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This page is a running tally of all the concerts I've been to (and have tickets for in the near future!). Half to inform you as to who's great, mediocre, or shitty live, and half to remind me where I've been (you know how the mind starts to go...). So enjoy!
Part 1: North America
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| April 95 | Helmet | ? (about 5 bands) | None, really. It was my first concert, for free at Penn State's annual "Movin' On" festival. It was muddy, though... | Hard to judge, since I was young then... |
| Sept 95 | Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie | Prick | A HUGE K-Swiss sneaker with no laces for the wrong foot (I lost a shoe in the pit, and this one had to suffice), a bloody lip, black eye, and multiple leg bruises. | NIN, definitely!!! Bowie, certainly not. |
| Dec 95 | Green Day | Riverdales | Lost a sweatshirt. Laughed alot at 10 year olds in the pit being through several feet above the crowd's heads... | Eh... maybe |
| April 96 | Buffalo Tom | Among others, the Fun Lovin' Criminals | I really don't remember, actually. | ? |
| July 96 | Smashing Pumpkins | Garbage | Made a bootleg. And this was four days before the heroin overdose situation! | Yes. |
| Spring 97? | Bob Dylan | The Dirges | Miserable weather. It poured, and it was outdoors. And it took 5 hours(!) to get out of the parking lot. | nope. |
| April 97 | Lemonheads | ? (about 5 bands) | Can't really remember much about this one, either... | ? |
| July 97 | KISS | L7, 3 Colours Red, Thunder, Skunk Anansie, and Rage Against the Machine. | British festivals are great. The crowd doesn't put up a fight at all, so you can get close, and you get good beer served right there. | Yes, Yes, Yes. The pyrotechnics were incredible. |
| Oct 97 | Goldfinger | Save Ferris and Kara's Flowers | Randomly saw people I knew there. That was about it. | Eh, maybe |
| April 98 | Sonic Youth | Among others, Hum | Got a whole roll of photos, really close. | Sure. |
| May 98 | Our Lady Peace | Black Lab | Got my cd booklet (and my leg cast!) signed by the guitarist, and we chatted with him for a while. | Yes! |
| June 98 | Tibetan Freedom Concert. major highlights: Radiohead, Pulp, REM | minor highlights: Beastie Boys, Buffalo Daughter, Wyclef Jean, KRS-1, Live | Yes, I DID see the lightning with my own eyes. For more... | ohmygod, YES! |
| Oct 98 | Belle and Sebastian | Cinerama | Well, it was *almost* a concert. We saw Cinerama, but after waiting 4 hours inside, they canceled the concert because Isobel was in the hospital. I felt despair. | If it would've gone on -- certainly! But because it didn't -- no. |
| Nov 98 | Tori Amos | Unbelieveable Truth | Didn't get to meet Tori, but I did get to the front row. So much fun having a great concert so close by! | yes! |
| March 99 | Lo Fidelity Allstars | Thunderball | Talked with Phil (The Albino Priest) for a few, and a friend got his cd signed, but I got a setlist, and the undivided attention of A One Man Crowd.. for a while. =) for more.... | yes! |
| March 99 | Placebo and Stabbing Westward | Flick | Got my cd signed by Brian Molko and Steve Hewitt, and talked to Steve for a while (he called me an "old-school fan"!) for more... | for Placebo -- yes! for SW -- nope. |
| April 99 | Guided By Voices | ? (about 5 bands) | These guys are old, but the singer IS the American Jarvis Cocker. and I've never seen so many stoned nerds in a pit. | sure. |
| May 99 | Liz Phair | Dave Mead | Got to meet Liz after the show, she was so cool and down to earth. =) and she signed my ticket stub. | yes. even though I don't know her music, she was a great showman. |
| June 99 | Beth Orton | Kelly Willis | Got my cd signed and had a chance to talk to her afterwards. She played a simply incredible show, and the crowd was the best I've ever been a part of. for more... | yes!! |
| June 99 | Sparklehorse & Mercury Rev | Diane Izzo | got a Mercury Rev setlist, signed by Jonathan. got my Sparklehorse cd signed by Mark Linkous. for more... | ohhhhhh my, yes! |
| July 99 | LoFis, Cystal Method, Orbital | DJ John Kelley | LoFis weren't at their best, but I got a setlist, stickers, but no sigs. =( for more. | yeah, I suppose |
| July 99 | Moby | Moa | Moa were horrible. Moby was pure excellence. And he drew two different cartoons o my cds, and gave me a kiss to thank me for coming. What an incredibly sweet man. *sigh* | yes! |
