Your 2014 Concerts

Posted by: Richard S on 04 November 2013

Just booked for Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Centre of the Earth in Liverpool next May.

Anyone else have forthcoming concerts to announce? I only discovered the last Steve Hackett tour from this site, so here's hoping for more undiscovered gems.

Posted on: 17 January 2014 by Richard S

Paul Weller, Delamere Forest, Cheshire Friday 4th July

Which will be a first for me, I have many of his albums and have never seen him perform.

Hope the weather is good for this one. Delamere in the sun is lovely; less so when sheeting it down.

Posted on: 17 January 2014 by dzambolaja

The Granpas (Rollingstones), 21 Feb in Abu Dhabi

Posted on: 17 January 2014 by George J

The Gloucester Symphony Orchestra [one of the most ancient amateur orchestras in the UK, and older then any of the professional orchestras in London] playing in Tewkesbury Abbey on 16,11,2013.

The concert ended with Elgar's Enigma Variations, and at the weekend I was given a CD containing a recording of the concert.

It sounds better and clearer than live! Tewkesbury has a rather over-resonant acoustic for music, and the microphone was clearer better placed than any seat in the audience!

It was a great pleasure to attend the farewell performance of their conductor of nineteen years, and also the reception afterwards in the Bell Hotel opposite the Abbey with my wheel chair bound former bass teacher who introduced me to the orchestra as a player more years ago than I care to number precisely! It peculiar watching a conductor with whom one has played, from the audience!

Great day out and a great moment to remind me of it, now safely in iTunes!

ATB from George

Posted on: 17 January 2014 by Bart

Next concerts coming up:

Bob Weir and Ratdog here in Boston in late February

Boston Symphony Orchestra doing an all Ravel program in February

Posted on: 17 January 2014 by winkyincanada

Originally Posted by mushmush:

James N - 'Try Whistling'..such a great album, if not his best. 7 Worlds Collide is definitely worth a punt - Ed O'Brien, Sebastian Steinberg, Johnny Marr, Eddie Vedder, Lisa Germano and Phil Selway (plus guest appearances from Tim Finn and Betchadupa) made for a great Crowded House/Split Enz/Finn concert. A good recording too.

Neil was always the talent of the brothers Finn. A great songwriter. (Tim just rides the wave.)

Posted on: 17 January 2014 by dayjay

Del Amitri in Liverpool 2nd February and Fish on the 3rd of May so far

Posted on: 17 January 2014 by Mr Fjeld

Originally Posted by Bart:

I flew to New York and saw Neil Young at Carnegie Hall last Thursday evening. It was a phenomenal show! Solo acoustic, with many stories in between . . . such as how he acquired Hank Williams guitar and how he lent it to Bob Dylan. And the guitar that Stills gave him, that has been repaired due to a bullet entering (and exiting).

Before the last encore he got really cranky about cellphone camera use in the audience, and cellphone cameras generally, saying he needed to create an ap that makes you look better in cellphone photos. The next night I understand that the venue prohibited cellphones on at all during the show. He is wont to get cranky.

Bart, I was at a Neil Young (and Crazy Horse) concert here in Bergen Norway in 2008 and it was a fantastic experience. He had so much energy and spirit and I think many younger men would envy him. I think this is one of the best concerts I've been to - together with Bruce Springsteen who also seems to perform exceptionally well live.

Posted on: 18 January 2014 by Clive B

SWMBO heard Rick on Chris Evans' radio programme yesterday promoting this tour. We've now ordered tickets. Rick always puts on a good show, so we're looking forward to this.

Posted on: 18 January 2014 by Bart

Originally Posted by Mr Fjeld:

Originally Posted by Bart:

I suspect that the version I saw (Neil, solo, all acoustic) is a very different vibe than with Crazy Horse. I've never seen him with Crazy Horse but would like to as well. He really appreciates his audience (despite being a bit cranky), and that always shines through.

Posted on: 18 January 2014 by Bart

Originally Posted by Clive Blackman:

SWMBO heard Rick on Chris Evans' radio programme yesterday promoting this tour. We've now ordered tickets. Rick always puts on a good show, so we're looking forward to this.

That's great Clive. I hope that he brings this tour to the States, but no official word yet it seems. Otherwise I may have to fly to the UK ;-)

Posted on: 18 January 2014 by winkyincanada

Originally Posted by Bart:

.....saw Neil Young at Carnegie Hall......

