friday night
 
I was there it’s my local venue, great place. Another great night one of many I’ve had in there , I thought the support band were pretty good too , I think I’ll be back on Friday night
Yea mine too. They have really good acts there, some cracking gigs on the programme this year! Steve Lemacq featured it on his Monday show a few months back.
I can’t make it on Friday to eXTC.
I thought the Rooks were really good too.
 
Saw them twice in London in 2008 for 'Propaganda' and 'Whomp that Sucker' when they did 21x21 - absolutely brilliant!

Seen them about eight times since but holding off this time (for now) as £50 last time two years ago is now £60.
 
Although I'm going to see The Selector on the 24th, I'd remind any Ska/2-Tone amigos that Pauline Black- a 2-Tone Story is on SkyArts this Wednesday at 9.00 pm.

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