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 303 : Oasis / Manic Street Preachers / The Charlatans / Cast / Dreadzone / Kula Shaker – Knebworth Park, 11th August 1996

This was probably the hottest ticket of the summer of 1996. Oasis were kings of the world and were playing two massive sold out dates at Knebworth Park, with a host of support acts on each of the days. 2.5 million people tried to get tickets for these gigs, with the gigs braking box office … Continue reading GIG 303 : Oasis / Manic Street Preachers / The Charlatans / Cast / Dreadzone / Kula Shaker – Knebworth Park, 11th August 1996

The Presidents of the USA had been riding high off their self-titled debut album (released 1995) and a trio of singles which had (or were about to) get a lot of radio and chart success. Dune Buggy, Lump, and Peaches were alt rock anthems of the moment and they were being supported by a band … Continue reading GIG 275: The Presidents of The United States of America / Kula Shaker – Astoria, 12th April 1996