The day after Kasperâs concertâŚ
BBC News - Queenâs Greatest Hits sells seven million copies, breaking UK chart record
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Due to me being at risk when it comes to Covid, I rarely go to concerts at the moment. However⌠With my FFP2 mask securely in place, the last concert was Coldplay, on 10 July. It has always been my dream to just once see them live. I still canât believe this dream became true and Iâm rewriting my bucket list so that it says âsee Coldplay live as often as possibleâ. 
I hope the concert that was rescheduled for the end of August (German shanty/rock band called Santiano) will be possible for me to go to as well.
Still thinking about Jonny Bucklandâs luminous guitar, though. I so wanted to steal one of their instruments and that wouldâve probably been my choice (just kidding!).
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Sorry everyone, but I canât resist. The stadium tour was awesome! Just want to say, its hard to get a good clear pic of a band where you can see all their faces, and theyâre not obscured by a mic stand or looking down at their instrument!
Joan Jett, Poison, Motley Crue, and Def Leppard in Kansas City, July 19, 2022.
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This would have been my next concert but unfortunately we canât make it
Dave is about the same age as my wife and I. He went to school in Sunderland and my wife used to go to see him at the folk clubs in Sunderland when they were both teenagers. He certainly made his mark on the music industry.
Michael 
Well itâs happening, Iâm seeing the Arctic Monkeys this week! Iâll post some pictures/videos here if anyone is interested, Iâm planning on getting a good spot.
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I did post this somewhere else, obviously incorrectly.
Anyway, saw Marty Stuart and his band in a small venue in Leeds, they were basically acoustic; they came to the gig intending to be loud and saw the place and thought, âno acousticâ.
They were excellent, they and we the audience thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The guys have played together for quite some time it would seem by the way they were playing off each other and the banter going on.
It was a great evening, if you get chance to see them you will be in for a treat. I say that not being a huge country fan and did not know what to expect from seeing them. Good music played by excellent musicians was expected as they all live in Nashville, pedigrees and so forth. They did not disappoint.
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Billy Idol, '84
Black keys, last week
Mike Campbell and the dirty Knobs, Sept 
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First: George Thorogood and the Destoyers, Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (1989)
Last: Tool, O2 Arena, London (2022)
Next: will wait and see
Some time ago i had the good fortune to see and be vastly entertained by âAcoustic Alchemyâ, if you are not aware of them check out the âLive in Londonâ album, they are an excellent band. Check them out in this video Acoustic Alchemy Ariane 6.27.2012 - YouTube of them playing âArianeâ, the classical guitar from around 6,30 is worth a good look. for all aspiring guitarists this is good.
Last Saturday I saw the Black Eyed Peas, and then on Sunday, I saw Green Day, both in an extremely muddy area after a couple of days of torrential rain and thunderstorms.
But still really enjoyable.
Cheers,
Keith
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Now I know this sounds very weak when compared to what many have done - but when I was 14 I played âHouse of the Rising Sunâ on my old acoustic at the local schools concert nightâŚ45 years on and have Iâve not played anywhere sinceâŚ
First: Pukkelpop 1997⌠I remember Metallica, Eels, Fountains of Wayne, Foo Fighters and Veruca Salt. And I remember not staying for the Chemical Brothers because it was electronic music and, by definition, bad. Later of course I realized they are great.
Last: Marissa Anderson, highly recommended of you like solo guitar instrumentals
Next: Desertfest Antwerp. Brian Jonestown Massacre, Stygian Bough, Elder, Pallbearer, and one of my all time favourites: Bongripper. I like stoner, I like doom and I love instrumental doom 
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I like solo guitar instumentalsâŚbut i think my speakers are broken, i hear a sharp annoying sound coming out when i play this, and the cat got very irritated 
great line-up at pukkelpop,âŚI almost went there in 1997 I had just been dating my current girl for a few weeks,⌠i went to Terschelling and one of the boys next door got the cards I thinkâŚ
Youâre young and sometimes stupid 
(in love 
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Greetings,
1st - Dr Feelgood in Derby 1975
Last - Morrissey in Manchester last Friday
Next - Bowie by Candlelight in Derby if you count that as a gig otherwise itâs the Australian Pink Floyd. Unless I can manage to get to Moz at Brighton next week - I want to.
And oddly Iâm seeing Dr Feelgood again soon for only the second time ever!
I was at the Eric Clapton concert in Bologna on Sunday evening. It was great.
I may be an old fogey, but I was glad to see this concert did not feature any fancy light shows, pyrotechnics, no smoke billowing over the stage, no change of costumes. Even hardly a change of guitars! The sound was good, too. My only complaint is that it was a bit short: only 1 hour and 40 minutes. Still, the dude is 77, so we can cut him some slack.
In the video above, Paul Carrack on keys plays an unexpected but familiar line at around 2:45. The crowd loved it.
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I totally forgot that my mother had bought tickets for the whole family to a concert in a small townâs (the townâs kinda like a resort for rehabilitation) culture centre. So, like it or not, had to go there 
The concert was in a small venue, probably not even 500 people were there, but it was cosy, for the lack of better word.
The concert was of a pop artist called Inga JankauskaitÄ. I would not call her music up my alley, but because it was live (no lip-sync), I could appreciate that she has a really, really strong voice. At times, I was blown away by it. Also, it had guitar, drums and an electric piano.
Overall, not my cup of tea, but listenable none-the-less. I even liked maybe 5 songs out of 20 that she sung. Maybe, one day, on Spotify I will listen to her discography, who knows.
But it was an interesting evening.
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Iâm not quite sure, but I think my first gig was Lindisfarne in the late 70s early 80s. They must have just release Back & Forth, though Iâd been listening to them since Nicely Out of Tune. As I recall, it was a great gig - the original line up; Si Cowe was still with them AND they had Chris Rea as their support act. That was at Leicesterâs De Montfort Hall. What a fine venue that is.The last gig I saw was Hotei Tomoyasu. My wife really likes his music, and I have to say, it was a really great gig. I hadnât realised but he wrote the theme music to Kill Bill. Sadly, thereâs no gig on the horizon for me, unless you count local bands, in which case maybe in a few weeks! Hopefully as Covid restrictions ease here in Japan, Iâll be able to get back into to seeing some bigger bands - would be nice!
I canât remember what my first concert was, but I did go to see Pink Floydâs Division Bell concert and that was ages ago.
My last concert was Lady Gagaâs Chromatica Ball.
My next concert is later this month and thatâs NightwishâŚand canât wait.
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Just booked tickets to see Mike Dawes and Trevor Gordon Hall next Feb in Annapolis MD. Looks like a small venue at a table right in front of the stage,
Yesterday went to a local punk-rock concert at a small venue (all seated seats, though). We were at the first line from the stage, so saw and heard everything clearly. Was almost awesome. However, something with the sound and lights were off: the sound of instruments was overwhelming the vocals, so, if I would not have known the lyrics to songs, would have been kind off bummed-out; and whoever was operating the lights, needs to be fired - they kept blinding everyone within first five rows from the stage.