| August 99 | Capitol Air | Blinder, Gazelle | wow. after waiting so long to see them, they were great. they're going places soon. I can't wait to get their cd! | yes! |
| September 99 | Mogwai and godspeed you black emporer! | Ganger | wee! very loud and very impressive. Got a Mogwai setlist for a friend. Met 3/5 of Mowai, gave them a present. for more. | double yes. |
Part 2: England
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| September 99 | The Bluetones | Lazybirds | Met a ton of the blue army, and talked to Mark afterwards. Met Richard, and a wee bluetones fan, too! for more | one million times yes. for popping my Bluetones cherry and more... |
| October 99 | Mogwai | Ligament | Grabbed a setlist, nearly has Stuart knock me in the head with his guitar (I was that close), and spoke with Barry afterwards about bunnies. for more | aren't nearly all of these worth it? |
| October 99 | LoFis DJ set | umm, a local dj | Shouldn't have let the opening guy take over for as much as he did. Phil was much better and more entertaining... | dancing was never so great |
| October 99 | Stuart David & Looper | Techno Pagan Octopus Messiah | Stuart read, Looper played, then they signed "Nalda Said" copies, so Stuart and Wee Karn signed mine as we chatted. | civilised setting, cultural event |
| October 99 | Travis | Remy Zero | No passes, so no aftershow. but I got a setlist, and Scott got Andy's pic. for more | I love to see a band enjoying themselves |
| December 99 | Nine Inch Nails | Atari Teenage Riot | I went into hospital for 10 days directly after this concert, so I was completely delirious, and lucky (for my health) in the balcony. for more | oh my yes. |
| December 99 | Blur A-Sides | ? | Had a ticket, but I was stuck in the hospital with a brain inflammation in the geriatric ward (ie: in hell). Dan got my ticket. He said it was great. | I'm still bitter. |
| January 00 | Big Beat Boutique | Si Begg, Midfield General, Dan the Automator, LoFis | Still one of the best nights EVER at the Boutique. Life-affirming. for more | Whenever you just NEED to dance like you don't care... |
| February 00 | Moby | --- | A friend got me on the guestlist, so I got to meet Moby again and got a signed glossie. And to watch his mad bongo skills up front! | always the adhd entertainer... |
| February 00 | Bedrock | feat. John Digweed | Great music, but the atmosphere was just an upscale meatmarket. Really sleazy. | music wasn't good enough for a tenner and the hassles |
| February 00 | Fatboy Slim at Ambideckstrous | Midfield General | I actually enjoyed MG more, since the crowd got stupid and pushed to the front to see FBS, and he wasn't diong anything particularly interesting. *sigh* | The Boutique always has my forgivness for stupid people. |
| February 00 | Death in Vegas | Ping Pong | Saw Bobby Gillespie, danced my heart out, and got a setlist because I "was pretty". ha! for more | Mr Gillespie alone would've been worth it! |
| February 00 | Gorky's Zygotic Mynci | Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (acoustic) | Civilised *seated* setting, so I got setlists for both sets with no problem. Euros rules! for more | woo! poodle rockin, baby! |
| February 00 | The Bluetones | Lazybirds and The Webb Brothers | Got to see the infamous Firemen costumes, meet more Blue Army peeps, but once again miss the soundcheck by 5 min! for more | if only they'd turned up Mark's mic! |
| February 00 | The Bluetones on Lamacq Live | --- | The best gig of my entire life. An inch from the band, strictly only 100 people, free beer, a setlist, and meeting the band after. for more | The best gig of my life. Period. |
| March 00 | Brighton Rocks | Clearlake, Mint, Oslo, and others | Finally got to see a ton of local bands at once, especially Clearlake, who were very indie-twee. | Support indieness! |
| April 00 | godspeed you black emporer! | Sigur Ros | The most beautiful concert. Sigur Ros made the crowd weep with the beauty of it all, and godspeed made us want to get political. for more | Seeing Sigur Ros leaves no-one unaffected. |
| April 00 | Primal Scream | --- | The Strasbourg crowd sucked. Here is one of the greatest bands of our time, and they stand with their arms cross, pissing off Bobby. At least I got a setlist. for more | The French don't deserve The Scream. |
