The Concert Thread

Went to see Jon Spencer last week, he of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Knew the name, knew nothing of the music. Went because a mate was supporting. I'm now a fan, Spencer and his band were quite fantastic.

Saw Clutch recently too. Not so good. Quite a chill set compared to previous times I've seen them. Maybe I'm in the Play Classics crowd when it comes to Clutch.

And so on to today, Guns n Roses in Dublin. They will certainly Play Classics.

Coming up, Maiden in Paris and Def Leppard in Belfast. So Guns, Maiden and Leppard in the space of 3 weeks. What a world we live in.
 
And so on to today, Guns n Roses in Dublin. They will certainly Play Classics.

Coming up, Maiden in Paris and Def Leppard in Belfast. So Guns, Maiden and Leppard in the space of 3 weeks. What a world we live in.

That's not too shabby!

Following a couple of out of the usual gigs for me (the legendary Scottish punk rock and new wave band Skids and Taylormania, a Taylor Swift tribute band), I have Metallica x2 coming up. Two completely different setlists and great support acts (Gojira, Pantera)… What's not to like?
 
That's not too shabby!

Following a couple of out of the usual gigs for me (the legendary Scottish punk rock and new wave band Skids and Taylormania, a Taylor Swift tribute band), I have Metallica x2 coming up. Two completely different setlists and great support acts (Gojira, Pantera)… What's not to like?
Gojira are great live, you're winnin qweeeeen :nana:
 
Live is live. Maybe I can put this here even if it isn't music.

Yesterday I saw Jimmy Carr perform! It was very WYSIWYG for someone who has seen some of his special. Very funny!
 

Today is the 45th anniversary when Iron Maiden played their first show here in Houston.
It was the Killers Tour and they were opening for Judas Priest.
I wish I could have seen that show but I wouldn't see them until Somewhere in Time for my first show
 

Today is the 45th anniversary when Iron Maiden played their first show here in Houston.
It was the Killers Tour and they were opening for Judas Priest.
I wish I could have seen that show but I wouldn't see them until Somewhere in Time for my first show

That show was bootlegged. Crap quality but hey, at least it's there :bigsmile:

 
9 months ago I bought a ticket for myself to see guitar virtuoso Gary Hoey at Dosey Doe ( a small but cool Club just north of Houston).
Today I finally got to see him live for the first time.

I've been a fan since he recorded the instrumental soundtrack for The Endless Summer part 2 documentary in late 1994.

It is a crime he is not a household name;
he is that good.
He played a original tribute to Robin Trower, he played Hendrix and he also did his own Hendrix version of the Linus and Lucy song as well as his great cover of Hocus Pocus!

I had a front row seat and he threw me a pick!
I will post videos later.
 
Saw a reunited Melody Club as special guest for glam rock act The Ark in my local city park.

Framing the concert that way is enough I think. No band could open with three absolute hits and then continue to deliver just hits for 60 minutes, with absolute technical perfection. Synth pop/rock band which started out with the masterpiece album Music Machine in 2002. I've listened to them since I was 9-10 years old.

You might know them for their hit "Palace Station" from 2002, or "Fever Fever" (2006) as part of the FIFA 08 soundtrack.

Including quality footage from the last time I saw them live, december 2025.


 
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