Radiohead, Newcastle University, 28 Sept 1994

A nice early-era radiohead show from Newcastle University. The shows were timed to co-incide with the iron lung ep release, preceding the commercial sucess of "the bends" ... only "my iron lung", "just" and "the bends" were previewed, all other material was from the first album. Nice.

Setlist was used by Ed O'brien, obtained at end of the show.

Support from the julie dolphin was good - so much so I saw them in London at the garage later that year

Beady Eye, Newcastle O2, 20 Apr 11

Liam Gallaghers' Beady Eye stormed the O2 Academy at Newcastle last night, and despite being close to the front it was tricky to get decent images as the sell out crowd were bouncing! Great to see this ex-oasis line up in a small venue, I suspect next time it'll be less intimate...

Invariably the centre of photo attention was Liam - As no-relation Frank Gallagher says....when he grows up he'll be a staaarrr.....

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Evening Chronicle review here

Evan Dando ~ Only UK Gig for 2011 is at....

A nice "stumble" this afternoon....

Should be GREAT!

The Jim Jones Revue, Newcastle 02 2, 30 Mar 11

The Jim Jones Revue played an intimate set to promote their latest single "Dishonest John" at Newcastles' O2 2 last night - attended by the better half as I was on night shift, saving lives....

And very good they were too...

Stiff Little Fingers, Newcastle O2, 19 Mar 11

53 and still f''ing ANGRY

It was a raucous evening at Newcastles' O2 Academy last night, as punk legends stiff little fingers smashed their way through a great set of old and not so old songs. It was the first time I'd seen SLF since 1993 ~ and Jake was slightly more portly than last.

The aging crowd were certainly up for it and was possibly the most moshed mosh pit I've been in for a long while. Cracking stuff!

The set started with "go for it" played as the introduction track - and the crowd went mental! While newer songs were well received, it was the early material that created most moshing... and tonight there was a lot of the aforementioned mosh ~ nobody's hero, wasted life, tin soldiers, fly the flag, and suspect device...

The encores brought in "johnny was" , a cover of "I fought the law" and to complete the show - "alternative ulster". Pure Class.



Elbow, Newcastle Arena, 16 Mar 11

Elbow managed to pull off a theatre-like arena show last night in Newcastle, with their traditional audience participation included. Guy Garvey and co certainly know how to engage their audience, with ample time between songs for story telling and wit. Support was from Villagers.

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Piano - with a hidden cocktail bar...

Starlings - 1st song of the encore

The Levellers & The Wonderstuff, Newcastle O2, 13 Mar 11

A very decent nostalgic double bill at Newcastles' O2 on Sunday night ~ taking me back to the early nineties!

The show opened with the wonderstuff, kicking out "red berry joy town" for starters and a great selection of their material to keep the crowd very happy indeed. It's not often that a "support" act can get a crowd going, but Miles Hunt is a pro!

The Levellers followed - I'd last seen them at the Mayfair way back in 1993 and that gig made the local press as their was an accident on the stairs...

Tonight was an anniverary show - 20 years since the release of "levelling the land"! - So the set was the whole album, a few b-sides and classics for the encore... It was a wild crowd tonight!

A little more portly than 1993...

Audience appreciation...

Can you tell what it is yet?