| April 00 | London Calling festival | The Bluetones, Doves, Terris, JJ72, Autopulver, Broadcast, and Beulah | Got a big setlist the Bluetones (and Mark spoke to me between songs), and was really impressed by Doves and unimpressed by JJ72. for more | Bluetones played 5 brand new songs! |
| May 00 | The Delgados | Electric Music | Their new material blew me away with the maturity from their last cd. oh, and I got a setlist. for more | Converted all my friends to fans! |
| May 00 | The Bluetones | Crackout and Darkstar | Saw the soundcheck, talked to all the guys several times, got my cd signed, and got a setlist (but gave it to a friend). for more | If only the bimbos and rugby lads had stayed home... |
| May 00 | Motorhomes | --- | Played an acoustic set at my uni pub, so I got to talk to them and also get a free album sampler cd. What a friendly band of Swedes! | Such a relaxed and HAPPY band! |
| June 00 | Glastonbury 2000!! | Quick Highlights: Bluetones, Doves, Morcheeba, Coldplay, Ooberman, Beta Band, Badly Drawn Boy | Camping in the rough, the worst toilets EVER, and the best bands EVER. Where else can you survive on bread, cheese, and whiskey for 4 days? for much more | Now I feel I've lived. |
| July 00 | Modest Mouse | ? | The Garage played host to the Mouse. Boys love 'em, girls hate 'em, and they bring their backpacks on stage with 'em. | Didn't know any songs, but fun just the same. |
| July 00 | Dismemberment Plan | ? | Upstairs at The Garage is even tinier! Travis is completely schitzo on stage, and nearly killed me with his keyboard! | so much fun! |
| July 00 | Big Beat Boutique | Regular Fries, Midfield General, and Phil LoFi | What a perfect weekend to end on. Fries shaking their birdcage-with-keys, and us shaking our asses for all we're worth. Long live BBB! | When you just need to dance... |
Part 3: Back in the U.S.S.A.
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| Sept 00 | Travis | Remy Zero | Great show, fantastic crowd, new songs! | yes, the nicest bands DO rock! |
| Oct 00 | KRS-One | Volumen Cero | Free concerts tend to attract lukewarm carowds, but this wasn't the case. The real hip hop is over here! | Damn straight. |
| Nov 00 | Gwar | ? | So much blood, cum, and alien bile! How much fun can one person have with theatrics?? :) | Music, no. Show, YES! |
| Jan 01 | Aimee Man & Michael Penn | -- | Front row seats in a great venue for a very intimate show. Felt like we were in their living room. | Aimee is one of the most underrated writers of our generation. |
| Feb 01 | Doves | The Strokes | got a setlist and my cd signed by 3/4 of them. Stood front row in front of Jimi and had a great time. for more | yes! even if my ears *did* ring for days. |
| Mar 01 | Doves | The Strokes | fantastic! coolest 20s gangster setting, and we got free posters, to boot. | I came prepared with earplugs! :) |
| Apr 01 | Our Lady Peace | some other not-as-good or famous bands | Really fun set, a great mix of old and new songs, but the crowd was AWFUL. | Somebody please tell the PSU students that crowdsurfing died with grunge! |
| May 01 | Goldfrapp | Tim Hutton | The best venue ever -- Union Chapel in London. The best voice ever. Absolutely gorgeous. | Got a setlist and lots of photos from the second row of pews. |
| May 01 | Mogwai | Bardo Pond | Being completely jet lagged added to the atmospherics. | I was so tired I couldn't stand. |
| May 01 | Placebo | Idlewild | Stefan is such a fantastic showman. And the new material outweighed even the sullen, pre-pubescent goth fans. | I only picked up a chest cold this time around. |
| June 01 | Doves | The Webb Brothers | Fantastic! we interviewed the WB, had a storming show from them, but Doves were having an off night. Read the interview here | For Webbs, yes. For Doves, sadly, no. |
| Aug 01 | Radiohead | The Beta Band | Umm, it didn't happen. freakish storms flooded the ENTIRE site. lightning struck the porta-potties crazy. | maybe if they would've played... |
| Sept 01 | Apples in Stereo | Q and Not U, Red Flag | RF were good, local postrock, QanU were awful, and AiS were deligghtfully hyper and crazy. | Yes, but I wish they'd played "Bird You Can't See"... |
| Sept 01 | Sigur Ros | Papa M | Absolutely breathtaking. The most emotionally draining and simultaneously uplifting experience ever. For much more | If I had my way, they'd be the soundtrack to heaven. |
