Day 2 of the 1997 Reading Festival. We didn't see as many bands as we'd probably usually see at a festival as we all took a long break in the middle of the afternoon/early evening to do a raid on the local Toys R Us and buy up a bunch of fairly high powered water … Continue reading GIG 348: Reading ’97 Day 2: Manic Street Preachers / The Orb / The Cardigans / Republica / Apollo 440 – Reading Festival, 23rd August 1997
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GIG 347: Reading ’97 Day 1: Suede / Symposium / Jack / James / Stereolab / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Kenicke / Fountains of Wayne / Strangelove – Reading Festival, 22nd August 1997
My first Reading Festival came the following weekend that I'd been in Chelmsford for V97. So two festivals in two weekends - with a few days of work squashed inbetween. This time round we had a large group of us pitching our tents and preparing for three days of music and fun. We arrived on … Continue reading GIG 347: Reading ’97 Day 1: Suede / Symposium / Jack / James / Stereolab / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Kenicke / Fountains of Wayne / Strangelove – Reading Festival, 22nd August 1997
GIG 346: V97 Day 2 : The Prodigy / Daft Punk / Gene / Longpigs / Sneaker Pimps / Placebo / Echobelly / Veruca Salt / Fluke / Apollo 440 / No Way Sis / Feeder – V97 Festival Chelmsford, 17th August 1997
Day two of V97 saw Feeder kick the proceedings off. I'd seen them a couple of times before supporting other bands and they had really impressed me. They certainly were a great opening act for the festival and got the crowd really geared up for the day. In a few years time they'd be at … Continue reading GIG 346: V97 Day 2 : The Prodigy / Daft Punk / Gene / Longpigs / Sneaker Pimps / Placebo / Echobelly / Veruca Salt / Fluke / Apollo 440 / No Way Sis / Feeder – V97 Festival Chelmsford, 17th August 1997
GIG 345: V97 Day 1 : Blur / Kula Shaker / Dodgy / Symposium / Pavement / Silver Sun / AC Acoustics / Radish – V97 Festival Chelmsford, 16th August 1997
V97 was my second festival of the summer. It was the first (and only) time I attended Virgin's Festival in Chelmsford. I went with one of my best friend of the time, Craig, who sadly passed in 2016. I'm not overly sure why we decided to go to V97 as it seesm to have been … Continue reading GIG 345: V97 Day 1 : Blur / Kula Shaker / Dodgy / Symposium / Pavement / Silver Sun / AC Acoustics / Radish – V97 Festival Chelmsford, 16th August 1997
GIG 344: Sparrowman / SUS 4 – Powerhaus, 6th August 1997
My third time seeing Sparrowman in the summer of 1997. This time they were playing the Powerhaus in Finsbury Park. We also got there early enough to see the support band of the night, SUS 4. I wasn't all that keen on SUS 4, but can't remember anything about them apart from the listing on … Continue reading GIG 344: Sparrowman / SUS 4 – Powerhaus, 6th August 1997
GIG 343: The Horatii / Manuskript / Emma Conquest – Borderline – 27th July 1997
It may have been the height of summer but it didn't stop goths coming out in their droves on a Sunday night to see a great triology of bands. I'd seen both The Horatii and Manuskript a couple of times before, but this was my first time seeing opening act Emma Conquest live. This was … Continue reading GIG 343: The Horatii / Manuskript / Emma Conquest – Borderline – 27th July 1997
GIG 342: Paradise Lost / The Dawn – Astoria, 13th July 1997
Fresh from a weekend in Oxford I managed to get back to London in time for Sunday evenings planned entertainment - Paradise Lost at The Astoria. I'd seen Paradise Lost back in 1994 (GIG 180) when I hadn't known them (I was at that one for the support band - Die Krupps) and wasn't really … Continue reading GIG 342: Paradise Lost / The Dawn – Astoria, 13th July 1997
GIG 341: Sparrowman – The Bull & Gate, 4th July 1997
I hadn't been to The Bull & Gate, in Kentish Town, for a gig for a few years. It was a venue I always enjoyed when I'd been more regularly in the early 90's. Very much a "spit and sawdust" feel in the back rooms where the gigs were held. I'd seen a few good … Continue reading GIG 341: Sparrowman – The Bull & Gate, 4th July 1997
GIG 340: Live – Brixton Academy, 1st July 1997
I'd gotten home from Glastonbury Festival (GIGS 337 - 338 - 339) on the Monday and by Wednesday was already craving my live music fix and found myself south of the river at Brixton Academy to see Live for the third time in 1997. Live had also played Glastonbury so this was the second time … Continue reading GIG 340: Live – Brixton Academy, 1st July 1997
GIG 339: Glastonbury ’97 Day 3: The Bootleg Beatles / Ani DiFranco / Live / Pavement / Super Furry Animals / Sheryl Crow / Billy Bragg / The Blue Nile / Travis / Stereophonics / Perfume – Glastonbury Festival, 29th June 1997
The sun rose over Day 3 of the 1997 Glastonbury Festival. We'd managed to survive all the rain and mud of the last few days to make it to Sunday. We'd had a great time, and were lookin forward to the last day of music, but we had decided that we'd pack the tent up … Continue reading GIG 339: Glastonbury ’97 Day 3: The Bootleg Beatles / Ani DiFranco / Live / Pavement / Super Furry Animals / Sheryl Crow / Billy Bragg / The Blue Nile / Travis / Stereophonics / Perfume – Glastonbury Festival, 29th June 1997
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