Wed 5 Dec – Manic Street Preachers, Cherry Ghost

I was very much looking forward to lastnight because I was seeing Manic Street Preachers for the second time, but this time I actually had standing tickets! I was unable to get them last time because by the time I had some money, all that was left were seating tickets. I still had a great time, but it just wasn't the same.

Lauren drove us over to Manchester Central (ex-GMEX) and we got in there for just after the doors had opened. This was the first time I've been to this…

Mon 12 Nov – Boy Kill Boy

Lastnight marked another gig I was attending with Lauren. This time Boy Kill Boy touring their new material. And new haircuts.

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Why would ya?!
Anyway…when we got there the first band, Subrosa Tryst, were already onstage. As their set went on, I came to realise that although they were tight as fuck and couldn't be faulted technically, they were just a ten-a-penny grunge/metal band as far as I was concerned. They just didn't grasp me at all. And I'm sure that this was something that had a lot to do…

Sat 13 Oct – Ian Brown

Finally got 'round to writing this a whole two nights after the gig. =P
Getting into the venue was a bit of a strange affair. When I bought the tickets, even though it was quite early in the morning, all that was left was seating tickets, so I had to make do with them. We got into the hall on Saturday night, and none of the staff were checking tickets at the top of the stairs, so we could've just gone and wandered right to the front. But our brains don't work like that…

Mon 17 Sep – John Mayer

Yes, you're right…I didn't mention I was going to this!
Because I didn't even know until about 10am yesterday. I guess it was the second surprise gig of the Summer.

Nick's had it booked for ages. Luke is a massive fan of John Mayer, so he booked tickets for Scott , Ben and one of his mates as well as himself and Nick. The thing was, his mate couldn't make it for one reason or another, so I snapped up the spare ticket!

Not that I'm really familiar with any of John Mayer's…

As I'm sure you all know, Led Zeppelin are actually re-uniting.
If not - LED ZEPPELIN ARE REUNITING!!

The official news from the press conference yesterday wasn't like, incredibly exciting for me because I've been hearing rumour after rumour about this for weeks now. And one heads-up about it from a very reliable source, so the announcement yesterday created relief, I suppose, in me rather than like, insane excitement, because I sorta already knew it was gonna happen anyway.

It still hasn't quite sunk in though.
Although the trouble is, when I first heard about it, my mindset was like…

Thu 26 Jul – Kasabian
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I ended up going to this gig the other day, and it was all a huge surprise!
I have done a blog about it on MySpace which has got pictures and my rambling and links to videos and all sorts of goodies, so instead of writing/copying it all over again here, I'm just going to direct you here:

MySpace Blog

It was such an incredible, strange day and an awesome gig. I am gonna be seeing if I get spotted in the crowd when it's on Channel 4 next weekend. =P

- Kasabian,…

1.How did you get into 31?
After I'd got into Led Zeppelin, it so followed that I ended up getting into The Yardbirds, too.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Oh, probably Space Oddity

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29?
Oh…I honestly have no idea. That's too hard a question.

4. What is your favourite album by 49?
Well, I've actually still only got Tattoo You and Forty Licks, which is just a best of, so I guess I'll have to go with Tattoo You.

5. How many albums by 13…

Instructions: Take your Top Ten Artists and insert them into Googolism. Find most interesting entries and post here.

01. Led Zeppelin: is a true phenomenon.

02. Manic Street Preachers: is an extravagant mosaic of quotations from and commentaries to rock history and cultural life in general.

03. Kasabian: "Sorry, Google doesn't know enough about kasabian yet." - LAME! :(

04. Mansun: - is a Mansun tribute band from sim city.

05. The Cooper Temple Clause: is great.

06. Oasis: - is about 'writing great songs'.

07. Jeff Buckley: is best represented in black…

Tue 12 Jun – Kula Shaker

If I were to build a pyramid with a layers representing Bands I Wanna See Live But Haven't Yet, at the top would be Radiohead (there used to be Manic Street Preachers up there too, but that one has been dealt with ), and on the second level down, amongst others, would be Kula Shaker.
The coolest thing is, I thought I'd never be able to see them live until recently, because all those years back they broke up just before I started to get into 'em! So you can imagine how chuffed…

Fri 8 Jun – Transition

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Woohoo! Lastnight, Far From The Dance came back to play in Lancaster. I was going with my mate Hayley for certain, and perhaps my boyfriend Bob too. However, we had a bit of an odd plan going on. Me, Bob and Hayley went 'round to (our friends) Charlotte and Phil's for a few drinks, and then because Charlotte doesn't go to The Yorkshire House (where the gig was), they were gonna go somewhere else while we went to the gig.

Anyway, more on that later. I got to Charlotte and Phil's first, and me…