Music

Concerts

A log of concerts I've attended, with details and some notes. 60 concerts and counting!

Most Seen Artists 62

Feeder 4
Jimmy Eat World 4
Catherine Wheel 3
New Model Army 3
Belly 2
Brand New 2
Death Cab for Cutie 2
Drugstore 2
mewithoutYou 2
The Cranberries 2
Anberlin 1
Armor For Sleep 1
Balance and Composure 1
Barbarossa 1
Bauhaus 1
Chumbawamba 1
Dashboard Confessional 1
deathcrash 1
Del Amitri 1
Delicatessen 1
Demob Happy 1
Depeche Mode 1
dEUS 1
Dinosaur Jr. 1
Dodgy 1
Foo Fighters 1
Fuzzy Sun 1
Gigolo Aunts 1
Glitterbox 1
Idaho 1
Inhaler 1
Kitchens of Distinction 1
Longpigs 1
Low 1
Mansun 1
METZ 1
Milltown Brothers 1
Molly Half Head 1
Moonshake 1
Pixies 1
R.E.M. 1
Radial Spangle 1
Ride 1
Sebadoh 1
Senseless Things 1
Sidi Bou Said 1
Soul Blind 1
Spiritualized 1
Stilskin 1
Sundial 1
Superheaven 1
The Auteurs 1
The Beths 1
The Charlatans 1
The House of Love 1
The Joy Formidable 1
The Levellers 1
The Sisters of Mercy 1
The Wonder Stuff 1
Tindersticks 1
Underoath 1
Violent Femmes 1

Most Visited Venues 28

The Charlotte, Leicester, UK 19
Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK 7
O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK 6
Albert Hall, Manchester, UK 4
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, UK 4
Granby Halls, Leicester, UK 4
L.U.S.U., Leicester University, Leicester, UK 3
Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK 3
Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, UK 2
Future Yard, Birkenhead, UK 2
Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, UK 2
Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK 2
Manchester Club Academy, Manchester, UK 2
O2 Academy 2, Liverpool, UK 2
The Live Rooms, Chester, UK 2
The Stage, Stoke-on-Trent, UK 2
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK 1
De Montfort University, Leicester, UK 1
Gorilla, Manchester, UK 1
Kasbah, Coventry, UK 1
Manchester Academy 2, Manchester, UK 1
O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK 1
O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK 1
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK 1
Queens Hall, Leicester University, Leicester, UK 1
Rock City, Nottingham, UK 1
The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK 1
Wembley Arena, London, UK 1

2026 4

Death Cab for Cutie

19 Sept 2026 at O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Sunny Day Real Estate

14 Jul 2026 at New Century, Manchester, UK

Chapterhouse

25 Apr 2026 at YES Basement, Manchester, UK

Superheaven

17 Jan 2026 at O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK

Support: Balance and Composure, Soul Blind

2025 3

Brand New

15 Nov 2025 at O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK

Armor For Sleep

15 Sept 2025 at Gorilla, Manchester, UK

They played 'What to Do When You Are Dead' in its entirety.

deathcrash

18 Jun 2025 at Future Yard, Birkenhead, UK

2024 4

METZ

27 Nov 2024 at Future Yard, Birkenhead, UK

Jimmy Eat World

14 Nov 2024 at O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Feeder

17 Mar 2024 at O2 Academy 2, Liverpool, UK

Pixies

12 Mar 2024 at Albert Hall, Manchester, UK

They played both 'Bossanova' and 'Trompe Le Monde' in their entirety, which was a real treat, and thoroughly enjoyable.

2022 5

Dinosaur Jr.

14 Oct 2022 at O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK

The House of Love

15 Sept 2022 at O2 Academy 2, Liverpool, UK

Jimmy Eat World

6 Jul 2022 at Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Feeder

29 Apr 2022 at Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

New Model Army

16 Mar 2022 at The Live Rooms, Chester, UK

After the previous early exit of seeing the band, I was determined to see them in full again, so went on my own. Thankfully the beer didn't run out this time.

2019 6

New Model Army

19 Nov 2019 at The Live Rooms, Chester, UK

My brother and I went to this show together, we left half way through the set because the venue was really overcrowded and ran out of beer. We ended up going to a pub instead and had a much better time.

Feeder

16 Nov 2019 at Albert Hall, Manchester, UK

Dashboard Confessional

11 Nov 2019 at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

This was just an acoustic show, with Chris Carrabba performing on his own. He was in great form and the setlist included a lot of fan favourites.