Before the last encore he got really cranky about cellphone camera use in the audience, and cellphone cameras generally...

He has my respect......

Posted on: 23 January 2014 by matt podniesinski

Neko Case on May 7th. Slow year thus far.

Posted on: 25 January 2014 by BigH47

An update for Quad33:-

We saw Wilco Johnson at the Forum, Tunbridge Wells, a toilet of a place literally it used to be a public toilet, but has been converted into a 250 or so standing venue and it's pretty good too.

3 bands on the programme, 2 of which I didn't catch their names, but Wilco's son was guitarist for the second one, black Tele, no red scratch plate though.

Wilco did a a couple of hours of excellent rock and roll or Delta Blues, Thames Delta that is.

Norman Watt-Roy was brilliant on bass and ably assisted by Dylan Howe on drums.

WJ just kept on going, I thought I saw a couple of grimaces and he has a slightly sunk eye look.

Coincidently Lee Brilleaux last gig was 20 years ago on the 24th Jan apparently.

Posted on: 25 January 2014 by Quad 33

Originally Posted by BigH47:

An update for Quad33:-

We saw Wilco Johnson at the Forum, Tunbridge Wells, a toilet of a place literally it used to be a public toilet, but has been converted into a 250 or so standing venue and it's pretty good too.

3 bands on the programme, 2 of which I didn't catch their names, but Wilco's son was guitarist for the second one, black Tele, no red scratch plate though.

Wilco did a a couple of hours of excellent rock and roll or Delta Blues, Thames Delta that is.

Norman Watt-Roy was brilliant on bass and ably assisted by Dylan Howe on drums.

WJ just kept on going, I thought I saw a couple of grimaces and he has a slightly sunk eye look.

Coincidently Lee Brilleaux last gig was 20 years ago on the 24th Jan apparently.

Thanks BigH.

From the reports on here it sounds like he is doing well, which is good news. I will hopefully get a report back from a colleague after she has seen him play this weekend in Skegness.

Graham.

Posted on: 25 January 2014 by DenisA

My updated 2014 offensive...

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo @ Kings Place - Sat 15 Feb

Firefly Burning @ The Gladstone - Sun 16 Feb

The Aristocrats + Godsticks @ The Garage - Mon 17 Feb

Rae Morris @ Portland Arms - Wed 26 Feb

Rae Morris @ The Lexington - Thu 27 Feb

ESKA @ The Hospital - Thu 06 Mar

Crimson ProjeKCt @ Shepherds Bush Empire - Wed 12 Mar

Magnus Öström @ Kings Place - Wed 14 Mar

Firefly Burning @ The Gladstone - Sun 16 Mar

These New Puritans @ Barbican Thu 17 Apr

Kate Rusby @ Cecil Sharp House - Sat 26 Apr

Firefly Burning @ The Gladstone - Sun 27 Apr

Eppyfest 3 @ Stroud - Sat 05 Jul (Headline is Flutatious and also on the bill will be: Andy Pickford; Henry Fool; Thumpermonkey; The Fierce & The Dead; I Am Your Autopilot

Jo Hamilton @ Durham - Fri 18 Jul

Nils Frahm @ Barbican - Wed 29 Oct

Lazuli & Moon Safari @ Borderline - Sat 29 Nov

Posted on: 19 February 2014 by DenisA

And then there were 3...

Firefly Burning @ Blackheath Conservatoire - Sat 22 Feb

Haken @ The Garage - Sun 20 Apr

The Fellowship @ Bassment, Chelmsford - Thu 24 Apr

Posted on: 04 March 2014 by DenisA

More female artistes...

Rae Morris @ Wilton's Music Hall - Thu 1 May

Sharon Van Etten @ Koko - Thu 5 June

And...

If you live close to Stroud, an excellent day/night concert beholds...

Following two successful EppyFests in 2012 and 2013, there will be a third EppyFest in 2014, taking place on Saturday 5th July 2014 at The Lansdown Hall in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Booking details - http://www.eppyfest.co.uk/

Posted on: 06 March 2014 by Viscardini

Next up for me is to indulge my 'guilty pleasure' addiction to modern country at the C2C next week. However, so fed up with O2 Arena that I've booked a trip to Dublin to get a better view (and hopefully sound too!). No Martina McBride in Dublin unfortunately (boo!) but still looking forward greatly to Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band, Dixie Chicks, Chris Young, Dierks Bentley.... and I can go to the bar for some Guinness during Rascall Flatts set perhaps.