gigs, gigs, gigs, gigs, gigs

After 2 years of complete silence, I have finally kicked my lazy butt into action and am breathing a little bit of life back into this blog. What has prompted the resurrection? There have been several times where a passing thought or incident has almost prompted me to start blogging again, but if it isn't already obvious (the title might give it away??) it is the growing realisation that I appear to be addicted to seeing live acts...

This stocktake probably speaks for itself, and note that in 2009 I repeatedly told myself (but gave up by mid-year) I was not going to say yes to everything like I did in 2008 - I didn't *have* to see Madonna... and I probably didn't *need* to see John Mayer... and Powderfinger weren't even headlining the wireless festival... the intention was to decrease the gig count but I ended up doing the opposite...

2008
#01 30/01 plain white ts @ shepherds bush o2 academy
#02 21/05 feist @ royal albert hall
#03 27/06 john mayer @ brixton o2 academy
#04 02/07 jack johnson @ hyde park
#05 05/07 rufus wainwright @ kenwood house
#06 06/07 powderfinger @ o2 wireless festival, hyde park
#07 11/09 madonna @ wembley stadium
#08 09/10 amy macdonald @ roundhouse
#09 19/10 camille @ roundhouse
#10 13/11 james morrison @ the chapel
#11 09/12 coldplay @ secc (glasgow)

2009
#01 18/02 the killers and coldplay warchild concert @ shepherds bush o2 academy
#02 22/02 snow patrol @ bournemouth bic
#03 30/03 james morrison @ hammersmith apollo
#04 08/06 mika @ sadlers wells
#05 16/06 tt @ cardiff millenium stadium
#06 29/06 regina spektor @ serpentine hyde park
#07 01/07 tt @ wembley stadium
#08 03/07 cat empire @ shepherds bush o2 academy
#09 04/07 tt @ wembley stadium
#10 18/08 pearl jam @ o2 arena
#11 22/08 u2 @ cardiff millenium stadium
#12 18/09 coldplay @ wembley stadium
#13 20/10 newton faulkner @ hammersmith apollo
#14 21/10 wolfmother @ coronet
#15 29/10 jack penate @ fridge
#16 10/11 backstreet boys @ o2 arena
#17 12/11 muse @ o2 arena

2010
#01 01/03 mika @ hammersmith apollo
#02 11/03 stereophonics @ wembley arena
#03 18/03 mgmt @ heaven
#04 06/05 ash @ koko
#05 13/05 the big pink @ the forum
#06 21/05 faithless @ brixton o2 academy
#07 04/06 powderfinger @ brixton o2 academy
#08 05/06 powderfinger @ brixton o2 academy
#09 08/06 crowded house @ hammersmith apollo

and coming up...

#10 23/06 scissor sisters @ brixton o2 academy
#11 13/07 the middle east @ bush hall
#12 15/07 florence @ somerset house
#13 27/08 reading festival
#14 11/09 muse @ wembley stadium
#15 22/09 2 door cinema club @ shepherds bush o2 academy
#16 04/10 lifehouse @ shepherds bush o2 academy
#17 27/11 primal scream @ olympia