Sebadoh

5 Oct 2019 at Manchester Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Fuzzy Sun

18 May 2019 at Manchester Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Support: Inhaler

I can't remember why we went to this show. The surprise was Inhaler, who were unheard of at the time. They impressed us and a quick search reveals that there's a connection with U2, namely Bono's son is in the band.

Death Cab for Cutie

25 Jan 2019 at Albert Hall, Manchester, UK

Support: The Beths

2018 1

Feeder

10 Mar 2018 at Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

2017 1

Underoath

1 May 2017 at O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK

Support: mewithoutYou

2016 2

Jimmy Eat World

10 Nov 2016 at Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

The Joy Formidable

14 May 2016 at Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Support: Demob Happy

2015 1

Death Cab for Cutie

3 Nov 2015 at Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

2013 3

Low

18 Nov 2013 at Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, UK

Support: Barbarossa

This was a really special show, the acoustics in the cathedral were amazing and it was a really intimate experience. I'll also never forget Barbarossa's support set, which was really beautiful and atmospheric.

Jimmy Eat World

13 Sept 2013 at Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Anberlin

2 Feb 2013 at Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

After a long hiatus, this was the first concert my brother and I attended together. Since then we've made up for lost time.

2007 1

Brand New

6 Feb 2007 at Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK

Support: mewithoutYou

This was the first time I saw Brand New live, we actually went to see mewithoutYou as the support act. Got there too late to see mewithoutYou, and decided to stay to watch Brand New. They blew us away!

2000 1

The Sisters of Mercy

3 Sept 2000 at Rock City, Nottingham, UK

A terrible show, Andrew Eldritch seemed completely disinterested and refused to play any of the more popular songs.

1998 4

New Model Army

6 Dec 1998 at Kasbah, Coventry, UK

Bauhaus

6 Nov 1998 at Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

I travelled up from Leicester to see this show with my brother. It was a bit of a let down, and probably one of those where we should have left the band unseen live.

Depeche Mode

30 Sept 1998 at Wembley Arena, London, UK

This was the first time I saw Depeche Mode live, and it was a let down. Way too much ego getting in the way of the music. I was really disappointed, and it's put me off seeing them live again.

Drugstore

14 Jun 1998 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Support: Glitterbox

1997 1

Violent Femmes

29 Oct 1997 at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK

1996 1

Longpigs

9 May 1996 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

1995 7

Foo Fighters

10 Nov 1995 at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK

Being a big Nirvana fan, I was really excited to see Dave Grohl's new band. The show was really good, and it was interesting to see how they were still finding their sound at that point.

Catherine Wheel

20 Sept 1995 at The Stage, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

Mansun

24 Aug 1995 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

R.E.M.

23 Jul 1995 at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, UK

Support: Belly, Del Amitri, The Cranberries

This was my first big open air concert. I haven't been to another since.

Catherine Wheel

17 Jul 1995 at The Stage, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

If memory serves, this was the a warm-up show for their upcoming tour, and the band had 'Taxi Driver' film playing in the background.

Drugstore

7 Apr 1995 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Support: Delicatessen

Senseless Things

5 Mar 1995 at L.U.S.U., Leicester University, Leicester, UK

1994 4

Stilskin

1 Oct 1994 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Kitchens of Distinction

30 Sept 1994 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

dEUS

21 Sept 1994 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

The Wonder Stuff

17 Mar 1994 at Granby Halls, Leicester, UK

Support: Gigolo Aunts

1993 11

Radial Spangle

21 Nov 1993 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Support: Sundial, Idaho

The Levellers

6 Oct 1993 at Granby Halls, Leicester, UK

Support: Chumbawamba

Catherine Wheel

25 Sept 1993 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Support: Sidi Bou Said

Spiritualized

25 Jun 1993 at Queens Hall, Leicester University, Leicester, UK

Bumped into Daniel Ash and David J loitering by the sound desk. They were both really friendly and we had a chat about the show and their music.

Dodgy

17 Jun 1993 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Managed to blag our way upstairs after the show and got to meet the band. We then took them into Leicester city centre and ended up at The Fan Club.

Moonshake

17 May 1993 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Milltown Brothers

6 May 1993 at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

Tindersticks

23 Mar 1993 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Support: The Auteurs

Ride

13 Mar 1993 at Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, UK

Support: The Charlatans

The infamous 'Day Tripper' show, where both bands played a shared headline set. My brother and I got a coach from Leicester to Blackpool, and we were really excited to see both bands. The show was really good. We almost missed the coach back to Leicester, but we made it just in time.

Molly Half Head

8 Mar 1993 at The Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Belly

14 Feb 1993 at L.U.S.U., Leicester University, Leicester, UK

Support: The Cranberries