Tuesday, 6 January 2026

1,424 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD., Trampolene, Swindon The MECA, Friday 2nd January 2026

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  An early start to the 2026 Gig Year – in fact, the earliest start to any gig year ever for me – was a late call and courtesy of my old sc...
Monday, 22 December 2025

1,423 GAZ BROOKFIELD AND THE COMPANY OF THIEVES, The Wilswood Buoys, Bristol Fleece, Saturday 20th December 2025

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  If 2 Stuffies Xmas gigs in consecutive years counts as a burgeoning tradition, then this one, rounding off my 2025 Gig Year, is definitely...

1,422 THE WONDER STUFF, Vent 414, London Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Friday 19th December 2025

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Is it a tradition if it’s only happened 2 years on the trot? Um, let’s say yes, it is… flippant 90’s Indie rock legends and “live” staples o...
Monday, 15 December 2025

1,421 STEREOLAB, Mombojo, Oxford O2 Academy, Saturday 13th December 2025

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  This was pretty much Logan’s shout, and actually mainly thanks to the film “High Fidelity”… after “discovering” this film a couple of year...
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1,420 MEZZANINE, Ursa Way, Swindon The Victoria, Thursday 11th December 2025

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  Before Abstraction Engine, before Raze* Rebuild, before Nudy Bronque, The Shudders, even You Are Here, there was 101… The first “local” ba...
Friday, 5 December 2025

1,419 OCTOBER DRIFT, October Drift (!), London Highbury Garage, Tuesday 2nd December 2025

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  Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened… After 10 years, 3 albums (including my currently reigning Album of the Year in 2...
Friday, 28 November 2025

1,418 THE LOTTERY WINNERS, Tom A Smith, Cusp, Frome Cheese and Grain, Wednesday 26th November 2025

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  A hat-trick of showings on my “2025 Dance Card” for Leigh, Manchester’s quirky indie popsters The Lottery Winners, the previous 2 being th...