| Sept 01 | Tool | Fantomas | Tool were terrific, but the opener, acoustics, and crowd were truly, truly awful. For more | I waited 6 years for that? |
Part 4: Back to Blighty
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| Nov 01 | Haven | Tetra Splendour | Fantastic! A venue the size of my living room, and the openers were just as promising as the headliners! | I feel so indie it hurts. |
| Feb 02 | Weezer | Ozma & Saves the Day | Incredibly fun! I was taken back to the golden days of early high school with all the Blue Album tracks, and the new stuff sounded really promising. | Geeky is fun! |
| Feb 02 | Capitol Air | Cactus Patch | What? Good indie in Harrisburg? | beer and music and central PA have never blended so well! |
| March 02 | The Bluetones | EasyWorld | So good! I was just as pleased with the opener as I was with the headliner for once! for more | yes for both!!! |
| March 02 | The Bluetones | - | I got tix to this special invite-only Xfm Session via a phone call from the Tones management! weee! | My 23rd birthday and The Bluetones makes for an unbeatable day, really. |
| March 02 | ? | Crack Village | I went for the opener and had a blast. Their live show must be seen to be believed, really. | Even the leather people seemed pleased! |
| April 02 | Belle & Sebastian | ? | Like a dream come true. There was no way they couldn't done anything short of spectacular in my book. for a short review | I was blissfully happy. |
| April 02 | Lamb | Telepopmusik | Fantastic performance with their new material. Even the so-so songs came out vital and exciting in the live setting. And the aftershow... | I only wish Dan was there, too. |
| April 02 | Super Furry Animals | Cooper Temple Clause | The best crowd ever bopping and non-violent moshing to SFA's greatest hits, only 5 minutes from my house, broadcast on live tv! | yes! (what's Welsh for "yes", anyone?) |
| April 02 | Cooper Temple Clause | Oceansize | Unfortunately missed Oceansize and CTC were utter crap. An orange mullet, effects pedals, and strobe lights. Rawk can do better than this. | no. (and it was free) |
| April 02 | Kosheen | Simian, Dot Allison, Telepopmusik | I went to see Dot Allison, and she was the definite highlight. Simian bored me to tears, and Kosheen were far to d'n'b to be credible and likeable in my book. | For Dot, yes. |
| May 02 | The White Stripes | Dirtbombs | Didn't really know many of their songs, but I was told they're primarily a live band, and they were just fantastic, even with the odd droning song thrown into the mix. | I felt privleged to attend. |
| May 02 | Von Bondies | Modey Lemon, The Beatings | Great dirty rock fun! And celebrity sptting, too... | For every once in a while, but not every day. |
| May 02 | Tool | Pablo | Everything I wanted the first concert to be, and more. So fulfilling. For more | There were moments when clapping and whooping weren't enough to express my appreciation. |
| May 02 | Electric Soft Parade | Leaves, Meloton | Even though I came as Jonny-No-Mates, I made friends and saw some fantastic bands despite the Astoria's crappy power failure issues. | I need to buy both ESP and Leaves. |
| May 02 | Easyworld | The Moonies | Absolutely fantastic. They have the youthful exuberance of Ooberman, the melodic intuition of the Bluetones, and the rawk energy of Idlewild. | They even played my favourite song! |
| June 02 | Fischerspooner | ? | I've never seen a spectacle like that in my life. Costume changes every song, wigs higher than Marge Simpson, dance routines involving crotch shots, on-stage stripping, snow machines, wind machines, and glitter/confetti bombs, and Casey Spooner crowd-surfing directly over me. | Did I mention the music was strong enough to support the show? I gushed for days to anyone who'd listen! |
| June 02 | PLSC.1: 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster | British Sea Power & The Beatings | The first PlayLouder Singles Club gig, and it was a corker. Glad to see the Beatings on form, but BSP were my highlights, with a very creepy Ian Curtis-esque singer. | First the first two, yes. But 80s Matchbox I did not enjoy... |
| June 02 | New Order | Air, SFA, Echo & the Bunnymen | The weather was SO miserable - wet, cold, and windy. Echo were alright, SFA were acceptable but without video equipment, Air were atrociously bad, and New Order were amazingly fantastic in their greatest hits set. | The openers were sadly sub-par, but New Order made up for them and the weather! |
