XSLF, Northumbria University, 30 Aug 14

Original Stiff Little Fingers Henry Cluney and Jim Reilly reunite as XSLF for a great blast through early SLF material

Stiff Little Fingers, Newcastle Mayfair, 16 Mar 92

Met the band (then featuring Bruce Foxton) earlier in the day at a record signing - flags and emblems - only to have it nicked a few years later in a burglary :(

UK Subs were an excellent opening for the show!

UK Subs, Newcastle City Hall, 03 Nov 11

Re-living the glory days... its' been 19 years since I saw them last (supporting Stiff Little Fingers)... UK Subs are a great act, and a fine start to the triple bill Motorhead show at Newcastles' City Hall. A prompt start saw many arriving during their set...

I was up on the balcony for this show, a good test for the camera in poor light.

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.