Sunday, 28 September 2025

1,404 SLEEPER, RIALTO, Bristol Electric, Friday 26th September 2025

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  Seems like I’ve been here before… Gig 368, waaaay back in 1998 in fact, when an upcoming bunch of widescreen cinematic urban popsters supp...
Friday, 26 September 2025

1,403 THE BETHS, Dateline, Bristol O2 Academy, Wednesday 24th September 2025

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  Given that they’d followed a remarkably similar gig trajectory on my previous Dance Cards – intriguing support slot discovery, small venue...
Sunday, 21 September 2025

1,402 PENFRIEND, Carol Hodge, Bristol Rough Trade Records, Thursday 18th September 2025

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  After the Swindon Shuffle last weekend, it’s back to the distaff run… this time the return of an old friend to my Dance Card, albeit under...
Tuesday, 16 September 2025

1,401 THE 2025 SWINDON SHUFFLE, Swindon The Hop, The Victoria and The Beehive, Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th September 2025

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It’s Swindon Shuffle time again! This multi-venue, multi-night charity-focussed local event, conceived by my old mate Rich Craven as Swindon...
Wednesday, 10 September 2025

1,400 BLONDSHELL, Westside Cowboy, Bristol Electric (formerly SWX), Monday 8th September 2025

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  Another numerical milestone is achieved, and in fact, this gig represented another, possibly more significant milestone, that being the fi...
Thursday, 4 September 2025

1,399 JEHNNY BETH, Bristol Rough Trade Records, Wednesday 3rd September 2025

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  Savages were probably the most exciting and potential-packed band to emerge from a fairly moribund early 20-teens UK music scene, burning ...
Monday, 1 September 2025

1,398 DUTCH MUSTARD, Baby Universe, The Hunger, Bristol Louisiana, Friday 29th August 2025

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  This year seems to be turning into another one where most new “indie” bands are either hectoring me in flat and aggressive monotones as if...