| June 02 | FC Kahuna & Hafdis | - | Crappy venue, great performance, and overly excited Icelandic pixie vocalist. | Their first-ever live gig! |
| June 02 | a-ha | ? | I don't really know much of their stuff, but it was at Royal Albert Hal and it was the perfect acoustics for a voice like his. | I came away with so much respect for them. |
| June 02 | Glasto! | Major Highlights: The Beta Band, Ooberman, White Stripes, Coldplay... | No rain again! Backstage frills! A crappy tent! For oodles more! | Need you ask? |
| July 02 | Tenacious D | - | I was very entertained for the first hour or so, and then it got to be a bit much. And immature. | A sausage-fest of the under-15s. |
| July 02 | PLSC.2: Crack Village | The Darkness & Xan | XanI enjoyed, Darkness I hated, and Crack Village were incredibly fun! | Something for everyone! |
| July 02 | Big Beach Boutique | Fatboy Slim, John Digweed, Midfield General | Unbelievable. 1/4 of a million people on a thin strip of beach and one street. We danced on flowerpots in front of The Grand. For much more | I'm amazed more people weren't hurt in the melee. |
| July 02 | Suede | ? | Fanclub only, apparently. I loved the Wheel of Suede to choose old tracks. and the after party, weee! | Nice to have the set split between new & old! |
| July 02 | Idlewild | - | It was an Xfm session in a small venue, so the new songs sounded even better than on the album, which was no mean feat. | The best I've seen them! |
| July 02 | Ooberman | - | A very early preview for "Hey Petrunko" in a tiny crap venue. New songs sound fantastic, and the maturity of the band has continued from their Glasto performance. | I really can't wait for the album! |
| August 02 | PLSC.3: Oceansize | Martini Henry Rifles & oki-dog | o-d: very good, but too short a set. mhr: too loud and not my thing. os: very very good, left my jaw hanging open on the last song. | If you braved the flood for the night, you were richly rewarded. |
| August 02 | Goldenboy & Miss Kittin | Illustrious & Electric Stew DJs | A schitzophrenic door policy and a huge amount of industry types couldn't ruin a night like this. Anthems all around. | The Kittin - she's tiny! |
| August 02 | Interpol | AMP | Revelation - Interpol's singer may sound like Ian Curtis, but he's a fox. And the band are tight like a, err, tightrope (ok, I was going to say "little girl", but that's just too messed up) on stage. Good, good things. | I felt in the presence of great and historic events. |
| August 02 | Peaches | - | Finally got a chance to see her live, and she was just as dirty and shameless as on record. *mwah* | "Suckin on my titties..." |
| September 02 | PLSC.4: Ikara Colt MHR | Father of Boon & Blood Group | It was a boiler room down there, sweat dripping from the ceiling, and a suitably sweaty collection of bands. | Father of Boon were my faves. |
| September 02 | PLSC.InTheCity: The Darkness, The Raveonettes | Saint Rose & Embryon | Only caught the first half, but much enjoyment was had amongst the industry twattery. | shame I missed the Raveonettes... |
| September 02 | The Bluetones | ? | Secret gig! My tenth time! 4 brand-new songs! Tiny venue! Hardcore fans! | Of course! |
| Setember 02 | Lo Fidelity Allstars | ? | Nearly scrapped this in favor of new League of Gentlemen episodes, but I danced my arse off in a half empty club to tear-inducingly good beats. | I had forgotten how fantastic they were live! |
| September 02 | Ms Dynamite | - | She only played three songs, but she's such a star, and so down to earth at the same time. | I heart her. |
| October 02 | PLSC.5: Blank Space | J. Xaverre, The Chap | The Chap were fun and quirly, J. Xaverre was god but would've been better with a full band, and Blank Space would've been perfect if they hadn't done the pretentious encore. | And free mp3s! |
| October 02 | Electric Soft Parade | Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster | They actually played in reverse order at the Q Awards Launch Party, but since it was early evening, they gave ESP the bigger audience. | I forgot how much I love ESP and I love EMBLD more and more with each listen |
| October 02 | Gonzales | - | A secret gig directly after the Q Awards, and Gonzales and Mignon were fantastic in all their tracksuitted glory. So close he was sweating on me... | I'm so pleased I finally got to hear Take Me To Broadway in the flesh! |
