Ah yes people like Farage, Banks and the loathsome Lord Ashcroft plays us for fools. They made millions on the back of the Brexit vote. Farage was converting publicly but knew privately what the outcome would be. In the meantime the pound was on the rise....
Edit: saw Simple Minds when they were good too before the overblown stadium thing kicked in. I've always pondered on why the same band can produce I Travel or The American but also Belfast Child.
Yeah, I saw Shelley there and also at Leicester University. They used to have some good bands at Cov Uni too. Remember seeing The Big Dish (who I was well into at the time) there.
Not a regret as such but I could have seen the Smiths once, but decided against it. Didn't really like them at...
Funny you mention that. I noticed that on the news yesterday. I would hate that, I have to say. Then again, I would hate to gather with loads of drunk people to watch an England match.
Thin Lizzy on the Black Rose tour with my brother. I was 14. He took he as one of his mates pulled out. They were fantastic. We were right at the front and I touched Gary Moore's foot. My claim to fame.
I went to see the Pet Shops Boys on their first ever live appearance at the NEC at the beginning of the 90's with an ex-girlfriend. Didn't want to go but thoroughly enjoyed it. There was tons going on. Ballet dancers, giant screens, acrobats, etc. They needed it though as in the middle of...
I'm going through a 7" singles phase at the moment. Haven't really played them for years but been digging through crates in the garage (have around 3000 singles) and have been having a whale of a time just lately.
Kraftwerk - Birmingham Odeon
Buzzcocks - Hummingbird
Richard Hawley - Assembly
Depeche Mode - multiple times, always give a good show
Other memorable gigs XTC, Teenage Fanclub, OMD, Fad Gadget, Devo, The Church...too many to mention.